Only about 15% of US employers offer sabbatical leave, and most of that is unpaid

Convoy, whose other backers include Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, now valued at $2.75bn

Founder positions social media giant as US internet firm keen to spread American values

Its housing crisis is like Ireland’s – but arguably even worse. Can we avoid its mistakes?

As its Irish operation expands Brian Halligan on why tech staff retention is about more than snacks and nap rooms

Move is part of Salesforce’s bid to build its analytics offering

Peter Hamilton profiles more of the 12 business leaders shortlisted for award

As Trump stays away Chinese vice-president uses a keynote speech to take a thinly-veiled swipe at US protectionist impulses

Tech giant downplays housing issue concerns as it unveils new Silicon Docks campus

Software group already employs more than 1,000 people in Dublin

Chris McClelland to manage programmes for tech-focused start-ups that is based in Belfast

Dr Nora Khaldi of Dublin biotechnology firm wins prestigious KPMG/Irish Times award

Planet Business: A big week for US politics, sewerless sanitation and Wetherspoon

Voting rights, taxing tech, marijuana, minimum wage and immigration to the fore

Karlin Lillington: Billionaires are opposing taxation to help those they have displaced

Stripe came out against Proposition C, an attempt to tackle some of the city’s inequities

Marc Benioff also takes aim at Twitter founder for opposing new ballot measure

Other investors in Convoy include Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Marc Benioff and Reid Hoffman

Artist’s new Adidas ‘Yeezy’ shoes go on sale on same day as iPhone XS Max

U2 frontman and lead guitarist The Edge invest in on-demand trucking firm

Fields from space technology to food waste control have been changed by Irish women

Artificial intelligence to have biggest impact in biological sciences, says start-up founder

Backers of the company include Salesforce chief executive Marc Benioff and U2

The customer relations management giant’s recent conference looked a bit like a cult

Business customers wii have access to their combined customer intelligence data

Firm says increase in reseller fees in EMEA region prompted significant jump in 2016

To mark International Women’s Day on Wednesday, here are 30 women who are shaping Irish life

It was a year of ups and downs in the world of business as some achieved spectacular success and others felt the strain

Coder is among growing number of young people involved in digital sector

U2 members put cash into product geared to tackle Type 2 diabetes

Company founded by Trinity mathematician secures €3m from EU to fund trials in Ireland

Shares in social media group slide 6% on Benioff decision

Mooted suitors include Google, Disney and Salesforce.com

Oracle is buying cloud computing firm NetSuite for $9.3bn

Firm’s chief hired Goldman Sachs to have ‘solid look’ at company before Microsoft deal

Marketing and sales software firm will create 1,200 new European jobs in next year

Dublin-based company reportedly raised a further €2m in investor funding

Taking a high-profile stance in America is a moral indignation loss leader

Co-founder Parker Harris is proud of what his firm has done and still plans to do

Kalanick tells Dreamforce conference he wants to make Uber cheaper than owning a car