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Ireland will not fall over if the crutch of low corporate tax is kicked away

Karlin Lillington
April 8, 2021, 05:30

Net Results: Ireland’s attractiveness to US multinationals is built on far more than tax

Chris Horn: Get your head around ‘headless’ commerce

Chris Horn: Get your head around ‘headless’ commerce

Chris Horn
April 8, 2021, 05:28

Lurking behind the techno jargon is a uniform set of tools for marketeers and creatives

Italy emerges as next front in gig economy labour battle

Italy emerges as next front in gig economy labour battle

April 8, 2021, 05:21

Country’s aggressive workers’ rights threaten groups such as Amazon and Uber

PayPal to relocate 131 Irish-based roles

April 14, 2021, 16:14

Jobs affected are in Dundalk and Dublin

ConsenSys to create more jobs in Dublin after $65m fundraise

April 14, 2021, 08:39

Blockchain tech company secures backing from JP Morgan, UBS and Mastercard

Dublin restaurant tech start-up Nory raises $2m

April 14, 2021, 08:01

Automation and AI system can help restaurant owners control costs, stock and staffing

Microsoft unveils new Surface Laptop 4

April 13, 2021, 15:38

Tech Tools: It comes with a choice of AMD or Intel chips across the range

Icon Ventures opens Dublin office as it targets European start-ups

April 13, 2021, 13:12

Silicon Valley VC looking to co-invest in promising start-ups across Europe

Join the illumi-natty: A flashing face mask will keep you safe and stylish

April 13, 2021, 10:28

Now you can dazzle your neighbours (from two metres away) with a fibre optic mask

EU funding of €300k will help second-level teachers deliver remote learning

April 12, 2021, 18:23

Two-year project led by TCD prompted by ongoing impact of Covid-19 school closures

Microsoft to buy AI and speech tech company Nuance for €16bn

April 12, 2021, 15:18

Offer of $56 per share represents premium of 22.9% on Nuance’s last closing price

UK cyber security firm Darktrace announces intention to float in London

April 12, 2021, 09:33

Revenue grew from $79.4m to $199.1m between its 2018 and 2020 fiscal years, company says

Chinese regulators fine Alibaba record $2.8bn

April 11, 2021, 16:45

Ecommerce group penalised for abusing market dominance as Beijing steps up scrutiny of tech sector

Irish approach to data protection ‘Kafkaesque’, says Schrems

April 9, 2021, 17:31

Austrian privacy campaigner says approach is ‘waste of taxpayers’ money’

LinkedIn faces probe following scraping of personal data

April 9, 2021, 08:06

Italian authority said in a statement late Thursday that it started an investigation

Nokia unveils five new smartphones as it pitches for mid-range market

April 8, 2021, 17:47

Company hopes to woo price-conscious users with new C, G and X series

Online payments company Stripe leads investment in Ramp

April 8, 2021, 15:05

Stripe joins with D1 Capital to co-lead $115m funding round for fast-growing US fintech

Irish cybersecurity start-up Tines valued at $300m after raising $26m

April 8, 2021, 13:00

Start-up has developed software that allows employees to automate security workflows

Square to offer access programme to Irish SMEs

April 8, 2021, 08:00

2:58 Payments tech firm begins its European foray in Irish market

Twitter held talks to buy audio-based Clubhouse for $4bn, say sources

April 8, 2021, 07:51

1:57 Clubhouse now reviewing its position as acquisition discussions no longer ongoing

Tech Tools: Smart TV replicates how you see and hear

April 8, 2021, 05:54

Sony’s Bravia analyses colour, contrast and detail to offer a more immersive experience

Dyson V11 Outsize: Bigger can be better, at a cost

April 8, 2021, 05:53

Tech Tools: New vacuum cleaner is perfect for larger homes, but has some drawbacks

Ireland will not fall over if the crutch of low corporate tax is kicked away

April 8, 2021, 05:30

Net Results: Ireland’s attractiveness to US multinationals is built on far more than tax

Chris Horn: Get your head around ‘headless’ commerce

April 8, 2021, 05:28

Lurking behind the techno jargon is a uniform set of tools for marketeers and creatives

Italy emerges as next front in gig economy labour battle

April 8, 2021, 05:21

Country’s aggressive workers’ rights threaten groups such as Amazon and Uber

Google Nest Hub: Ace of bass and now with sleep sensing

April 8, 2021, 04:57

Put the Nest Hub by your bedside and it will monitor your movements and breathing

ServiceNow to add 300 jobs at its Dublin office

April 7, 2021, 20:59

Roles will be in areas such as cloud, research, product and digital sales

Beekeeper completes multimillion deal for Irish start-up Lua

April 7, 2021, 16:05

Formerly known as Whispr, Lua has developed voice technology for frontline workers

Co Mayo-based machine learning start-up Peroptyx raises €1.7m

April 7, 2021, 12:38

Company is chaired by Dennis Jennings, who played a role in development of the internet

Audio app Clubhouse in talks to raise funds at $4 bln valuation

April 7, 2021, 12:02

Deal would reflect the astronomical expectations investors have for the app

Max Schrems accuses Google’s Android of illegally tracking users

April 7, 2021, 10:12

Noyb says tech giant is violating EU rules by failing to get user consent for ad tool

Eir plans further 5G expansion as it reaches 57% of population

April 7, 2021, 10:10

Move is part of €1bn capital investment programme by Eir in its network

Kildare-based Sentenial acquired by EML in deal worth up to €110m

April 7, 2021, 08:22

Shareholders include Enterprise Ireland, Gary McGann, Charlie McCreevy and Tiarnan O’Mahoney

Toshiba gets proposal to go private in €16.8bn deal

April 7, 2021, 07:51

If realised, deal will shield management of scandal-hit conglomerate from scrutiny

Stripe makes first move into Middle East as it opens Dubai office

April 7, 2021, 07:12

Company has located in Dubai Internet City

Irish company snaps up patents belonging to LG

April 7, 2021, 04:35

Scramoge Technology is part of a group that has launched patent cases against tech giants

Facebook leak reveals personal data of hundreds of Irish officials in sensitive positions

April 6, 2021, 19:42

Defence Forces is aware of Facebook data leak and is ‘taking appropriate steps’

Have you been hit by Facebook’s data breach? Here’s how to find out

April 6, 2021, 15:46

Social media platform’s 2019 breach has resurfaced online – and for free

LG Electronics fans bemoan end of era as firm exits smartphone business

April 6, 2021, 08:51

Innovative designs won fans for LG’s phones

Awkward human workers still need to urinate

April 6, 2021, 05:30

Amazon has apologised for a tweet denying ‘the peeing in bottles thing’

US Supreme Court rules for Google in $9bn battle with Oracle

April 5, 2021, 17:58

Decision ends a legal battle dating back more than a decade

Personal data of more than half billion Facebook users re-emerges online

April 4, 2021, 20:16

2:04 Social media company says data is old and issue was fixed in 2019

Amazon apologises for tweet denying workers urinate in bottles

April 4, 2021, 11:00

Company admits to scoring ‘own goal’ in initial denial of US politician’s tweet over conditions

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