About this episode

This episode discusses a landmark legal ruling affecting app design, a security breakthrough involving Bitcoin, and features an interview with Sean McCarthy about an AI phone assistant.

A heavy hitter this week focusing on a landmark legal ruling that could fundamentally change how apps in your pocket are designed. It’s the Google/Meta "Addictive by Design" verdict. We look at why the jury targeted features like infinite scroll and autoplay and what this means for the future of notifications. We’re also diving into a massive security breakthrough involving the Criminal Assets Bureau and a lost fortune in Bitcoin, before chatting with Sean McCarthy about an AI phone assistant that sounds so naturally Irish, it’s almost uncanny. From the 20th anniversary of Twitter to Alexa’s new "sassy" personality (yes, she can swear now), there’s plenty to share with you! Demo AI Answering Bot: Call 01 233 9888 or set a test one up of your own at botbureau.ie —----- Listen to Tech Radio now on Apple, Spotify and YouTube https://www.podfollow.com/tech

People in this episode

Guest: Sean McCarthy

Topics covered

• legal ruling
• app design
• security breakthrough
• AI technology
• social media
• notifications
• digital features

Keywords

• Google
• Meta
• app design
• Bitcoin
• AI assistant
• infinite scroll
• autoplay
• notifications
• Twitter
• Alexa

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google, Meta, Criminal Assets Bureau, Twitter, Alexa

Products: AI phone assistant, Bitcoin

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