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PayPal profit in Irish division jumps to €16.8m despite a fall in revenue
Lower revenue due to reduction in employee-related expenses as staff numbers fell, company says
Irish fintech Harbour AI takes aim at shipping’s late-payment problem
Irish fintech start-up wants to bring open banking to global freight forwarding
AI doesn’t always have the answer. So how do we teach our children about it?
The youngest members of the family have grown up with the belief that technology can do almost anything
We are lecturers in Trinity College Dublin. We see it as our responsibility to resist AI
Even if all the known issues were magically resolved, we would still not want our students to use GenAI
Rise of AI shopping ‘agents’ set to transform online shopping
OpenAI, Perplexity and Google create AI-powered features, leading brands to rethink how they sell products online
CMAT, Liam Neeson, David McCullagh: Eight people who would make a great president of Ireland
Forget eligibility and nomination rules and open your mind to these potential candidates
Google will not be forced to sell Chrome, federal judge rules
Ruling follows months of speculation surrounding what penalties Google would face as a result of violating antitrust laws
Months went by, the message in a bottle slipped our minds, until a couple of weeks ago
While AI will no doubt continue to embed itself into our lives, it’s never going to replace that indefinable magic that makes us so special
Britons cool on Ireland as a ‘value for money’ holiday destination
Tourism Ireland survey finds more than a third of overseas consumers rethinking destinations due to extreme weather
We made a big mistake allowing our children to use social media. Now we’re doing it again with AI
Family of US teen is suing Open AI, alleging its ChatGPT played a role in encouraging him to take his life
The new Leaving Cert changes explained: ‘The most significant reforms in a century’
Updates are causing division and concern among educators - but what can students and parents expect in the classroom?
Children increasingly interacting with chatbots, survey finds
Research also casts doubt on the efficacy of age verification systems in place to help prevent under-age children from accessing social media services
Twice as many Leaving Cert students have results withheld over cheating
State Examinations Commission warns of consequences for cheats and those found helping them
Enet owner buys BT Ireland’s wholesale fibre business for €22m
About 300 of BT Ireland’s 650 workforce will remain in Ireland to serve multinationals and large organisations
Future of Trump tariffs in US supreme court’s hands
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Nvidia, Apple and the truth of concentration fears
If one company sneezes, might the whole index catch a cold?
War and Power: Who Wins Wars – and Why: A convincing case that war is simply a failure of politics
This powerful and clear-headed study deftly debunks the notion of the rational ‘grand strategy’ and received notions of the ‘art’ of warfare
‘Cybercriminals are leveraging AI to craft highly realistic scams’
AI tools allow hackers to create incredibly sophisticated fakery
Can the market bull run – driven by hype and hope – survive Donald Trump?
Nvidia results this week perfectly illustrate the meeting of AI hope and political uncertainty
Can the Leaving Cert be AI-proofed?
Changes to how project work is handled are vital to prevent takeover by AI
‘So, yeah, I’d say let’s go ahead with the appeal’. Why won’t the courts use plain English?
Legal profession cleaves to version of English stuck somewhere between the Norman conquest and Great Expectations
Sparking innovation in healthcare: From virtual reality for pain to digital diagnostic systems
HSE Spark awards celebrate innovative healthcare professionals who improve patient care across the public healthcare system
How the race for total AI domination is revisiting the worst of human history
In the News podcast: Engineer, journalist and AI expert Karen Hao on the true human and environmental cost of generative AI
Does washing clothes on cold work? What shifts wine stains? A dry cleaner’s guide to laundry
Does washing clothes on cold really work? What should you never tumble dry? And how do you shift stubborn wine stains?
From personalised tutoring to improved accessibility, why AI can democratise higher education
Artificial intelligence is to be embraced rather than feared, but educators and students cannot ignore its dark side
I’m on a career break from teaching. Will I still have the seasonal anxiety dreams?
