The online retailer will have four months to observe the new rules and regulations. Read more: EU labels Temu as very large online platform under DSA https://bit.ly/3wM7gJu
In the latest episode of the podcast, we speak to Qualtrics’ Ireland lead, Vicky Godolphin, about how good leadership is less about titles than behaviours. The series has been created in partnership with IDA Ireland. Read more: The Leaders’ Room: Passing the baton with Qualtrics’ Vicky Godolphin https://bit.ly/3wVRxYg
‘Some of these faked results have been obvious and silly,’ said Liz Reid, head of Google Search. ‘Others have implied that we returned dangerous results for topics.’ Read more: Google defends AI Overview errors, says most screenshots were fake https://bit.ly/3R9JHkJ
The Wexford-based company has developed a platform that helps online retailers with management tasks such as online ordering, shipping and delivery. Read more: Scurri acquires UK’s HelloDone to marry deliveries with AI https://bit.ly/3yAApYo
The investment will create new positions for highly skilled software and network engineers at the company base in Kildare, Ireland. Read more: VEI Global announces 20 engineering jobs following €2m investment https://bit.ly/4bHJYDC
VP of cyber at Immersive Labs, Max Vetter argues for continuous learning to ensure cybersecurity teams are as dynamic as the threats they face. Read more: How to foster an upskilling culture for improved cybersecurity https://bit.ly/4bDvJ2J
Merck’s Sean Paterson discusses his rewarding work in process engineering and his struggles with the Cork accent. Read more: From Edinburgh to Cork: The Brexit-inspired journey of a process engineer https://bit.ly/3VhFSfD
Links are often drawn between increasing mental health struggles among children and their use of tech. But is that oversimplifying the problem? Read more: Is tech responsible for children’s anxiety? https://bit.ly/3KoosHU
Rent the Runway founder and CEO Jennifer Hyman on how tech innovation has made rental an easy sell in the fashion business. Read more: ‘Sew long’ fast fashion, tech-supported rental is here https://bit.ly/4byDuH4
The centre will host researchers from Ireland and Britain working with governments, policymakers and stakeholders in the wider food systems industry. Read more: New €35m food systems research centre launched in UCD https://bit.ly/3VhNhvw
Nolan was due to become the CEO of the upcoming Research and Innovation funding agency, but has left the SFI amid claims of inappropriate behaviour towards staff. Read more: Prof Philip Nolan leaves SFI role amid misconduct allegations https://bit.ly/4c1b34B
Leike said he will 'continue the superalignment mission' with his new team at Anthropic, while a former OpenAI board member spoke about why the board tried to fire Sam Altman last year. Read more: Former OpenAI safety lead joins rival firm Anthropic https://bit.ly/4aHstSH
Client delivery director for Expleo Audrey Griffin discusses how to deal with change in the tech industry and making every challenge an opportunity for success. Read more: Expleo’s Audrey Griffin: How to stop ‘skill decay’ taking root in your career https://bit.ly/4dWNA6h
Following the funding round led by Sure Valley Ventures, Inspeq AI plans to grow its applied AI, data science and full stack development teams. Read more: Inspeq AI raises $1.1m to help businesses deploy LLMs https://bit.ly/4dXs1T6
The EPA said that even if Ireland adopts all of its planned climate policies and measures, it will still miss its emission reduction goals by a wide margin in 2030. Read more: Ireland on track to miss 2030 climate goals, EPA warns https://bit.ly/3R28KWN
Data around CRM can be a powerful indicator of how well a company is performing and is a key aspect of a business' growth trajectory, yet many companies downplay the importance of this method. Read more: How CRM can improve your customer relations https://bit.ly/3yzcqZI
Moby plans to expand its Dublin fleet to 1,500, while Free Now said the service mirrors its offerings in other markets such as the UK, France, Germany and Spain. Read more: Free Now partners with Moby to offer Dublin e-bike service https://bit.ly/3KgK8Wz
