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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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EU’s Data Act makes progress on locking down data-sharing rules

Commissioner Thierry Breton said the proposed rules would go towards an 'unlocking a wealth of industrial data' benef...

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IBM spin-off Kyndryl and AWS team up on cloud

Kyndryl is building a global AWS practice to combine their skills and deliver a ‘best-in-class’ customer experience.

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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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New frameworks to make public sector data more open in Ireland

The new frameworks will help public sector bodies in Ireland make Government data more easily accessible to the public.

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There’s more to being a sustainability leader than you think

DAA’s head of sustainability Andrea Carroll talks about what exactly her role entails how she has seen the industry c...

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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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Government to scrap age limit for e-scooters in Ireland

Amendments to the Road Traffic and Roads Bill include scrapping age limits and setting up an office to oversee EV gro...

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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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over 2 years ago
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Irish start-up Tr3Dent raises nearly C$1m, eyes going public in Canada

Galway-based Tr3Dent will use the fresh financing to expand its team and operations in North America.

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Meta rolls out Facebook Reels to creators and users worldwide

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that since its US launch last year, Reels had become Facebook's 'fastest growing conten...

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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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Sony reveals first look at PlayStation VR2 headset

The next-generation VR headset from Sony has been unveiled, but the price and release date remain under wraps.

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over 2 years ago
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Slack outage hits workplaces twice in one day

Slack is down for users for the second time as the messaging platform with more than 10m users works to resolve an is...

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Slack outage hits workplaces twice in one day

Slack is down for users for the second time as the messaging platform with more than 10m users works to resolve an is...

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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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Change in jet stream behind Storm Eunice may be indicator of climate crisis

The jet stream has moved 330km northwards and increased in speed between 1871 and 2011, a Maynooth University study f...

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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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over 2 years ago
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Beyond Identity unlocks $1.1bn valuation with its passwordless tech

Beyond Identity has created ‘invisible’ and ‘un-phishable’ multifactor authentication technology that aims to revolut...

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over 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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Joe Rogan podcast vanishes from Spotify for second time in a week

While Spotify said that Friday’s blip was a technical error, it is not clear why the podcast disappeared for a second...

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Dr Patrick Prendergast to chair new TU in Ireland’s south-east

Former TCD provost Dr Patrick Prendergast will chair Ireland’s latest TU, which is set to open its doors in the south...

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Swiss start-up claims to have identified authors of QAnon

Using computational linguistics, two studies in Switzerland and France point to Paul Furber and Ron Watkins as the li...

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Refurbed: The European start-up selling refurbished tech with a warranty

Refurbed, the online marketplace for second-hand tech, is growing in Ireland as conscious consumers seek products fro...

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over 2 years ago
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Stripe leads $75m funding for US payroll start-up Check

Stripe has furthered its investment in Check, which develops infrastructure that helps integrate payroll into softwar...

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Belfast fashion-tech start-up Responsible invests £1.2m in expansion

Responsible, which is developing a re-commerce finance platform for retailers, is investing £1.2m to expand its opera...

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Flipdish delivers its tech to French retail giant Galeries Lafayette

The deal with Galeries Lafayette will see Flipdish help the chain manage its stock and make same-day food deliveries ...

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over 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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over 2 years ago
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More than 3,000 medieval manuscripts in Irish may have been lost over time

A team of international researchers has found a new way to estimate manuscript loss numbers by fusing science with hu...

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over 2 years ago
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Truth Social: What we know about the new Trump app coming soon

With around 500 beta testers now said to be trialling it, the Twitter-like Truth Social app may be gearing up for a p...

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over 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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over 2 years ago
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Viatel snaps up Wicklow broadband provider Wifiber

Wifiber, now part of Viatel, provides connectivity services to big events such as the National Ploughing Championship...

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TCD researchers take ‘significant step’ in finding treatments for blindness

The research suggests therapies targeting a gene could lead to new treatment options for many forms of blindness.

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over 2 years ago
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5 international deals bagged by Irish tech start-ups

We look at some of the partnerships recently struck by sci-tech start-ups in Ireland that are making waves on foreign...

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over 2 years ago
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Dublin one of the top five European ‘cities of the future’

Multiple Irish cities earned high rankings in a new report, which benchmarked locations for their attractiveness to FDI.

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10 teams shortlisted for SFI challenge to develop tech for Defence Forces

Teams from NUI Galway, Maynooth University, UCD and more will compete as part of a new challenge from SFI and the Dep...

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Revolut launches Payroll service for UK businesses

Payroll aims to make it easier for Revolut Business customers to pay their employees in ‘clicks, not hours’.

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Spotify acquires Podsights and Chartable to boost podcast business

Spotify aims to develop its podcast measurements for advertisers and publisher insights with these new acquisitions.

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Enterprise-led innovation scheme to lend helping hand to Irish SMEs

With Government investment of €5m, the Innovation Exchange will connect Irish SMEs with global businesses facing digi...

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