The Big Tech Show · Irish Independent

EU capitulates on trade talks with Big Tech watching

·18 min·1 clip
Adrian Weckler says he's mortified to be European after the EU's embarrassing trade deal with Trump.
Adrian Weckler analyzes the EU's humiliating trade deal with the US, arguing it exposes European political weakness and could embolden big tech to defy regulations. He also covers failures in Ireland's scam text filter and diverging AI rules that threaten Europe's tech competitiveness.

As heard by us

A blunt run through EU trade embarrassment, a broken scam-text filter, and age verification's awkward turn.

The episode opens on the EU-US trade deal and 15% tariffs, with the host and guest leaning into an embarrassed, almost wince-worthy view of the outcome.

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Why you'd press play

You want EU trade humiliation, broken scam filters, and new AI rules in one episode.

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