Ep 9: Legora's tech chief on how AI is transforming the legal sphere
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Within just 18 months of launch, Legora surprised itself in hitting annual recurring revenues of $100 million. The AI-powered legal workspace has firmly established itself as one to watch on the global tech stage. How did it get there and with some AI giants already on its heels, does it feel confident about maintaining its position? Jacob Lauritzen, Legora's chief technology officer, joins Charlie to discuss. Business Post reporter Vish Gain also sat down with Charlie to delve into the biggest stories in tech, including Nvidia's share boom and Meta's latest legal woes. The...
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Ep 8: How Ireland's Debbie Downer attitude on AI will hurt Irish tech
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Ahead of the publication of the Business Post's annual Connected 100 list this week, Charlie is joined by venture capitalist and former founder DC Cahalane to discuss how Ireland's tech ecosystem is actually faring. The pair touch on what is being done right, where Irish tech is falling short and how hesitation in embracing AI could result in the country losing out. Business Post reporter Alice O'Leary also joins Charlie to dissect the biggest tech stories of the week, including Apple's tax bill, Mark Zuckerberg's Irish castle and the latest on Anthropic's blockbuster IPO. Landing every...
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Ep 7: Stripe's expanding empire
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On this week's episode, Charlie and Alice delve into Stripe's recent flurry of M&A activity and how the deals will improve the unicorn's standing in the AI revolution. Also up for discussion is Irish sport tech firm Kitman Labs' multi-million dollar partnership with the US soccer league and tech veteran Sean Blanchfield's view on what Ireland's state-backed AI accelerator should look like. Landing every Wednesday morning, the Business Post Connected Podcast is a weekly dive into the stories dominating the world of tech hosted by Charlie Taylor. Sound by Larry Mockus Editing by...
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Ep 6: Apple and OpenAI at war
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There are no friends in the AI race - a fact made clear by the ongoing trade secrets row between Apple and OpenAI. As the legal dispute between the two tech giant deepens, Charlie is joined by Business Post reporter Alice O'Leary to discuss the potential fallout. Charlie also speaks to Francisco Geronimo, vice president for data and analytics at IDC, the well-known research firm with a particular focus on the tech sector, about how smartphone makers are pivoting to ensure profitability as the chip crisis stands to end the era of budget smartphones. Landing every Wednesday morning,...
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Ep 5: Coroflo's Rosanne Longmore on the uphill battle in building award-winning medtech
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In 2017, Coroflo founders Rosanne Longmore, Jamie Travers and Helen Barry embarked on their mission to build the world's first accurate breast-feeding monitor. Almost a decade later, their product Coro is finally set to hit the market. This week Charlie sits down with Longmore, who serves as Coroflo chief executive, to discuss the firm's journey in getting to this point, plans for the future and Richard Branson's support for the product. Charlie is also joined by Business Post reporter Alice O'Leary to discuss whether new AI laws could stand to hurt the EU and OpenAI's Sam Altman's take on how...
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Ep4: How Irish unicorn Tines is going all in on AI
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Welcome to the Business Post Connected Podcast - a weekly dive into the stories dominating the world of tech hosted by Charlie Taylor. In February 2025, just seven years on from its establishment, Tines became the 11th Irish company to achieve 'unicorn' status. A year and a half later, the software automation firm has announced a major pivot to its core operation, with AI at the core of its plans. What will change and why now? Tines co-founder Eoin Hinchy joins Charlie to discuss. Business Post reporter Alice O'Leary is also in studio to discuss how the biggest names in tech are...
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Ep 3: Minister James Lawless on how AI could make future workers less skilled
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Welcome to the Business Post Connected Podcast - a weekly dive into the stories dominating the world of tech hosted by Charlie Taylor. This week Charlie sat down with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless to discuss how Ireland is faring when it comes to innovation and improving our world-class workforce. The Minister also spoke frankly on AI and how the technology could stand to hurt the skillset young people. Business Post reporter Alice O'Leary joins Charlie for our weekly news round-up to dissect Stripe's $53 billion bid for...
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Ep2: Lifting the lid on Intel's €5bn Irish investment
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Welcome to the Business Post Connected Podcast - a weekly dive into the stories dominating the world of tech hosted by Charlie Taylor. Intel is the name on everyone's lips this week after the chipmaker announced a seismic investment of €5 billion in its Irish operation. Charlie visited Intel's Leixlip plant on Monday and spoke to Naga Chandrasekaran, the general manager of Intel Foundry, about how the funds will be deployed, what Intel really thinks of Ireland and the firm's interactions with its largest shareholder - the Trump administration. Charlie is also joined by Business Post...
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Ep 1: The perils of TikTok content moderator cuts - The Business Post Connected Podcast with Charlie Taylor.
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Welcome to the Business Post Connected Podcast - a weekly dive into the stories dominating the world of tech hosted by Charlie Taylor. This week Charlie is joined by Business Post reporter Alice O'Leary to discuss TikTok gutting its content moderator teams, Google's new AI-powered speaker and whether technology is ruining football. He also sat down with Andreea Wade, formerly of Opening.io and co-founder of Univec, to chat about how Irish tech firms are faring in embracing AI. The Business Post Connected Podcast lands every Wednesday morning. Presented by Charlie...
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The Connected AI podcast: Anthropic’s head of Europe speaks on trust, safety and the AI race
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In the last of the current season of the Connected AI Podcast, we have an extra special interview with Guillaume Princen, head of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for Anthropic. A close rival to OpenAI, Anthropic has sought to differentiate itself with a safety-conscious approach to rolling out AI, and a focus on winning enterprise customers. So far it's working, with news this week that the company’s revenue run rate is now at $30 billion, up from just $9 billion at the end of 2025. Guillaume, who was Stripe’s first employee outside of the US, leading the payments...
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