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• Bluesky surge is impressive but the old days won’t be coming back December 20, 2024
  Debuting in February 2023, micro-blogging social media platform Bluesky, originally an internal project at Twitter, has seen explosive growth since Donald Trump’s victory at the polls in November. Speculation has been rife about the possible rise of just such a platform since Elon Musk purchased Twitter, routed its staff and rebranded the social network as […]
• British creatives lobby for protection from AI under Creators’ Rights Alliance banner December 20, 2024
  More than 20 British creative groups, including publishers, actors, authors and photographers, have called on the government to protect billion-dollar copyright rules from AI companies. The newly formed action group Creators’ Rights Alliance has set its sights primarily on intellectual property protection rules. Creative work created by AIs, they say, should belong to the public […]
• The stories that defined 2024, and PwC’s Moira Cronin on risk December 20, 2024
  From the dramatic fall of crypto kingpin Sam Bankman-Fried to the challenges facing electric vehicle adoption in Ireland, get ready for a no-holds-barred analysis of the year’s most compelling tech stories. We unpack everything from the impact of brand new AI regulation to streaming economics, the shifting landscapes of digital innovation and much more. Plus, […]
• EY: Global venture capital investment in GenAI almost doubled in 2024 December 20, 2024
  Investor enthusiasm for generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) continues to grow, with venture capital investment in the sector expected to top $45 billion globally for the year, almost double the figure for 2023 ($24 billion) and more than five times the total VC investment in 2022 ($8.7 billion). That’s according to EY Ireland’s Generative AI Key […]
• Nasa unveils plan to maintain presence in low Earth orbit after ISS departure December 19, 2024
  As Nasa prepares to retire the International Space Station in 2030, the agency has outlined its vision for sustaining the human presence in low Earth orbit. This strategy, developed through extensive collaboration with industry, academia and international partners, focuses on advancing science, technology and exploration in microgravity for the benefit of all. The final strategy […]
• Here’s to uninteresting times December 19, 2024
  So here we all are heading into the closing stages of 2024. Does it feel like nearly a year has gone by since last Christmas? I suppose it all depends who you are and what’s happened to you. Personally, I feel that we are all currently living under the curse, often attributed to Confucius but […]
• Openmind Networks creating 25 jobs at new Dublin office December 19, 2024
  Openmind Networks, a provider of mobile messaging software services for the telecoms industry, is opening of its new global headquarters in Dublin. The state-of-the-art facility serves as a hub for Openmind Networks’ expanding global operations. In addition to offering a modern and inspiring workspace, the new headquarters will generate 25 high-tech roles across technology, engineering, […]
• Ireland joins international partnership for promoting sustainable ICT procurement December 18, 2024
  Ireland has entered into a voluntary agreement to co-operate with other bodies, internationally, to improve the sustainability of ICT procurement. Known as the Circular and Fair ICT Pact (CFIT), this voluntary initiative is an international procurement-led partnership with a remit to accelerate circularity, fairness, and sustainability in the ICT sector. The Department of the Environment, Climate and […]
• Focus on research: Dr Mani Dhingra, Adapt December 18, 2024
  Dr Mani Dhingra is a senior postdoctoral researcher with Research Ireland centre Adapt and smart city digital twin manager at Maynooth University. In this interview she talks about how ethics inform technologucal solutions to urban challenges. Can you tell us about your background? I am an architect, urbanist and innovator with a master’s degree in […]
• Dutch regulator fines Netflix €4.75m December 18, 2024
  A Dutch regulator has taken Netflix to task over the streaming service’s harvesting of user data and its opaque reasons for doing so. The Personal Data Authority (AP) found that between 2018 and 2020, Netflix did not give customers enough information about what the company does with their personal data. The streaming service was fined […]