Ciara O'Brien

Ciara O'Brien

Business & Technology Journalist

Ciara O'Brien is an Irish Times business and technology journalist

Revolut’s outage was a warning to us all

High-profile incidents highlight Europe’s precarious position when it comes to who controls tech infrastructure

Legal technology start-up Estatemin raises €1m in pre-seed funding

Irish-founded company is focused on US market

Live commerce platform Whatnot to double Irish workforce in 18 months

Company to expand European headquarters in Dublin

Millions affected by Revolut disruption linked to Google Cloud outage

Fintech says data and customer money remain safe

Bloomberg plans to double Irish staff number in pursuit of growth

Company has rapidly increased staffing in Dublin, its largest EU office, over the past 12 months

France unrest pushes European shares down despite tech rebound

Irish market begins week in red amid weakness in banking and some construction stocks

Withings BodyScan 2 review: Would you spend €500 on keeping tabs on your health?

‘Longevity station’ measures muscle and fat across six zones and flags diabetic or heart issues

Disney faces €63m refund demand after streaming service ‘downgrade’

Features of its premium Disney+ service have been switched off in certain countries over patent dispute

European shares notch up strong week as earnings cushion tech sell-off

Irish index of shares ends week on positive note

More than half of under-12s have overnight access to smart devices, survey says

Most young people say their parents, too, are on smartphones for long periods

EU innovation chief optimistic on Europe’s ability to play central role in AI

Simpler regulation and access to funding for growing companies are priorities for Ekaterina Zaharieva

AI firms should ‘sell solutions’ rather than ‘fear’, OpenAI executive tells Dublin summit

Cybersecurity could be future growth driver for OpenAI, executive tells tech summit in Dublin

Tech leaders outline AI dangers and opportunities at Dublin summit

Recent incidents ‘early warning shots’ of tech’s potential for harm, says Google DeepMind co-founder

AI systems should adopt safety lessons from nuclear industry

Balance needs to be struck between regulation and opportunity, Google DeepMind chair says

Google to spend $5m to improve forecasting of extreme weather events in Ireland

Plan includes creation of weather station network at Irish schools

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