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UCD’s Prof Susan Leavy and colleagues make the case for an indigenous social media ecosystem to counter the dominance of US Big Tech. Read more: Opinion: Why Europe needs its own social media ecosystem
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A personal essay about the ethics of animal testing for research and a novel card game that highlights biodiversity loss were the winning entries this year. Read more: TCD, UCD students share Mary Mulvihill award for explorations of life and loss
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For the fifth year in a row, Great Place to Work Ireland has pulled together a list of the best tech workplaces in the country. Read more: What companies were named the Best Workplaces in Tech for 2025?
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Galway’s PorterShed hosted the latest edition of Enterprise Ireland’s Founders Listening Tour, with founders and start-ups from the west of Ireland. Read more: EI’s Founders Listening Tour stops off at Galway’s PorterShed
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BearingPoint’s Ellie Fitzpatrick and Amanpreet Sahota discuss the business benefits of AI and what companies need to prioritise for their adoption strategy. Read more: What companies need to consider when integrating AI
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The roles, which are supported by IDA Ireland, will be made available over the course of the next two years. Read more: Fintech FIS to create 100 tech jobs in Dublin
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OpenAI is interested in creating AI-powered consumer tech, reports say Altman was considering headphones. Read more: OpenAI acquires former iPhone architect’s AI start-up for $6.5bn
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The organisation will use the funds raised to grow its teams and reach. Read more: Irish company Kota raises $14.5m in Series A funding round
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As we approach the 7th anniversary of GDPR coming in to force, research from SurveyMonkey finds 58pc of Irish businesses still experience challenges. Read more: Seven years on businesses still grapple with GDPR compliance
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If you’re looking for options to VMware, consider these reasons to replace it with Wind River Cloud Platform. Companies have options when it comes to replacing VMware as their cloud platform, to address rising costs, support concerns, and a shrinking partner ecosystem. If you are ready to contemplate a different vendor, here are five…