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It’s been a busy month for people moves both at law firms and legal tech vendors, starting with global law firm Hogan Lovells, which announced on 12 January today the appointment of Paul Gilford as its new global chief information officer (CIO), effective 26 January 2026. Gilford, who is based in London, succeeds Gareth…
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Deepali Futane discusses her journey navigating a career transformed by adventure, innovation and having the courage to take a leap of faith. Read more: ‘My curiosity always pulled me toward a more global horizon’
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Tara Chklovski explores the widening skills gap in STEM, addressing some of the challenges impacting the sector and young people. Read more: ‘There’s a skills gap, but the real problem is mindset’, says tech expert
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The new jobs will see the company’s workforce in the city grow to more than 1,000. Read more: Qualcomm to invest €125m in Cork facility, adding 300 jobs
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ASML shares shot up just after TSMC announced a better than expected outlook for 2026. Read more: ASML becomes third in Europe to cross $500bn market cap
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The Berlin-based start-up has raised $350m in a recent late-stage round, which will fund further US and European expansion. Read more: German agentic AI start-up Parloa triples valuation to $3bn
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Taiwanese chip companies are expected to invest at least $250bn in the US. Read more: US, Taiwan agree to slash tariffs, boost US chip investments by $250bn
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Ahead of a meeting with X today, Minister Niamh Smyth said she is confident that Ireland has adequate legislation in place to tackle the sharing of non-consensual sexualised images. Read more: Minister Smyth says laws adequate to tackle non-consensual Grok AI images
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With applications for the BioInnovate programme closing on February 4, we speak to its executive director Prof Martin O’ Halloran about the Stanford-affiliated initiative. Read more: BioInnovate on the look out for Irish medtech innovators

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Having spoken at the end of 2025 to a number of legal tech law firms leaders about their predictions for this year, Legal IT Insider has turned the microphone over to the vendor community, who have the advantage – albeit from their own lens – of deep insights gleaned from working with multiple private practice and in-house organisations. …