Blathnaid O'Dea Reporter
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Blathnaid O’Dea joined Silicon Republic in 2021 as Careers reporter, coming from a background in the Humanities.

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over 1 year ago
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Are young Europeans falling out of love with tech jobs?

Only 23pc of young Irish tech workers surveyed as part of a European report said their current job is better than exp...

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over 1 year ago
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What can Ireland do to make energy consumption more efficient?

Ireland should invest in digitalisation as a 'sustainability enabler', says Chris Collins of Schneider Electric.

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over 1 year ago
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Meta one-ups competitors, introducing an AI text-to-video tool

Meta is building on its Make-A-Scene text-to-image generator by introducing its new AI-based Make-A-Video tool .

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over 1 year ago
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Okto Technologies gets £20m in contracts for its AI smart building tech

Okto Technologies will bring its AI-powered smart tech platform, Boss, to several luxury builds in London.

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over 1 year ago
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Financial services firm Sun Life is growing its tech team in Ireland

Sun Life has spent €6m renovating its Waterford office but will be hiring across Ireland due to its flexible work pol...

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over 1 year ago
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US woman beats Russian rival to become head of the UN's tech agency

Doreen Bogdan-Martin has been elected to lead the ITU, the UN agency responsible for internet interoperability, for t...

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over 1 year ago
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Wicklow manufacturing company's expansion to create 80 new jobs

Automatic Plastics serves clients from Ireland and overseas with specialist manufacturing services for the pharma and...

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over 1 year ago
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EU proposes new liability rules around AI tech to protect consumers

The current EU rules around product liability are more than 40 years old, meaning they do not cover harm caused by dr...

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over 1 year ago
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Ancient ‘sharks’ may have appeared 15m years earlier than previously thought

Teeth belonging to a newly discovered shark-like species, thought to be from the Silurian era, have been found in China.

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over 1 year ago
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Eir’s owner enters the payments sector with new venture Stancer

Stancer has been the payments tool serving Iliad, Xavier Niel's telecoms company since 2018. It is focused on the Fre...

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over 1 year ago
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Budget 2023: Here's what workers and students can expect to get

The cost-of-living crisis loomed large in Budget 2023, with a host of temporary supports announced for businesses, ho...

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over 1 year ago
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74pc of leaders say people are key to digital transformation, survey finds

Dell Technologies' survey of Irish business leaders suggests a people-first approach is key to maintain the pace of d...

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