Apple braces for life after Tim Cook’s $3.6tn tenure
Few corporate records come close, and the scale of Cook’s achievement makes Apple’s succession process a delicate one
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Communications union seeks meeting over proposed job losses at Meta contractor Covalen
Facebook parent company seeking about 400 redundancies with area of content moderation likely affected
Crypto is in freefall, so what has gone wrong?
More than $1tn has been wiped off the combined $3.2tn crypto market in recent weeks and analysts think it could fall another 20%
No matter what AI tells today’s nostalgic teens, life in the 1990s wasn’t all better
Huge improvements in the decades since are a reminder that even really knotty problems can get better
Microsoft Ireland has cut 250 jobs since last summer
Country head says artificial intelligence and digital skilling in the economy critical to making sure Ireland is competitive on global level
China’s tech giants take AI model training offshore to tap Nvidia chips
Alibaba and ByteDance shift development to south-east Asia to sidestep US curbs
Microsoft has contributed €4.9bn to Irish economy over past year, report finds
Company, which is celebrating 40 years here, initially established a presence in Dublin with an operation of fewer than 100 people
AI shakes up competition in the internet search market
Established browsers are looking to retain their advantage as new challengers enter the market, but security remains a big issue
Europe’s tech sector is evolving fast. Is it fast enough?
Despite record expansion and growing ambition in the continent, the US is surging ahead again
‘My dad’s a shadow of himself’: Man (82) lost £35,000 in AI cryptocurrency scam
Son says his father was ‘groomed’ by fraudsters who conned him three separate times and called him daily
EU missing the boat on AI, Lagarde warns
European Union needs cheaper energy, more uniform regulation, and an integrated capital market to channel risk, ECB president says
Ireland can’t credibly regulate AI while also living off Big Tech’s taxes
We missed the chance to shape social media before it shaped us – with AI there will be no second bite of the cherry
Could all the AI bubble warnings actually be a positive?
AI valuations look very stretched. But historically, markets that are worried about being in a bubble tend not to be, according to new study
First G20 on African soil undermined by Trump administration
US boycott and Ukraine talks deflected attention from Cyril Ramaphosa’s agenda
The belief that technology could allow us to speak to the dead is deeply human
The more advanced our technologies become, the more effectively they channel primordial desires, terrors, delusions
Letters to the Editor, November 22nd: On AI in schools, William Reville and illegal flags
“If England concludes expanding coursework is unsafe, why is Ireland going down this path?”
Google’s gains and Meta’s woes show a more cautious AI market
Markets appear to be increasingly wary of big AI promises unsupported by cash flow or path to profitability
European stocks handed boost as amid Nvidia reporting
Dublin market lagged behind neighbouring markets
Irishman who went in search of Genghis Khan’s tomb now applying AI to weather forecasts at Google
Luke Barrington heads up Google Earth AI, which is working on a better way to map natural disasters
Building a platform to allow companies handle the huge amount of data that goes with AI
Hopsworks founder Jim Dowling followed the example set by Chris Horn in moving innovation from academia into the business world
Nvidia shares set for $300bn swing around high-stakes earnings
Chips giant to report financial performance in the face of market ‘angst’ about an AI bubble
‘Tis the season to be scammed: shoppers fall for rogue websites
Buying online via social media links to products have the highest incidence of fraud with 42% of users reporting they lost money
AI posing problems for applicants and employers in recruitment arms race
Applicants are using AI to frame CVs and apply for roles while employers are using it to spot those who have used the technology
AI use creating recruitment ‘doom loop’ for job seekers and employers, hiring platform says
Almost half of job applicants surveyed in Ireland say they lost trust in the hiring process, research from Greenhouse finds
Risk of stretched tech stocks, and affordable housing while earning six figures
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Central Bank warns of risks to Ireland amid ‘stretched’ US tech valuations
Regulator’s report highlights Irish exposure to possible market downturn
Garda probe on insider trading and Government response to AI
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‘Points don’t define potential – work ethic and passion do’
Rickwang Tientcheu says he drifted through the Covid years of second level before building up his own app for students, Edu Éire
Rosemary Keogh on ‘steep learning curve’ of taking charge of Chartered Accountants Ireland
Group joined with Certified Public Accountants last year to create largest professional body on island
Coming AI revolution needs a serious Government response
Luddite approach to AI won’t serve anyone as workplace is revolutionised
AIB raises Irish economic forecast, noting ‘robust’ performance amid global uncertainty
Bank now sees the domestic economy expanding by 3.2% this year and 2.5% in 2026
Lative raises $7.5m in funding to grow AI sales planning platform
Irish-headquartered software firm to use funds for product development
‘People like dealing with people’: Reed boss on the challenge of AI in hiring
Technology offers new tools for recruiters but threatens to take jobs, says James Reed
Survey highlights wide gaps in pay for non-executive directors
Best-paid chairman of a listed company received €422,000 last year, survey finds
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
Cop30 seeks to tackle the ‘information crisis’ on climate issues
Fighting disinformation and conspiracy theories appear on summit’s agenda for the first time
Redesdale invests in Talio Technologies to forecast emerging food trends through AI
Move marks first step into AI by John Conroy’s food-focused venture capital fund
Private equity firm to cut staff in favour of AI
Software-focused buyout shop will use technology to trim roles making investor presentations and aggregate data
Eli Lilly’s blockbuster weight-loss drugs drive surge in Irish exports
Goods sent to US up 150% to €71bn as firms rushed to beat onset of tariffs
Investor angst over Big Tech’s AI spending spills into bond market
Debt issued by groups building data centres has been hit in recent weeks
Kingspan’s data centre bet and the AI bubble
Debate over trajectory of investment boom has reached fever pitch in recent weeks
Kingspan maintains profit guidance as sales grow to €6.8bn
Insulation giant is exploring partial flotation of data centre building unit Advnsys
If a friend is always fun but rarely honest, how long can you stay close?
The device in your pocket wants you to think – but it doesn’t want you to think about what you’re thinking
Musk plans potential Tesla-Intel partnership
CEO’s comments come after Tesla shareholders back his $1tn pay packet
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
Spain issues fine for AI-generated sexual images in landmark sanction
About 20 schoolgirls depicted in fake photographs
AI won’t replace the handshake, serial entrepreneur tells new innovators
Start-up mentor Kevin Neary urges founders to focus on relationships, not algorithms
Artificial intelligence can be a boon for medicine
When properly regulated, there can be huge benefits
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
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
Meath-headquartered power company Hanley Energy sold for €631m
Deal also includes a contingent consideration up to €50.5 million subject to achieving future revenue thresholds in an all-cash transaction
Google’s revival shows the risks of early AI judgments
AI integration has boosted Google search, which generated $56.6 billion in revenue
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