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Hi and welcome to the first Orange Rag of 2026, where we pick up on some of the most important themes of the month, including the shift of power from private practice to the in-house sector, plus the strategic considerations that many law firms are battling with around how to avoid private equity investment…
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When it comes to programming, you may think about use case first and its potential impact second, but you can prioritise both. Read more: Sustainable software: Green code and should you be using it?
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It is unclear how many Ireland-based jobs will be affected in the move. Read more: Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs globally as AI spending rises
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As geopolitical tensions abound, France is going all in on its strategy to stop using foreign software vendors, announcing plans to move departments to homegrown Visio. Read more: France moves government departments off Zoom, MS Teams onto homegrown Visio
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‘Bringing the cost of replicating strong coding agents down to a few hundred dollars will unlock research that simply wasn’t possible before’, AI2 said. Read more: AI2 targets SMEs with new open-source developer agents
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Construction will commence following the completion of a formal construction tender process. Read more: £40m Ulster University medtech hub gets Belfast council nod
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69pc of the overall job growth was outside of Dublin, with much activity in the midlands and the south-east. Read more: Despite economic headwinds, EI companies create net job growth
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The winners include a 3D designing technology that takes inspiration from nature and a minimally invasive capsaicin hydrogel as a pain reliever. Read more: Two University of Galway projects bag €150,000 each in ERC grants
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BioInnovate alumni Brendan Staunton and Dr Liz McGloughlin discuss their experience of the health innovation programme and give advice to potential participants. Read more: ‘It really does take a village to innovate in healthcare’
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Indeed’s report also found that remote and hybrid work is now mentioned in one out of five job postings, often being viewed as an expectation rather than a perk. Read more: Foreign interest in Ireland high as 13pc of searches coming from abroad