More than €192,000 has been invested in laptops for primary schools as part of Longford County Council’s continued commitment to advancing STEM and STEAM education. The investment ensures that students across the county have greater access to the digital tools required to develop essential skills in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM). The positive [&hellip

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Cisco has announced plans to cut around 4,000 jobs this quarter, despite reporting record revenue. The decision affects less than 5% of Cisco’s workforce and will mainly impact staff worldwide. Although the company did not specify the number of redundancies in particular locations such as San Jose or California, the job cuts are part of [&hellip

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Forgive me for writing about something that has happened outside the Anglophone world; I know that no-one pays any attention to other EU countries, but do bear with me for a moment as this is important.  France’s National Agency for Secured Documents (ANTS), the service used by the public to deal with sundry state functions, [&hellip

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There’s a saying which has always puzzled me slightly. I mean, it sounds good when someone uses it but if you stop to think about it, there’s something very weird behind it. The phrase I have in mind is ‘eating your own dog food’. We’ve all probably heard it or seen it and most of [&hellip

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This week we examine the arrival of the Googlebook and its enigmatic G-key and Glowbar. We also tackle the sobering news from LinkedIn, where large job cuts where soaring revenues have not proved enough to stave off significant job cuts. Later, we get the highlights from this year’s Tech Excellence Awards in association with IP [&hellip

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Rena Maycock, founder and CEO of mobile deep tech firm Chirp (pictured), took home the person of the year award at the Tech Excellence Awards in association with IP Telecom, held at the Royal Marine Hotel in Dun Laoghaire. Chirp is a cyber security solution designed to protect children from exposure to harmful content online [&hellip

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Equinix has announced the global expansion of Equinix Fabric Geo Zones, the first network-level, sovereignty enforcement layer that operates across interconnected clouds and providers. Enterprises face growing compliance risks from network rerouting events that can inadvertently move sovereign data across borders they are legally required to respect. Built natively into Equinix Fabric, Geo Zones eliminates [&hellip

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Smarttech247 has expanded its partnership with CrowdStrike joining the Partner Services Delivery programme as its first Ireland-based partner beginning in June 2026. Smarttech247 VisionX will provide the AI-enabled managed detection and response (MDR) platform for implementation, onboarding, and running CrowdStrike Falcon-powered security operations globally. As part of the agreement, Smarttech247 will work closely with CrowdStrike’s [&hellip

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Since John Purdy’s shocking passing in January, there have been many expressions of loss from many quarters.  John was my direct line manager for over 21 years, and following that, he chaired the board I served on.  It’s difficult to fully articulate what I learned from him over that time, but I know this – [&hellip

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LinkedIn, the professional networking platform owned by Microsoft, is carrying out rounds of layoffs in several departments, including engineering, product development and marketing. Some 80 jobs in Ireland are expected to be cut from the company’s Dublin workforce of 1,800. In a memo to staff, CEO Daniel Shapero stressed the need for LinkedIn to increase [&hellip

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SoftBank’s Vision Fund recorded a substantial annual profit of $46 billion (€39.3 billion), mainly thanks to the strong increase in the value of its investment in OpenAI. The Japanese conglomerate has poured more than $30 billion (€25.6 billion) into OpenAI and, in the financial year that ended in March, it booked roughly $45 billion (€38.4 [&hellip

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Copper prices continue to rise and are hitting new highs thanks to sharply increasing demand from AI data centres, and analysts at Citi believe this upward trend is likely to continue. Data show a substantial rise in copper futures. July-dated futures rose by 1.09% on Tuesday, closing at $6.531 per pound. That amounts to an [&hellip

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Foxconn, a multinational electronics manufacturer and major supplier to Apple, said some of its North American facilities were impacted by a cyber attack.   A threat group tracked as ‘Nitrogen’ took credit for the attack earlier this week, claiming to have stolen more than eight terabytes of data, comprising 11 million files, from the company, [&hellip