It’s good for all of us to have people in the habit of thinking critically and evaluating primary and secondary sources
Taking teachers seriously as professionals would solve some big problems in Irish education
Primary and post-primary schools are struggling to fill teaching posts and having to resort to employing unqualified people. Why?
Edward McCloskey of Irish firm WaterWipes: The target is becoming a ‘billion-dollar brand’
WaterWipes has employees in Europe, the US and Australia as well as nearly 400 employees in Ireland
As dating apps lose their appeal, the race is on to create real-world experiences
Can VR and AI rekindle the world of tech-aided matchmaking or are we starting to see a return to the old days of face-to-face meet-ups?
Before the golden age of AI must come the crash, history suggests
Ninety-five per cent of companies surveyed getting zero return from their investments in generative AI, research finds
AI just as accurate as radiologists at detecting breast cancer, study finds
Researchers also find AI is sometimes more accurate in crucial early detection of tumours
The lost art of admitting what you don’t know
Even LLMs are starting to show this worrying human tendency
AI needed to help Ireland’s infrastructure withstand climate disasters – Deloitte
Global report finds AI tools can boost resilience of ageing infrastructure and mitigate flood and storm damage
Forget the futuristic dystopias: AI is changing the world right now
The backlash against changes to ChatGPT reveals how it is being used by users in their daily lives
The lure of AI companionship poses a real danger to vulnerable people
The same online forces that nudged Gen Z into a pit of loneliness using algorithms are selling AI companionship to them
Pope Leo’s first 100 days: ‘He is returning to what was normality before’
Cautious communications and sparse use of English have helped the first US pope to keep a low profile while returning to the more formal Vatican structure of the past
ChatGPT-5: Maybe Sam Altman should cool the jets on new AI iterations
OpenAI’s latest upgrade of its AI tool is effectively being tested by 700m users while having potential for adverse real-world impact
Dementia and AI: ‘I’ve never seen something quite like this’
Experts say AI companions can help keep the brain active and alleviate loneliness in dementia patients
Ireland could be ‘AI Island’ but must act promptly to set up artificial intelligence office and observatory
‘What will happen is workers who use AI will replace those who don’t,’ says Fianna Fáil TD
Thousands of ChatGPT conversations accessible online despite efforts to erase them
Report highlights difficulty with erasing online posts once they have been made public
Can we just have one day when no one mentions AI?
The gap between hype and reality is frustratingly wide and growing
Jobseekers shunning academia and trades in favour of AI-centric roles, Indeed says
Data from jobs platform shows Ireland leading the way in Europe with highest proportion of Gen AI postings, outpacing traditional roles
A prima facie case of judges at odds over Latin
Plus: a Leeds MP’s chatbot struggles with our Irish-themed questions; Pope Leo’s Duolingo streak; and a US TikTok star discovers Kerry GAA
Karen Hao on AI tech bosses: ‘Many choose not to have children because they don’t think the world is going to be around much longer’
The author of Empire of AI: Inside the Reckless Race for Total Domination discusses the cost of Big Tech’s huge investment in technologies that may do more harm than good
Could AI help America out of its debt hole?
Some investors believe the technology’s productivity benefits will put the US on a better fiscal path
RTÉ €725m funding could ‘distort’ media market, Irish Independent publisher warns Minister
Mediahuis tells minister to continue scrutinising cost of broadcaster ‘duplicating work’ done by commercial media
The Irish Times view on AI vehicles: no replacement for MetroLink
Dermot Desmond’s suggestion misses the point entirely
What is OpenAI’s GPT-5, and should I worry about my job?
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claims AI model boasts PhD-level intelligence, but remains a technology in progress
The future of pocket money? NestiFi lets families invest together for kids
Niall Dennehy’s new AI-powered platform lets families co-invest for children using blockchain and index funds
Microsoft provides data storage for Israeli military
A Microsoft spokesperson did not comment on a query about Irish data centres’ involvement
AI’s inbuilt biases threaten to undermine women in the workplace
For many companies, the short-term promise of productivity seems to be overcoming the hard reality of long-term bias and exclusion
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