Under the leadership of CEO Padraig Coffey, Zartis has been expanding its international presence rapidly and serves customers including ESW, Fexco and Kaluza. Read more: Cork-based Zartis gets €10m funding to double size by 2028 https://bit.ly/4bP20UJ
With backing from A16z, Sequoia Capital and others, xAI plans to bring its first products to market and challenge other players in the AI sector. Read more: Elon Musk’s xAI raises $6bn to grow its Grok chatbots https://bit.ly/3yMsxD6
Minister Patrick O’Donovan said the successful projects are solving some of the major challenges facing society across healthcare, the environment and technology. Read more: 28 projects across Ireland bag €34m in SFI research funding https://bit.ly/44Zd7rg
The PitchBook report suggests Europe's VC deals are growing in both size and valuation across most sections, but issues remain among UK and Ireland start-ups. Read more: Europe’s VC market is making a comeback, report claims https://bit.ly/4amTwm7
Last month, Intel disappointed investors with a lower-than-expected forecast for the current quarter as its foundry business took a 10pc dip in global revenue. Read more: Intel in talks with Apollo for $11bn chip plant in Ireland https://bit.ly/3QHS9qU
How do job applicants in the UK, US, Ireland and the DACH region view the current jobs market? Read more: AI, ghosting and race bias: Surprising stats from Greenhouse hiring survey https://bit.ly/3JX0PpQ
Led by Prof Richard Curry of University of Manchester, the team says their ‘breakthrough' in creating pure silicon solves a major problem in quantum computing. Read more: Scientists create new, pure form of silicon for quantum computing https://bit.ly/4aj3vsG
Vestibular physiotherapist Dr Dara Meldrum is the brain behind Vertigenius, a platform used by more than 1,000 patients in Ireland to treat vertigo remotely. Read more: Vertigenius: Finding the right balance with a sensor and app https://bit.ly/4dEHPdq
The UK's AI Safety Institute said its Inspect platform will help testers around the world to evaluate AI models. Read more: UK releases open-source platform to boost AI safety testing https://bit.ly/3wvSuGy
Part of the Choose France summit hosted by president Emmanuel Macron, the investment commitments will significantly enhance AI infrastructure in the country. Read more: France bags billions from Amazon and Microsoft in AI investment https://bit.ly/4dzY23r
The beautiful auroras witnessed across multiple countries were the result of solar flares, which caused geomagnetic storms and reportedly caused some electronic disruptions. Read more: What was the cause of Ireland’s Northern Lights event? https://bit.ly/44DO0Ks
The company is planning to expand into more US cities this year and claims its robotaxis are improving road safety, though the sector has faced some hurdles over the past year. Read more: Waymo says its robotaxis now complete 50,000 trips a week https://bit.ly/3UvT0ME
British actor Hugh Grant said that the video shared by CEO Tim Cook depicted the ‘destruction of the human experience’. Read more: Why did Apple apologise for its latest iPad ad? https://bit.ly/4bpeaDa
AI presents challenges and opportunities for the future of work, according to this latest report. Read more: ‘Fortune favours the bold’: AI dominates Microsoft Work Trend Index 2024 https://bit.ly/3URo8HI
Co-author Dr Joanna Turley said she has ‘significant hope’ that C100 can be developed into a ‘highly effective’ booster for cancer immune therapies in the future. Read more: Trinity scientists find vaccine booster to fight cancer tumours https://bit.ly/3UQ3YOl
Dana Rao, general counsel and chief trust officer at Adobe, said that the latest move will provide ‘more transparency and authenticity’ on the platform. Read more: TikTok starts automatically labelling AI-generated content https://bit.ly/3QDs5NM
A recent transparency report on X revealed that the platform has curtailed its team of content moderators by almost 20pc since the preceding report in October. Read more: EU demands X to explain its lax content moderation under DSA https://bit.ly/4bwfhAJ
