Google and Meta reveal uneven investor patience for AI
Alphabet’s shares rose sharply, while Meta’s lost almost a tenth of their value following release of financial results this week
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LinkedIn’s Irish unit pays $400m dividend to Microsoft
Accounts for main entity in Ireland also shows it paid $52m in corporation tax last year
Tech sector job losses - this time it is different
Despite booming profits the threat is twofold, as AI is soaking up money and making people redundant
Google outpaces rivals as Big Tech’s AI spending plans rise to $725bn
Meta stock drops on capex increase while Alphabet’s cloud business grows faster than rivals Amazon and Microsoft
OpenAI and Microsoft loosen ties in revised AI deal
Companies redraw $135bn alliance as ChatGPT maker seeks greater independence to increase revenues
Microsoft struggles to regain footing ahead of earnings report
Broader weakness across software stocks reflects investor concern that AI could ultimately disrupt Microsoft’s core business
How can we square €500 Ryder Cup tickets and a €9bn surplus with talk of a world recession?
The Government needs to act with an urgency born of the risk that ongoing corporate tax growth is far from guaranteed
World leaders ‘too submissive’ over attacks on international law, says Amnesty International
Report by human rights group highlights Ireland’s failure to enact law banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements
Apple behind first-quarter Irish corporate tax surge of recent years
Tech giant appears to be responsible for pickup in receipts during March
Microsoft’s Irish accounts underline the importance of FDI to our economy
On average, Microsoft’s employees in Ireland receive healthy six-figure salaries
Microsoft’s Irish subsidiaries paid close to $50bn in dividends to parent in 2025
Software giant’s Irish operations report strong increase in profit after tax even as group contends with higher corporation tax rates
Tech problems? Even astronauts can’t outrun them
Artemis II’s commander couldn’t get Outlook to work on his personal device, proof that astronauts are just like the rest of us
Magnificent seven no more as Big Tech stocks hit bear market territory
As investors rotate away from high-flying tech, the era of effortless outperformance seems to be over
‘There will be lay-offs’: the students studying AI in Dublin
Concern for employment prospects as AI makes jobs obsolete, but hope remains for those who adapt
When AI works out how to write badly to convince us it’s human, the jig is up
It’s enough to make you want to lie down in a darkened room
The Irish working for US firms: ‘Friday 4.30pm and somebody is trying to kick off a project’
US firms employ more than 245,000 people here but working for one entails straddling time zones and negotiating different attitudes to work-life balance
Troy Parrott gets a shoutout during Zohran Mamdani’s St Patrick’s Day ‘hijack’
Visionary leader sought for Ireland’s AI office; RTÉ cranks up the hyperbole for Jessie Buckley; hairdressing classes for ‘warehoused’ prisoners
US tactics against Meta open new front in corporate tax fight
IRS questions how Meta’s Irish tax arrangements are structured
American money is destroying the Irish economy from the inside
Ireland is dangerously overdependent on a small number of companies for far too much revenue
We can’t wean ourselves off US multinationals’ taxes, even if we wanted
We want services funded by multinational corporation tax but won’t own up to the compromises involved
Success of Eli Lilly’s weight loss drugs could fatten its Irish corporate tax bill
Budgetary watchdog publishes report on State’s highly concentrated corporate tax base
Government failing to consider how key policies are damaging climate, says UN expert
Plans for LNG, Dublin Airport passenger cap and data-centre expansion ‘need scrutiny’
Where would Ireland be without big tech and pharma?
Inside Politics: A new report warns that reliance on a small number of companies for tax take ‘carries significant risk’
US firms Apple, Microsoft and Eli Lilly paid almost 50% of State’s corporate tax in 2024
Report by Irish Fiscal Advisory Council highlights ‘exceptionally concentrated’ nature of Ireland’s corporate tax base
Inside the Dublin data centres consuming an unknown amount of energy
Software giant Microsoft’s electricity demands remain a source of contention, in particular when it comes to powering AI
Walmart joins $1tn club, trading like a tech stock
Discount retailer trades on multiples that are higher than Apple, Google parent Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia and Meta
McEntee upbeat following ‘conciliatory’ US position on European relations
‘The UN has served us extremely well ... but reform is needed’ Minister for Foreign Affairs says at Munich Defence Conference
A small German state’s quiet revolt against Microsoft – and what it means for Europe
How Schleswig-Holstein is challenging big tech dominance and redefining digital sovereignty
Ireland may miss chance to lead AI ‘revolution’, Microsoft tells Government
Tech giant warned in a 36-page paper that there must be accelerated action on power, connectivity and skills
Big Tech’s ‘breathtaking’ $660bn spending spree reignites AI bubble fears
Stocks tumble despite strong earnings reports from most Silicon Valley heavyweights
Sea of red as ‘market rout’ hits Dublin
Standout underperformers were the banks as AIB and Bank of Ireland finished down 4.5% and 5.5% respectively
Google set to double AI spending to $185bn after strong earnings
Search giant reports more than $400bn in annual revenue for the first time
Delete, donate, destroy: what to do with old technology
Some devices can be retooled to new uses after manufacturers end support; for others, follow our recycle checklist
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