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Could we pay a single supplier a subscription to access the internet and interact with all of its content, without any further charges or ads?

Critics claim the technology carries alarming risks and needs better governance

Apple, Microsoft, and Alphabet account for almost all of S&P 500′s gains in the first quarter

In response, Microsoft says it has a healthy number two position in cloud services, with just over 20% share of global services revenues

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Users in the UK and US can test the conversational artificial intelligence service

Latest lay-offs add to 18,000 staff culled in January as company cuts costs following tech downturn

FSU says ‘hundreds’ of staff at Irish office signed letter which was distributed to others by its members

CSO’s new dataset on monthly estimates of payroll employees points to continued momentum in economy

The tech sector celebrates the consolidation of power in new industry leaders, but SVB’s collapse may change that

Latest job losses are linked to January announcement of 10,000 job cuts worldwide

Move comes following January announcement that parent company Alphabet would shed 12,000 jobs globally

Alphabet shares lost $100bn in value last week after Google’s chatbot Bard made an error in a promotional video

Stocktake: Signs of hope after a rough 2022 but stocks are unlikely to sustain strong performance in a high interest-rate environment

Mac and iPhone maker held off from the wave of hiring across the sector during the pandemic

CEOs fire workers swiftly and brutally, but such actions have destructive long-term effects for companies and staff

New chatbot shared inaccurate information in a promotional video and a company event failed to dazzle

Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and Microsoft reveal the hefty price tag as they rein in spending

Google parent’s digital ad business struggled

The internet search giant may be hesitant to wield in the AI arms race many of the weapons at its disposal

Music streaming group adds subscribers but is hit by rise in operating expenses

Relationships with major ad platforms can be reconfigured in wake of ‘real challenges’, says Aditya Kishore

Google has grown enormously since setting up here 20 years ago, but now faces uncertainty

Tech giant is latest firm to announce thousands of job cuts

Just six stocks – Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, Tesla and Meta – were responsible for one-third of the MSCI world index’s 19.5% fall last year

Long-held duopoly that rules the $300bn market is hit by growing competition from Amazon, Microsoft and Apple

The penalty hits at the heart of the US tech giant’s power over the Android mobile phone ecosystem

Investigation centred on allegations by 40 states that the search giant illegally tracked users’ locations

Google parent told investments in self-driving unit Waymo were not justified and losses should be reduced ‘dramatically’

Bank of Ireland was the standout performer on what was a muted day on Euronext Dublin

Analysts argue that there is further pain on the way for tech stocks which account for a large share of S&P500

Investors spooked by weak earnings season and runaway costs at largest digital companies

Company plans small test in Lusk, Co Dublin

Seen & Heard: Google Ireland still hiring, business failures tipped to rise, Aer Lingus trade unions to lodge pay claim, Pepper Finance increases mortgage rates and Kula plans first Dublin hotel

The changes will make it simpler for customers of rival cloud-service companies to move their existing software to other networks

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Big tech companies reported their second quarter results on Tuesday.

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Investors rattled as global economy sputters

Iseq advances 1.1% as Irish market bucks wider European trend