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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How AI will help analyse the first James Webb Space Telescope images

An AI model called Morpheus will detect and classify galaxies in deep space, to help map the earliest structures in t...

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almost 2 years ago
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Google is using AI to anticipate your web browsing needs

New machine learning developments for Chrome web browsers aim to predict what the user wants in real time.

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almost 2 years ago
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Spinoff Prize looks for Irish companies to enter €30,000 competition

Irish research spin-outs are urged to pitch to win this year’s Spinoff Prize, which will reward shortlisted companies...

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almost 2 years ago
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SFI researchers claim success in reducing gender bias in AI models

Researchers at Adapt said their research approach works on multiple languages with few changes, decreasing the costs ...

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almost 2 years ago
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Lero teams up with Limerick start-up to prevent road accidents using AI

Lero plans to use AI technology from Provizio to help eliminate traffic accidents, while making developments availabl...

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almost 2 years ago
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Queen’s researchers pin origins of heavy metals on neutron star collision

The research supervised by leading astrophysicist Prof Stephen Smartt is based on analysis of a 2017 gravitational wa...

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almost 2 years ago
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Google Cloud team claims to have calculated 100trn digits of pi

Google developer advocate Emma Haruka Iwao said the result shows how far computers have come and helps to measure tec...

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almost 2 years ago
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Salesforce launches pilot platform for brands to create and sell NFTs

Hundreds of Salesforce employees objected to the launch of the NFT platform earlier this year, citing environmental a...

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almost 2 years ago
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Queen’s spin-out gets funding for green hydrogen and e-fuel projects

Catagen said the funding awards are a 'potential gamechanger' and could help Northern Ireland create a new green indu...

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almost 2 years ago
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Two Irish start-ups selected for global medtech accelerator

Neurovalens and SymPhysis Medical are among 50 companies selected to take part in the annual MedTech Innovator compet...

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almost 2 years ago
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NUI Galway-based Loci Orthopaedics secures €8m in EIC funding

Galway medtech Loci Orthopaedics is set to complete a clinical trial on its implant for thumb arthritis with this lat...

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almost 2 years ago
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Enterprise Ireland launches network to support offshore wind industry

The Gael Offshore Network has more than 65 member companies and was formally launched at Enterprise Ireland's Offshor...

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