Can a focus on simplicity give Google’s Fitbit the Edge?
Fitness tracker puts emphasis back on activity with fewer screen distractions
All of our coverage of tech giant Google
State requires large number of workers from outside European Economic Area, according to ESRI
However, country struggles to retain many of them, especially highly skilled ones
Stripe’s Patrick Collison on front line of billionaires’ war against wealth tax
Irish tech entrepreneur has donated $33m to campaign to defeat proposal on Tuesday’s ballot
The career costs of non-competes: ‘Your star striker is sitting on the bench’
Clauses preventing workers moving to a rival for months can limit job opportunities and lead to costly legal rows
Asian shares wobble as Alphabet earnings miss drags Wall St futures lower
Stakes are raised for Amazon, Intel later today
AI optimism lifts Wall Street ahead of big tech earnings
Dublin shares rose, while Britain’s FTSE 100 felt the effect of HSBC missing quarterly revenue estimates
Trump says he asked Google CEO to rename Atlantic Ocean on Maps
Tech company previously complied with president’s demand to rename Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America
Germany offers a stark vision of Ireland’s possible future
As debate raged in Brussels about dependence on US tech firms, Google celebrated Ireland’s EU presidency
Millions affected by Revolut disruption linked to Google Cloud outage
Fintech says data and customer money remain safe
More than half of Irish business leaders worried over ‘sophisticated cyber attacks’ by AI
Artificial intelligence seen as a risk to firms, not a benefit, survey finds
Who was George Gabriel Stokes? The Irish mathematician whose 180-year-old puzzle has AI giants at war
OpenAI claims to have found proof of Sligo scientist’s equations but tech rivals are less than impressed
The Irish Times view on the AI Summit: who controls the machines?
The questions raised by the acceleration of the technology are real, serious and potentially existential
Wall Street slips after inflation shock as ASML lifts European tech
Kerry Group continues to make gains as share price now up more than 4%
Tech leaders outline AI dangers and opportunities at Dublin summit
Recent incidents ‘early warning shots’ of tech’s potential for harm, says Google DeepMind co-founder
AI systems should adopt safety lessons from nuclear industry
Balance needs to be struck between regulation and opportunity, Google DeepMind chair says
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta has reached AI ‘frontier’
Company is committed to further vast spending to challenge rivals
Google to spend $5m to improve forecasting of extreme weather events in Ireland
Plan includes creation of weather station network at Irish schools
How much are we being watched in our everyday lives without realising?
How much are we being watched in our everyday lives without realising?
Humans must always be responsible for AI
AI agents act within parameters set by people and it’s up to them to set them correctly
South Dublin logistics facility (200,000sq ft) seeks occupier following full upgrade
ICG Real Estate acquired Axis building at Kilcarbery Distribution Park for €27m in 2024
Google fights EU attempt to open Android to rival AI
EU move would force Google to give search data to competing providers
Interest payments on State’s debts could exceed €6bn, ESRI warns
Bond yields worldwide are soaring as creditors are unnerved by inflation and growing public borrowing
Google wins planning permission for Dublin data centre extension
An Coimisiún Pleanala backs development at Grange Castle site
Irish politicians got to have a go at Big Tech, but will anything change?
Those of us who have seen similar moments to this week’s Oireachtas Committee play out in the past suspect we will still be having these conversations in the future
Ireland’s top 10 companies: Which firms are generating the most revenue?
Pharma company Eli Lilly makes the top 10 for the first time, while CRH ranks as the largest indigenous company
Prospect of social media company directors being held criminally liable raised by TDs
Media committee addressed issue of online safety failures around dangerous driving content
Children need stronger protection from harmful online crime content, media watchdog says
Coimisiún na Meán will address Oireachtas committee alongside Meta, TikTok and Google, amid concern over dangerous driving videos shared online
Google, Meta and TikTok to defend record of policing illegal content at Oireachtas
Media regulator concerned about ‘glorification of dangerous activity’ after fatal M9 crash in August
Explainer: Why it may take years for Google to pay its latest Irish fine
Data Protection Commission has levied about €4.5bn in fines on companies overall, yet barely €20m has been paid so far
Google fine of more than €400m a win for data protection watchdogs
Decison to penalise tech giant related to complaints made as far back as 2018
Irish data protection watchdog fines Google €403m over GDPR breaches
Users may have been ‘unaware’ that location data was being used to ‘influence them with ads’
Google says its Gemini AI model hacked three other companies
Google felt the hacks that occurred in May during a cybersecurity evaluation by an AI-security firm did not require public disclosure
The age of the exciting smartphone launch is over, but is a new sort of device on its way?
Will an audience raised on that endless video scroll really be seduced by a screenless box?
Pinterest appoints new managing director for Britain and Ireland
Fintan Gillespie to oversee company’s business, working with advertisers and partners and the local team
‘Gambling with our lives’: How talk in AI companies is increasingly turning to doomsday
Researchers in big tech firms are sounding the alarm about the dangers of artificial intelligence
OpenAI boss and Elon Musk back calls to put brakes on ‘reckless’ AI development
Rival technology leaders throw weight behind appeal from founder and chief executive of AI company Anthropic
‘Duo is the most pricey iPhone to date’: reactions to Apple’s foldable phone
Prices start at €2,369 and it will not be available in Ireland until late October
Apple changed Lake Ontario name after Trump contact
Apple move to rename lake for US users comes on foot of Trump order; Mapquest refuses to do so and tops Apple’s app list
Ireland can’t be a dumping ground for data centres other countries don’t want
They have become a defining question everywhere – except Ireland. Why?
Canada erects giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign as spat with Trump over name escalates
Google Maps now shows ‘Lake America’ in US, not Lake Ontario
How the finance sector redeemed itself and what tech can learn from it
From court settlements to increased calls for regulation, the sector has become the new black sheep
Tech giants warn that window to defend against AI attacks is narrowing
Open letter signed by OpenAI and Anthropic among others signals doubt on ability to control AI models
‘We can get rid of them for €3,000’: How small businesses are being targeted by fake reviews
For a wedding photographer, one negative review was all it took for couples to look elsewhere
Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold review: €2,000 will fulfil your need for a folding smartphone
As far as upgrades go, there are only minor differences between last year’s Pixel Fold Pro 10 and this new version
Combilift develops US exports amid strong demand from Tesla and Google
Monaghan fork-lift manufacturer chasing in on boom in data centres and prefabricated construction
Details of Taoiseach’s correspondence with tech giant Apple withheld on security grounds
Some of the world’s biggest technology companies lobbied the Government on AI and online safety before Ireland’s EU presidency
US multinationals call for ‘clearly defined’ funding for energy grid improvements in Budget 2027
AmCham says Ministers should also reduce marginal income tax rates to ‘support talent attraction and retention’
Google unveils AI-enhanced Pixel 11 phones and new wearables
Company looks to win over consumers to its devices by touting the benefits of the advanced technology
EY Entrepreneur of the Year profiles: From push notes to balconies and diamond rings
We profile four of the finalists chosen in the established category for this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards
Translation technology is altering the status quo of language education
We must be pragmatic and move with the times
When I first laid eyes on pockets of South Co Dublin my blissful ignorance was shattered
If Shrewsbury Road residents have a neighbourhood WhatsApp, what do they text about?
‘Tell me everything’: chatbot prompt test reveals how proficient firms are at building user profiles
People worldwide are still trying to understand the privacy implications of conversing with AI companions
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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