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Bending Spoons plans to ‘invest significantly’ into AOL, calls it a ‘beloved business’ in ‘good health’. Read more: Bending Spoons to acquire AOL: Is it finally time for a comeback?
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Global tech services and solutions provider Presidio confirmed this afternoon it is to acquire Dublin’s Ergo in a deal reported to be worth $100m. Read more: Presidio to acquire Dublin’s Ergo as it eyes European growth
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‘Innovation happens when you bring people together,’ says BioDirect project lead Stephen Barry-Hannon. Read more: BioDirect 2.0 launches to boost Irish circular bioeconomy innovation
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UL’s Prof Donna O’Shea discusses the importance of cyber resilience in interconnected systems and why digital sovereignty is central to cybersecurity. Read more: Why cybersecurity is more vital than ever in digital engineering
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A UCD-born project uncovers more about Ireland’s peatlands than previously known. Now the team hopes to help authorities with regeneration efforts. Read more: AI2Peat: UCD’s tech-driven effort to restore Irish peatlands
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Bloomberg reports that the Commission hopes to eventually grow the fund to €25bn. Read more: EU teams up with private investors for multibillion-euro scale-up fund
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As a Zeiss reference site, the university will host system demonstrations and training and joint research initiatives with partners across Ireland and abroad. Read more: In European first, Zeiss selects University of Galway as site for imaging tech
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As more users use their AI chatbots to source purchases, PayPal has struck a deal with OpenAI to enable instant payment within ChatGPT. Read more: PayPal to be first payment wallet in ChatGPT in agentic commerce boost
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The partnership ‘marks the beginning of the AI-native wireless era’, the companies said. Read more: Nvidia bets on AI-native 5G, 6G with $1bn stake in Nokia
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In deep tech, the important breakthroughs don’t happen over night, says founder Chelsea Williams. Read more: The deep-tech founder growing the thermoelectric materials sector