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Generative AI (GenAI) and AI will significantly transform industries in Ireland, according to a survey from Dell Technologies’ Innovation Catalyst study. Based on responses from 6,600 IT and business decision makers across 40 countries – including 100 in Ireland – the research […]

Hello everybody and welcome from the fifth best county in Ireland to be a remote worker. Yes, that’s right, Donegal! As someone who has worked from home for nearly 20 years, I’m not completely surprised. Although, when I started, it was still in the days of dial-up modems and not many […]

Ireland has one of the highest shares of hybrid and remote job postings in Europe, according to data from LinkedIn. An analysis of paid-for job listings on the website showed 38.4% of paid job postings offered hybrid work, and 8.3% offered remote work exclusively, compared with 33.6% and 5.7% […]

Smaller artificial intelligence models are making an appearance as downloadable programs on smartphones or laptops. They take up less space and are designed with a specific purpose. It makes everyday use of AI easier. Now Microsoft is getting in on the action with Phi-3, which will come in three […]

US-based Vantage Data Centers has revealed plans to develop a multi-phase data centre campus inin Profile Park, Dublin. The company will invest more than €1 billion to support the construction and delivery of the DUB1 campus in one of the largest data center markets in Europe. The first two […]

Revolut, the global fintech with more than 40 million customers around the world, and 2.7 million in Ireland, has today announced it expects to boost its global headcount by 40% in 2024. The announcement comes as the company reached 10,000 employees globally, and continues to grow its workforce, […]

Huawei is proud to announce its sponsorship of the SciFest programme. SciFest was set up to encourage an interest in, and love of, the STEM subjects. SciFest, established in 2006, is designed to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education through the provision of a […]

The list of finalists for the 2024 Tech Excellence Awards in association with IP Telecom has been released. The Awards will take place on 23 May at the Royal Marine Hotel in Dun Laoghaire. The event will be hosted by RTE Radio’s Shay Byrne and is already on track to sell out. The full list […]

Two-thirds of beds currently advertised on Airbnb in Paris have been made available for overnight stays during this summer’s Olympic games. The question is how much will attendees want to spend and will some of the more high-end listings be taken at all. The number of available beds in the […]

A survey from the Ireland chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI) has found that 83% of project managers in Ireland agree that the necessary processes are not currently in place to govern the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the sector. Despite this, more than four in five (81%) are […]

The US Senate will vote again this week on a possible ban on the popular video creation app TikTok. That application is suspected of being used by China to spy on US citizens. An earlier version of that bill had been accepted by the House of Representatives, but did not make it through the Senate. […]

Japan wants to launch a power station with solar panels into space, after which it should bring the generated solar energy back to Earth. The project named Ohisama – Japanese for ‘sun’ is expected to take off in 2025. Advisor Koichi Ijichi of the Japan Space Systems research […]

Building technology company Xenon Building Technology has completed a management buyout deal (MBO). Dermot Ryan, previously general manager of Xenon has bought out the majority shareholder Seamus Byrne who founded the company in 2009.  Ryan, now COO, is joined by investor and IT industry […]

Saturday morning around 1am, the quadrennial halving of Bitcoin was finally a reality. It was celebrated as if it were a solar eclipse. The festivities ranged from a multi-day festival on a Norwegian farm to get-togethers in Arnhem and Amsterdam. Exactly when the halving would take place was […]

Tesla cars are about to become more affordable. Having already cut prices in the US, the auto maker looks set to do the same in China, Germany and beyond in the region of 5-7%. The EV market is struggling globally. Elon Musk’s goal of selling around 20 million cars by 2030 is looking […]

Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, has made €500,000 in grants available to help improve access to artificial intelligence (AI) in Ireland – with a focus on those on vulnerable and underserved communities. As part of the AI Opportunity Initiative, funding from Google.org will […]

More than 75,000 homes, farms and businesses under the National Broadband Plan (NBP) to high-speed fibre broadband. National Broadband Ireland and Minister Ossian Smyth will mark the milestone at Herbst Software in Wicklow which recently joined the network. NBI will also celebrate another milestone […]

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence tools is potentially making them “highly valuable” targets for malicious cyber actors, the National Security Agency warned in a recent report. Bad actors looking to steal sensitive data or intellectual property may seek to […]

Apple today removed popular messaging apps WhatsApp and Threads, both owned by Meta, from the Chinese App Store. The removal comes at the request of Chinese authorities, who claim the apps pose a threat to national security. The move briefly follows the removal of other foreign-made messaging apps, […]

Netflix has reported a strong first quarter of 2024, with double-digit growth for revenue and profit margin. Revenue rose 15% to $9.4 billion, a rate that is expected to continue for the rest of the year, delivering an increased profit margin of 25%, up 1% from forecasts. These are fine numbers for […]