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The Sea-Scan research team from Trinity College Dublin, has been awarded Defence Innovation Challenge winning project, for its AI-enhanced real-time vessel detection system. Read more: Trinity’s maritime monitoring Sea-Scan team wins Defence Innovation Challenge
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Stripe hit a $159bn valuation, according to a recent letter from company founders. Read more: Bloomberg: Stripe considers PayPal acquisition
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The new skilled roles will be created as part of an initial five-year $350m investment. Read more: Equinix to create 200 jobs in Louth, investing up to $700m
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Uber and Wayve will be launching a public AV road trial in London this spring. Read more: Wayve raises $1.2bn with Uber backing ahead of London AV pilot
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Nausheen Moulana discusses her career, workplace priorities and how impact is as important to an industry as engineering is. Read more: Nausheen Moulana: The engineer immortalised in MATLAB code

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Pinsent Masons announced yesterday (23 February) that it has selected legal GenAI tool Legora across its corporate, commercial and property groups following a successful pilot programme. This partnership will bring the firm’s total number of Legora users to 1,000, with plans to expand this further as use cases are proven. The implementation will be supported by an…
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This Belfast-based company uses machine learning and hyperlocal rainfall forecasting to predict sewer levels, detect blockages and optimise the performance of wastewater networks. Read more: StormHarvester: Using AI to improve wastewater management
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In their annual letter, Patrick and John Collison said businesses running on Stripe generated $1.9trn in total volume in 2025, up 34pc on 2024. Read more: Collison brothers’ Stripe valued at $159bn as annual letter published
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Researchers in Dublin published a new study in collaboration with peers at Florida’s Moffitt Cancer Center. Read more: TCD scientists target evolved weaknesses in metastatic cancers

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Intapp announced today (24 February) that it will build industry-specific agents powered by Anthropic’s large language model Claude. These agents will complement Claude with industry-specific workflows, best practice playbooks, and information governance to meet the needs and regulatory requirements of professional firms. By pairing Anthropic’s foundational reasoning with Intapp’s industry intelligence, the pair say…