Leigh McGowran Journalist
  • Dublin
  • Silicon Republic

Leigh Mc Gowran is a journalist with Silicon Republic since November 2021. He has previously worked as an environmental and breaking news journalist, and a local radio presenter.

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  • Technology
  • Business

641 Articles
almost 2 years ago
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Energy company Trailstone to create 20 jobs as it opens Sligo office

Trailstone provides risk management, asset optimisation and energy trading services to reneweable energy asset owners.

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almost 2 years ago
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Great hack of China: Hacker claims to have data on 1bn Chinese citizens

An anonymous hacker claims to have stolen a trove of data on 1bn citizens in China, which would be one of the biggest...

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almost 2 years ago
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British Army regains control of hacked Twitter and YouTube accounts

The British Army social media accounts were hacked and used to share posts about cryptocurrencies and NFTs.

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almost 2 years ago
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Google cookie changes to impact almost 90pc of Irish firms, survey says

A new survey hints at a lack of collaboration between marketing and compliance teams to prepare for Google's planned ...

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almost 2 years ago
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Regulatory friction is biggest threat to European start-ups, Stripe survey says

More than half of the European start-ups surveyed by Stripe said time spent on compliance processes is the greatest t...

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almost 2 years ago
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Driverless Cruise cars hold up traffic for hours at San Francisco intersection

As many as 20 Cruise cars blocked several lanes of traffic in the city for two hours. The company didn’t specify the ...

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almost 2 years ago
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Google to auto-delete location history for abortion clinic visits

Google's decision follows concerns that law enforcement could use personal data against people who have sought an abo...

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almost 2 years ago
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Amazon to let Prime users unsubscribe in two clicks to comply with EU rules

There were complaints of 'hurdles' to unsubscribe from Amazon Prime such as complicated menus, skewed wording and con...

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almost 2 years ago
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EU-backed project to trial uncrewed flight ecosystem in Shannon

A European consortium in Shannon will develop a flight ecosystem for drones and help integrate uncrewed aircraft into...

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almost 2 years ago
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SpaceX's Starlink gets US approval to be used on vehicles in motion

The decision marks a big win for SpaceX as it can now extend its Starlink satellite internet service to a wider range...

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almost 2 years ago
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Microsoft Exchange servers hit with new ‘stealthy’ backdoor

A new malware has been used to backdoor Microsoft Exchange servers belonging to organisations around the world, accor...

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almost 2 years ago
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PM Group continues global expansion with 300 new jobs in Ireland

Irish-headquartered company PM Group specialises in managing the design, construction and commissioning of high-tech ...

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