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SME engagement with the Hub exceeded targets, said Enterprise Ireland head of start-ups. Read more: National Enterprise Hub supports 6,500 Irish SMEs in past year
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In 2023, Siren received €12m from EIB to develop its ‘investigative intelligence’ platform. Read more: Galway’s Siren partners with Flashpoint to upgrade cyber tools
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The Irish Business Innovation Centres support Ireland’s entrepreneurs and businesses via mentorship, assistance with applying for funding and growth programmes. Read more: Irish BICs worked with more than 1,000 start-ups from 2022 to 2024
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Major cyberattacks in the UK go unreported, M&S chairperson told a parliament sub-committee recently. Read more: UK to ban ransom payments to choke cybercriminals’ business
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According to the University of Alberta’s Ali Shiri, large language models and GenAI come with a range of opportunities and challenges for academics. Read more: How are LLMs transforming university-level research?
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Italy argues that free user registrations should be viewed as a taxable transaction. Read more: Reuters: X, Meta and LinkedIn appeal major VAT claim by Italy
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Warren Delaney discusses the skills early-career goers should prioritise, if aiming for success in the evolving data space. Read more: What opportunities are there for young people in the data sector?
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This project comes after GridBeyond began commercial operations of Port battery in Japan. Read more: Dublin’s GridBeyond leads a California energy storage project
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The AI-driven platform also intends to increase the size of the London-based office amid a commitment to supporting the UK’s businesses, developers and start-ups. Read more: OpenAI to ‘turbocharge’ UK’s AI infrastructure with government deal
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New semiconductor strategy ‘underscores the country’s growing importance’ in the global tech landscape, says Arm engineering lead. Read more: Arm’s new Galway facility signals support for Ireland’s chip strategy