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Caitlin Fennessy explores her role in the privacy sector and how creating a secure global ecosystem is both a governmental and organisational responsibility. Read more: ‘Data handling affects everything, from our health to democracy’
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‘Ireland is seeing a direct effect of global climate change,’ said Maynooth University’s Dr Claire Bergin. Read more: This summer’s hot nights 40 times more likely because of climate crisis
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Midlands 103 reports that the jobs will be created over the next five years. Read more: US medtech G&F Precision Molding to open new Mullingar site with 30 jobs
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Switzerland ranked highest of 139 countries for the sixth year in a row, while the UK came in at sixth overall. Read more: Ireland climbs to 18 on the 2025 Global Innovation Index
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Marcela Amadeu Saragiotto gives us insights into managing priorities and communicating effectively. Read more: What are the core skills for a validation engineer?
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The open letter warns of AI escalating widespread disinformation and mass unemployment. Read more: Mary Robinson, Geoffrey Hinton call for AI ‘red lines’ in new letter
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A ransomware attack was confirmed by ENISA, Europe’s cybersecurity agency, as the source of the weekend’s airport disruption. Read more: Airlines seen as vulnerable as ransomware confirmed in weekend cyberattack
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CNBC reports that the first investment of $10bn will be made when the first GW of Nvidia systems is deployed. Read more: ‘Giant project,’ says Nvidia CEO as company bets $100bn on OpenAI
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When his nephews were diagnosed with a rare neurological disease, Dr Lee Coffey pivoted his research to work on developing treatments. Read more: SETU gene therapy researcher inspired by family to tackle rare disease
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If your interviewer is an AI agent, don’t panic, there are a number of ways you can prepare so you don’t lose your next big opportunity. Read more: What to do if your interviewer is an AI agent