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The US start-up has secured the backing of 'software luminaries' such as the Collison brothers, bringing its valuation to $1.85bn. The post Collison brothers back software start-up Retool in $20m funding round appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3qs5k1w

The seeds of surveillance capitalism are starting to sprout while Stuxnet attacks, 3D TV flops, and a 2D game of flinging furious fowl is a runaway success. The post 2010: Big Tech is watching you appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3EKncL1

A report found that the opening of a malicious email attachment gave an attacker access to the HSE’s system eight weeks before the ransomware attack. The post Hacker accessed ‘frail’ HSE system two months before ransomware attack appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3lTacvb

Google said it is independently building a Windows native app that will let users run Android games from the Play store. The post Windows users can play Android games on the PC from 2022 appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/31K05So

The research found that human activity such as deep sea mining has threatened molluscs that live in hydrothermal vents with extinction. The post QUB research adds 184 deep sea species on extinction red list appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3Gvd2hv

Eir’s CIO discusses how growing trends of high-speed data and open-source software is transforming the telecoms industry. The post Eir’s CIO: ‘Open-source software allows us to be more flexible’ appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/31N6snM

Not even a recession could slow the growth of tech as apps aplenty were produced, users flocked to Facebook and Silicon Republic campaigned for action on Ireland’s knowledge economy. The post 2009: Planet of the apps appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3dCExcQ

IFS, which recently raised €2m in funding for growth, is partnering with Microsoft to develop new services and rebranding itself to Fexillon. The post Dublin-based building tech company to create 100 new jobs by 2024 appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3EFizBT

Dublin companies dominated this year’s list, which ranks Ireland’s fastest-growing technology businesses. The post LetsGetChecked takes top spot in this year’s Deloitte Fast 50 appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3GsLwkL

Revaia’s Elina Berrebi discusses opportunities in the software sector and why entrepreneurs should create relationships with investors and with other founders. The post ‘It’s a very exciting time to be an investor’: Here’s what this one is looking for appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3DHIAz0

The new and extended parental benefits include a minimum of 20 weeks parental leave, paid leave for pregnancy loss, and IVF and egg freezing benefits. The post Pinterest adds new parental benefits for employees globally appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3dzQlwe

SendOwl CEO Matt Plotke is a former Stripe executive who bought the creator economy platform last year. The post SendOwl raises $4.5m in seed funding backed by Stripe appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3Gp6fG9

Hays’ Chris Dottie shares his advice about what to do if you don’t get the end-of-year job performance review you were hoping for. The post Unhappy with your end-of-year performance review? Here’s what to do appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3GqHFEQ

As part of the acquisition, Quill will be shutting down at the end of the week as its team joins the social media company. The post Twitter acquires Slack competitor Quill to improve its messaging services appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3pE18LF

National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training's (NIBRT) collaboration with Accenture will see a team create a 'digital twin' instead of relying on slower clinical trials. The post Accenture and NIBRT pair up to bring medical treatments to patients faster appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3oujSOj

Amgen Ireland’s head of automation discusses how this technology has changed the pharma industry and what it’s like to work in the sector. The post What the role of an automation engineer is like appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3lKBgwx

The Mobileye business that Intel acquired for more than $15bn in 2017 will now become a separate publicly traded company. The post Intel to take self-driving car unit Mobileye public appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/31DpH2M

Deeks said UCD had come through the pandemic in 'a strong position’, and he will leave in April 2022 for Perth's Murdoch University. The post UCD president Prof Andrew Deeks to leave for job in his native Perth appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3IqJKT0

Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba has appointed a new CFO and created two new departments as part of its plan to 'drive more innovation.' The post Alibaba undergoes top-down reshuffle to rescue falling growth rates appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3IrVRPJ

Hackers attacked Ethereum and Binance wallets on Bitmart to withdraw tens of millions in funds. The post Bitmart hack sees almost $200m in crypto stolen appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3ImV3f8

The platform hopes to launch pilot projects in Ireland and the UK next year with expansion plans on the horizon. The post Irish insurtech nSurely bags €535,000 in funding appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/31tlDSN

The sisters behind Izzy Wheels have substance to match their style, including a collaboration with Disney. They have their sights on Gucci next. The post Forward fashion: Isabel and Ailbhe Keane on Izzy Wheels’ fast rise appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3DtSFQ7

Be it your privacy policy or cookie consent monitoring, ruled by GDPR or CCPA, Dataships wants to help automate your compliance. The post Dataships: Automating healthy data relationships appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3DuyZLT

The 3D-printed implants were shown to speed up the healing of wounds and could be adapted to regenerate different tissues in the body. The post RCSI research suggests 3D-printed plasma can help wounds heal faster appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3Geh9hX

Sidero’s Joe Dowling discusses the growth of multi-cloud strategies and the importance of practising what you preach when it comes to digital transformation. The post Sidero CTO: Why multi-cloud strategies are on the rise appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3ptWQGm

