When tech companies shut down cloud support, perfectly functional hardware can lose core features overnight, turning expensive tech into e-waste and leaving customers carrying all the risk in an ecosystem designed around corporate, not consumer, timelines. Joining Emmet Oliver to discuss is Irish Times Business and Technology Journalist, Ciara O'Brien.
Can companies remotely disable the “smart” layer of products that still work?
When tech companies shut down cloud support, perfectly functional hardware can lose core features...
11.00 31 Jan 2026
