Meet my new online friend: Michael D GPTWe are creating machines whose reasoning and analytical abilities are way beyond our human ability to understandThu Jan 26 2023 - 05:00
The little known Dutch company ensuring the survival of the global tech industryChris Horn: ASML is indispensable in a world where the US has limited its high-tech exports to ChinaThu Jan 12 2023 - 06:00
Chris Horn: Predictions for the tech sector in 2023Has technology sector matured or is it entering a different phase of development?Fri Dec 30 2022 - 05:15
Chris Horn: Pioneers’ original values still shining across the internetThe internet has democratised human discourse, allowing individual citizens to be heard and become influentialThu Dec 08 2022 - 05:00
Cyber-resilience Act signals big change in commercial software development Act would require digital systems with sensitive information or critical functions to carry a CE quality mark. Surprisingly, there has been little public comment by industryThu Dec 01 2022 - 05:00
Soul tokens: getting a digital resumé of the person, not their possessionsFounder of cryptocurrency ethereum looks to harness blockchain for a greater goodThu Nov 10 2022 - 05:30
Driverless cars: What you need to know on the latest developments Intelligent vehicles may be able to monitor and correct driving but the person still behind the wheel must be able to use these safety systemsThu Sept 29 2022 - 05:00
Keeping tabs on emissions as carbon capture moves centre stageIrish start-up CarbonSpace uses satellite technology to monitor emissions and measure them against data going back to 2000Thu Sept 15 2022 - 05:15
Chris Horn: To help reduce emissions on the farm, scientists are looking out to seaCertain types of seaweed have properties that can curb methane production in cattle, but more research needs to be doneThu Sept 01 2022 - 05:36
3D printing: The building block to construct new homes First owner-occupied 3D home was built in 2017 but they require manual fit-out for plumbing and electricsThu Sept 01 2022 - 05:31
Seaweed has potential to sharply reduce agricultural emissionsTeagasc working on project that may help farmers meet targets for methane reductions from herdsThu Aug 18 2022 - 05:20
How technology is being deployed to put out wildfiresWildfire fighting is dangerous, often low paid and historically has been woefully underfunded by governments. Tech innovations are helping to tackle this worsening issueThu Aug 04 2022 - 05:00
Chris Horn: Start-ups and established players are innovating to recycle EV batteries - and treasure materialsMoves to renewables and electric vehicles are facing shortages of necessities for manufacturing electronics and especially storage batteriesThu Jul 21 2022 - 05:00
EU looks to set the standard for crypto regulation Facebook’s now-abandoned plans for ‘libra’ cryptocurrency the catalyst for new rulesThu Jul 07 2022 - 05:00
Autonomous flight: When will pilotless aircraft be cleared for takeoff?Autonomous commercial aircraft are coming and will be commercially attractive, reduce flight crew costs, and address pilot shortagesThu Jun 23 2022 - 05:00
Irish tech start-ups must keep calm and preserve cash to survive what’s comingIt may soon become harder to get funding so firms need to build markets and only sell profitablyThu Jun 02 2022 - 05:00
Defunct satellites are a hacker’s paradiseHours before Russia invaded Ukraine it launched a crippling cyber attackThu May 19 2022 - 05:53
Chris Horn: War drives desperate innovation to overcome immediate and terrible threatsUkraine’s IT army has hit Russia with reciprocal widespread cyber-attacksWed May 04 2022 - 12:11
Time has come for better cryptocurrency regulationQuadrigaCX collapse and the Sky Mavis theft raise serious security issuesThu Apr 21 2022 - 05:09
Does a password-less future have to be biometric?Zero knowledge authentication still in its infancy, subject to both research and innovationThu Dec 02 2021 - 05:59
Chris Horn: Digital authentication is an intriguing innovation spaceRemoving vulnerabilities would avoid the need for scanning and detection toolsThu Nov 18 2021 - 05:33
Chris Horn: Will Ireland really squander the Science Gallery?Innovative centre captures public imagination globally and TCD provost must save itThu Nov 04 2021 - 05:48
Innovation: Preserving the digital future of the forgotten formatMere decades can render a/v content inaccessible. We must ensure content is foreverThu Oct 21 2021 - 05:19
