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Investor turns to crowdfunding in attempt to save TikTok’s US operation
While US devotees of the video sharing website TikTok get nervous as to where they will be able to get their fix of shortform video one investor has stepped forward with a plan that puts the fate of...
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Fraudsters netted almost €100m in 2023
Fraudsters stole almost €100 million (through frauds and scams in 2023, an increase of over 16% on 2022, according to a new report published today by FraudSmart, an initiative led by Banking &...
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International survey shows lack of awareness of AI apps
Despite the hype, few people are using actually using artificial intelligence according to an international survey by Reuters Institute and Oxford University. A survey of 12,000 people across...
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Russian groups intensify misinformation campaign around Paris Olympics
Russia isn’t done with its disinformation campaign targeting the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to Microsoft. In fact attacks against the latter have gained momentum and are stoking...
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Mt. Gox starts paying creditors, 10 years after collapse
Crypto exchange Mt. Gox, which collapsed in 2014, has begun paying off creditors. The first batch of bitcoins, worth $9.4 billion, is not yet available to the open market, so there is no immediate...
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Mixed fortunes in mixed reality as global release for Vision Pro confirmed
There is mixed news on the mixed reality news as Apple confirms a wider release for the Vision Pro headset and Microsoft announces job losses in its mixed reality (MR) division. The UK, Canada and...
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Carbon footprint reduction tool using AI awarded top prize at Microsoft...
A team of students from Confey Community College in Leixlip, Co. Kildare have been crowned winners of the Microsoft Dream Space: brain_waves national competition. Following on from the students’...
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Crypto trader loses $1m due to Chrome plugin
A Chinese crypto trader has lost $1 million due to a promotional Google Chrome plug-in called Aggr. The promotional plug-in steals cookies from users, which hackers use to bypass password and...
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Meta, LinkedIn under renewed scrutiny in Europe
Meta and LinkedIn are once again drawing attention to their data management practices through legal actions from consumer advocates and regulators. Privacy rights organisation Noyb wants Meta to limit...
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Crypto market holds breath as some stablecoins banned
Starting next month, some major digital currencies, such as Tether, will disappear from the European crypto market due to new EU regulations. This change could significantly disrupt trading on European...
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Apple makes own intelligent decisions at WWDC
Apple is trying to catch up with Google and Microsoft with dozens of AI features in its upcoming iOS, iPad OS, tvOS, watch OS and macOS refreshes unveiled at WWDC. So much had already been leaked that...
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IP Telecom adds Siro and National Broadband as connectvity partners
IP Telecom has expanded its connectivity offering to Irish businesses, IPT Broadband, adding Siro, and National Broadband (NBI) connectivity to its existing partnership with OpenEir. The expansion sees...
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Elon Musk withdraws lawsuit against OpenAI
Elon Musk is withdrawing his lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman for now. Musk, one of OpenAI’s early backers, felt the company was straying from its original mission to develop AI for the...
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Flogas opens Bio-CNG refuelling self-service station
Flogas, a commercial and industrial energy supplier of renewable biomethane to transport, has officially opened the country’s first dedicated Bio-CNG refuelling self-service station at FoodCentral in...
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Pace broadens carbon analytics offering for airport and corporate travel sectors
Pace, Fexco’s sustainability data and analytics product suite, has launched Pace Data Services, a suite of data and analytics offerings providing insights for the airport and corporate travel sectors...
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Greengate Biogas to power biomethane revolution
Investment fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) is to partner with biogas factory developer Atlas Renewables and Energex Partners, an advisory practice for the energy sector. The...
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Ireland wins gold at WorldSkills Global Skills Challenge
An Irish team of cyber security experts has won the gold medal at the WorldSkills Global Skills Challenge 2024, hosted by WorldSkills Australia. The team of Mark Drinan and Luke Woodside, guided by Dr....
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SFI Curious Minds Awards recognises primary schools for STEM efforts
A total of 419 primary schools nationwide have received the SFI Curious Minds Award 2024. Led by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), the programme aims to increase interest in science, technology,...
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Ubotica joins Earth observation group backed by Horizon Europe
Ubotica, Dublin company specialising in delivers AI-driven solutions for space technology, has joined a Horizon Europe-backed initiative to develop an open, flexible, and scalable multi-mission Earth...
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Sustainability Dingle report shows value of renewable energy communities
Residents in the Dingle Peninsula could potentially produce and consume their own electricity supply becoming more self-sufficient while also reducing their carbon footprint, according to the final...
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