Irish Independent Tech Editor Adrian Weckler hosts this award-winning business podcast which dives deep into the biggest industry advances and tracks the key movers and shakers behind the innovation. From interviewing Big Tech CEOs to investigations into how tech affects our working lives, the show has become Ireland’s most listened-to technology podcast.
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The Tech show that looks at all the BIG Tech stories of the week…mostly
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2025 predictions: a TikTok ban, crypto fortunes and a rift between Musk and Trump
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What are the big tech trends for 2025? What will happen with crypto, Amazon.ie and the Trump-Musk relationship? Maybe we will see the world’s first company worth four trillion dollars but will hear about via Threads or X? JJ Clarke, producer, joined Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat…
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This Week's Topics: Annual Christmas quiz episode! Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2024-12-12 Guests: Ewen Rankin, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, MullerBiker, Atley Hunter, Tom FerryAutor: British Tech Network
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From laptops to headphones: the best tech gadgets of 2024
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As 2024 comes to a close, what were the best phones, laptops, tablets and headphones? Of the many to cross Adrian’s desk, here are the ones that stood out and are still worth getting. JJ Clarke, producer, joined Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Why accused killer Luigi Mangione has become a hero online
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Why is Luigi Mangione being lauded as a hero online? What does this response say about online culture? And what does this say about the status of healthcare in the US? Reporter for WIRED magazine, David Gilbert, joined Adrian on The Big Tech Show today See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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This Week's Topics: Annual Christmas quiz episode! Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2024-12-12 Guests: Ewen Rankin, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, MullerBiker, Atley Hunter, Tom FerryAutor: British Tech Network
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What to do about social media: kids, encryption and anonymity
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Is social media now ungovernable? Have we created an online world of manipulation, misinformation, controlled by a handful of billionaires? And if so, what can we do about it? Privacy expert, one of the inventors of social networking and author of Restoring Our Sanity Online, Mark Weinstein, joined Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show…
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Bitcoin breaks $100k, the Hawk Tuah scam, Apple’s Vision Pro flop and Ireland’s NDRC debacle
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Will Bitcoin continue to soar? Is Apple’s Vision Pro a flop? And should we take meme coins seriously? Producer, JJ Clarke, joined Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show to discuss the latest tech news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: Irish Independent
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This Week's Topics: Jaguar's new concept car Novel WiFi hacking Telescope Is a National Security Risk Cate Blanchett 'deeply concerned' by AI impact Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2024-12-05 Guests: Ewen Rankin, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Tom FerryAutor: British Tech Network
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Rankin’s Back So We Get An Explicit Tag
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This Week's Topics: Jaguar's new concept car Novel WiFi hacking Telescope Is a National Security Risk Cate Blanchett 'deeply concerned' by AI impact Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2024-12-05 Guests: Ewen Rankin, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Tom FerryAutor: British Tech Network
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Christmas gift guide – from handwarming powerbanks to the best noise-cancelling headphones
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In a rush to get presents? What tech should you gift this Christmas? And what are Adrian’s top affordable picks? Producer, JJ Clarke, joined Adrian on this week’s episode of the Big Tech Show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: Irish Independent
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Revisited - Emojis, ringtones and loudspeakers – 10 tech habits that mark you out as older
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Do you have a thick phone wallet? Do you use a novelty ringtone or set notifications to ping constantly? Is the crying laughing emoji one of your go-to texting characters? Well, you may not think of yourself this way, but you're middle aged. In this revisited episode of The Big Tech Show from July of this year, Adrian speaks to producer, JJ Clarke.…
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This Week's Topics: The gang covers the big tech stories of the week. Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2024-11-28 Guests: Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Atley HunterAutor: British Tech Network
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This Week's Topics: The gang covers the big tech stories of the week. Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2024-11-28 Guests: Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Atley HunterAutor: British Tech Network
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Revisited - The art of people hacking with burglar for hire Jenny Radcliffe
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Are people easy to hack? Are we vulnerable to manipulation? And could this skill be used to gain entry to a property? In this revisited episode of The Big Tech Show from March of this year, Adrian speaks to the people hacker, Jenny Radcliffe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: Irish Independent
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Why are Crypto and Bitcoin on a bull run at the moment? Was it set off by a Trump victory? And how long will it continue? Lory Kehoe, Chief commercial officer and head of international at M2 joined Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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This Week's Topics: Spam on Spotify WiFi 8 is coming Google cancels Pixel Tablet 2 and 3 Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2024-11-21 Guests: Jeff Gamet, Ian Grant, Tom FerryAutor: British Tech Network
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This Week's Topics: Spam on Spotify WiFi 8 is coming Google cancels Pixel Tablet 2 and 3 Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2024-11-21 Guests: Jeff Gamet, Ian Grant, Tom FerryAutor: British Tech Network
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Why Bluesky is soaring and how to set up an account
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Why is Bluesky getting a million new followers a day? How big is it in Ireland? And how do you find people once you join? Producer, JJ Clarke, joined Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show. Bluesky is a social media platform that was founded as part of Twitter in 2019. In 2021, Jay Graber became CEO of the platform, with Dorsey leaving …
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MacBook Pro M4 review verdict — best in class or overkill?