Chip squeeze leaves manufacturers vulnerable on supply and qualityChip-verification group Oki found that 30% of examinations exposed counterfeitsThu Oct 07 2021 - 05:39
Keeping the lights on as the grid stutters will become an all-consuming challengeChris Horn: Renewable energy is all very well, but how far will the wind carry us?Thu Sept 23 2021 - 05:23
Eye-tracking technology turns focus to mainstream needsChris Horn: Specialist hardware not needed as gaming and interfaces set to benefitThu Sept 09 2021 - 05:05
Are overhead motorway lines the answer for electric haulage?Electric trucks require heavier batteries than e-cars and have a limited long distance rangeThu Aug 26 2021 - 05:07
What will post-Covid public transport commute look like?Health expectations mean days of packed public transport appear numberedThu Aug 12 2021 - 08:02
Inter Milan cryptocurrency shows another side of digital coinsSocial economies trading in digital coins are an emerging wave across the internetWed Jul 28 2021 - 15:45
Chris Horn: Infinidash highlights lunacy of ‘must have’ technobabbleNash’s hoax exposes absurd credulity of the global software communityWed Jul 14 2021 - 05:35
Irish tech should focus on innovation and high-value exitsExit graduation and acquisition coaching key to sector becoming world classThu Jul 01 2021 - 05:49
Recent outages prove need for transparency around internet infrastructureSociety has taken leap of faith in cloud computing but analysis and regulation is limitedThu Jun 17 2021 - 05:20
With the State closing the Digital Hub, what should come next?‘Rising talented leaders could collaborate with others and together make valuable changes’Thu Jun 03 2021 - 05:21
Remembering Percy Ludgate, Ireland’s first computer scientistIn 1914 the Corkman described a completely novel mechanical computerThu May 20 2021 - 05:20
Chris Horn: Tangible benefits of protecting your intellectual propertyEven if you’re a small business, IP will play a big part in distinguishing you from rivalsThu May 06 2021 - 05:47
We are at another watershed moment for the Irish economyWith the corporate tax joyride ending, we need new ways to drive up our wealthThu Apr 22 2021 - 05:14
Chris Horn: Get your head around ‘headless’ commerceLurking behind the techno jargon is a uniform set of tools for marketeers and creativesThu Apr 08 2021 - 05:28
The ‘no-code’ approach is very popular but it comes with a dilemmaA new approach to software is needed that not only makes it convenient to build but automatically ensures it is error-freeThu Mar 25 2021 - 05:36
Farmers seeding the future of food production with roboticsChris Horn: Satellites and drones are shaping the future of farmingThu Mar 11 2021 - 05:35
Chris Horn: Board tips for start-up chief executivesFrom who should be on the board to how to make meetings productiveThu Mar 04 2021 - 05:29
The global pandemic has resulted in a shortage of computer chipsMany more molecules than all the stars in the universe sit in a teaspoon of water: think about that as you stir your next cup of teaWed Feb 17 2021 - 05:00
Chris Horn: A rundown on the evolution of batteriesAs energy storage becomes a greater part of our lives, R&D is set to keep making stridesThu Feb 04 2021 - 05:27
Hands off: Covid-19 is fuelling a boom in touchless technologyWith pathogens lurking on every surface, sensor- and voice-activated tech is on the riseThu Jan 21 2021 - 05:15
After Covid, tech focus will shift back to climate change in 2021EU’s Green Deal will see €1tn investment to make Europe a climate-neutral blocMon Jan 04 2021 - 11:50
Growing appetite for automated home kitchen assistants and ‘ghost kitchens’Chris Horn: Is there a smart device that can cook food and clean up afterwards? Not yet, but the smart kitchen industry is moving rapidlyThu Dec 03 2020 - 05:15
Intel retools to stay as ‘inside’ chip industry as everFaced with technological and competitive challenges, US chipmaker is repositioningThu Nov 19 2020 - 05:25
The future: robot nurses and driving a forklift from your living roomUsing flight simulator tech to safely operate machinery could take off in the Covid-19 eraThu Nov 05 2020 - 05:12
How robotic technology can mimic repetitive business tasksAutomatic tools monitor and learn the behaviour of back-office staffThu Oct 22 2020 - 05:57
Brexit may stymie British technological innovationChris Horn: Key challenge is to scale from domestic market to sell internationallyThu Oct 08 2020 - 07:38
Beware of the rush to get back to normal business amid Covid-19Epic novel Moby Dick offers us a lesson in dealing with the coronavirus maelstromThu May 28 2020 - 03:15
