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- Intel to cut 195 jobs at Leixlip campus July 1, 2025Intel has notified the Dept of Trade, Enterprise and Employment of plans to lay off 195 employees at its campus in Leixlip, Co Kildare, where it employs 5,000. The move brings some clarity to the company’s downsizing strategy announced in April when chief executive Lip-Bu Tan issued a statement on the back of underwhelming first […]
- Meta wants to raise $29bn for AI data centres July 1, 2025Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is looking for substantial external funding to realise its ambitions in the field of artificial intelligence. The tech giant wants to raise a total of $29 billion (€24.7 billion), earmarked for the construction of new data centres. According to the Financial Times, which cites sources close to the matter, […]
- Trump claims buyer in place for TikTok’s US operation July 1, 2025Donald Trump announced on Sunday that a buyer had been found for the US wing of Chinese social media platform TikTok. In an interview with Fox News, he described the buyer as “a very wealthy group” and said that further details would be announced “in about two weeks”. Trump also hinted that Chinese approval might […]
- Chinese tech giant Baidu makes AI model Ernie open source July 1, 2025Chinese tech giant Baidu is set to open source its Ernie generative AI model for the main languages, marking a significant moment in the global AI race. This move follows a strategy of gradual rollout, confirmed by a Baidu spokesperson to US broadcaster CNBC. While some experts question whether this step will have as much […]
- Gartner: Almost half of agentic AI projects flop July 1, 2025Nearly half of agentic AI projects (40%) will be cancelled by the end of 2027 due to rising costs, unclear business value, and inadequate risk management controls, according to a global report by research firm Gartner. According to a poll of 3,412 webinar attendees, 19% said their organisation had made significant investments in agentic AI, […]
- Microsoft says goodbye to the iconic Blue Screen of Death June 30, 2025Microsoft is saying goodbye to the iconic ‘Blue Screen of Death’ (BSOD), the blue error screen that Windows users would see during serious crashes. It will be replaced by a ‘Black Screen of Death’ with a more minimalist design. The company announced the change on Thursday in a blog post. Microsoft emphasized that the adjustment […]
- AI blamed for 80% increase in US layoffs June 30, 2025The American labour market is undergoing major changes as the impact of artificial intelligence of the size of organisations becomes known. This year, 696,309 layoffs have already been announced, an increase of 80% compared to 2024. This is according to data from Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an international consulting firm specialising in labour market research […]
- Licovolt to create 10 jobs following seed investment from Davencor Holdings June 30, 2025Licovolt, a University College Dublin (UCD) spin-out company supported by NovaUCD, is to create 10 jobs following a seed investment from Davencor Holdings, established by John Corcoran, the founder and former CEO of Davenham Switchgear. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Dublin, Davenham distributes control solutions for major industries, including data centres, and was last […]
- Smart Docklands project uses Minecraft to get younger people into city-making June 30, 2025A new pilot project is giving some of its youngest residents a powerful tool for change – Minecraft Part of the Smart Docklands Pilot Call 2024 projects, Craft My Street addresses the topic of community development by delivering workshops to schools in Dublin. A total of 139 students participated and 54 ideas were designed in […]
- Lero researchers examine how to give sprinters an edge at the 2028 Olympics June 30, 2025Elite Irish sprinters participating in a study at software research centre Lero at the University of Limerick, are working determine the effectiveness of super spike sprint shoes, could boost their chances of success at the 2028 Olympics. Researchers at the University of Limerick’s Sport and Human Performance Research Centre (SHPRC) have embarked on the research […]