With the cost of living and energy crisis dominating the news right now, data centres are coming under greater scrutiny. This week on the Big Tech Show we ask are data centres to blame for Ireland's energy woes?  

If blackouts do happen, we explore what kind of tech can help get your through an energy outage.  

And we talk to the two young tech entrepreneurs who have quit Dublin for Spain because the rent is too high here. Guests: Cian McNally, Evan Mcgloughlin

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Are data centres to blame for Ireland’s energy crisis?  

Who is rising and falling in the US tech world? What events will shape 2026? And will Elon weather the Grok scandal? 
Blake Montgomery, the Guardian’s US Tech editor, joins Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show.  
The conversation began by Adrian asking the Guardian’s US tech editor about the reaction in America to the Grok AI scandal. The US-based journalist explained that the reaction to X’s Grok AI tool in the US has been muted and heated than Europe. According to Montgomery, a couple of US lawmakers have voiced their concerns and called for a Grok ban but because the reaction to the AI tool globally, Musk has begun to dial back the AIs capabilities. 
You can listen to the full episode here, on the Irish Independent website or wherever you get your podcasts. 

Billionaire tears over California’s new tax. Also: guessing the winners and losers of 2026

What makes Jeff Bezos tick? Is he a generational talent who will take us to the stars? Or billionaire tech bro living the high life? 
Christian Davenport, journalist who spent twenty-five years at the Washington Post and the author of the recently published book, Rocket Dreams: Musk, Bezos, and the Inside Story of the New, Trillion-Dollar Space Race. 

The Jeff Bezos story: from billionaire Amazon founder to midlife crisis to space missionary

With Grok AI now being used to undress people online, what do we do? Should government ministers stay off X? And is Ireland about to require digital ID?  
TJ McIntyre, associate Professor of the Sutherland School of Law in UCD and Head of Digital Rights Ireland joins Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show. 
You can listen to the full episode here, on the Irish Independent website or wherever you get your podcasts. 

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