Have you heard of the Victorian Internet? Get the full story from Connecting A Nation on how telegraph cables and stockbrokers' need for speed gave us the beginnings of today's online information, wherever you get your podcasts.

Did you know it's actually possible to break the internet? And it's far more common than you might think... Connecting A Nation gives us a short history of undersea cables in this episode: pod.fo/e/25b33e Silicon Republic HeadStuff HeadStuff Podcast Network

When in San Francisco, Elaine Burke took a ride in a driverless taxi. Would you try it?? 🚕

We're back! 🥳 From Wednesday we'll be releasing *weekly* episodes for a new mini series featuring researchers from CONNECT Centre talking about: 🚗 autonomous cars ♻️ tech for sustainability 🔒 password security and more! Subscribe so you don't miss it! podfollow.com/for-techs-sake

New episode! 🚗 Check out this conversation on the challenges facing fully autonomous driving, and the other technologies that could have an impact on road safety and transport efficiency with Aisling O Driscoll, our first featured CONNECT Centre researcher. pod.fo/e/281802

New episode! 🛍️ Soon, every product bought and sold in the EU will have to have a digital passport. Why? Find out from Grace Walsh and John Dooley who are working on this project at CONNECT Centre. Listen now: pod.fo/e/2847b8

New episode! ♨️ From cross-stitching your research proposals to diagramming the quantum internet, Jessica Foley and Dennis McNulty demonstrate the many ways that art and science can intersect CONNECT Centre. Listen here: pod.fo/e/2880b3

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New episode! ⚛️ This one's all about quantum computing – what it is, what it isn't and what it aims to be – with help from CONNECT Centre's Dr Tom O'Dea and @CumannApart. Listen now for a chat that ranges from Schrödinger to Buffy the Vampire Slayer: pod.fo/e/28b5d9

New episode! 🔑 CONNECT Centre cybersecurity researcher Dr Hazel Murray is a whizz at guessing passwords, because some standards set in the name of security have made us predictable. But she has tips on how to set (and remember) strong passwords! Listen: pod.fo/e/28f212

Host of For Tech's Sake & proponent of all things #WomeninTech, Elaine Burke spoke at our #ProjectSquad finale and shared insights from her experience as a journalist and tech analyst into how some companies--including those led by teenagers--successfully commercialized R&D.

"The people that are trying to do your fact checking...that's not even getting displayed. Like, how much fact checking is really happening here?" Elaine Burke , Host of the For Tech Sake Podcast, discusses Meta's decision to ditch fact checking. #TonightVMTV

Prof. Owen Conlan explores the potential of AI agents with Elaine Burke in Business Post. Interesting to see the progress around AI agents and where they are being used.

"It’s a common tactic across tech, you do whatever is going to get the share price up," says Elaine Burke, explaining why we’ve seen huge moves in tech following Donald Trump’s inauguration. #TonightVMTV

You'd never know who you'd meet at #SaferInternetDay None other than Elaine Burke from the excellent For Tech's Sake taking copious notes 👏 #SaferInternetDay2025 #SID2025 Webwise ISPCC #NPC

Second panel with Lorraine Curham Andreeeeeeeeaaaaaa! Elaine Burke and DC 🇮🇪 gives an outlook on the investment landscape: - AI hype & how VCs are seeing layers - How AI can help you build your biz - Biggest 🚩 and green flags for VCs - Importance of visibility & storytelling

Powerful advice for startup founders on today’s panel on leveraging the power of the network (Chirp's Rena Maycock), balancing your cap table (Enterprise Ireland Founder of the Year Heidi Davis), and becoming the best storyteller (Elaine Burke).