European shares bounce back after dip
Irish market ends week higher as banking shares put in a good performance
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Big Tech’s ‘breathtaking’ $660bn spending spree reignites AI bubble fears
Stocks tumble despite strong earnings reports from most Silicon Valley heavyweights
OpenAI’s ChatGPT push triggers senior staff exits
Resources at $500bn firm being redirected from long-term research towards improving flagship chatbot
Trump and CEOs: speaking up, or just playing it safe?
What looks like a newfound willingness to speak out is mostly carefully hedged, consequence-free speech
‘Humanity needs to wake up’ to AI dangers, says Anthropic chief
Dario Amodei has posted a 20,000-word essay detailing potentially catastrophic risks from powerful technology in years to come
Big thinking needed as the golden age of Irish tech nears its end
IDA Ireland must land a big AI-related investment to keep foreign direct investment in a healthy state
Global IPO market poised for big year after finishing 2025 on ‘strong footing’ – EY
Public listings raised $171.8 billion globally last year, an increase of 39 per cent on 2024
AI giants Anthropic and OpenAI seek more office space in Dublin to expand European operations
Both currently occupy space in flexible co-working offices but EMEA is Anthropic’s fastest-growing region, according to the company
A $350bn Anthropic IPO doesn’t make this a bubble
Firms tend to issue stock when they think it’s expensive and repurchase when it’s cheap. That’s not what’s happening now
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