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Ten things to do on day two of the Dublin Web Summit
- Technology
- October 31, 2013, 01:00
1) Bring a dongle. The Dublin Web Summit may be Europe’s biggest tech conference but the internet access is atrocious. If by some pure chance you can (...)

Scale of tech change ahead is huge says Facebook VP
- Technology
- October 30, 2013, 11:37
The scale of change technology is going to bring to the business model is unlike anything we’ve ever seen before, Facebook vice-president Nicola Mende(...)

Road test: Tesla Model S causing a big buzz
- Motors
- October 30, 2013
It’s billed as the most important American car for decades and it’s hard to disagree. After years of decline, the US auto sector is out to demonstrate(...)

Dublin Web Summit sees start-ups walk with tech giants
- Technology
- October 30, 2013, 01:00
Davos for geeks. The Rolls Royce of technology events. The SXSW of Europe. These are just some of the accolades the Dublin Web Summit has attracted ov(...)

Dublin Web Summit now among the events of the year
- Technology
- October 28, 2013, 19:52
Few tech events have made as big an impact in such a short space of time as the Dublin Web Summit. Founded just three years ago from the bedroom of Pa(...)

Italian stocks lead European markets lower
- Markets
- August 26, 2013, 20:47
European stocks fell for the first time in three days amid political wrangling in Italy. Italian equities dropped, with the country’s banks among the (...)

Concept of transport through a long tube could speed sci-vision into reality
- Business
- August 26, 2013, 01:00
An unearthly sounding man called Elon Musk has delivered the world a 57-page document. It details the “Hyperloop”, a magnificent mode of transport to (...)

Payments service Stripe expands to Australia
- Technology
- August 23, 2013, 13:46
Payment provider Stripe has taken the next step in its global expansion, opening a private beta in Australia. The company announced the test phase ear(...)
Weighing up the costs and benefits of state-funded research
- Business
- August 19, 2013, 01:00
Earlier this month, economist Martin Wolf wrote an article in this newspaper titled “Much-maligned state takes the boldest risks in innovation”. His p(...)

Planet Business
- Companies
- August 16, 2013, 01:00
Image of the week: HyperloopBillionaire PayPal founder Elon Musk has unveiled plans for Hyperloop – a transport system that would allow passengers to (...)