Yahoo’s Siddhant Goswami discusses his work in Yahoo’s cyber defence team and shares his tips for minimising stress at work. Read more: Why resilience is important to a career in cybersecurity https://bit.ly/4bsGy7c
Samsung's head of MX Sales Ireland Paul Toland discusses the challenges the smartphone market faced last year, the recent success of the Galaxy S24 and how AI is being viewed as a 'gamechanger' for the sector. Read more: How is Samsung faring in the Irish smartphone market? https://bit.ly/4atIwDD
DeepMind claims its AI model Alphafold 3 can boost our understanding of the biological world and improve drug discovery. Read more: DeepMind claims its AI predicts the structure of ‘all life’s molecules’ https://bit.ly/4baRTcr
Doyle will spearhead Microsoft's sales, marketing and services business, with particular focus on AI-powered digital transformation. Read more: Catherine Doyle named new general manager of Microsoft Ireland https://bit.ly/4aihUFk
For the first time ever, BTYSTE submissions are being opened three months early to give students more time to brainstorm their ideas and develop their creative projects. Read more: Applications open early for Ireland’s BTYSTE 2025 https://bit.ly/4bqovOY
If you run your own site but aren’t reaching the right audience, how can you touch up your SEO skills? Read more: Understanding SEO for better optimisation https://bit.ly/3JSrELG
The NCA and FBI claim Dmitry Khoroshev led the notorious ransomware gang which was disrupted by an international task force earlier this year, though LockBit does not appear to be entirely out of the picture. Read more: US and UK authorities unmask alleged LockBit mastermind https://bit.ly/3y885wm
Founded by Dr Dara Meldrum in Trinity College Dublin, Vertigenius has developed a sensor and app that can help monitor the treatment of vertigo from home. Read more: Vertigenius raises €2.1m and creates 10 jobs for vertigo treatment tech https://bit.ly/3UQUiDe
ByteDance is being forced to sell its stake in TikTok in the US or face a national ban, but the companies claim this isn't possible and that the move is 'unconstitutional'. Read more: TikTok sues US government in bid to prevent ban https://bit.ly/3QBQ7sF
Based in Massachusetts, Akamai Technologies has previously acquired Ireland's Asavie to expand its global cloud and cybersecurity business. Read more: Akamai to acquire Noname Security in $450m deal https://bit.ly/3WydFT2
Is it okay for people to just not be okay sometimes, or do the experts think we always need to put on our happy faces when we are at work? Read more: Is toxic positivity poisoning the atmosphere at work? https://bit.ly/4btj8Pa
Just last month, prime minister Rishi Sunak revealed that the UK would increase its defence spending to 2.5pc of GDP by 2030 amid increasing foreign threats. Read more: UK defence ministry data hacked, reports point to China https://bit.ly/3WBt0SR
UK PM Rishi Sunak said the latest funding marks the biggest investment ever made in a UK-based AI company. Read more: UK AI start-up Wayve raises $1bn backed by Nvidia and Microsoft https://bit.ly/4b566HT
Co-founder Dr Paul Byrnes, who has previously developed AI for Apple and IBM, said Mavarick is on a mission to ‘give every factory an AI data analyst’. Read more: Limerick start-up Mavarick AI raises €1.3m pre-seed led by Act VC https://bit.ly/3JQDVAd
Finding success in your job shouldn’t be the result of a genetic lottery, but for millions of women worldwide this is the sad reality. Read more: 5 pro-women measures that actually make a difference in the workplace https://bit.ly/4a6qxCI
Paul Healy, CEO of Skillnet Ireland, said the agency is helping businesses in the country ‘meet the challenges presented by an ever-changing world of work’. Read more: Skillnet Ireland ranked best in world for upskilling initiatives https://bit.ly/3QtGuff
Passkeys are growing in popularity. A FIDO Alliance survey found that they are now supported by 20pc of the world’s top 100 websites. Read more: Microsoft and Google are pushing harder for passkeys https://bit.ly/3QsyZVY