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Is Apple’s new MacBook Pro M4 worth getting? Is it better than an updated MacBook Air? And what type of work requires one? Producer, JJ Clarke, joined Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show. For the last week Adrian has been testing out the 16-inch space-black, nano-texture version of the new MacBook Pro M4. He gives his verdict on the …
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This Week's Topics: Robot performs surgery tasks Most common passwords of 2024 Threads and BlueSky signups explode Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2024-11-14 Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Tom FerryAutor: British Tech Network
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This Week's Topics: Robot performs surgery tasks Most common passwords of 2024 Threads and BlueSky signups explode Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2024-11-14 Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Tom FerryAutor: British Tech Network
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The inside story of how the FBI caught criminals by making and controlling encrypted phones
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Why did the FBI set up their own encrypted phone company? How did it result in the biggest drug trafficking sting in history? And is law enforcement finally catching up with criminals online? Author of Dark Wire and co-founder of 404 Media, Joseph Cox, joined Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show. In 2018 the Federal Bureau of Investig…
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What Trump and Elon Musk plan to do and how it could affect Ireland
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What effect will President Trump’s win have on Ireland? Is it the end of Ireland’s US multinational corporation tax bonanza? And will Elon Musk be given free rein to promote his interests? Producer, JJ Clarke, joined Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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This Week's Topics: 'You've Got Mail': Voice of AOL greeting dies Amazon’s Prime Video Launches AI-Generated TV Show Recaps Connectivity Standards Alliance launches Matter 1.4 specification Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2024-11-08 Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Tom Ferry…
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This Week's Topics: 'You've Got Mail': Voice of AOL greeting dies Amazon’s Prime Video Launches AI-Generated TV Show Recaps Connectivity Standards Alliance launches Matter 1.4 specification Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2024-11-08 Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Tom Ferry…
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‘I would walk into reception and ask to speak to the CEO,’ co-founder of Irish startup Talio on the importance of networking
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How do you make an impression as a startup founder? Does walking into a big company and asking to see the CEO work? And how do you get past gatekeepers? Oran O’Flynn, CEO and co-founder of Talio, an AI-powered market research co-pilot platform joined Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa…
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This Week's Topics: Russia fines Google an astronomical amount of money TSMC's 2nm process has unexpected SRAM density improvement Microsoft will offer Win10 security updates to consumers after EOL Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2024-10-31 Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Tom Ferry…
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Patrice O’Lantern And Her Decillion Candy Bars
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This Week's Topics: Russia fines Google an astronomical amount of money TSMC's 2nm process has unexpected SRAM density improvement Microsoft will offer Win10 security updates to consumers after EOL Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2024-10-31 Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Tom Ferry…
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Time, money and security: Irish startup Nocomed on the things you give up when building a business
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What is the hardest part of founding a tech startup? How do you choose a business partner? And what do you give up in the pursuit of success? Adrian was joined this week on The Big Tech Show by Nocomed founders, Rosemary Durkan and Donal Adams to discuss their startup journey. Nocomed is the first sustainability platform for life science companies.…
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Field of dreams: how blind people can now ‘feel’ matches in a stadium thanks to an Irish startup
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How can tech allow blind people not just hear but feel the action as a fan? How does Field of Vision’s haptic device work? And how was the Irish startup created? Co-founder of Field of Vision, David Deneher, joined Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show. David describes the device as a tablet which has a small magnetic finger piece that…
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This Week's Topics: RBW introduces MG-style electric roadster Excel is 40 years old Google's Notebook LLM audio overviews Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2024-10-24 Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Tom FerryAutor: British Tech Network
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This Week's Topics: RBW introduces MG-style electric roadster Excel is 40 years old Google's Notebook LLM audio overviews Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2024-10-24 Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Tom FerryAutor: British Tech Network
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The race to a €10,000 electric car as Ireland's outgoing government gets a failing grade
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What’s going on with electric cars? Has Ireland made a complete bags of it? Or is it just a blip in a general upward trend? And what are the top EV models to look at right now? This week on the Big Tech Show, Adrian is joined by Derek Reilly, partnership director with Nevo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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AI and Adrian’s mole: how the technology is finally starting to make sense
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How big is the rift emerging between the US and EU over AI? Why are tech giants going big on nuclear AI data centres? And are we witnessing the end of the non-robotic taxi? To discuss, Adrian was joined by head of growth at Humanloop and founder of Taxbot.ie, Conor Kelly, on the Big Tech Show. Conor began by talking about his recent move to San Fra…
