AI: Artificial intelligence

Stellar results from Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta cannot yet be attributed to the technology’s usefulness

Judge rejected efforts by Elon Musk’s company to dismiss the case earlier in the summer

Residual investor concern that tech giant seems to be slipping further and further behind rivals on AI

Ciara O’Brien on a new survey on Ireland’s use of technology that also reveals scepticism about AI

Artist David Rooney says he deliberately included a modern image in the 19th-century Dublin scene

Shares of the technology behemoth jumped as much as 8.2% after earnings show AI, cloud growth

US president risks digital dust bowl with new rules

Stock rises 10% after-hours as profits and revenues beat Wall Street expectations

Jennifer Walshe’s new opera, created with Mark O’Connell, is like nothing else Irish National Opera has staged

The odds are still stacked against women due to structural barriers and systemic biases that block their progression

For tech’s biggest names, AI is the dividing line between leading and lagging

We’ve inherited a strange cultural hangover from better times: the idea that the thing you do to survive should also double as your identity and source of pride

Google’s parent company said 2025 capital expenditures will be $85bn

Consulting firm’s move follows scrutiny from Washington over US companies’ involvement in sensitive Chinese sectors

New novels from Lucy Lapinska, James Alistair Henry, Ishmael A Soledad and more

Disruption hitting the manufacturing sector could come for healthcare next

Younger workers who don’t say hello when they answer a call need to know it’s a problem

Under Tim Cook, the tech giant’s market cap has ballooned to $3.1tn, but he is seen as perfecting rather than pioneering

Posts praising Hitler show the risks of accelerating the nascent technology with little stress testing and few guardrails

Service will provide alerts and context to help communications teams decide when and how to respond to business risks

A ChatGPT query is estimated to consume about five times more electricity than a simple web search

Force has long called for facial recognition powers to analyse increasingly prevalent digital evidence

Galway International Arts Festival stages the premiere of an Irish opera in which four women astronauts embark on a Martian voyage

Meticulously detailed profile of OpenAI and its controversial leader Sam Altman may help you pick a side in the debate between ‘doomers’ and ‘boomers’

The chief technology officer has seen ServiceNow navigate highs and lows of the tech world

A Trinity spinout is using AI to make cancer care smoother for patients and staff

Remote work still important to professional staff, survey finds

Department of Justice says new tools are not used for application decision-making

Seamless AI performance with some guardrails

Artificial intelligence was used in 80% of elections globally last year, scientists say; more than two-thirds of those uses were characterised as harmful

Ireland has emerged as a prominent hub for sports technology, with homegrown companies and talent delivering cutting-edge innovations

Just as you can’t get someone, or something, to work out for you, there is nobody and nothing that can think on your behalf

Siri, once a marquee feature, now trails rivals

The council recommended a 'rethink' of investment into skills

Microsoft is cutting jobs to save money so that it can boost spending on artificial intelligence

In the summer heat – when your colleagues are away – sneak out of the office at 1pm and put your email settings to ‘busy’

Fintech firm to create additional 200 jobs globally as uncertainty acts as ‘catalyst’ for the business

Artificial intelligence has trouble distinguishing fact from fiction, so it has to spew out absurd ‘factoids’ instead

There was a time when we seemed to be on the cusp of something remarkable, but it never happened

Unthinkable: If you’re feeling overwhelmed and longing for real meaning, Viktor Frankl may be able to help. And if not, Albert Camus might have the answer