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Robin AI listed for distressed sale nine months after making the Sunday Times 100 Tech list
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Robin AI has been listed for a distressed sale just nine months after it achieved 10th place in The Sunday Times 100 Tech 2025 list. The sale was first reported by financial publication City AM, and its listing on an insolvency marketplace has been seen first hand by Legal IT Insider. The company, which…
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Realities of start-up world aired at Founders’ Exchange in Galway’s PorterShed
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One size does not fit all. That was just one of the truths discussed by founders at the second in a new series of start-up events in Galway on Friday. Read more: Realities of start-up world aired at Founders’ Exchange in Galway’s PorterShed
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If AI is changing who gets hired, what skills should you prioritise?
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Murugan Anandarajan at Drexel University discusses the skills professionals need to take a closer look at as artificial intelligence impacts the future of working life. Read more: If AI is changing who gets hired, what skills should you prioritise?
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Microsoft gets 27pc stake in OpenAI after recapitalisation
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OpenAI’s nonprofit side now holds a 26pc stake in the public benefit corporation. Read more: Microsoft gets 27pc stake in OpenAI after recapitalisation
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NovaUCD’s LirOptic bags audience choice win at Luminate accelerator
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LirOptic is currently raising €1.5m in a seed funding round to scale its operations. Read more: NovaUCD’s LirOptic bags audience choice win at Luminate accelerator
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Exclusive: Aderant acquires Virtual Pricing Director
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Aderant today (28 October) announced the acquisition of SaaS legal pricing solution Virtual Pricing Director (VPD), which leverages AI and adaptive workflows to help law firms accurately price their matters and shape their pricing strategy. Founded in 2017 through the collaboration of UK costs consultancy Burcher Jennings and legal pricing consultancy Validatum, VPD is…
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Why Ireland’s Dead Zoo is as much about the living
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Keeper of the Natural History Museum of Ireland, Paolo Viscardi talks weird collections, ‘sexy’ science and the role of museums in a biodiversity crisis. Read more: Why Ireland’s Dead Zoo is as much about the living
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Crusoe valued at more than $10bn with closure of $1.37bn Series E funding
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Earlier this year, the AI company established a base of operations in Dublin to serve as its European HQ. Read more: Crusoe valued at more than $10bn with closure of $1.37bn Series E funding
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Amazon could cut up to 30,000 corporate roles – Reuters
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After its CEO said in June that AI would lead to corporate jobs cuts, Reuters is reporting that Amazon will begin today to lay off up to 30,000 people in corporate roles. Read more: Amazon could cut up to 30,000 corporate roles – Reuters
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Experts to tackle energy, medtech in six new DTIF projects worth €36.9m
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The €500m fund attracts top-tier graduates to work on cutting-edge technologies, commented Minister James Lawless, TD. Read more: Experts to tackle energy, medtech in six new DTIF projects worth €36.9m