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Silicon Valley group says there are signs rollout of AI features will boost handset demand

Much of the data on your phone is more valuable than the device itself should it get stolen

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Concern about slow sales in China and roll-out of company’s AI system

Planet Business: Executive order recap, the man who designed Melania Trump’s hat and how the television ratings compared to previous ceremonies

Tech giant’s international operation in Cork believed to be largest taxpayer in Republic

Ireland is home to the regional headquarters of many US multinationals and could be in the firing line of this move

Coca-Cola hit the headlines after gifting Trump with his very own personalised Diet Coke bottle for his inauguration

White House dismisses warning from TikTok as stunt as users scramble to alternative platforms

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Rollout of upgraded voice assistant hit by delays as Big Tech group struggles to overcome technical hurdles

Options range from smartwatch-type devices to ones worn with a strap or even as jewellery

Tech groups urging president-elect Donald Trump to intervene against 'overzealous' European regulation

Apple, which employs 6,000 here, has asked shareholders to vote against move seen as courting favour with Trump administration

Eight tech giants now hold combined market capitalisation of almost $19trn

Dominant foreign smartphone maker faces slowing economy and competition from domestic rivals

Tánaiste visited Apple HQ in Cork day before tech giant told another Minister that ‘slow progress’ on infrastructure in city was ‘hindering’ its growth plans

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Planet Business: The year in numbers, from Boris Johnson’s book advance to fines for dirty toilets at Dublin Airport

Including The Traitors, The White Lotus, Zero Day, Your Friends & Neighbors, The Walsh Sisters and The Bear

It was a challenging year for some listed companies and a record year for CEO departures

Lesson of the 20th century was that when a critical mass of citizens feel the system is rigged against them, we encourage radical politics

Donagh O’Sullivan is in charge of the redevelopment of one of the British capital’s most iconic structures

Staff are adopting large language models faster than companies can issue guidelines on how to do so

Patrick Freyne on the 2 Johnnies, Rivals, Say Nothing, Baby Reindeer and television trends of the past 12 months

From smartwatches to rings, here are some present ideas for fitness lovers

Regulator also claims Government should be diverting more of these receipts into State’s two long-term savings funds

The Government has never had it so good but that hasn’t gone unnoticed in Washington

With its mix of larger-than-life faux rage in the ring and genuine connection with fans, it’s not hard to understand the huge popularity of WWE – and it means big business, too, for Netflix

Passengers can now share location of devices used to track luggage with airline’s customer service

The glory days of streaming are over, but TV has never been more unpredictable

Tech giant was first to $1tn, $2tn and $3tn landmarks but faces strong competition from AI chipmaker on next market cap milestone

Talking points for Michael Lohan show investment agency’s strategy after tax judgment

Incoming administration is lacking in neither cash nor advice if exchequer returns, the OECD and Ifac are to be believed

From a Playstation 5 to the Dyson Airstrait, there is something out there at every price point

Gabriel Makhlouf raises prospect of ‘sharp’ fall in stocks prices amid heightened technology sector valuations

NFL star Rob Gronkowski has seen the value of his accidental investment multiply over the last decade

Including Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Squid Game season two, Beast Games, Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking and One Hundred Years of Solitude

EU’s antitrust enforcer leaves Brussels proud of her tenure but conscious that it had been only ‘partly successful’

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