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Managed service provider FutureRange has completed its second acquisition of the year with the purchase of Echo IT, a Nenagh-based managed IT services provider, strengthening its presence in Munster as it continues to scale across the island of Ireland. The move builds on FutureRange’s previously announced growth strategy, including plans to create up to 50 [&hellip

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Amazon Ads and LinkedIn have reached an agreement allowing data from the professional networking site to be used for targeting digital TV ads. The integration brings LinkedIn’s data – such as job title, industry and seniority – into the streaming inventory of Amazon’s DSP (delivery service partner), which in turn is connected to connected TV [&hellip

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TikTok users in the UK will soon have the option of removing adverts from their feed with a monthly subscription of £4 (€4.60). This applies to anyone aged 18 and over. The new feature will be rolled out over the coming months. The reasoning behind the decision is that the video app wants to give [&hellip

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GameStop’s $56 billion bid for eBay has been rejected by the online marketplace, who called the proposal “neither credible nor attractive”. This brings a temporary end to a striking attempt by GameStop boss Ryan Cohen to turn the video game retailer into a bigger player in e-commerce. GameStop wanted to pay around $125 per eBay [&hellip

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On Tuesday, during its annual Android presentation, Google announced a range of new features for Android 17, Android Auto and Gemini. The company is also working on a new type of laptop intended to succeed the Chromebook. The main focus is, unsurprisingly, on AI. Under the banner of Gemini Intelligence, the smart assistant Gemini is [&hellip

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The Vodafone Foundation, through its Hi Digital programme, has partnered with public libraries in Ireland to make digital skills training more accessible for older people by introducing a tablet loan scheme. Recent research by the Vodafone Foundation highlights both the challenge and the opportunity facing older people in Ireland. While 91% are open to learning [&hellip

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Dell Technologies Ireland has become the first organisation to be certified for innovation under a new partnership between The National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) and APCER Group. The certification, ISO 56001, is the first global requirements’ standard for innovation management systems. According to the NSAI, the standard is ‘revolutionising’ how firms foster innovation as [&hellip

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Despite a slowdown in the broader electric vehicle market, Chinese car maker BYD is expecting strong annual revenue growth. Analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. report that the Shenzhen-based company expects domestic sales this year to come in between 3.5 million and 4 million units, representing a potential increase of up to 13%. These positive [&hellip

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Apple is reportedly about to strike a deal with Intel to produce part of the chips that power its popular devices such as iPhones and iPads, according to Mobile World Live. The agreement follows more than a year of secret negotiations between the two tech giants. The deal – financial terms of which are unknown [&hellip

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Cloudflare has carried out a sweeping restructuring, reducing its workforce by around 20%, around 1,100 workers. The decision is driven by the company’s strategic shift towards an AI-first business model. The restructuring is intended to streamline Cloudflare’s organisational structure and optimise the allocation of resources. By prioritising investment in AI and automation, the company wants [&hellip

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Nintendo’s shares fell by almost 10% on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Monday. The drop followed the company’s announcement on Friday in its latest annual report that sales of consoles and games are expected to slow. The Switch 2 will also become more expensive. Nintendo expects to sell 16.5 million Switch 2 units this financial [&hellip

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X recently launched its standalone X Chat app, giving users a new way to communicate outside the main app. It’s the next step towards the ‘super app’ that owner Elon Musk is so keen to create. But that still seems a long way off. X Chat is only available for iOS for now, and is [&hellip

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Board members whose companies fail to meet new EU cyber security requirements face fines and potential disqualification, Ireland’s national domain registry has warned. The domain registry commissioned Amárach to survey 354 Irish business decision-makers in essential and important entities and 47% of organisations said they had not fully mapped their supply chain for critical services. [&hellip

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An Irish woman has been named European winner of The Earth Prize 2026 for a project tackling the issue of microplastics. Arya Satheesh’s Eco Purge, is a biodegradable plastic that breaks down safely, while releasing catalysts that help remove existing microplastics from the environment.  While most solutions focus on reducing plastic use, Eco Purge goes [&hellip

