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Scale AI is to cut 14pc of its workforce and stop work with 500 contractors, following Meta’s $14.3bn investment in June, after rumours of poor work practices abounded. Read more: Scale AI cuts 14pc of staff, 500 contractors after Meta deal
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63pc large enterprises say ‘state-sponsored cyberterrorism’ a bigger risk than before. Read more: Nearly one-third of Irish firms paid a cyber ransom in last year
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UL’s Dr John Garvey tells us about his EU-funded project to develop finance mechanisms to restore and protect biodiversity. Read more: UL finance research aims to incentivise biodiversity restoration
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Currently the organisation employs more than 750 professionals across Dublin, Cork, Galway and Belfast. Read more: Aecom to recruit 100 new employees, opens new Dublin office
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Reportedly, Irish business leaders are increasingly focused on people-related pressures, for example rising costs and digital insecurity, placing less emphasis on more traditional threats. Read more: Cost-of-living, competition and cybercrime curtailing companies, says survey
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Exein says it is experiencing a 450pc year-on-year growth. Read more: Italian cybersecurity firm Exein raises €70m to expand globally
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The National College of Ireland will host this year’s NASA Space Apps Challenge, with Paola Vercesi as local lead. Read more: NASA Challenge comes to NCI, with space enthusiast leading the mission
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As a result participants who contributed to the report have said that they fear for their jobs, amid a difficult economic climate. Read more: AI and ghosting impacting professionals, says Greenhouse survey
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It hasn’t even launched its first product, but already Mira Murati’s Thinking Machine Labs has attracted some $2bn in investment and is being valued at $12bn. Read more: Ex-OpenAI CTO Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab valued at $12bn
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The Government is set to commence Ireland’s membership by October. Read more: Ireland’s CERN associate membership ratified