EU opens investigation into Google’s use of online content for AI models
Investigation is bloc’s latest challenge to US big tech companies
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Donald Trump allows Nvidia to sell powerful AI chip to China
President’s move comes despite warnings from Capitol Hill that it will supercharge Beijing’s advance in AI technology
Tolls, buses and remote working: The short-term solutions to M50 gridlock
Motorway is daily inescapable reminder of Dublin’s status as world’s 10th most-congested city
A $350bn Anthropic IPO doesn’t make this a bubble
Firms tend to issue stock when they think it’s expensive and repurchase when it’s cheap. That’s not what’s happening now
‘Ireland and the Irish Sea is equal to zero’ on the green transition, says Stena Line chief
Niclas Mårtensson says roads around Rosslare Europort are not suitable for heavy goods vehicles transporting goods from exporters
Leaving Cert AI reforms risk making a mockery of the principle of equality
Teachers are wearily getting on with the reformed Leaving Cert, but there are some things they just can’t do – like stopping students cheating
Could Ireland follow Australia and ban under-16s from social media?
Parents and schools are working together to impose community-wide bans on smartphones until their children reach certain ages
How Dr Gloom became Dr Boom
Economist Nouriel Roubini’s surprisingly positive take on US economy is based on the notion that tech trumps tariffs
EU to launch antitrust probe into Meta over use of AI in WhatsApp
Brussels expected to announce investigation in coming days in its latest challenge to big tech
Forget Furby: The hidden dangers in smart toys under the Christmas tree
People thought Furbys were spying on them, but today’s AI-powered toys may not be all that innocent
Budget 2026 measures have unlocked R&D investment, research finds
Number of companies expecting to increase R&D spend over the next year rose by a third after budget increase in tax credit
Teacher quit job to build personalised AI revision platform for Leaving Cert
Examinaite already has 1,000 users and plans UK expansion after strong early growth
Doctors’ reliance on AI tools could erode critical thinking, experts warn
British Medical Journal article cites security and privacy breaches as another risk posed by tech
Data Protection Commission sought €10m budget increase to beef up staff numbers
Watchdog cites need to combat ‘extremely challenging and (unfair) narrative’ that it was soft on Big Tech
Ireland ‘lags rest of world’ on artificial intelligence in workplace
Study from PwC calls on firms to move beyond pilot programmes and roll out wider use of new technology
Honduras presidential election: Trump-backed candidate leads in preliminary results
Nasry Asfura, a conservative favoured by the US president, holds slim advantage over rivals
Top consultancies freeze starting salaries as AI threatens ‘pyramid’ model
Productivity gains from technology are spurring debate about reliance on large numbers of junior advisers
Meta’s ‘optional’ AI chatbot that you can’t disable
If I wanted your tedious advice on how to do the simplest thing online, I would have asked for it
Google’s surge shows how quickly AI narratives turn
The pendulum has swung again, with Apple recently climbing back to the point where it was within reach of Nvidia’s valuation
AI creating a jobs drought for young people, and it will only get worse, recruiter warns
James Reed warned vacancies ‘haven’t even hit rock bottom yet’, but impact is being felt
Apple braces for life after Tim Cook’s $3.6tn tenure
Few corporate records come close, and the scale of Cook’s achievement makes Apple’s succession process a delicate one
Communications union seeks meeting over proposed job losses at Meta contractor Covalen
Facebook parent company seeking about 400 redundancies with area of content moderation likely affected
Crypto is in freefall, so what has gone wrong?
More than $1tn has been wiped off the combined $3.2tn crypto market in recent weeks and analysts think it could fall another 20%
No matter what AI tells today’s nostalgic teens, life in the 1990s wasn’t all better
Huge improvements in the decades since are a reminder that even really knotty problems can get better
Microsoft Ireland has cut 250 jobs since last summer
Country head says artificial intelligence and digital skilling in the economy critical to making sure Ireland is competitive on global level
China’s tech giants take AI model training offshore to tap Nvidia chips
Alibaba and ByteDance shift development to south-east Asia to sidestep US curbs
Microsoft has contributed €4.9bn to Irish economy over past year, report finds
Company, which is celebrating 40 years here, initially established a presence in Dublin with an operation of fewer than 100 people
AI shakes up competition in the internet search market
Established browsers are looking to retain their advantage as new challengers enter the market, but security remains a big issue
Europe’s tech sector is evolving fast. Is it fast enough?
Despite record expansion and growing ambition in the continent, the US is surging ahead again
‘My dad’s a shadow of himself’: Man (82) lost £35,000 in AI cryptocurrency scam
Son says his father was ‘groomed’ by fraudsters who conned him three separate times and called him daily
EU missing the boat on AI, Lagarde warns
European Union needs cheaper energy, more uniform regulation, and an integrated capital market to channel risk, ECB president says
Ireland can’t credibly regulate AI while also living off Big Tech’s taxes
We missed the chance to shape social media before it shaped us – with AI there will be no second bite of the cherry
Could all the AI bubble warnings actually be a positive?
AI valuations look very stretched. But historically, markets that are worried about being in a bubble tend not to be, according to new study
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