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In association with Bravent Bravent, a Microsoft partner and leading technology consulting and innovation company specializing in Artificial Intelligence, cloud solutions, data, and digital transformation, continues to strengthen its presence in Ireland through its participation in the Dublin Tech Summit 2026, where the company will host a dedicated exhibition stand and lead expert sessions focused [&hellip

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Companies around the world have been keeping the vast majority of ransomware attacks secret, according to a new report from the security firm BlackFog. BlackFog’s threat intelligence team identified 264 publicly disclosed ransomware attacks in the first three months of 2026, but it also identified 2,160 undisclosed attacks. While the number of disclosed attacks represented [&hellip

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is expected to take the stand today in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI, to explain e-mails that revealed how his company funded the ChatGPT creator’s shift from philanthropic organisation to for-profit AI giant. Nadella’s testimony will precede that of OpenAI boss Sam Altman, whose questioning – likely on Tuesday or Wednesday [&hellip

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned of the risks to global financial stability posed by cyberattacks powered by advanced artificial intelligence tools, calling for greater international cooperation on the issue. “IMF analysis suggests that extreme cyber-incident losses could trigger funding strains, raise solvency concerns, and disrupt broader markets,” the lender warned in a new report. [&hellip

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Generative artificial intelligence is being used by 17.8% of the world’s working-age population, but the gap between wealthy and developing nations continues to widen, according to a report published by Microsoft. In the first quarter of 2026, 27.5% of people aged 15-64 in developed countries used a generative AI tool, compared with 15.4% in the [&hellip

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Microsoft big cheese Satya Nadella is backpedalling on recent changes to Windows, hoping to win back “fans”. I’m going to pass over the category error of ‘fans’ of operating systems because there actually is something interesting going on here. I can see no circumstances in which Microsoft will get it right, though. Speaking to investors [&hellip

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For non-Tolkien fans: a palantir is the all-seeing orb through which the dark lord Sauron communicates his will across Middle Earth. Peter Thiel named his surveillance company after it. This, it turns out, was not a coincidence worth ignoring. A word on the men involved, because context is useful here. Thiel has taken human growth [&hellip

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European Union negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on AI regulation. The deal simplifies certain aspects of the legislation and introduces a ban on AI applications that generate explicit images without consent, including so-called ‘nudification’ apps. This agreement is part of the EU’s broader Omnibus VII initiative, which aims to cut red tape and strengthen [&hellip

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Crypto exchange Coinbase posted a loss on Thursday for the second quarter in a row. Trading in cryptocurrencies has cooled sharply due to lower prices, tighter financial conditions and persistent economic uncertainty. Coinbase’s share price fell by around 5% in after-hours trading and is now down almost 15% in 2026. According to chief financial officer [&hellip

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Four projects have been selected out of 53 applications to receive seed funding under the Smart Docklands Call for Pilots 2025/2026. This year’s winning pilots – each of which received with €12,500 – span a range of disciplines from radar-based biodiversity monitoring and augmented reality heritage trails, to inclusive wayfinding for neurodiverse visitors and tangible [&hellip

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Quantexa has opened a new office in Dublin’s IFSC, marking a major expansion of the company’s European research and development footprint in Europe. The new office will act as a centre of excellence, bringing together a growing team of data scientists, researchers, and engineers to accelerate the company’s investment in AI, machine learning, and decision [&hellip

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In association with Bechtle Ireland Cyber security in Ireland has moved decisively from the server room to the boardroom. With hybrid work firmly established, cloud adoption accelerating and threat actors becoming more organised, many organisations are realising that fragmented tools and reactive defences are no longer enough. Today, cybersecurity is no longer just an IT [&hellip

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Students from St. Mel’s College, Lanesboro Community College, Ardscoil Phádraig and Moyne Community School were among graduates from across Leinster who took part in the recent STEM Passport for Inclusion graduation ceremony at Maynooth University. The Co Longford students joined peers from around the country in celebrating the successful completion of the university‑accredited Level 6 [&hellip

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