State’s new research agency chief Diarmuid O’Brien comes with strong track record and deep experience
Appointment of Cambridge-based scientist brings to close turbulent period following dismissal of Prof Philip Nolan
AI: Artificial intelligence
The Irish Times view on Leaving Cert reforms: AI must be taken seriously
A thriving market has sprung up for software that makes detection impossible
New social media ‘early warning’ system will alert gardaí to potential crimes
AI system to help monitor targeting of asylum seeker accommodation, promotion of false medical cures, fundraising for terrorists and spreading extremist doctrines
Republic’s complex regulatory framework stunting growth, say companies
Effective compliance is much more challenging in Ireland compared to around the world, report from PwC finds
State in bid to lure from US top researchers and academics disillusioned by Trump
Initiative is expected to target, among others, disillusioned academics who have lost financial backing due to Trump administration
Teachers face loss of 5% pay increase if Leaving Cert reforms blocked
Teacher unions to ballot members on whether to accept package or take industrial action in September
Zelenskiy invites Pope Leo to visit Ukraine
Invitation extended during pontiff’s first known phone call with a foreign leader
Pope Leo XIV sets out vision for papacy and cites AI as critical challenge facing humanity
Leo tells first formal audience he will follow in the modernising reforms of Pope Francis
Zuckerberg saying AI will cure loneliness is like big tobacco suggesting cigarettes can treat cancer
It’s a solution that can only lead to a deeper emptiness and to a lonelier, less human world
Artificial intelligence to be used in drafting Government department documents
The Department of Enterprise has upgraded its use of generative AI after a change in internal policy
OpenAI chief Sam Altman: ‘This is genius-level intelligence’
The tech entrepreneur on the risks and opportunities of AI, his dispute with Elon Musk and why he has the ‘most important job maybe in history’
‘My message is clear for Ireland, electricity is the future,’ IEA director Fatih Birol
Electrification should be overriding priority for Irish economy, industry and society, says International Energy Agency chief
Artificial intelligence already in use in many parts of public service as guidelines are announced
Minister Jack Chambers told launch event how AI can ‘radically improve’ efficiency and effectiveness
Will the US respond to AI rivals in the same way it took on Soviet Union in the space race?
America's desire to put man on the moon brought about huge cultural change
The AI arms race in hiring is a huge mess for everyone
Companies were using automated screening earlier, but applicants’ adoption of the tools is now causing problems
Using AI to transform value of customer feedback
Fizz allows companies to get answers far more quickly to key customer sentiment issues than traditional feedback processes
Samsung Galaxy A56 review: Mid-range phones get a boost
A nicely designed phone that feels premium, even if the price tag isn’t
Blockchain for better data handling in healthcare
Research Lives: Mugdha Srivastava, PhD candidate, Dundalk Institute of Technology
Stripe’s Patrick Collison praises AI and stable coins
`When new technologies collide with a turbulent economy, the technology tends to win’ - Stripe Sessions event hears
Zuckerberg takes pop at Apple during Stripe Sessions talk
In discussion with Stripe cofounder John Collison, Facebook founder addresses AI potential and failure of digital currency Libra
Teachers are using a ‘viral’ AI tool to grade students’ Leaving Cert work. It’s convenient - but is it ethical?
A new AI model trained to mark Leaving Cert work is going ‘viral’. Many educators are embracing it, even as they express concern about the ethics of student use
‘It really is a war’: Creatives braced to be among first casualties of AI expansion
Total revenues earned by global music creators set to decline by a quarter by 2028
Miriam Lord’s week: A tsar has not been born and they need to get this tshitshow off the road
James Browne talks up his A-Team, TDs watch the pros in action while Pa Daly delights in saying nothing
‘Great progress’ in the race to turn brainwaves into fluent speech
Californian researchers and groups such as Precision Neuroscience are using implants and AI to make advances in ‘voice prosthesis’
Playing ‘whack-a-mole’ with Meta over my fraudulent avatars
How is it possible that a company with such huge resources, including artificial intelligence tools, cannot deal with this?
‘The threat of the US kneecapping itself is real’: tech insiders voice fears over global AI race
Tariffs and threat of new duties on chips and computing infrastructure could frustrate American ambitions
Microsoft and Meta both beat Wall St expectations on earnings
Anlayst focus is on company’s performance in artificial intelligence and how they care coping with tariff-related volatility
Software company Canto to create 50 jobs as it expands Cork base
Move will create 50 jobs as part of strategic investment
Irish tech firms pivot to defence as EU re-arms
Radar, AI and subsea surveillance are big growth areas for security technology with dual uses
Can AI make my life easier? I spent a week living and working with chatbots to find out
Artificial intelligence isn’t going to take over our lives just yet, but it can make certain jobs quick and easy
Elon Musk sees humanity’s purpose as a facilitator of superintelligent AI. That should worry us
It’s hard to think of a more damning indictment of our time than the fact that a man who holds humanity itself in such contempt has been granted such unprecedented wealth, power and cultural influence
Books in brief: Hermit; Flower; Spring is the only Season
Reviews of new works from writer and spoken art performer Chris McQueer, contemporary artist Ed Atkins and sports and wildlife writer Simon Barnes
X business model is changing, according to new financials
When Elon Musk bought the former Twitter, it was heavily reliant on ads from blue-chip companies
Alphabet’s sales beat estimates on Google search ad business
AI changes to search decimate traffic to independent websites
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