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Jeff Can Drive To The Borealis Bar
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This Week's Topics: Prada helps make a spacesuit Google makes deal for nuclear power NVIDIA GPU 25th anniversary Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2024-10-17 Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Tom FerryAutor: British Tech Network
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Jeff Can Drive To The Borealis Bar
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This Week's Topics: Prada helps make a spacesuit Google makes deal for nuclear power NVIDIA GPU 25th anniversary Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2024-10-17 Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Tom FerryAutor: British Tech Network
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Google goes nuclear for data centres — time for Ireland to follow suit
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Is the answer to Ireland’s data center energy problem nuclear power? Why are Google and Microsoft investing in it? And why are 15 data centres across the country paused? Adrian was joined by Senior Lecturer in Clean Energy at University College Cork, Dr. Paul Deane, to discuss the issue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Tesla’s robotaxi flop, ‘enshittification’ and the failed war on dodgy boxes
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Is the war on dodgy boxes a failure? Was Tesla’s robotaxi launch more Flinstones than Jetsons? And why is the Irish social media regulator warning of “enshittification”? Producer, JJ Clarke, joins Adrian to discuss this week’s technology news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: Irish Independent
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This Week's Topics: Sonos apologizes for missteps Zoom plans to offer AI-generated avatars Brits inundate chicken registration site Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2024-10-10 Guests: Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Tom FerryAutor: British Tech Network
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This Week's Topics: Sonos apologizes for missteps Zoom plans to offer AI-generated avatars Brits inundate chicken registration site Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2024-10-10 Guests: Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Tom FerryAutor: British Tech Network
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Tesla’s robotaxi reveal: will it conquer or crash? Plus: Google’s potential breakup and Ireland’s new mega-startups
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Is Google about to be broken up? Will Tesla’s Robotaxi be a hit? And what are the bargains and swizzes in this years’ Amazon’s Prime Day sale? Producer, JJ Clarke, joined Adrian on The Big Tech Show this week to discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: Irish Independent
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The inside story of how Elon Musk destroyed Twitter
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The inside story of how Elon Musk bought Twitter, and its mismanaged ever since, is a fascinating one. This week, Adrian is joined by the New York Times journalists, Ryan Mac and Kate Conger, who wrote a blow-by-blow account of how it all happened, with insider access to people involved in the deal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati…
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This Week's Topics: Jeff installs Linux/Mint on a MacBook Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2024-10-03 Guests: Jeff Gamet, Ian GrantAutor: British Tech Network
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This Week's Topics: Jeff installs Linux/Mint on a MacBook Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2024-10-03 Guests: Jeff Gamet, Ian GrantAutor: British Tech Network
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The video game fan who founded an AI company
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What makes a tech founder? When is the right time to pivot? and how do they perfect their elevator pitch? Co-founder and head of technology at Kreoh, an AI engine, Fareed Idris, joined Adrian on The Big Tech Show this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: Irish Independent
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From eating dogs to relatable Russians: a look at disinformation ahead of US elections
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What is the scale of disinformation in the runup to the US election? Who is behind it? And has it got its claws into Europe? Reporter for WIRED magazine, David Gilbert, joined Adrian on The Big Tech Show today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: Irish Independent
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This Week's Topics: CrowdStrike boss apologizes for outage Drama with WordPress Excel gets Python and Co-Pilot enhancements Kaspersky replaces security software without user consent Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2024-09-26 Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, David Ginsburg, Tom Ferry…
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This Week's Topics: CrowdStrike boss apologizes for outage Drama with WordPress Excel gets Python and Co-Pilot enhancements Kaspersky replaces security software without user consent Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2024-09-26 Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, David Ginsburg, Tom Ferry…
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YouTube Premium’s price hike and what to know about the Amazon.ie launch
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Is YouTube Premium worth sticking with despite the price hike? What does Ireland get out of the Amazon.ie launch? And why is Meta’s Nick Clegg calling Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner a mailbox? Producer, JJ Clarke, joined Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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YouTube superstar Max Fosh on building an audience of four million subscribers
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How did Max Fosh amass a YouTube following of over four million? Is sneaking into London Fashion week easy? And how close did he come to being Mayor of London? YouTuber, Max Fosh joined Adrian on The Big Tech Show this week to discuss his new European tour Loophole. During the interview, Adrian asked Max about his knowledge of the YouTube algorithi…
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