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• Apple unveils redesigned MacBook Pro with M1 Pro, M1 Max chips October 19, 2021
  Apple has unveiled new 14″ and 16″ MacBook Pro devices, which pack the latest version of the company’s M1 ARM-based architecture. The laptops represent the second round of laptops to ditch Intel in favor of Apple’s homegrown M1 chip. The first, unveiled in November 2020, included a Mac Mini, MacBook Air, and a 13″ MacBook […]
• Dublin-based Kianda secures €1.5m investment October 18, 2021
  Dublin-based Kianda Technologies has raised €1.5 million from Kernel Capital through the Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Growth Fund II, alongside Enterprise Ireland. The funding will generate new roles in the Kianda team and help the company to develop its growing global clientele. Kianda’s no-code/low-code application development platform enables organisations to bridge the digital skills […]
• Irish scientists hunt for genetic explanation to Covid-19 resistance October 18, 2021
  Irish scientists are among a global group hunting for a genetic explanation as to why some people seem resistant to Covid-19 while others experience life-threatening symptoms. In a landmark paper published in leading journal Nature Immunology, the consortium sets out a strategy for answering one of the pandemic’s greatest questions: ‘Why do some people not get Covid-19?’ […]
• Facebook to hire 10,000 workers across the EU October 18, 2021
  Facebook is set to create 10,000 jobs across the European Union in its quest to facilitate the creation of an AR and AI-powered “metaverse” for collaborative working. The five-year plan will see an average of 2,000 roles created across the 27-country bloc annually. While the company has described these jobs as “high-skilled”, it’s given little […]
• Thirty countries announce crackdown on ransomware payments October 18, 2021
  More than 30 countries have pledged to act against ransomware gangs by blocking the cryptocurrency payment channels they use. A joint statement issued after the virtual Counter-Ransomware Initiative meetings held by the White House National Security Council stated the countries “recognise that ransomware is an escalating global security threat with serious economic and security consequences.” […]
• TikTok removed 81.5m videos in Q2 for violating guidelines October 18, 2021
  More thsn 81.5 million videos were removed from TikTok between April and June for violating its community guidelines or terms of service. This is according to Tik Tok’s Q2 community guidelines enforcement report, which said the removed videos accounted for less than 1% of all videos uploaded on the platform. Of those videos, TikTok said it identified […]
• Microsoft to shutter LinkedIn in China October 15, 2021
  Microsoft has announced it will be shutting down LinkedIn in China and instead will launch a new platform purely focused on job postings and recruitment. LinkedIn, which has operated in China since February 2014, will be replaced later this year by InJobs, a new standalone jobs application platform built specifically for the region. It won’t […]
• WhatsApp backups to get end-to-end encryption October 15, 2021
  Facebook has announced plans to roll out end-to-end encryption for WhatsApp chat history on both Android and iOS versions of the app. The feature, which is to be slowly rolled out to those using the latest version of the chat app, will allow users to secure backups before they are saved in iCloud or Google […]
• Acer confirms breach after cyber attack on Indian servers October 15, 2021
  A hacker group has claimed to have breached the servers of Acer India, with approximately 60GB of sensitive data belonging to several million of the company’s customers being leaked online. Known as Desordern, the group said it had stolen customer information, corporate data, financial data, and information related to recent company audits, according to a […]
• Intact’s Justin Lawless on the great return to work October 15, 2021
  On this week’s show we preview Apple’s Unleashed event and the possibility of Cupertino rolling back a decade a bad ideas. In our interview slot Justin Lawless from Intact takes us through his business’ experience of working during a pandemic. To never miss an episode of TechRadio subscribe, comment and rate us on iTunes, Soundcloud, […]