Tech

Alibaba has entered the wearables market with Quark AI Glasses, which have its ChatGPT rival Qwen built in. Read more: Alibaba takes on Meta with Qwen-powered Quark AI Glasses

The tech company has committed €4m to AI skilling initiatives in Ireland, supporting communities, businesses and individuals in their AI prep. Read more: Microsoft to ‘unlock Ireland’s AI potential’ with €4m investment

‘Your services are not designed for children. And the experiment ends here,’ vice-president of the European Parliament on social media sites. Read more: European Parliament calls for 16 as minimum age on social media

In time for US Thanksgiving, here’s a list of 10 winning Irish start-ups expanding across the pond. Read more: 10 Irish start-ups living the American dream this Thanksgiving

The Balance for Better Business annual report shows that Ireland has been bumped up 11 places since 2018. Read more: Ireland ranks fifth in EU for women on boards of largest listed companies

Quantum and semiconductors are on the top of EIC’s priority list for deep-tech innovation. Read more: IQM, Zadient get first equity funds under EIC STEP scheme

‘At this stage it is too early to say who did this, and why, but we are investigating to see if any data has been compromised,’ read a joint statement from the RBKC and WCC. Read more: Multiple London councils disrupted by suspected cyberattack

Partsol founder Dr Darryl Williams explains why he thinks the EU’s new proposals to soften the AI Act could harm Ireland’s hard-won tech leadership. Read more: Opinion: EU’s AI Act backtrack threatens Ireland’s lead in trusted tech

WMG has also sold Songkick, its live music and concert-discovery platform to Suno. Read more: Warner Music, Suno strike AI music deal, settle copyright lawsuit