Being tech savvy shouldn’t be a requirement to access State services
Digitalisation of public services may be the direction of travel but, with uneven digital skills and access across the population, it is vital that nobody is locked out
ChatGPT strikes a sour note with German musicians
OpenAI broke copyright law by using hit song lyrics to train its ChatGPT software without first buying a licence
Brick review: This simple device helped me halve my screen time
This digital wellbeing aid has a key advantage over others: it seems to work
How AI and social media contribute to ‘brain rot’
Academic studies found that people who rely heavily on AI for tasks like writing generally perform worse than those who don’t
EU launches ‘Democracy Shield’ to fight disinformation and interference online
Michael McGrath says initiative aims to safeguard fairness of elections and counter foreign information manipulation
Ad start-up Glitch raises €2m in seed funding to drive growth
Company is being backed by Elkstone, Gaingels and HBAN
EU set to water down landmark AI Act after pressure from big tech
European Commission proposes pauses to provisions in digital rule book amid concerns over implications for EU competitiveness
SAP Ireland pays €157m dividend to European parent companies
German software giant, Europe’s most valuable company, employs more than 2,000 here
Google’s Pixel Watch 4 review: best option for Android users not with Samsung
New charging process breaks the mould and is much faster but it does mean legacy accessories are now redundant
The $20,000 AI robot butler with the dexterity of Bosco - and that’s with a human guiding it
California-based 1X Technologies is accepting pre-orders for its Neo home robot and wants to use your home to train it
Tesla shareholders must finally stand up to Elon Musk
Shareholders gather to vote on an unprecedented package of stock options that could be worth $1tn to car maker’s boss
Pearson boss says with the right AI tools children ‘will learn more and learn better’
Educational services firm chief Omar Abbosh keen on tech transformation but says agentic AI should not be seen as teacher replacement
Apple to roll out live translation in EU
Feature had been delayed due to concerns over digital market rules
IDA will be keeping close eye on Fiserve’s share price slump
US fintech has big operation in Ireland but saw its share price tank last week following disastrous Q3 results
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