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Core’s Aidan Greene: ‘Amazon.ie will be a gamechanger for Irish advertising clients’
The marketing communications group grew its net profit to more than €4m last year and has expanded again in 2024
It turns out your air fryer might be listening, sending data to China
UK consumer protection advocates Which? found that certain air fryers gather personal data that has little or no relevance to the functioning of the product
New standard backed by Amazon’s climate fund may help restore peatlands
Certification to help farmers and landowners prove benefits of bog restoration projects and attract investment
Corporate giants back down as Donald Trump election win in prospect
This US election, compliance risks becoming a calculated bet on the rise of authoritarianism
Donald Trump’s deportation agenda overlooks immigration’s role in US success
Infusing new people into the workforce is ‘not just desirable’ but ‘economically necessary’, says chief executive
Amazon revenues jump on back of AI-fuelled cloud demand
Market capitalisation more than doubled over past five years from growing cloud and advertising businesses as well as expanding margins in retail
Satellite wars: Elon Musk’s Starlink faces competition for global communications network
Amazon’s Kuiper has big plans but both groups face costly ongoing satellite replacement programmes
Mr Eason: The Meath accountant who turned a bookshop chain into a cash cow
Having survived Brexit, Covid and competition from Amazon, Liam Hanly has a new plan to grow profits
Will nuclear really power the AI boom?
Microsoft, Google and Amazon are all eyeing nuclear power to supply their data centres with low-carbon energy
Managers and the research disagree about hybrid work. What is this all about?
‘Leadership is a lot less fulfilling and a lot less fun when you’re doing it remotely’
Investors look beyond Nvidia and the magnificent seven
Increasingly confident investors looking beyond tech giants, suggesting reign may be over — for now at least
Amazon to increase number of advertisements on Prime Video
Ecommerce group attempting to win over more brands as it steps up push into ad-funded streaming services in 2025
California governor vetoes bill to regulate artificial intelligence
Gavin Newsom agreed with leading AI companies that the legislation would have stifled innovation
Lidl good, Ryanair not so bad, banks awful: What I’ve learned from 20 years writing Pricewatch
Pricewatch has been counting the pennies on your behalf for two decades. Here’s what we’ve learned
Regulator says Irish Water will miss key targets this year
Seen & Heard: Eamon Waters planning woes, Foreign investment complacency, and SimpleStudy secures new funding
Uber’s next act is to take on Amazon. But does it risk spreading itself too thin?
The company is in expansionist mode again and wants to become consumers’ main portal for every aspect of their lives
Schools abuse report shows how the legal system hurts victims and must change
The system must be changed so victims don’t have to campaign for decades to get justice and redress and so those liable can be held to account
The Irish Times view on Amazon’s return to the office diktat: Irish employees like their flexible working
Ireland has one of the highest percentages of employees working from home in the EU
Watch as these bellowing beasts – the three kinds of ageing Englishman – roam the plains one last time
On The Grand Tour: One for the Road, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May bow out of their Prime Video car show
Amazon rejects staff claim return-to-office policy is aimed at cutting jobs
Big tech companies have differing requirements when it comes to attending work in person
Amazon CEO asks staff to return five days a week, plans management cuts
Company had previously required staff to attend office three days a week
Intel to make custom AI chip for Amazon, delay German plant
AWS win is boost for Pat Gelsinger’s plan to turn around embattled chip company
James May reckons the car is at ‘most interesting part of its history since it was invented’ as trio sign off on The Grand Tour
The three presenters turn off their engines after one last epic trip
Apple’s warnings and gripes are part and parcel of a multinational’s close contacts with Government
Multinationals’ expressions of concern part and parcel of foreign direct investment but some feel fears for further inflow not without foundation
Ireland should not be blocking data centres, we need more of them
We need to find a win-win solution based on engineering which is far more ingenious than a simple black and white, yes or no to data centres
The billion-dollar Rings of Power is part of the weird new age of television
Prime Video is investing untold amounts in its Lord of the Rings fantasy. But the fastest-growing new streamer has a very different approach
European markets reach record highs as mood buoyed by inflation outlook
Stoxx 600 Index has rallied for the past four straight weeks, longest streak since March
Markets cheered by prospects of interest rate cuts
Market in Dublin climbs 0.5% as it is buoyed by a strong showing from budget airline Ryanair following O’Leary comments
Kamala Harris campaign proves good for ‘legacy’ ad business
Global advertising spend set to reach $1tn this year, with even traditional media managing an increase thanks to impact of US presidential election
How Lidl accidentally took on the big guns of cloud computing
A unit of Europe’s largest retailer is offering IT services to companies wary of big providers such as Amazon and Google
Amazon, Meta and Big Tech’s bid to rewrite the rules on net zero
Tech companies invest in renewable energy but cannot fully control how polluting their data centres are
Will Spotify users who pay nothing for the service always have that pleasure?
The music industry isn’t the biggest fan of the platform’s ad-supported tier. Might the labels push for a change?
Irish shares rise after volatile week
Global markets recover much of ground lost in previous few days
Online shopping: the pros and cons of a brave new world
Getting products to buyers, unexpected charges and scams are just some of the issues for online retail as well as impact on high streets
Amazon creates a ‘mega-brain’ of F1 stats
Amazon Web Services is a sponsor of Formula One but it’s also leveraging its tech to delve deeper into the sport
Markets hit a wall amid fears of US economic slowdown
Financials and tech stocks worst hit as indices show a sea of red
European equities retreat as bank stocks tumble
Iseq index down almost 1.8% as AIB and Bank of Ireland slip after PTSB’s strong results
Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+: 10 of the best new shows to watch in August
Including Kaos, Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power, Emily in Paris, Only Murders in the Building, The Umbrella Academy and Bad Monkey
Investors await decisions from key central banks and earnings reports from big tech companies
Irish market ends the day down, with Dalata and Glanbia the big fallers
GAA club buys prime site for playing field beside Dunnes Stores’ Cornelscourt complex in south Dublin
The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Markets at the mercy of the not-so-magnificent seven
Outsized influence meant poorly-received results can drag markets down disproportionately
Magnificent seven stocks take a pounding as investors rotate into cheaper companies
Nvidia alone lost over $200bn in market value on Wednesday
Britain’s answer to Warren Buffett bemoans a market obsessed with Nvidia
Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon and Meta were responsible for almost half the S&P 500′s gains in first half of 2024
European shares edge higher as US inflation data stokes rate-cut bets
Iseq index adds 0.8%, outperforming European peers
European shares fall on French election uncertainty
The pan-European Stoxx 600 index ended 0.2 per cent lower, after notching a more than one-week high early in the day
Google data centre expansion leads to surge in carbon emissions
Amid near 50% jump and fresh doubt over its green commitments, tech giant says future environmental impact of AI is difficult to predict
Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+: 10 of the best new shows to watch in July
See Anthony Hopkins in gladiator epic Those About to Die, Lisa Kudrow in a reboot of Time Bandits, and the final series of Cobra Kai
Amazon set aside more than €110m in share-based payments for Irish workers in 2023
Online retailer and technology company estimates it could have to make as much as €330 million in share payments to workers in the coming five years
Brazil’s Amazon dilemma: Rein in environmental commitments or face a far-right resurgence
A struggle within Lula’s government could see the Amazon region become the next frontier for oil and gas industry
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