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Report: Ireland has Europe’s largest digital skills gender gap
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The report found that in an economy close to full employment, failing to fully utilise the advanced digital capability of women in the labour market is unsustainable. Read more: Report: Ireland has Europe’s largest digital skills gender gap
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OpenAI performs early testing of Skills in ChatGPT
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OpenAI is reaching out to enterprise clients to perform early testing of ‘Skills’ in ChatGPT, bringing closer the prospect of another general-purpose AI platform providing standardised, repeatable legal workflow capabilities. Skills are reusable task bundles (instructions plus optional files/code) that can be applied automatically and teach AI how to do a specific repeatable task or workflow. They are available in OpenAI’s Codex…
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Netherlands to probe Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia
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A court upheld an October decision to suspend the company’s Chinese CEO Zhang Xuezheng. Read more: Netherlands to probe Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia
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Marine Institute seeking applicants for 2026 Bursary Programme
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The programme offers third level students practical work experience at Ireland’s national marine research and development agency. Read more: Marine Institute seeking applicants for 2026 Bursary Programme
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Stanhope AI, co-founded by Irish woman Rosalyn Moran, raises $8m
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The investment marks a significant moment for the organisation as it prepares to advance its Real World Model. Read more: Stanhope AI, co-founded by Irish woman Rosalyn Moran, raises $8m
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Irish healthcare sustainability start-up Nocomed raises €650,000
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The Dublin-based health-tech company aims to develop and scale its sustainability platform. Read more: Irish healthcare sustainability start-up Nocomed raises €650,000
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Shares jump in Chinese AI start-up Zhipu after GLM-5 launch
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GLM-5 was entirely trained using Chinese-made Huawei Ascend chips. Read more: Shares jump in Chinese AI start-up Zhipu after GLM-5 launch
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Galway’s Neurent Medical closes €62.5m oversubscribed Series C round
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The Galway medtech startup led by Brian Shields has closed an oversubscribed Series C financing round for its Neuromark medical device that treats chronic rhinitis. Read more: Galway’s Neurent Medical closes €62.5m oversubscribed Series C round
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How the careful use of AI can benefit mental health services
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UL’s Prof Pepijn van de Ven discusses his research, which involves using simple AI models to benefit mental health interventions. Read more: How the careful use of AI can benefit mental health services
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Report: Knowledge maturity identified as key differentiator in AI success
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iManage today (11 February) released a new benchmarking report that shows professional services firms with mature, well-governed knowledge foundations significantly outperform their peers on AI adoption, business performance, and client trust. The report is based on a global study of 3,185 business and technology decision-makers across 26 countries. It builds on iManage’s Knowledge Work Maturity Model; a framework created last year that assesses how effectively organisations…