Posting photos of your children online just got a lot riskier
Meta is trying to work out how it can use the billions, if not trillions, of photos and posts people have uploaded to Facebook and Instagram going back decades to train its AI
Gemini
Planning a trip abroad? The tech essentials that could help it go more smoothly
A little tech can go a long way when you travel
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
How AI will really impact your job
AI is unlikely to directly replace you, but someone who can use the technology might
Crypto exchange Gemini pulled funds from lender Genesis months before bankruptcy filing
Days after the collapse of FTX sent market into a spiral, Genesis froze customer withdrawals
Government considers public consultation on crypto rules
Coalition accused of ‘falling over itself’ to meet with crypto industry figures even as Central Bank boss is cool on sector
Winklevoss twins name Dublin as European HQ for Gemini crypto exchange
Company founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss expects to ramp up headcount from current low levels
Crypto exchange Kraken clears Irish regulatory hurdle
Subsidiary of US company registers with Central Bank as virtual asset service provider
Crypto calls a time out on Super Bowl ads
Companies eschew big-budget slots for fear of further alienating a dubious public
Irish jobs ‘unaffected’ by latest cuts at Gemini crypto firm
Several companies with a presence in Ireland have announced deep cuts in recent weeks
What happens to your crypto when you die?
Fiona Reddan: Gemini survey finds Irish people are the most ‘crypto curious’
Irish are highly ‘crypto curious’, says industry report
Winklevoss twins’ Gemini exchange says almost 60% of Irish want to buy or learn about cryptocurrency
Clean up your (digital) act
Deleting unwanted photos, apps and files is easy and will free up precious storage space
Revolut rival Vivid withdraws application for Irish e-money licence
Fintech offers basic banking services and allows users to invest in stocks and crypto
Winklevoss twins secure Irish e-money licence for Gemini Payments
Identical twins are best known for suing Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg
Singapore to grant first crypto licence in bid to lure digital asset groups
Australia’s Independent Reserve receives green light ‘in principle’ to operate in city-state
What to see in the sky in April: Venus and Mercury to meet in a conjunction
April marks 60 years since the first manned flight in history
December sky: Jupiter and Saturn to appear closest to each other since 400 years ago
Christmas treat will see gas giants visible together in telescope along with their moons
Luck of the gods: Jupiter sparkles in ground-breaking photography
Hawaii telescope reveals lightning strikes and storm systems around deep clouds
That famous step for mankind took place amid riots, protests and scandals
Even as Apollo 11 landed on the surface of the moon the city of York, Pennsylvania, was convulsed by a race riot
Reliability the key asset for Apollo 11 computers
Systems behind Apollo 11 were thousands of times less powerful than a modern phone but they did not crash or malfunction
Oath’s Dublin office key to US tech firm’s plans for global expansion
Company comprising 50 brands aiming to double its global users to 2 billion by 2020
New artist of the week: Let’s Eat Grandma
Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth are childhood friends making eerie nursery-rhyme freak-folk. Plus: new songs from Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Irish band Melts
Buzz Aldrin bound for prestigious space studies event in Cork
Over 300 space experts due at Space Studies Program hosted by Cork Institute of Technology
Winklevoss twins claim bitcoin is ‘better than gold’
Brothers best known for brusing legal battle over Facebook with Mark Zuckerberg
From CB radio to SodaStreams: the technology that time forgot
Charting the rise and fall of products and prices
So what’s hot and what’s not this week?
Ruth Negga is a star to be reckoned with – real stars, not so much
A scholarship for heritage skills
The Bachelor of Science in Applied Conservation Skills at Waterford IT aims to upskill qualified construction tradespeople to work on conservation projects
Eurosurgical in liquidation likely to face big tax liability
Hospital equipment supplier’s main creditor is Revenue, which issued €3m assessment
Medical company at centre of RTÉ investigation seeks liquidation
Revenue has issued an assessment to Eurosurgical saying it owed €3 million in taxes, court told
Web Log: Gemini removes duplicate files with ease
File-removal tool catalogues data on physical drives and cloud storage locations
Higher costs to attract eyeballs weigh on Yahoo forecast
Shares marginally down at $39.34 in after-market trading
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