‘In the US I found myself apologising for my humour, as in Ireland we are inclined to be sarcastic’
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How Intel fell from dominant chipmaker to struggling also-ran
Onetime part of the dotcom’s ‘four horsemen’, chipmaker is now trailing rivals and betting the house on foundry plan
With one stupid video, Apple gave us a neat metaphor for Silicon Valley’s cultural vandalism
If the makers of its new ad were trying to come up with a neat metaphor for Silicon Valley’s destructive presence in the culture industry, they could hardly have come up with anything better
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Television: Amanda Seyfried is gripping as ill-fated Theranos founder, steering well clear of caricature
Apple taking a slow-burn approach to new gadgets
Vision Pro launch will be first gadget from the perfectionists at Cupertino since the company’s Watch nine years ago
Happy 40th birthday to the one computer I love
Apple’s Mac has been around since 1984, and is still getting better
How Apple plans to revolutionise health care
The tech giant has long focused on products aimed at the healthy. That could be about to change.
Elon Musk’s biographer: ‘He has an epic sense of himself, as if he’s a comic book character’
Biographer Walter Isaacson spent two years embedded with the Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter boss as he researched his book
Apple’s Vision Pro feels as potentially transformative as the iPhone once did
Focus on spatial computing over virtual reality and AI signals Apple’s determination not to alienate its audience as it aims for mass market appeal
Boomerang chief executives provide comfort in times of crisis
The hope is that former leaders can bring stability, yet data suggests that companies which bring them back underperform
Apple discontinues iPod after more than 20 years
Introduced in 2001, the iPod was the first MP3 player capable of storing 1,000 songs
Caveat: Ireland needs to be careful it doesn’t end up dancing to TikTok’s tune
The Chinese-controlled social media giant potentially could be even more troublesome for the State than its US Silicon Valley peers
Irish Times view on Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter: Big tech’s version of democracy
We now understand the risks of having billionaires controlling communication channels
Ireland’s allure for multinationals is about a lot more than tax rates
Karlin Lillington: Our strength, resilience and openness will keep attracting investors
Why does big tech’s next big leap forward feel so slow in coming?
Concepts such as quantum computing are far more complex than the smartphone
Conviction of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes splits Silicon Valley
Supporters worry spirit of entrepreneurship in ‘jeopardy’
Theranos verdict a cautionary tale for failing entrepreneurs
Conviction a timely warning of difference between rosy optimism and outright fraud
Prosecutors rest their case against Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes
Unclear if Holmes will testify in her own defence
Tenth anniversary of tech trailblazer Steve Jobs’s death
Net Results: A decade later, he is here with us daily, in a tech world he did, indeed, change
Theranos trial: Elizabeth Holmes accused of ‘lying and cheating to get money’
Lawyers allude to ‘another side’ of her relationship with former business associate
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is no ‘villain’, defence tells jurors
In opening argument US prosecutors accuse Holmes of ‘lying and cheating’
Tim Cook sells $750m of Apple stock after decade as CEO
Tech giant’s share price has risen tenfold since Cook succeeded Steve Jobs in 2011
Why your business should be led by the CMO
Marketers are motivated by the idea of growth and achievement, and given the authority, can transform a business’s fortunes
The growing right-to-repair movement tackling throwaway tech culture
Net Results: Consumers fed up binning costly devices due to manufacturers’ restrictions
Post-pandemic firms face stark choice: digitise or die
Digital leaders can envisage a marketplace that doesn’t yet exist, says expert
‘If I were taoiseach I’d contract the vaccine rollout to the events industry’
The Lighter Side with Rob Allidine, managing director of MCI Ireland
Elon Musk’s cartoonish self-coronation could have a serious side
Tesla chief’s move to anoint himself ‘technoking’ may be a joke, but titles matter
‘I like to buy top quality but only at reduced sale prices’
Me & My Money: Kieran McCarthy, co-presenter of RTÉ1’s Cheap Irish Homes, and founder of KMC Homes
Jeff Bezos has revolutionised the way business is done
Despite its innovation, Amazon needs to focus on improving how it looks after its staff
As Jeff Bezos steps aside, what comes next for Amazon?
Company founder to be replaced as CEO by Andy Jassy, seen as a steady hand on the tiller
Stocktake: Intel investors bet on new chief executive
Investors hopeful Pat Gelsinger can ‘pull a Steve Jobs’ and revive tech firm
What jobs will be in demand for graduates in 2025?
Students should be aware of job trends and skills they will need
Lustful leaders: The good, the bad and the narcissistic
What drives those who dominate in business and politics is the focus of a new book
Apple develops alternative to Google search
iPhone maker explores building its own search tools as ties to Google come under antitrust scrutiny
Apple becomes first US company worth $2tn as shares surge 50%
Tech giant now worth $300 billion more than the next-largest US company, Amazon
Digital pollution: ‘We have a pandemic of data and 90% of it is crap’
Net Results: Web pioneer Gerry McGovern warns about digital’s burden on the planet
Ed Sheeran’s candid interview should change how we view eating disorders
It is hard to overstate the importance of male celebrities speaking on their disordered eating
How to succeed as an innovator – without the hype
New book looks at the challenges of being an ‘intrepreneur’ in a large, traditional organisation
Apple should repay its cultural debt
The company needs to rethink its aggressive approach as regulators and rivals circle
Apple conflict with developers escalates ahead of conference
Third-party developers say group wields monopoly power by imposing ‘tax’ on payments
Beyond Netflix: where to find Golden Age classic movies
Apple and Google are excellent options for the greatest era of American cinema
The story of WeWork’s rise and fall
Web Log: WeCrashed is dramatic and highly visual storytelling at its best
Tributes paid to towering ‘ultimate disrupter’ Clayton Christensen
Tech giant – all 6ft 8in of him – inspired Silicon Valley’s innovators with his ideas
I’m as big a fan of quitting, bolting and cutting loose as Meghan Markle
There’s something toxic about the cultural conceit that quitters never win and winners never quit
Apple’s iPad turns 10 with hints of a resurgent future
Peak sales for iPad were in 2013 but news of a dedicated OS could see it return centre stage
It’s getting real: Samsung to unveil its ‘artificial human’ at CES 2020
Weblog: Neon can autonomously create new expressions, movements and dialogue
Samsung demonstrates ‘world’s first artificial human’
CES 2020 sees virtual simulation of human intelligence that learns and converses
Apple chief Tim Cook made €112m in 2019 fiscal year
Figure less than the year before due in part to a lower bonus after failure to beat targets
Ten years of spittle-flecked online outrage have changed us
Patrick Freyne on key trends of past decade: superheroes, fidget spinners, online rage
Uber cofounder Travis Kalanick sells majority of Uber stake
Former chief executive has liquidated more than $2.5bn of stock in two months
Lancaster gets Leinster introverts to come out of themselves
Coach sees huge benefits of turning polite young men into vocal leaders on the field
'My 13-year-old does not have a smartphone. Parents can say no'
Jennifer O’Connell: I haven’t banned the internet. I just don’t want it in my kids' pockets
Bringing the magical back into business
Too much reason in the workplace can stifle creativity, an advertising guru says
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