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The report shows that women in Ireland, raising funds, have outshined their European peers. Read more: Record number of women founders raising funds, but deal size is down
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Moltbook, the platform designed for AI agents only, has been snapped up by social media giant Meta for an undisclosed sum. Read more: Viral platform for AI agents only Moltbook acquired by Meta
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Last year, Kayna said it will be creating 13 new jobs by 2027. Read more: Cork insurtech Kayna raises €1.5m seed to fuel US, UK expansion
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Eilish O’Connor discusses her new role at Viatel and how Ireland’s strong technology ecosystem is well suited to advancements in AI. Read more: What does the future hold for Viatel’s new director of strategy and AI?
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The report also indicated that among the 20 countries surveyed, Ireland was shown to be most in anticipation of a ‘heightened pace of change’. Read more: Irish business leaders doubling down on AI, finds Accenture
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Nvidia has also made a ‘significant’ investment in Thinking Machines to support its long-term growth. Read more: Nvidia and Thinking Machines Lab draw multi-year chip deal
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‘For many years, Europe has relied on American software and therefore created a certain risk of dependency’, said Office.eu CEO. Read more: Office.eu and the hope for a digitally sovereign Europe
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The latest funding round gives the start-up a valuation of $3.5bn, despite having only been established less than three months ago. Read more: Yann LeCun’s AI start-up AMI raises $1.3bn in seed funding
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Intercom plans to hire 650 people across its global offices within the year. Read more: Intercom bags $250m debt financing, plans to hire 650 globally
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The hunt is on for a new permanent CEO at X alternative Bluesky, as Jay Graber steps aside and True Ventures’ Tony Schneider takes on interim role, Read more: Jay Graber steps aside as Bluesky CEO, Tony Schneider named interim CEO