Dr Timnit Gebru has launched DAIR one year after her departure from Google to continue her work in the area of ethical AI. The post Former Google scientist Timnit Gebru has launched an AI research centre appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3ofTRSF

At a recent event, Huawei Ireland’s CEO, Tony Yangxu, said sustainability relies on digital technology capabilities. The post Which technologies will be important for sustainability? appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3xSIvXP

Fania Stoney of Healthy Place to Work Ireland said looking after employees’ health and wellbeing must go beyond the odd fruit basket and yoga session. The post Workplace wellness needs to be more than lip service appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3Ihqd7p

Neurovalens said the R&D grant of £225,000 will fund new clinical trials. The post Belfast’s Neurovalens gets funding to trial anxiety and PTSD treatments appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3ph4fcc

Verne Global’s Dominic Ward talks about the energy consumption of data centres and why operators won’t be able to get away with greenwashing. The post Sustainability must be ‘front and centre’ for data centre operators appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3I9FxmC

Overwatch Research, Ecko, Kinva, CropSafe and Kairos are Northern Ireland's regional winners of Tech Nation's Rising Stars competition. The post Five Northern Ireland tech start-ups shine bright at Tech Nation competition appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3EjeSl8

The social media giant said it removed networks with links to groups such as Hamas, the Belarusian KGB, an anti-vax group and a Chinese security firm. The post Meta cracks down on Covid claims as it removes disinformation networks appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/32ThyrQ

&Open, which recently raised $7.2m in funding, has seen demand for its gifting services skyrocket over the past year. The post Dublin-based &Open to create 100 new jobs by end of 2022 appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3onReOZ

The general manager of Johnson & Johnson’s Cerenovus site in Galway tells us about his role and the importance of gender equality in STEM. The post What this leader finds most rewarding about working in medtech appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3rvmb5K

Creators who meet the minimum follower requirements can now receive tips from viewers, opening up a new way to make money. The post TikTok launches new tips feature powered by Stripe appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3d9RY3B

Half of Irish employers surveyed said skill shortages have impacted productivity and nearly three-quarters expect a continued shortage of suitable applicants in 2022. The post Irish employers expect recruitment challenges to continue into 2022 appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3pkmpts

Holland has served as the economic development agency’s CEO since October 2019. The post Invest NI CEO Kevin Holland is stepping down appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3xGgQJR

Fresh off the back of a $400m funding round, ClickUp is establishing an Irish base and hiring for a ‘diverse range of jobs’. The post US software company ClickUp to hire 200 at new Dublin HQ appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3rrqPle

Hays’ James Milligan examines the skills tech leaders will need in order to meet the demands of their industry and their workforce. The post What skills will future tech leaders need? appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3I8fAE0

A team of secondary school students from Dublin and Sligo pitched a robot designed to combat ocean pollution. The post Robot for collecting ocean waste wins at Trinity’s student incubator appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3d7p0RT

Henkel’s Simon Murphy took up a new role, which brought him and his family from their countryside house in Kildare to an apartment in Düsseldorf. The post What’s it like moving from Ireland to Germany for work? appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3p74OFe

Scientists hope the research behind these xenobots will open the door to more advanced forms of living machines and new forms of medicine. The post ‘Living robots’ that reproduce could help us develop regenerative medicine appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3xzXqWY

SSPC researcher Sheila Fitzgerald discusses giving additional functionalities to medicines and how the ‘misplaced fear of new drugs’ coming to market can be tackled with science communication. The post ‘Another weapon in the arsenal’: Creating drug hybrids for treating cancer appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3EaX7nT

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is stepping down as CEO with immediate effect, handing the reins to former CTO Parag Agrawal. The post Parag Agrawal takes over as Twitter CEO as Jack Dorsey resigns appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3xAt32y

Sixth-year student Clare Reidy from Westmeath will now go on to represent Ireland at an international science competition in the US next year. The post Athlone student’s project on cosmic radiation protection wins SciFest 2021 appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3o5Xf2x

The new jobs are in the fields of applied sciences and software and data engineering. The post Zalando to create 20 new jobs as it moves market insights team to Dublin appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3rroVke

Aikido’s platform aims to break traditional investment barriers by giving people the ability to make data-driven decisions. The post Dublin’s Aikido to raise €5m for its mission to ‘democratise Wall Street’ appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3D4Heyb

Berlin-based software maker Nextcloud said that Microsoft bundling OneDrive and Teams with Windows is harming local EU competition. The post Microsoft faces antitrust complaint in EU led by Nextcloud appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3CWRwjK

The Galway tech start-up was one of two winners at the sport-focused pre-accelerator programme. The post Video analytics platform RugbySmarts named ‘most investable’ at SportX appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3E300Hp

Vyra helps organisations shift their employees’ attitude to climate action through accessible learning and a gaming-led approach. The post Vyra: Putting employers’ sustainability strategies to work appeared first on Silicon Republic. https://bit.ly/3E300qT