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Irish jobs market competitive, despite ‘fatigue’ in Europe
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The report found that Irish jobseekers are applying for roles in strong numbers, compared to UK, French and German counterparts. Read more: Irish jobs market competitive, despite ‘fatigue’ in Europe
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South West UK firm Barcan+Kirby rolls out Legl firmwide
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Barcan+Kirby, which provides legal services across Bristol and South Gloucestershire, today (17 February) announced the firm-wide rollout of Legl’s client intelligence and client lifecycle management platform. The Legl platform introduces streamlined, firm-branded client-facing workflows that help clients to complete identity verification, submit forms, and sign documents quickly. Behind the scenes, Legl’s integrated automation and…
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Meta-owned Manus launches AI agents on Telegram
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Manus Agents launches on Telegram first despite being owned by WhatsApp-parent Meta. Read more: Meta-owned Manus launches AI agents on Telegram
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Kildare-based Toyo AI raises $4.3m seed round to build ‘OpenClaw for founders’
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Irish start-up Toyo has raised a $4.3m seed round from Frontline Ventures, iNovia Capital, Tiny Supercomputer and angels from Amazon, Microsoft and Cloudflare, to build what it says is ‘OpenClaw for founders’. Read more: Kildare-based Toyo AI raises $4.3m seed round to build ‘OpenClaw for founders’
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Ireland investigates X over Grok AI ‘nudification’ debacle
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The DPC inquiry wants to find out whether X complied with GDPR. Read more: Ireland investigates X over Grok AI ‘nudification’ debacle
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Scottish Equity Partners invests $50m in UK AI insurtech MEA
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Founded in 2021, MEA deploys AI for insurance underwriting, claims, and finance-related needs. Read more: Scottish Equity Partners invests $50m in UK AI insurtech MEA
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Meta director joins Definely as chief product officer
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Definely has appointed John Connolly as chief product officer (CPO), effective immediately, the UK-founded legal tech solutions company announced today (16 February). Connolly joins Definely with over 20 years of product experience, most recently as director of product management at Meta, where he led the account integrity (Trust & Safety) team, covering all Facebook,…
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Top skills to perfect in advance of a leadership role
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You might assume that moving into a leadership position means that you already have the skills you need to succeed, but everyone benefits from a long-term learning strategy. Read more: Top skills to perfect in advance of a leadership role
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Alibaba unveils Qwen3.5 with visual agentic abilities
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Qwen3.5 is 60pc cheaper to use and eight times better at processing large workloads, the company said. Read more: Alibaba unveils Qwen3.5 with visual agentic abilities
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Is AI signalling the end of ‘learning on the job’ for young people?
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Dr Vivek Soundararajan of the University of Bath discusses how learning and training is changing for future employees in the wake of AI advancement. Read more: Is AI signalling the end of ‘learning on the job’ for young people?