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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  • Business

641 Articles
almost 2 years ago
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Meta launches AI tool that can improve accuracy of Wikipedia citations

Meta said its Sphere AI model can automatically verify hundreds of thousands of Wikipedia citations at once.

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almost 2 years ago
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Italian regulator warns TikTok over potential EU privacy law breach

The Italian regulator said TikTok's planned changes around personalised ads would breach an EU privacy directive and ...

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almost 2 years ago
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Insurtech start-up Wefox raises $400m and hits $4.5bn valuation

Wefox recently hit a milestone of 2m customers and plans to grow its staff to 2,000 by the end of the year.

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almost 2 years ago
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James Webb telescope delivers ‘historic’ first image of the universe

The James Webb image shows tiny structures of distant galaxies that have never been seen before, such as star cluster...

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almost 2 years ago
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Phishing spike detected in lead-up to Amazon Prime Day

Researchers at Check Point have detected a 37pc increase in daily Amazon-related phishing attacks this month as Prime...

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almost 2 years ago
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Dublin fintech Asset Class raises $11.6m to grow its team

Asset Class is working to create a completely integrated, end-to-end investment management platform for clients acros...

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almost 2 years ago
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Irish identity verification start-up ID-Pal secures €7m for global expansion

ID-Pal has had significant growth over the past year and now seeks to scale its sales and marketing efforts to meet g...

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almost 2 years ago
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What's going on with Elon Musk's Twitter deal?

Elon Musk is trying to pull out of the $44bn takeover deal announced earlier this year, though Twitter plans to sue i...

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almost 2 years ago
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Sony to remove purchased movies from PlayStation user libraries

Sony discontinued movie and TV show purchases through the PlayStation store last year, but had said purchased content...

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almost 2 years ago
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A Dublin pharmacy is using robots to create an in-store digital experience

The CarePlus Pharmacy is letting customers select products from screens, to appeal to younger people and let staff fo...

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almost 2 years ago
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Microsoft to support renewables on the grid using Dublin data centre batteries

Microsoft said backup batteries from its data centre can help grid operators when demand exceeds the supply of renewa...

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almost 2 years ago
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NASA shares teaser of what to expect from James Webb telescope images

The James Webb Space Telescope teaser image is 'rough around the edges' but it is still 'among the deepest images of ...

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