Karlin Lillington: “The summit has about doubled in size each year, with a matching expansion of what is on offer”

Christie’s said the “American cultural icon” had been discovered in a “storage locker auction in Virginia”

TripAdvisor has 190m reviews, with 100m people accessing them per month on the app, and 300m users on the website

YouTube videos by Arcadius Kul and Sammie have been viewed 297 million times

New non-profit marketplace connects proven ideas with individuals and teams hoping to improve local communities

Web Summit reveals unexpected football visionary

‘I had a few lectures today but when I was signing up for this I thought, in three years’ time, I’m going to remember the Web Summit. I won’t remember the lectures’

Danish firm fights for airline passengers across Europe for compensation over flight delays, cancellations and overbookings

New jobs are in eight tech firm in Dublin, Galway and Cork across a number of sectors, including social media, software development and digital marketing

Rio admits his online offence but tells Web Summit social media is the best way to present a real vision of himself

Actress has started a gift-giving platform where users can exchange things from CV help to language tutorials

“There’s a much wider audience who experience tweets but are not logged in” says Twitter’s Bain

Customers of Electric Ireland to get free thermostats from Google-owned connected-home device firm

Youngsters told anyone can start a company at any age

Former Hailo chief executive sees potential in start-up culture

‘I will never again attend a women-in-leadership training session. I am a leader.’

With more than 2,000 start-ups from 109 countries exhibiting at the Web Summit this week, the point is to get noticed

Wearable camera gets investors in the picture

Founder Paddy Cosgrave calls for letter-writing campaign to RDS to sort problem

The message from successful entrepreneurs: dream big, fail fast, sell your vision

Former Apple boss John Sculley says Ireland needs to retain measures like the double-Irish tax avoidance measure

Technology firm to accelerate its hiring plans

Irish 3D printing startup uses high precision printers to create custom objects

Puck Meerburg (15) says he loves hacking but it does have downsides: notably legal action

Abdulemann arrested and tortured for ‘broadcasting false news’

Notorious Wifi issues are yet again a problem but event is more polished than before

Google’s head of engineering warns staff not to ignore social niceties when pitching for funding

Qstream now has 100,000 people using its products and has raised $4.25 million to date

Two thousand start-ups are at the RDS to display their wares to spectators from around the globe

Stripe’s John Collison predicts momentum for spending is moving online

Omaze gives people the chance to partake in great experiences – and for a good cause

Pubs and clubs sign up to use Orderella, launched to coincide with Web Summit

Summit opens today with 20,000 expected from 109 countries

Opinion: ‘Not content with introducing draconian legislation to control NGOs and the media President Putin wants to control the internet as well’

The 2014 Web Summit is an extraordinary validation of the perseverance, vision and courage of one Irish entrepreneur

Thanks to the ‘halo effect’, leading innovators have helped to turn Ireland into a major gaming hub

Heads of Dropbox, Stripe, Google, Amazon, Cisco, Tinder and Hailo in capital for Web Summit

How ride-sharing app Uber secured a $26.5 million investment at the Web Summit

New innovators: Jumble

Are low levels of lending to SMEs a reflection of limited demand for credit rather than lack of supply?