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Indices advance despite escalating ​tensions in the region and uncertainty over US interest rates

Market here being ‘reshaped by power availability, grid access and political sensitivities’

Issues now around American authorities having access to data held by US tech companies, even if its located in Dublin or other European cities

Company eyes up 30 new positions at it looks to attract new clients

Search giant says it will commit up to $205bn to AI investments in 2026

Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla are now behaving like separate companies

Investors pull away from shares in companies that have led markets higher this year

Having 16 of the top 20 global tech firms here, including Apple, Microsoft and Alphabet, gives the IDA an ideal sales pitch

The 25-34 age cohort made up the largest group on the register, accounting for 24.2% of the total

Software company is reducing global headcount by 4,800

A quiet start to the week saw marginal rise for Irish markets

Microsoft has seen especially heavy falls, shedding a fifth of its value in June

Tech giant’s $47bn in profits at its Irish business amounts to $7m for each of its 6,654 Irish employees

As a country we need to be honest about how important American companies are to our economy

Oil prices edged higher but were still back near levels last seen before the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran

There’s been strangely little talk of the fact that Dublin is the European home of several increasingly militarised technologies

Rewrite this column with Microsoft’s ‘AI companion’? No, thank you, but I’m a good human, I swear

Work Q&A: Are there short courses that won’t break the bank?

Multinationals reveal extent of remittance to Ireland for first time, exposing reliance on big tech and pharma

The US’s biggest companies must list country-by-country tax payments, including vast sums paid to Irish Exchequer

Underwater fibre-optic cables carry more than 95 per cent of intercontinental data traffic

Looking at the AI boom now recalls the chaotic dot-com bubble of the late 1990s, though there is little doubt that jobs are on the line

Communication tool for non-verbal students and road-safety system for country roads among projects presented at national showcase

Defence manufacturers tick higher in London

Irish taxpayers and consumers seem to be subsidising big companies

Despite the tech industry’s efforts to squash concern about the devastating climate impacts of AI, resistance is growing

US tech group will discuss capabilities of its new AI model with members of the Financial Stability Board

Maybe the lords of the cloud hope truth and beauty can help us steer artificial intelligence for the better

Inflation fears increase as traders anticipate Fed interest rate hikes

Meta is accused of using ‘dark patterns’ to exploit users, a deceptive design that stops users opting out of social media feeds curated by algorithms

Oireachtas committee told age verification system at app store level would ‘shift responsibility’ from social media companies

Artificial intelligence will bring significant changes in the world of work, and soon present very considerable political challenges

Alphabet’s shares rose sharply, while Meta’s lost almost a tenth of their value following release of financial results this week

Accounts for main entity in Ireland also shows it paid $52m in corporation tax last year

Despite booming profits the threat is twofold, as AI is soaking up money and making people redundant

Meta stock drops on capex increase while Alphabet’s cloud business grows faster than rivals Amazon and Microsoft

Companies redraw $135bn alliance as ChatGPT maker seeks greater independence to increase revenues

Broader weakness across software stocks reflects investor concern that AI could ultimately disrupt Microsoft’s core business

The Government needs to act with an urgency born of the risk that ongoing corporate tax growth is far from guaranteed

Report by human rights group highlights Ireland’s failure to enact law banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements