The Irish Times

Web Summit returns in-person with more than 40,000 expected

More than 700 speakers to address at global technology event in Lisbon

Sun Oct 31 2021 - 12:48

Web Summit to require proof of vaccination or Covid-19 test

Organisers say they expect over 40,000 people to attend the conference this year

Tue Aug 24 2021 - 11:09

Microsoft and Google end six-year truce on legal battles

Tech giants prepare for open warfare as regulators scrutinise barriers to competition

Wed Jun 30 2021 - 19:22

Microsoft to allow EU customers to process, store data in the region

Move comes amid growing demand from clients

Thu May 06 2021 - 11:00

Cyber hack hits US government and businesses

Russia suspected in ‘high-end espionage operation’

Fri Dec 18 2020 - 09:32

Web Summit announces first speakers for this year’s event

Zoom founder Eric Yuan among speakers as event hopes to draw 100,000 attendees

Thu Aug 20 2020 - 13:09

Microsoft to press on with TikTok deal after call with Trump

Purchase of Chinese video app may include operations in Australia, New Zealand, Canada

Mon Aug 03 2020 - 09:30

TikTok owner races to salvage Microsoft deal after Trump vows ban

China’s ByteDance sees US move as ploy to push down price and force deal

Sun Aug 02 2020 - 13:11

Microsoft invests in skills initiative for 25m people

Company will make resources available free of charge as work force seeks to upskill

Tue Jun 30 2020 - 16:00

Apple conflict with developers escalates ahead of conference

Third-party developers say group wields monopoly power by imposing ‘tax’ on payments

Mon Jun 22 2020 - 12:37

Web Summit’s ‘ungovernable zaniness’ sets it apart

Another profitable Web Summit, but is this success sustainable long term?

Fri Nov 08 2019 - 04:56

Microsoft president Brad Smith criticises Ireland on broadband

Web Summit hears governments need to move faster in delivering access to internet

Wed Nov 06 2019 - 16:48

What a night at the Google family home might look like

Company’s smart devices chief says we should tell visitors about gadgets in our houses

Thu Oct 24 2019 - 05:30

Bumper crop of tech conferences for your consideration

From Tralee to Croke Park, summit season gets into full swing over the coming weeks

Thu Sept 26 2019 - 02:41

Bish, bash, bosh: Jamie Oliver’s restaurant empire comes crumbling down

Planet Biz: Paternity leave; philanthropic billionaire Robert F Smith; facial recognition

Fri May 24 2019 - 05:59

Amazon faces investor pressure over facial recognition

SEC refuses to allow tech giant block motions from AGM agenda

Wed May 22 2019 - 09:26

War at Microsoft over military use of mixed reality

Weblog: employees of tech giant want HoloLens2 contract with US army terminated

Thu Feb 28 2019 - 07:15

Staff put Microsoft in ethical hot seat over army contract

Net Results: Firm has been an ethics leader in big tech, but has some soul-searching to do

Thu Feb 28 2019 - 05:30

Facebook is modern-day East India Company, whistleblower says

Tech companies colonising society, according to Christopher Wylie

Wed Nov 07 2018 - 05:14

Web Summit: Big tech threatens online freedoms, warns Berners-Lee

Inventor of World Wide Web calls for 'contract for the web' requiring tech firms to respect data privacy

Mon Nov 05 2018 - 20:08

Microsoft launches tool in Ireland to avoid interference in elections

AccountGuard protects Microsoft accounts involved in political campaigning

Mon Nov 05 2018 - 19:20

Web Summit 2018: 70,000 attendees to descend on Lisbon

Some 1,200 speakers expected, including World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee

Thu Nov 01 2018 - 06:41

Irish film ‘The Farthest’ wins Emmy for outstanding science documentary

Emer Reynolds film about Nasa Voyagers tackles science ‘with awe and emotion’

Tue Oct 02 2018 - 16:58

Microsoft alleges new Russia hack targeting US political groups

Firm says group known as APT 28 targeting Republican-leaning bodies before midterms

Tue Aug 21 2018 - 12:02

How Microsoft mutated into a moral leader

Net Results: While others secretively engage in data harvesting, Nadella changed Microsoft's corporate culture

Thu May 17 2018 - 05:55

US Cloud Act ends Microsoft Dublin email case with a whimper

Act gives US ‘nearly unchecked’ power over global digital privacy rights, say critics

Thu Apr 05 2018 - 06:15

Microsoft calls for dismissal of US privacy fight over Dublin emails

US government seeking access to data on servers in Ireland in drug trafficking case

Wed Apr 04 2018 - 10:12

Microsoft and US government gear up for privacy-rights case

Supreme court to decide if tech firms should hand over data stored overseas

Sun Feb 25 2018 - 18:17

This Week: The events lined up in the business world

There’s the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, plus results from Avis Budget and Trip Advisor

Sun Nov 05 2017 - 18:00

Microsoft Ireland faces a data privacy battle in US supreme court

Legal row centres on whether the US can force US firms to hand over data held abroad

Thu Nov 02 2017 - 05:55

US supreme court to hear appeal in Microsoft warrant case

Long-running case involving emails on server in Dublin has worldwide privacy implications

Mon Oct 16 2017 - 14:43

Tim Cahill heads Australia into World Cup playoff

Syria’s fairy tale looked like continuing when Omar Al Soma struck the opener early on

Tue Oct 10 2017 - 13:29

Web Summit has ‘crash pad’ in Dublin due to housing crisis

Chief executive says vested interests mean housing crisis won’t be solved any time soon

Tue Aug 22 2017 - 13:02

US action on Microsoft email case could devastate cloud computing

Justice department seeks appeal in relation to emails held by Microsoft in Ireland

Thu Jun 29 2017 - 06:18