Motorola unfolds two new foldables in Razr 50 and Razr 50 Ultra
After multiple leaks online Motorola has officially announced its next generation of folding smartphones: the Razr 50 and Razr 50 Ultra, featuring Google’s AI system Gemini. The Motorola Razr already...
View ArticleWhat to expect at next week’s Samsung Unpacked
Samsung’s next Unpacked event will take place on Wednesday 10 July in Paris. A lot of new products are expected, from upgrades to familiar devices to entirely new ones. Here are a few teases from the...
View ArticleMeta puts AI plans in Europe on hold
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta has postponed the launch of its AI software in Europe for the time being, but the social networking giant is still of the opinion that its approach can comply...
View ArticleCamille Donegan named interim CEO of Eirmersive
Eirmersive has announced the appointment of Camille Donegan as interim chief executive officer (CEO). This move follows a busy six months of professionalisation for the organisation, supported by...
View ArticleEuropean Union proposes taxes on purchases through Temu or AliExpress
The European Union is trying to cope with online retailers offering their goods at bargain prices. A proposal is now to also impose import taxes on smaller purchases outside the EU. Chinese retailers...
View ArticleMusk plans sweeping changes for X with like, repost and reply buttons...
Elon Musk has announced a striking change for X, the social network formerly known as Twitter. He wants to completely remove the like, repost and reply buttons from the feed. Users will have to swipe a...
View ArticleYouTube introduces policy to remove AI-generated content
YouTube has quietly rolled out a policy change addressing deepfakes where individuals’ likenesses and voices are used and manipulated without permission. As with any claim, however, there is no...
View ArticleDublin company providing video and GNSS telemetry system for Ariane 6 rocket
The ESA’s Ariane 6 rocket is scheduled to take off this evening at some time between 7 and 11pm. The mission, eight years in the making, will have Irish involvement in the form of Dublin-based Réaltra,...
View ArticleESB shows off power of hydrogen with fuel cell demonstrations
ESB has launched new hydrogen power generation demonstration fuel cells to showcase what is the first deployment of hydrogen to electricity in Ireland. A demonstration of this unit – produced by...
View ArticleAll-island collaboration to address challenges in polymer research
The Advanced Technologies in Manufacturing (ATIM) Cluster at Technological University of the Shannon, Athlone Campus has launched PolymerConnect, a cross-border initiative designed to address critical...
View ArticleCloudflare identifies Web’s hungriest large language models
New figures from security firm Cloudflare have thrown lights on how intensively companies are grazing the Web to train their large language models. Cloudflare developed a system that allows its...
View ArticleClaremorris student wins junior regional winner award at Technovation Global...
A student from from Mount Saint Michael Secondary School in Claremorris has been honoured with the prestigious European junior regional winner award at the Technovation Global Celebrations. Dana Carney...
View ArticleSamsung shows off new phones, wearables at Unpacked
Samsung revealed an array of new products at a packed event in Paris today. As expected, the much-leaked Galaxy Z Fold6 and Galaxy Z Flip6 foldables got an official airing, as did two new smartwatches...
View ArticleGovernment allocates €14.6m to early career researchers under SFI-IRC Pathway...
An investigation into the link between the microbiome and the developing brain, and the exploration of the habitability of Jupiter’s moons are among two projects among 25 to receive support through the...
View ArticleDutch mathematical model predicts course of Alzheimer’s with greater accuracy
A new computational model developed by the Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, as given doctors new insight into how the disease works. The model uses data from 1,000 patients and provides insight into the...
View ArticleMicrogenerators deliver energy savings to 100,000 ESB Networks customers
ESB Networks has today announced that more than 100,000 rooftop solar microgenerators have now been connected to Ireland’s electricity network, cumulatively adding over 400MW of clean energy onto...
View ArticleHow Europe is tackling online age verification
The passing of the Protection of Children (Online Age Verification) Bill looks to be a certainty at this point, especially with the government already promising to have it in place ahead of the net...
View ArticleSamsung presents compact health tool with Galaxy Ring
With the Samsung Galaxy Ring, a new wearable will soon hit the market. It is a light and compact ring equipped with many sensors to monitor your health. However, the Galaxy Ring is not available in...
View ArticleCrypto theft rises to $1.4bn in first half of 2024
The value of stolen crypto currencies has more than doubled in the first six months of 2024 compared with the previous year. This is largely due to a small number of large attacks and rising...
View ArticleChatbot helps cleaners with language barrier
To help cleaners with their daily work and for colleagues who do not have sufficient command of the Dutch language, Vebego Cleaning Services has developed its own digital AI tool, the ‘Schoonmaak...
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