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The nine-year-old start-up has raised more than $2.5bn backed by VCs including Access Ventures, AJI Capital and APL Ventures. Read more: AI chipmaker Groq opens first European data centre in Finland
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When you are working with a looming deadline, accuracy can often be sacrificed to speed, but there is no reason you can’t have it both ways. Read more: Quick and correct: Want to work speedily without losing accuracy?
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Irish fintech VC deals continued to grow last year, despite EU VC fintech deal activity levelling off in 2023. Read more: Eight leaders helping run the global fintech sector
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There has been a hidden cost borne by young people which has had a lasting impact on career paths, says Sviatlana Kroitar, an honoured visiting research fellow at the University of Leicester. Read more: The pandemic is still disrupting young people’s careers
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The complaint alleges that Google is abusing its position in the online search market. Read more: Google’s AI Overview feature facing antitrust complaint
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French technology services company Capgemini is going all-in on agentic AI with its $3.3bn acquisition of US-based WNS. Read more: Capgemini bets on agentic AI with $3.3bn WNS acquisition
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The jobs will be filled at the company’s manufacturing site in Ballina. Read more: Medtech Hollister’s €80m investment creates 50 new jobs in Mayo
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Founded in 2024, this agtech start-up wants to be ‘the go-to platform for farmers looking to buy or sell cattle in Ireland’. Read more: HerdFinder: A farmer-friendly online platform for cattle trading
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Joseph Semrai discusses how traditional junior roles are being affected and even eliminated by advanced technologies. Read more: Is Gen Z entering a career crisis in the age of AI?
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With drones taking over light shows, we looked into how sustainable the tech really is. Read more: Drones are polluting, but just much less than fireworks