In the latest episode of For Tech’s Sake, we speak to Liz Carolan about what could be seen as a ‘make or break year’ for tech and democracy. Read more: How tech will impact the biggest el...
https://www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/election-year-tech-ai-democracy-deepfakes
Doyle will spearhead Microsoft's sales, marketing and services business, with particular focus on AI-powered digital transformation. Read more: Catherine Doyle named new general manager of Micr...
https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/catherine-doyle-general-manager-microsoft-ireland
Based in NovaUCD, Silicate has developed technology to remove excess CO2 from the atmosphere through the weathering of silicate and hydroxide minerals. Read more: Silicate named top 20 finalist...
https://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/xprize-carbon-removal-competition-musk-foundation-silicate
For the first time ever, BTYSTE submissions are being opened three months early to give students more time to brainstorm their ideas and develop their creative projects. Read more: Applications...
https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/btyste-2025-applications-open-early-bt-ireland
If you run your own site but aren’t reaching the right audience, how can you touch up your SEO skills? Read more: Understanding SEO for better optimisation
https://www.siliconrepublic.com/advice/seo-optimisation-skills-advice-technology
A team of RCSI scientists has found that many of the chemicals in flavoured vapes were never intended to be heated at high temperatures for inhalation. Read more: Why is vaping bad for health? ...
NASA created the intense and confusing video using a supercomputer and said it would have taken more than a decade for a regular laptop to accomplish the same feat. Read more: NASA video simula...
https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nasa-black-hole-simulation-video
The NCA and FBI claim Dmitry Khoroshev led the notorious ransomware gang which was disrupted by an international task force earlier this year, though LockBit does not appear to be entirely out of...
https://www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/lockbit-ransomware-gang-leader-dmitry-khoroshev-sanctions
Apple said the M4 chip has helped it make the iPad Pro its thinnest device ever, with a powerful display and a focus on gaming. Read more: Apple unveils new iPad Pro and its AI-focused M4 chip
https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/apple-ipad-pro-m4-chip-ai-thinnest-device
Founded by Dr Dara Meldrum in Trinity College Dublin, Vertigenius has developed a sensor and app that can help monitor the treatment of vertigo at home. Read more: Vertigenius raises €2.1m an...
ByteDance is being forced to sell its stake in TikTok in the US or face a national ban, but the companies claim this isn't possible and that the move is 'unconstitutional'. Read more: TikTok su...
https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/tiktok-sues-us-government-bytedance-ban-china
Call seven of the DTIF fund will be on an open rolling basis, instead of the previous closed call approach, to prioritise 'user friendliness'. Read more: Ireland’s DTIF launches seventh fundi...
https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/disruptive-technologies-innovation-fund-seeking-projects
Dr Michaela Hruskova from the University of Stirling and Dr Katharina Scheidgen from Georg-August-Universität Göttingen on why the US VC funding model is so successful. Read more: How can Eur...
Based in Massachusetts, Akamai Technologies has previously acquired Ireland's Asavie to expand its global cloud and cybersecurity business. Read more: Akamai to acquire Noname Security in $450m...
Is it okay for people to just not be okay sometimes, or do the experts think we always need to put on our happy faces when we are at work? Read more: Is toxic positivity poisoning the atmospher...
https://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/toxic-positivity-at-work-communication-hr
Margie McCarthy of SEAI said that transforming energy research using collaborative approaches is paramount to Ireland’s energy revolution. Read more: SEAI announces €20m for clean energy pr...
https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/seai-funding-energy-research-ireland-projects-call
The company has put out a call for skilled Java and .Net cloud software engineers, with the development expected to boost IT employment in the region. Read more: INIT to more than double its Ir...
https://www.siliconrepublic.com/jobs-news/maynooth-expansion-init-it-software-engineering
Just last month, prime minister Rishi Sunak revealed that the UK would increase its defence spending to 2.5pc of GDP by 2030 amid increasing foreign threats. Read more: UK defence ministry data...
https://www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/uk-defence-ministry-data-breach-hack-cyberattack-china
The investment comes as rivals such as Microsoft have been making significant AI and cloud investments in Asian countries such as Japan and Indonesia. Read more: Amazon to invest $9bn for cloud...
UK PM Rishi Sunak said the latest funding marks the biggest investment ever made in a UK-based AI company. Read more: UK AI start-up Wayve raises $1bn backed by Nvidia and Microsoft