ASML shares shot up just after TSMC announced a better than expected outlook for 2026. Read more: ASML becomes third in Europe to cross $500bn market cap
The Berlin-based start-up has raised $350m in a recent late-stage round, which will fund further US and European expansion. Read more: German agentic AI start-up Parloa triples valuation to $3bn
Taiwanese chip companies are expected to invest at least $250bn in the US. Read more: US, Taiwan agree to slash tariffs, boost US chip investments by $250bn
Ahead of a meeting with X today, Minister Niamh Smyth said she is confident that Ireland has adequate legislation in place to tackle the sharing of non-consensual sexualised images. Read more: Minister Smyth says laws adequate to tackle non-consensual Grok AI images
With applications for the BioInnovate programme closing on February 4, we speak to its executive director Prof Martin O’ Halloran about the Stanford-affiliated initiative. Read more: BioInnovate on the look out for Irish medtech innovators

Having spoken at the end of 2025 to a number of legal tech law firms leaders about their predictions for this year, Legal IT Insider has turned the microphone over to the vendor community, who have the advantage – albeit from their own lens – of deep insights gleaned from working with multiple private practice and in-house organisations. …
AICertified have said that the majority of global employers now regard artificial intelligence as critical to their strategy, yet skill investment lags behind adoption. Read more: Irish edtech ‘creating global standard’ for AI skills secures €1m
Research from The Conference Board highlights the challenges and opportunities for employees all across Europe. Read more: Ireland in top 3 of best European countries in which to hire, says report
Luna plans to sell its first consumer cycling product, a rear-facing AI camera device paired with a smartphone app. Read more: Dublin’s Luna bags €1.5m to bring its AI safety camera to market
Equal1 is behind Ireland’s first home-grown quantum processing unit, Bell-1, launched last March. Read more: Irish start-up Equal1 raises $60m to deploy its quantum tech