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Viotas, the growing Limerick-based player in smart grid demand response services, has secured a €10m debt facility from Claret Capital Partners. Read more: Smart grid player Viotas secures €10m for global expansion
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An iconic Irish institution for more than 60 years, the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, currently sponsored by BT, will soon be the Stripe YSTE. Read more: Stripe new title sponsor of Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition
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Patterns seen in MoM-z14 are also common among the most ancient stars in the Milky Way, according to the researchers. Read more: James Webb captures earliest ever galaxy seen yet
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Recently, the start-up raised €2m. Now, it plans to more than double its workforce. Read more: Nexus Inclusion has new vision for digital accessibility
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Anthropic yesterday released its Claude 4 generation of models – Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, models it claims set new standards for coding, advanced reasoning, and AI. Read more: Anthropic ups AI competition with Claude 4 models
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The AI-powered patient care system took the top spot at the event, which recognises businesses across a range of categories, including innovation, export, sustainability and start-ups. Read more: Spryt wins National Enterprise of the Year Award
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The new unit promises to support SMEs, which employ two-thirds of workers in Ireland. Read more: Ireland establishes a dedicated support unit for SMEs
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UCD’s Prof Susan Leavy and colleagues make the case for an indigenous social media ecosystem to counter the dominance of US Big Tech. Read more: Opinion: Why Europe needs its own social media ecosystem
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A personal essay about the ethics of animal testing for research and a novel card game that highlights biodiversity loss were the winning entries this year. Read more: TCD, UCD students share Mary Mulvihill award for explorations of life and loss
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For the fifth year in a row, Great Place to Work Ireland has pulled together a list of the best tech workplaces in the country. Read more: What companies were named the Best Workplaces in Tech for 2025?