Hipster robots and cuddly artificial intelligence take over Las Vegas
The annual Consumer Electronics Show is a smorgasbord of futuristic technology products
Regulation too slow to stem tsunami of AI-generated child sex imagery
Elon Musk-owned Grok app has been widely downloaded following news it could create illegal sexual images and videos
SwitchBot Safety Alarm review: It will find your keys and also deter an attacker
Small enough to carry regularly, a useful device that was only let down by the sometimes patchy bluetooth connection
Simply being an AI company will no longer be a differentiator for start-ups in 2026
Funding and securing top talent will remain key challenges for start-ups and international expansion needs to be a focus from the off
Capacity constraints the big challenge for AI as we head into 2026
Looking too far into the future can make fools of us, but data-centre power shortfall and social media regulatory wrangles lie ahead
AI-driven food waste business Positive Carbon plans international expansion with Redesdale investment
Dublin business uses AI-powered sensors to identify food going into bins and analyse that data for commercial kitchens and food centres
CES 2026: Nvidia announces first ‘reasoning’ AI for autonomous vehicles
Company also shows off new Rubin chip designed to fulfil AI requests more quickly and cheaply
CES 2026: Intel launches next-gen PC chip
New AI chip for laptops, Panther Lake, uses 18A next-gen manufacturing process
Government digital wallet could be a PR disaster in the making
Patrick O’Donovan’s proposal around ID verification comes from a good place but could cause problems
Watchdog raises concerns with EU over X sexually explicit images created by Grok AI
Irish MEP calls on EU to investigate 'deeply disturbing' trend
EU readies tougher tech enforcement in 2026 as Trump warns of retaliation
Challenges to Google, Meta, Apple and X will test Brussels’ willingness to stick with digital rule book
Artificial intelligence to be at the heart of innovation in coming year
‘After a year of cautious pilots, 2026 will see the Irish public sector accelerate AI adoption, with healthcare at the forefront’
Prices of smartphones, computers and home appliances could jump by 20% this year amid chip shortages
Manufacturers and analysts warn AI data centre build-out is crowding out market for semiconductors
NBA 2K and Borderlands games publisher sees revenue leap 22% at Irish subsidiary
2K Games is also behind the BioShock and Sid Meier’s Civilization series
2025 in video games: the 10 best overall, plus the three best Irish releases
Game quality remained high in a year in which 1990s nostalgia played a big role
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