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  • The Connected News Podcast
    Want to know what is happening in tech? You need the Connected News Podcast. This weekly series gives you the lowdown on what’s happening in tech, all from an Irish perspective. Each week we’ll be bringing you the stories that matter in bitesize chunks to keep you in the know.   In the latest episode, the Business Post's tech editor  Charlie Taylor talks to political correspondent Cónal Thomas on Ireland's semiconductor strategy, and about a warning from the state's AI advisory council that the country needs to move fast to stay ahead.   In addition, Charlie chats with assistant news editor Andrew Ross on Coinbase's decision to ditch Ireland for Luxembourg for MiCA, and he presents a round-up of all the deals that have been done this week, and touches on Intercom's promise to pay back customers $1 million if it doesnt' live up to promises it made about its AI agent known as Fin.    Available to download wherever you listen to podcasts, the Connected News Podcast is brought to you by the Business Post in association with Ergo.   Happy listening!
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  • The Connected News Podcast
    Want to know what is happening in tech? You need the Connected News Podcast.   This weekly series gives you the lowdown on what’s happening in tech, all from an Irish perspective. Each week we’ll be bringing you the stories that matter in bitesize chunks to keep you in the know.   In our first episode, Business Post tech editor Charlie talks to Megan Brien on Meta’s attempt to monetise WhatsApp with the introduction of ads, the latest on the NDRC saga, and a new report on how Irish people consume news online.    In addition, he also chats withLaura Roddy on some big departures at Intel, and with Tamara Leigh, director of innovation strategy at Dogpatch Labs, on the 2025 accelerator, which is centred on building groundbreaking solutions to help tackle the climate crisis.   Available to download wherever you listen to podcasts, the Connected News Podcast is brought to you by the Business Post in association with Ergo.   Happy listening!
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  • AI, supermarkets and the supply chain
    Welcome to the latest episode of the Connected AI Podcast, a fortnightly podcast presented by Charlie Taylor, the Business Post’s technology editor, and Elaine Burke, one of our leading contributors.   The Connected AI Podcast, which is brought to you in association with Expleo, aims to cut through the hype and get to the heart of AI for business, with expert guests offering their advice, and the hosts giving their take on big developments in the space.   In the latest episode we’re talking to Mike McGrath, co-founder and CEO of Kwayga. Mike talks to us about how the startup's AI technology is helping supermarket buyers cut sourcing times by 40 per cent.   In addition, Charlie and Elaine discuss the new national semiconductor strategy, Open AI's acquisition of Jonny Ive's IO, Anthropic's new AI models, AI-driven 'scientific slop', and imaginary books to read.   The Connected AI Podcast. You won’t want to miss it.   Listen here or wherever you usually pick up your podcasts.
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  • AI and customer support
    Intercom's Karen Church on how AI is a game-changer for customer support   In the latest episode we’re talking to Karen Church, vice president for research and data science at Intercom. Karen talks to us about the tech unicorn’s early embrace of Gen AI and how its agent Fin is radically changing customer support for the better   In addition, Charlie and Elaine discuss Open AI’s latest travails, new funding for Perplexity, Klarna’s roll-back on hiring humans, and trouble for Google’s ‘cash cow’ as AI operators take on search.   The Connected AI Podcast. You won’t want to miss it.   Listen here or wherever you usually pick up your podcasts.
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  • AI and digital pathology
    Welcome to the latest episode of the Connected AI Podcast, a fortnightly podcast presented by Charlie Taylor, the Business Post’s technology editor, and Elaine Burke, one of our leading contributors.   The Connected AI Podcast, which is brought to you in association with Expleo, aims to cut through the hype and get to the heart of AI for business, with expert guests offering their advice, and the hosts giving their take on big developments in the space.   In the latest episode we’re talking to Donal O’Shea, founder and chief executive of Deciphex. Donal talks to us about the use of AI to enhance pathology services   In addition, Charlie and Elaine discuss how people are using AI as an emotional support, how Cursor experienced the limitations for itself when the programming tool's own AI support bot hallucinated a policy limitation that doesn't exist, OpenAI’s bid for Windsurf, and how films made with AI can win Oscars.   Finally, they also look at Business Insider founder Henry Blodget’s recent blogpost in which he admitted hitting on an AI employee he created.
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Want to know what is happening in tech? You need the Connected News Podcast. This new weekly series gives you the lowdown on what’s happening in tech, all from an Irish perspective. Presented by Charlie Taylor, tech and innovation editor of the Business Post, each week we’ll be bringing you the stories that matter in bite-size chunks to keep you in the know. Available to download wherever you listen to podcasts, the Connected News Podcast is brought to you by the Business Post in association with Ergo.
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