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Skillnet Ireland addresses need for advanced digital skills in healthcare...
Skillnet Ireland, in collaboration with a consortium of leading European academic institutions, research centres, and industry stakeholders, has launched an initiative to address the pressing need for...
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CES 2025: Flying car Xpeng still on sale this year
CES is home to more than a few wacky ideas and this year is no exception. Xpeng Aeroht, Asia’s largest manufacturer of flying cars, revealed some important details about its Land Aircraft Carrier at...
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CES 2025: The return of the mini PC
The success of Apple’s MacMini has not escaped PC manufacturers. At the CES in Las Vegas, the mini PC seems to be on the rise. These are compact PCs that come without a keyboard, mouse and screen,...
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University of Galway researchers make breakthrough in bioprinting human heart...
Researchers at University of Galway have developed a way of bioprinting tissues that change shape as a result of cell-generated forces, in the same way that it happens in biological tissues during...
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Samsung’s new Galaxy S25 handsets unleash new AI features
The race to incorporate the best artificial intelligence (AI) features into handsets is hotting up with electronics giant Samsung revealing its latest AI-enabled smartphones on Tuesday. The new Galaxy...
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Meta offers thousands to lure TikTokkers and YouTubers
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is introducing a financial incentive program to attract creators currently active on platforms such as TikTok and YouTube. Under the name...
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Musk e-mail warns of ‘severe revenue problems’ at X
In an e-mail to X employees, quoted by The Wall Street Journal, Elon Musk has said that the social network is facing serious revenue problems and stagnant user growth. Musk admitted: “Our user growth...
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Chinese start-up DeepSeek challenges US’ leading position in artificial...
The AI race has a new contender: the recently launched DeepSeek V3. The Chinese start-up’s model is making waves with its open source language model and impressive performance, already beating OpenAI’s...
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Meta unveils smart glasses for athletes
Meta announced plans last Friday to invest $65 billion in data centres this year but Facebook’s parent company has insisted it isn’t above releasing something that’s just fun to use. Bloomberg reported...
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Perplexity AI proposes $300bn merger with TikTok’s US arm
In a recent development, Perplexity AI revised its proposal to merge with TikTok US with the goal of creating a new company. This revised plan includes the possibility for the US government to own up...
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Russia boosts Bitcoin mining to optimise energy capacity
Rosseti, Russia’s largest state power grid operator, wants to enable Bitcoin mining at underutilised power plants. The initiative is intended to optimise energy consumption and generate additional...
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DPC forced to reinvestigate GDPR complaints by European court
The Data Protection Commission suffered an embarrassing defeat at the General Court of the European Court of Justice today after it was ordered to reopen three complaints into the use of personal data...
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Microsoft launches Community Fund for South Dublin organisations
Microsoft is unveiling a new €100,000 fund to support individuals, community groups, schools and non-profits that want to deliver impactful community projects in South Dublin. The Microsoft Community...
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MTU study to inform best practice on use of GenAI
Munster Technological University (MTU) has announced the launch of a pioneering PhD research supported by TU Rise aiming nurture and support innovative enterprises, elevate the global competitiveness...
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Entries open for SciFest regional competitions
SciFest, Ireland’s largest and most inclusive STEM fair programme for second-level students, has announced its return ahead of its 20th anniversary with a call for entrants to the SciFest regional...
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European Union tackles online platforms Temu, Shein and Amazon with new...
The European Union is preparing to implement reforms that will shift responsibility for dangerous or illegal products sold online to e-commerce platforms such as Temu, Shein and Amazon Marketplace. The...
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OpenAI and South Korean Kakao join forces to face growing AI competition
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has signed an agreement with South Korean tech giant Kakao amid increased competition in the AI sector evidenced by the meteoric rise of DeepSeek. The partnership allows Kakao to...
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Platform to help businesses comply with European accessibility legislation...
An Irish company has launched an online platform that can help businesses avoid fines of up to €60,000 and comply with new accessibility legislation coming into effect in Ireland in June of this year....
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Google launches affordable AI model
Google has introduced a lower-cost version of its Gemini AI series called Flash-Lite. The move comes as investors become increasingly concerned about the costs associated with developing and using...
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Nobel laureate Eugene Fama warns of potential Bitcoin collapse
Eugene Fama, winner of a Nobel Prize in Economics in 2013, expressed serious concerns about Bitcoin’s future in an episode of the Capitalisn’ t podcast. He said the cryptocurrency’s inherent flaws make...
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