The Big Tech Show

After a week of tech utopia at CES, Adrian looks at the some of the gadgets to come out of it – the growing influence of Alexa, giant TVs, drone cars and the coming wave of AR and VR glasses.These topics, together with artificial intelligence in our daily lives, are discussed with this week’s guest, one of Ireland’s most successful tech entrepreneurs. Steve Collins built gaming companies such as Havok and Kore, more recently, co-founding the fast-growing mobile firm Swrve. He now focuses his energy as an investor in future technology for Dublin-based Frontline VC.Adrian and Steve also look at whether Elon Musk is right to warn us all about the coming robot tide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Bitcoin will reach $200,000 by the end of 2018.” That’s the view of Reuben Godfrey, one of Adrian’s guests on today’s show, who insists that the rise in the cryptocurrency’s valuation is not a bubble.Another Bitcoin expert, John Gleeson, explains to the podcast how to go about buying Bitcoin for the first time if you’re a beginner.We also discuss the cost and process of replacing your phone’s cracked screen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adrian is joined by award-winning tech journalist Marie Boran and INM ‘newsonomics’ expert Steve Dempsey to talk about whether the media will survive in 2018.The three also take a look at how robotics and social media will affect society in the next 12 months and go through the most important trends of 2017.There’s a last chance to win one of two Motorola Moto G5 smartphones.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is the ‘gig economy’ exploitative or a source of opportunity? Adrian discusses its pros and cons with Oisin Hanrahan, the 34-year-old Dubliner who raised €100m for Handy.com, an online cleaning and handyman service he cofounded.The two also look at gadgets, artificial intelligence and whether Facebook has more responsibility to society now than it did in previous years.There’s also one of two Motorola Moto G5 smartphones to be won.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first episode of The Big Tech Show, technology editor Adrian Weckler and Neva-Labs cofounder Mark Little discuss startups, gadgets, Facebook and the future of social media.Little, a former RTE Prime Time anchor, Storyful founder and head of Twitter Ireland, questions the quality of the news that Facebook and other social networks show us every day.Weckler and Little also compare existing media funding models with emerging ones, such as Patreon.Little also explains some of the barriers of building a global startup out of Dublin.And there’s a quick roundup of the gadgets to avoid giving your loved ones this Christmas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.