Data centre restrictions to hit FDI, tech figures say
Seen & Heard: Tax still key for foreign investment, warning on cocoa prices and bread merger
Amazon Web Services
Amazon revenues jump on back of AI-fuelled cloud demand
Market capitalisation more than doubled over past five years from growing cloud and advertising businesses as well as expanding margins in retail
The Irish Times view on Amazon’s return to the office diktat: Irish employees like their flexible working
Ireland has one of the highest percentages of employees working from home in the EU
Qualcomm to explore takeover of Intel
Move comes with Intel expected to lay off hundreds of workers at Irish operation
Amazon creates a ‘mega-brain’ of F1 stats
Amazon Web Services is a sponsor of Formula One but it’s also leveraging its tech to delve deeper into the sport
An Bord Pleanála refuses to hold oral hearing on Amazon data centres plan
Planning board faced calls for oral hearing from groups opposing Amazon’s proposal for north Dublin
Amazon raises doubt over ‘capacity to expand’ in Republic due to limits on data centres
Amazon Web Services wants regulator to ‘come forward asap in a way that allows US companies to continue to do business in Ireland’
Tech companies have ‘big job to do’ to build trust in AI, committee hears
Issues around technology’s reliability and potential to displace jobs raised at Oireachtas enterprise committee
AI boom will create unprecedented opportunities, Oireachtas committee to hear
Amazon, Google and Microsoft to discuss impact of technology business in the Republic and risks to workers
Roll-out of AI will not lead to mass lay-offs, former Amazon chief says
Companies will spend next decade figuring out what AI means for them and their workforces, IDA Ireland chief argues
Good to go: Exploring how AI can enhance your travel experience
Travel sector hopes generative AI can offer customers the best of the traditional agent model and the modern do-it-yourself approach
Vodafone launches TV product for Irish customers
Platform gives customers access to more than 100 live channels
AI: Amazon Web Services views generative artificial intelligence as marathon not sprint
While rivals race to add AI capabilities to products, AWS focuses on making it easier and more secure for firms to integrate it into workflows
People can gamble from morning until night in Las Vegas, but they can’t buy a state lottery ticket
Nevada politicians are considering introducing a state lottery but there are concerns that it could take money away from its vast gambling economy
Amazon unveils new AI assistant for businesses
Company holding its developer conference in Las Vegas this week
Amazon seeks planning exemption on generator use amid grid strain
Tech firm queried Minister for Housing on rules governing use of backup generators to maintain critical services
UK regulator asks for antitrust inquiry into Amazon, Microsoft cloud dominance
Ofcom says study shows features that make it more difficult for UK businesses to switch to and use multiple cloud suppliers
Chris Horn: A new technology that could preserve our data for 1,000 years
Cerabyte data is physically written, stable across a wide range of temperatures, is fire and water resistant, and can survive exposure to radiation or electromagnetic pulses
Amazon’s online sales lift earnings and send shares higher
Slowdown in growth at ecommerce company’s cloud division proves less severe than anticipated
DCC subsidiary Certa acquires renewable energy specialist
Alternative Energy Ireland, which has been in operation since 2007, designs and installs renewable energy systems
Big Tech earnings resilient as sector gears up for AI boom
Solid financial performance across US tech giants has buoyed confidence on Wall Street at an important moment
Excess heat from Dublin data centre to warm local buildings in first for Ireland
Network to be extended to local apartments and houses in coming years
Revenue surges at Amazon’s data centre business in Ireland
Sales increase by a third even as pretax profit falls
Amazon launches new support for early-stage entrepreneurs in Dublin
Startup Loft is located in company’s Charlemont Street offices
What the most recent tech cuts and bank runs could mean for Ireland
Inside Business podcast with Laura Slattery
Amazon to switch backup Irish data centre generators to biodiesel
Cloud giant plans to roll-out the changes across its European operations
Fingal council not satisfied with Amazon data centre plan
Web services arm hope to build three facilities in north Dublin
Amazon’s average cut of sales from small businesses exceeds 50% in 2022, finds study
Research firm calculates the total cost of selling on Amazon by tallying commissions, fees for warehouse storage, packing and delivery, and advertising
Amazon plans three new data centres for north Dublin
New data centres would be powered by ‘renewable diesel’, according to planning documents
Stripe signs deal to process more of Amazon’s payments
Payments company to increase its use of online retailer’s web services
Space quest: How orbital data might improve life on Earth
Amazon and Axiom want to exploit space for human gain but danger from space junk lurks above Earth’s atmosphere
Clonee land offers potential for 400,000sq ft logistics facility at €10m
Fully-serviced M3 Gateway site adjoins two of social media giant Facebook’s data centres
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