How will the Government’s Digital Wallet work?
Following a pilot period with up to 10,000 users, the Digital Wallet could eventually store your driving licence, passport and birth cert
Apple
Tech giant
The market is learning that the magnificent seven are no longer one
Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla are now behaving like separate companies
Apple in early settlement talks with US justice department over antitrust case
Company has made multiple offers this year to bring the case to a close
Apple targets dozens of OpenAI employees with legal letters
iPhone maker steps up aggressive tactics in trade secrets dispute with AI lab
Politicians bemoan RTÉ’s failures, then make them worse
No enterprise could absorb an 18-year price freeze on its primary revenue stream while costs keep climbing
Renault Twingo has everything going for it - except one crucial detail
The revived city EV is efficient, practical and full of charm, but its success in Ireland will hinge on price
Why is Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, cheaper than chocolate maker Hershey?
AI chipmaker’s next market move may depend on whether earnings continue to outperform expectations
Apple sues OpenAI and two former employees for alleged theft of trade secrets
Lawsuit escalates tensions between iPhone manufacturer and ChatGPT owner
Why US multinationals keep choosing Ireland. It’s not just the tax or workforce
Having 16 of the top 20 global tech firms here, including Apple, Microsoft and Alphabet, gives the IDA an ideal sales pitch
Emmys 2026: The Pitt and Hacks dominate nominations
The Pitt leads with 25 nominations while Hacks has 24, both scoring a big win for HBO
US strikes on Iran drag global shares lower
Spanish stocks under pressure after Donald Trump reiterates threat to cut trade ties
Wall Street rides high of chip stock optimism as EasyJet soars following Castlelake takeover deal
A quiet start to the week saw marginal rise for Irish markets
Sun, tents and dead batteries: some tech tips to get you through festival season
High-capacity power bank is a must-have, as is an airbed pump
Not so magnificent: the mag seven become the lag seven
Microsoft has seen especially heavy falls, shedding a fifth of its value in June
Strong tax returns of €50bn strengthen Government’s budgetary position
Latest half-year exchequer numbers indicate State collected €7.5bn in corporate tax last month
Microsoft’s Irish business paid $5.6bn in corporation tax last year
Tech giant’s $47bn in profits at its Irish business amounts to $7m for each of its 6,654 Irish employees
Trump rekindles his global trade war with 100% tariff threat on European countries
US president says he will ‘immediately’ place tariff on any country that imposes digital services tax on US companies
Apple shares slide as it raises iPad and MacBook prices
Tech giant says it can no longer shield customers from soaring costs driven by the AI industry’s data centre buildout
Apple increases MacBook and iPad prices by 20%, citing AI boom
iPhone maker blames cost rises on memory chip shortages
Markets rise as chipmakers boost investor sentiment
Oil prices edged higher but were still back near levels last seen before the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran
European shares fall on hawkish tone from US Federal Reserve
But Iseq rises with strong performance from Ryanair
Fifa takes high-risk bet on app and connectivity for ticketing to World Cup matches
If infrastructure is unable to manage the task, chaos could ensue at match venues and early app user reviews are not encouraging
EU iPhone and iPad customers to miss out on Apple’s new, smarter Siri
Tech giant’s plan to infuse its voice assistant with AI is being closely watched by analysts as group transitions to new CEO
What’s in store at WWDC 2026: Siri overhaul and a new AI strategy ahead
Apple will also unveil new software for iPhone, iPad, Mac, watches and TV products at the event
US companies disclose huge Irish tax payments
Multinationals reveal extent of remittance to Ireland for first time, exposing reliance on big tech and pharma
New US corporation tax regulations could put Ireland in Trump’s crosshairs
The US’s biggest companies must list country-by-country tax payments, including vast sums paid to Irish Exchequer
Xi Jinping tells US chief executives that China will ‘open wider’
US firms want increased access to the Chinese market, while Beijing wants an easing of restrictions on advanced semiconductors
Is Michael McGrath the EU’s Big Tech whisperer?
The EU’s justice commissioner has spent more time meeting US tech giants than tech commissioner Henna Virkkunen has
How smart is your phone if a photo of your face can bypass security settings?
Fingerprint and facial scans and two-factor authentication all too often fail to deliver on the added security that they promise
Smart-watch makers seek exemption from battery rules
Brussels regulations may delay new products being rolled out to Europe, tech industry association warns
Tim Cook takes victory lap as Apple’s financial results soar past Wall Street expectations
Cook reported Apple’s ‘best March quarter ever’ and ‘double-digit growth across every geographic segment’
Widow’s Bay on Apple TV: After Amazon’s Melania Trump doc, this is the second scariest show to stream this year
Television: Comedy-horror starring Matthew Rhys does not veer into nastiness or gore, making it all the more unsettling
How can we square €500 Ryder Cup tickets and a €9bn surplus with talk of a world recession?
The Government needs to act with an urgency born of the risk that ongoing corporate tax growth is far from guaranteed
Ireland’s population is told it has never been richer, yet it has never felt poorer
The State takes in €126bn a year and cannot create a civil protection agency, a gas storage facility or a train to Donegal
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