The Irish Times

Verizon Media’s Irish sales down almost €100m as Apollo prepares to take control

Mean average pay at Dublin operation of Yahoo and AOL tops €108,000

Fri Aug 27 2021 - 16:27

Thrive alive-oh: Arianna Huffington sets her sights on Dublin

Huffington’s wellbeing start-up Thrive Global is opening up an operation in Dublin city

Fri Aug 20 2021 - 05:15

BuzzFeed to go public after merger with US company

Digital publisher’s deal with blank-cheque company valued at $1.5bn, says statement

Thu Jun 24 2021 - 16:56

Barnier’s Brexit diary, test gig joy and how Yahoo lost its exclamation mark

Planet Business: A psychodrama we could have all done without

Sat May 08 2021 - 05:20

Verizon to offload Yahoo and AOL for €4.1bn

Move concludes a steady drip of deals that also saw Verizon sell Tumblr and HuffPost

Tue May 04 2021 - 09:56

BuzzFeed buys HuffPost as digital media sector consolidates

Verizon sells news site in return for minority stake in buyer after slide in digital ad revenue

Thu Nov 19 2020 - 20:38

Verizon’s Irish Yahoo and AOL unit moved IP back to US last year in €448m deal

Communications giant moved intellectual property back to US in 2019 in €448m deal

Tue Sept 15 2020 - 05:00

Apple received $250bn dividend from Irish subsidiary in 2019

AOI is registered at Holyhill campus in Cork and covers most Apple non-US subsidiaries

Tue Aug 11 2020 - 05:15

Which big tech firms are being investigated by the data regulator?

Data Protection Commission has undertaken 23 inquiries into tech multinationals

Thu Feb 20 2020 - 05:00

Child abuse: How and why tech companies look the other way

Tech companies are far more likely to review files on their platforms for facial recognition, malware detection and copyright enforcement

Sun Nov 10 2019 - 11:01

WeWork’s Adam Neumann to step down as chief executive

Compnay investors lose faith in founder as leader following pulled IPO

Wed Sept 25 2019 - 09:03

Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness: ‘I’m a proud member of the HIV-positive community’

The breakout star of the hit series speaks about vulnerability, addiction and living with HIV

Tue Sept 24 2019 - 06:00

Thinking time: Why it should be essential in every workplace

Setting aside time to think is vital for good decision-making and keeping your sanity

Fri Sept 13 2019 - 05:30

Two key appointments for digital hubs in Dublin and Kerry

Rodhán Hickey takes top tech role at Digital Hub; Liam Cronin is new CEO of RDI Hub

Thu Aug 01 2019 - 05:45

Meet the Irish woman fighting to make the internet safer

Wild Geese: Rachel O’Connell has combated paedophiles and patrolled sensitive content

Fri Apr 26 2019 - 05:37

Google Ireland: 15-years-a-growing

Google Ireland chief Fionnuala Meehan talks about data privacy, trust, values, the talent pool in Dublin, gender equality and the company’s 15 years in Dublin

Wed Dec 12 2018 - 00:00

Waterford couple turn virtual reality into real-world success

Taking Immersive VR Education public has been exciting for David and Sandra Whelan

Fri Sept 14 2018 - 05:33

Trillion-dollar companies – will Apple get the first bite?

Some say sector is in a bubble, but current race looks more sustainable than dotcom days

Tue Jul 03 2018 - 05:40

Ireland as a tax haven; VHI’s strong capital; Moneyconf; and WPP’s agm showdown

Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from ‘The Irish Times’ business desk

Wed Jun 13 2018 - 07:01

Oath’s Dublin office key to US tech firm’s plans for global expansion

Company comprising 50 brands aiming to double its global users to 2 billion by 2020

Wed Jun 13 2018 - 00:00

Oath says its Irish assets stand at €700m

Declarations underline fading of State from role as a linchpin in Yahoo’s global tax plan

Sat Jun 09 2018 - 06:00

WPP shareholder adviser raises transparency concerns

Glass Lewis has called on shareholders to vote against company’s pay report at June agm

Mon May 14 2018 - 21:18

Ex-AOL chief being considered to succeed Sorrell at WPP

Tim Armstrong among range of external options for top job with advertising giant

Fri May 11 2018 - 18:56

Verizon expects ‘strong momentum’ of Q1 to continue this year

Telecoms company says smartphone and tablet losses offset by new connected devices

Tue Apr 24 2018 - 19:53

Eir HQ near Heuston Station bought for €176m

Unnamed new owner’s investment will show a 5.7% yield after rent rises

Wed Mar 14 2018 - 06:00

Google’s Irish boss: ‘We don’t get it right all the time’

Interview: Fionnuala Meehan on moderating web content, micromanaging, and finding right work-life balance

Fri Feb 09 2018 - 05:35

Profits decline at Irish subsidiary of telecoms giant Verizon

Turnover also falls at local unit of one of the biggest telecoms companies in the world

Thu Aug 10 2017 - 06:50

Altice lines up $185bn pitch for cable group Charter

Acquisitive European group could be set for latest round of US media consolidation

Wed Aug 09 2017 - 19:55

Amazon’s wild ride offers lessons for investors

An outlay of $1,000 on the company’s shares in 1997 would net you about $1m today

Tue Jun 06 2017 - 06:00

Mike Pence used private email for state business – reports

As governor Pence used AOL account to 'communicate on homeland security matters'

Fri Mar 03 2017 - 08:51

Working well: What makes a place to work such a great workplace?

Core Media, Lidl Ireland, Newsweaver Odeon/UCI, Vodafone, AOL and Woodie’s have all developed great ideas

Thu Feb 23 2017 - 00:00

Australia revisits a chapter when gangs killed gay men for sport

Police are reviewing dozens of suspicious deaths to determine if they were hate crimes

Tue Jan 31 2017 - 13:24

Verizon faces slowdown in core business

Telecoms group looking to reinvent itself as broader media group to rival Facebook and Google

Tue Jan 24 2017 - 15:56

Planet Business: Scratching the shingles itch

Time Warner, John Lewis, paper receipts and Heathrow runway woe

Fri Oct 28 2016 - 08:00