25% rise in revenues at Irish arm of Amazon Web Services The Irish arm of Amazon Web Services' data centre business grew by €1.22 billion or 25% to €6.08 billion last year. Business • 01 Jul
Meta's pay or consent model breached EU tech rules Meta Platforms was charged by EU antitrust regulators today for failing to comply with landmark tech rules as they took aim at the US company's … Business • 01 Jul
How competitive is the Irish broadband market? We should consider such factors as ease of movement between providers, increasing broadband speed and falling prices Broadband • 01 Jul
Keywords Studios set to recommend takeover by EQT Video game services group Keywords Studios said today it was willing to agree to a £1.96 billion takeover by EQT if the private equity firm … Business • 28 Jun
Nokia taps AI boom with $2.3 billion Infinera deal Nokia's bid to buy US optical networking gear maker Infinera in a $2.3 billion deal puts the Finnish company on track to gain from the … Business • 28 Jun
GenAI potential recognised, but adoption rate low Business leaders continue to recognise Generative AI's potential to benefit their organisations, with over three-quarters expecting GenAI to have a positive impact on the economy … Business • 25 Jun
Apple, Meta not in talks for AI partnership - Bloomberg Apple has rejected overtures by Meta Platforms to integrate the social networking company's AI chatbot into the iPhone months ago, Bloomberg News reported today, citing … Business • 25 Jun
Power Packed: Going green is making lithium the new oil Lithium will be central to any attempts to decarbonise the planet but some doubt that we'll have enough of the finite resource, writes Adam Maguire. Business • 26 Jun
Microsoft hit with EU antitrust charge over Teams app Microsoft faces a hefty antitrust fine after the European Commission today accused it of illegally linking its chat and video app Teams with its Office … Business • 25 Jun
TIMELINE - Microsoft's long battles with EU regulators The European Commission has today charged Microsoft with illegally bundling its chat and video app Teams with its Office product. Business • 25 Jun
14% of companies using AI to evaluate job applications 14% of companies are using artificial intelligence to evaluate job applications, new data shows. Business • 26 Jun
Amazon hits $2 trillion in valuation for first time Amazon.com hit $2 trillion in market value for the first time on Wednesday, becoming the fifth US company to surpass that level as optimism around … Business • 26 Jun
8 out of 10 workers have used AI in their job - survey Eight out of ten employees have used artificial intelligence in the workplace, according to a new survey. Business • 24 Jun
Apple's App Store rules breach EU tech rules - regulator Apple's App Store rules breach EU tech rules because they prevent app developers from steering consumers to alternative offers, EU antitrust regulators said today, a … Business • 24 Jun
Are connected cars the future of transportation? Connected cars would allow for the fast and efficient exchange of data about traffic, weather, parking and other issues Transport • 24 Jun
Court dismisses claim about DPC investigation into Google The Court of Appeal has dismissed a claim that the Data Protection Commission failed to fully investigate a complaint made to it several years ago … Business • 24 Jun
Nvidia loses top spot to Microsoft after 3% drop Nvidia's shares declined nearly 3.4% on Wall Street last night, handing the title of the world's most valuable company back to Microsoft. Business • 21 Jun
ComReg launches new online Broadband Checker tool The Commission for Communications Regulation has made available an online consumer resource called Broadband Checker (comreg.ie/broadbandchecker). Business • 20 Jun
Nvidia eclipses Microsoft as world's most valuable firm Nvidia became the world's most valuable company last night, dethroning tech heavyweight Microsoft as its high-end processors play a central role in a scramble to … Business • 19 Jun
Amazon invests €10 billion to expand German operations Amazon will invest €10 billion in Germany as demand for its cloud services and retail goods in Europe's biggest economy keeps growing, the US technology … Business • 19 Jun
US sues Adobe for hiding fees, making it hard to cancel The US government has sued Adobe, accusing the Photoshop and Acrobat maker of harming consumers by concealing hefty termination fees in its most popular subscription … Business • 18 Jun
CÚRAM delivers 12-fold return on government investment An economic report on CÚRAM, the Science Foundation Ireland research centre for medical devices, puts its value to the economy at €756m. Business • 18 Jun
PayPal to cut a further 85 Irish-based jobs Payments company PayPal has announced plans to cut a further 85 Irish-based jobs. Business • 18 Jun
Cyber security firm founded by hackers valued at $1.5bn Huntress, the small business-focused cyber security startup founded by former hackers for the US government, was valued at over $1.5 billion after raising $150 million … Business • 18 Jun
IMF wants social safety net to 'broaden' gains from AI Fiscal policy has a "major role to play" in broadening the financial gains from generative AI technology and preventing a spike in wealth inequality, the … Business • 17 Jun
