Tim Cook stepping down as CEO, John Ternus (Apple VP for hardware engineering) taking over in September.
End of the hardest ever follow-on-act (post Steve Jobs) in tech history
We interviewed Ternus when he was last in Cork, asked him about the top job
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In 2026, it’s cheaper to buy a new electric car in almost all sizes to petrol, diesel or hybrid.
Used to be opposite til very recently.
Especially small cars (a previous weak spot): 4 EVs now under €20k — only 2 petrol and 0 diesel/hybrid at that price
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Am told that it also applies to electric car bookings within GoCar's fleet.
Peter Thiel is really interested in the Antichrist.
He's been on a lecture tour about it, suggesting that regulating AI could hasten the Antichrist.
TCD's excellent @massimofaggioli.bsky.social talks me through the Antichrist, Thiel, Pope Leo and Trump on the pod.
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GoCar announces €2 fuel surcharge on bookings because of Iran war
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That beach gives you variety, too. But again, this time of year.
Anyone interested, next 3-4 weeks are best of the year for shooting sunsets in Dublin — skies and air quality.
Best place is Burrow Beach (Sutton) — sun sets really nicely over the water in late April / early May.
Completely understand why lots of people choose hybrid, but they’re mostly petrol
ID3 GTX 79kw
I upgraded my EV last year specifically for a bigger battery, specifically so I could do longer journeys without fretting. We did Dublin to west Kerry (370km) and back the other weekend, made it down each time on one charge
Yeah. Irony of ironies that ‘range anxiety’ is, for a few days at least, now a petrol car thing
Have not been shy pointing out challenges of owning an EV.
But right now, very attractive. Cheaper, more variety, fraction of the cost to run.
A good chance you’d never have to visit a forecourt again too.
Outselling petrol and diesel, easy to see why.
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Yeah, the issue is the capex! People who’d benefit maybe least likely to be in a position for the outlay, too
May be time to massively increase home solar power subsidies.
Currently €1,800 — around 177k homes using solar. But at least 1m capable.
No-brainer to double or even triple subsidy? Slash home energy bills and lessen dependence on oil/grid/diesel?
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I know it’s off topic, but what’s the most expensive mineral water in a pub?
Drumcondra’s Ivy House charges €5 for a small River Rock
It's definitely *an* issue, yes
Electric car registrations surged 52% in Ireland last month.
What will it be in April? With the fuel chaos?
Difference from 1-2 years ago: way more + *way* cheaper EV models
eg Cheapest car *of any kind* in Ireland is this Dacia Spring, €15k
Now this charging gap with diesel
X’s curated ‘top’ posts on Ireland’s fuel protests.
Quite clear what its biggest accounts, and maybe its algorithm, want to turn this into
"Buyers are picking up office towers in major US cities for roughly the price of a three-bedroom condo in Manhattan."
US office buildings are going for 90% off.
In Chicago, this 485,000 sq ft building just sold for $4m; it sold for $68m a decade ago.
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NYT deep dive investigation into the mysterious founder of Bitcoin identifies 55-year-old British computer scientist, Adam Back, as the legendary Satoshi Nakamoto
Very persuasive
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Greece bans social media for under-15s, starting next January.
France and Portugal close to it. Spain, UK, Denmark, others not far off.
Cautionary note: Australia's first big update since its ban finds 70% still using platforms and no fall in teen abuse
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O’Connell St, standstill
We’re beyond whatever it is that gives Trump a bye, now.
Intel to buy back the 49pc of the Fab 34 plant it sold to US private equity firm Apollo in 2024.
It will pay $14.2bn, a $3bn premium on the $11.2bn it sold it for in 2024.
Will be seen as a vote of confidence in Leixlip operation and its 4,900 workers.
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Ireland car sales in March -- first full month of effect from Iran war
Electric: +52%
Petrol: -38%
Diesel: -37%
Electric now outselling petrol and diesel -- first time.
Hybrid (petrol-electric): 27.4%
Full electric: 21.6%
Petrol 21.2%
Plug-In hybrid: 14.4%
Diesel 12.9%
(Simi)
Bobby Healy's drone delivery firm Manna raises $50m in Series B with plans for 400 new jobs in Ireland and US. Round includes Cathie Wood's Ark Invest.
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Apple made €1.3bn profit per week in Ireland last year, its accounts show.
Paid €20bn in tax to the Irish govt in 2025, mostly cos of the EU tax ruling.
(All of that EU penalty tax fine cash is kept by Irish govt/people)
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What attracts teenage boys to the manosphere online?
Algorithms, sure — but there may be more going on, as Richie Sadlier explains in today’s pod
(Big Tech Show, available on all platforms including YouTube)
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