{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"All Things Techie Podcast","title":"All Things TechIE Podcast - Episode 156","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/c0f42718\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3481,"description":"Justin Dawson examines the striking contrast between Ireland’s AI summit and a nationwide public-sector strike involving 400,000 workers. The episode explores the political fallout from Micheál Martin’s “no, that’s life” response, along with Ireland’s push to become a leading applied AI hub.\nThe conversation then turns to hackers forcing supermarket refrigeration systems across France to extreme temperatures, raising urgent questions about connected infrastructure and outdated security. Also covered: AI-powered shopping trolleys in Preston, their benefits for budget tracking and neurodivergent shoppers, and concerns over weight, reliability, and retail jobs.\nThe episode closes with Ireland’s growing data-centre backlash, from low-frequency noise in Clondalkin to planning rejections over grid capacity, and Samsung’s proposal for 50-megawatt floating offshore data centres.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/AerUqHLYMOruMoTaE7PGVATzmOQAvCzc_Ry3Ls0JfxY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE3MjA5LzE2MDky/Nzg3OTgtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}