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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641 Articles
about 2 years ago
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3 AI research projects Meta is working on this year

Meta is working on concepts such as universal speech translation, AI that can learn like a human and a more conversat...

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about 2 years ago
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Apple’s latest iOS beta gives Siri a new LGBTQ+ voice

Apple said the new Siri voice was recorded by a member of the LGBTQ+ community and hopes users can choose ‘a voice th...

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about 2 years ago
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Facebook whistleblower calls for review on Ireland’s data watchdog

Frances Haugen urged Ireland to lead by example when holding tech companies to account, as countries are watching its...

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about 2 years ago
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Two Irish third-level education climate projects awarded €7.6m in funding

Climate-focused projects led by TU Dublin and MTU have been awarded Government funding under the Human Capital Initia...

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about 2 years ago
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Ignite NI’s accelerator programmes have lost funding from Invest NI

Invest NI confirmed it is unable to continue funding Ignite accelerators due to uncertainty surrounding its budget.

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about 2 years ago
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Would you trust a deepfake face more than a real one?

Researchers asked participants to see if they could tell a deepfake human image from a real one, and which one looked...

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about 2 years ago
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Irish Government approves new bill to protect consumer’s digital rights

The new Consumer Rights Bill will offer new protections on digital goods and services, while cracking down on dishone...

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about 2 years ago
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Meta sent a draft decision by Irish watchdog on EU-US data transfers

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has issued a draft decision to Facebook parent company Meta regarding transatlan...

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about 2 years ago
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Three new European VC funds launched this month

Backed, LSP and Lauxera Capital Partners launched VC funds targeting the health-tech, life sciences, gaming and biote...

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about 2 years ago
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New electronic patient records system launched at Tallaght Hospital

Minister Stephen Donnelly said streamlined patient care is a ‘key component’ for Sláintecare and IT is a ‘critical en...

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about 2 years ago
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Government commits €180m to boost regional development up to 2024

Eight projects in Limerick, Clare and Tipperary are the first to receive funding under this new initiative, with €16m...

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about 2 years ago
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Dundalk IT students targeting agriculture emissions in EU programme

A DkIT team has entered the second stage of the Start for Future programme with their idea to reduce livestock methan...

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