The Business Post Connected Podcast

On this week's episode, Charlie talks to Valerie Lyons, board director and chief operations officer at BH consulting – a data protection, cybersecurity and AI governance consulting company. Charlie and Lyons talk about the recent spate of attacks on PHP software and supermarket fridges. Charlie asks Lyons what AI experts failed to predict in Malware and how it has evolved.  Lyons talks about what we can all do in our own homes and businesses to improve our cyber safety. The pair discuss regulation and why more is needed to make new technology safer. The podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube or on our site. Presented by Charlie Taylor and Alice O'Leary Edited by Aaron Rogan Sound by Larry Mockus Audio editing by Dublin South Podcast Studio Produced by Tara McGivern Artwork by Dublin South Podcast Studio

On this week's episode, Charlie talks to Harrison Rolfes, senior research analyst at Pitchbook – a data company that tracks global private and public capital markets.  Harrison and Charlie talk about the Anthropic IPO and the advantages of the company going public before its closest competitor, OpenAI.  Charlie asks Harrison if the astronomic growth of Anthropic is sustainable in the long run, and, what would happen to the interconnected tech companies at the top of the market if AI was to prove unprofitable.  Harrison talks about his belief that AI will sink further into our everyday lives and how AI can be trained by industry and continue to become more industry-specific.  Finally, the pitchbook analyst discusses the AI bubble; is it real? Can hyperscalers really fail?  The podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube or right here on our site. Presented by Charlie Taylor and Alice O'Leary Edited by Aaron Rogan  Sound by Larry Mockus Audio editing by Dublin South Podcast Studio Produced by Tara McGivern Artwork by Dublin South Podcast Studio

This week on the Connected Podcast, Charlie Taylor talks to Nora Khaldi, chief executive and founder of Nuritas. Nuritas is an AI-driven biotechnology company that hopes to unlock the hidden potential in plant peptides. Charlie and Khaldi discuss Nuritas's humble beginnings at laboratories in Trinity College and the benefits of building a startup in Ireland. Khaldi speaks about the aims of Nuritas to stop muscle loss before it happens and to improve sleep by reducing cortisol through the use of plant peptides identified by its AI platform. She discusses everyday products we might not know that Nuritas has a hand in creating and the pipeline of clinically tested products the company will soon release. To access all our written interviews and the country's leading business coverage, subscribe at https://www.businesspost.ie/ Presented by Charlie Taylor Edited by Peter O'Dwyer Sound by Larry Mockus Editing by Dublin South Podcast Studio Produced by Tara McGivern Artwork by Dublin South Podcast Studio

This week on the Podcast, Charlie talks to Guillaume Princen head of EMEA for Anthropic at the International AI summit in Dublin.   Princen speaks about the aims of Anthropic moving forward- keeping safety within the "DNA" of the company and aligning with governments on regulation and pacing the frontier.   Princen talks about  Anthropic's growth and the movement of AI to agentic models.   Princen also speaks about Anthropic's future in Ireland and the talent available to the company on Irish soil.   Back in studio, Charlie and Alice talk flying cars and Elon Musk's new Tesla Roadster.   Presented by Charlie Taylor   Sound by Larry Mockus   Editing by Tim O'Donovan   Produced by Tara McGivern   Artwork by Garrett Allen   The podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube or right here on our site.

Fresh off the announcement of a further 200 jobs in OpenAI's Dublin offices, Sarah Friar, chief financial officer, joins Charlie Taylor to discuss the future of the company in Ireland.    Friar speaks candidly about choosing Ireland as the company's European HQ, citing government support and chip development as key reasons for the company's trust in Ireland.   Friar elaborates on OpenAI's education programmes at the University of Limerick and plans to broaden the scheme across the country in hopes of creating their own workforce of the future.   Her conversation with Charlie covers the importance of balancing the development of frontier models with the need to keep "adversaries" within scope of western AI models and her beliefs that, for now, an AI bubble does not exist.    Lastly, Charlie and Friar chat about OpenAI's delayed IPO. Friar explains OpenAI's healthy balance sheet and the work that would go into an IPO for an already very busy company.   The podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube or right here on our site.   Presented by Charlie Taylor Sound by Larry Mockus Editing by Carolyn Goulden and Tim O'Donovan Produced by Tara McGivern Artwork by Garrett Allen.

Since its foundation in 2022, Dublin-based employee benefits platform Kota has scaled rapidly not only in size, but also in recognition. The firm has been repeatedly identified by Sifted, the Financial Times-backed tech publication, as the one of the fastest-growing firms in Ireland and the UK and was last week named as the 12th fastest-growing start-up in Europe. Kota's chief executive Luke Mackey joins Alice O'Leary to discuss how the company has gotten to where it is today and how it plans to top the Sifted 250 in the years to come. Alice also sat down with Peter O'Dwyer to discuss the biggest tech stories of the last week, including more stark warnings on AI annihilation and the latest on Anthropic's IPO.    The Business Post Connected Podcast, a weekly dive into the stories dominating the world of tech, lands every Wednesday morning.     Presented by Charlie Taylor Sound by Larry Mockus Editing by Carolyn Goulden and Tim O'Donovan Produced by Sarah McGuinness Artwork by Garrett Allen.

Listen back to Connected Live - a panel discussion with some of Ireland's foremost AI experts recorded at the Business Post's AI 2030 event last week. Our tech editor Charlie Taylor sat down with Emma Redmond head of OpenAI Ireland, Graham Abell, VP of software engineering and Ireland site lead at Workday and Eoin Hinchy, founder and chief executive of Irish unicorn Tines for a fascinating discussion on how AI could transform Ireland in the coming years. The panel spoke frankly on the need to handle the technology with care, how AI could alter the workforce and the importance of public trust to fully reap its rewards. Meanwhile, Peter O'Dwyer and Alice O'Leary bring you the latest developments in tech across the globe.    The Business Post Connected Podcast, a weekly dive into the stories dominating the world of tech, lands every Wednesday morning.     Presented by Charlie Taylor Sound by Larry Mockus Editing by Carolyn Goulden and Tim O'Donovan Broadcast co-ordination by Sarah McGuinness Artwork by Garrett Allen.

Last week saw 50,000 people descend on San Francisco to attend Dreamforce - Salesforce's flagship tech conference. Movie stars, AI executives and our very own Charlie Taylor were among those in attendance. Charlie sat down with Business Post reporter Alice O'Leary to discuss some key takeaways from the event, including debate on the pace at which AI is evolving and Irish unicorn Fin officially joining the Salesforce family. Charlie was also joined by Mike O'Mahony, an investment analyst at MyWallSt to discuss to what extent the so-called SaaSpocalypse has hurt Big Tech and what is in store for AI stocks at this juncture for the technology.    The Business Post Connected Podcast, a weekly dive into the stories dominating the world of tech, lands every Wednesday morning.   Presented by Charlie Taylor Sound by Larry Mockus Editing by Carolyn Goulden and Tim O'Donovan Broadcast co-ordination by Sarah McGuinness Artwork by Garrett Allen.

Last week saw Apple finally announce the launch of its first folding phone - seven years on rival Samsung's heels. With a hefty price tag starting at $2,000 and alternatives flooding the market, has Apple missed the boat on the flip phone revival? And what does it signal for the firm's position as a market leader? Charlie is joined by Alice O'Leary to discuss. Charlie also sat down with Paul Rellis, formerly head of Microsoft Ireland and the reigning chief executive of Viatel Technology Group, the Irish digital service's provider, to discuss the company's recent flurry of expansion and how cybersecurity threats are weighing on indigenous businesses.    The Business Post Connected Podcast, a weekly dive into the stories dominating the world of tech, lands every Wednesday morning. Presented by Charlie Taylor Sound by Larry Mockus Editing by Carolyn Goulden and Tim O'Donovan Broadcast co-ordination by Sarah McGuinness Artwork by Garrett Allen.

Nvidia's $12.9bn deal to buy Hugging Face, a collaborative hub for AI, is not only seismic in value - the deal is sure to have huge consequences for the chip giant's trajectory and the shape of the AI industry. To talk us through the potential ramifications, Charlie is joined by Dr Dympna O'Sullivan, Vice President for Research & Innovation at TU Dublin. Business Post reporter Alice O'Leary is also back in studio to discuss the biggest stories in tech, including the trillions of dollars needed to sustain data centre demand and Dyson's new $500 AI toothbrush.    The Business Post Connected Podcast, a weekly dive into the stories dominating the world of tech, lands every Wednesday morning. Presented by Charlie Taylor Sound by Larry Mockus Editing by Carolyn Goulden and Tim O'Donovan Broadcast co-ordination by Sarah McGuinness Artwork by Garrett Allen.