Web Summit returns in-person with more than 40,000 expected
More than 700 speakers to address at global technology event in Lisbon
Web Summit to require proof of vaccination or Covid-19 test
Organisers say they expect over 40,000 people to attend the conference this year
Microsoft and Google end six-year truce on legal battles
Tech giants prepare for open warfare as regulators scrutinise barriers to competition
Microsoft to allow EU customers to process, store data in the region
Move comes amid growing demand from clients
Web Summit announces first speakers for this year’s event
Zoom founder Eric Yuan among speakers as event hopes to draw 100,000 attendees
Microsoft to press on with TikTok deal after call with Trump
Purchase of Chinese video app may include operations in Australia, New Zealand, Canada
TikTok owner races to salvage Microsoft deal after Trump vows ban
China’s ByteDance sees US move as ploy to push down price and force deal
Microsoft invests in skills initiative for 25m people
Company will make resources available free of charge as work force seeks to upskill
Apple conflict with developers escalates ahead of conference
Third-party developers say group wields monopoly power by imposing ‘tax’ on payments
Web Summit’s ‘ungovernable zaniness’ sets it apart
Another profitable Web Summit, but is this success sustainable long term?
Microsoft president Brad Smith criticises Ireland on broadband
Web Summit hears governments need to move faster in delivering access to internet
What a night at the Google family home might look like
Company’s smart devices chief says we should tell visitors about gadgets in our houses
Bumper crop of tech conferences for your consideration
From Tralee to Croke Park, summit season gets into full swing over the coming weeks
Bish, bash, bosh: Jamie Oliver’s restaurant empire comes crumbling down
Planet Biz: Paternity leave; philanthropic billionaire Robert F Smith; facial recognition
Amazon faces investor pressure over facial recognition
SEC refuses to allow tech giant block motions from AGM agenda
War at Microsoft over military use of mixed reality
Weblog: employees of tech giant want HoloLens2 contract with US army terminated
Staff put Microsoft in ethical hot seat over army contract
Net Results: Firm has been an ethics leader in big tech, but has some soul-searching to do
Facebook is modern-day East India Company, whistleblower says
Tech companies colonising society, according to Christopher Wylie
Web Summit: Big tech threatens online freedoms, warns Berners-Lee
Inventor of World Wide Web calls for 'contract for the web' requiring tech firms to respect data privacy
Microsoft launches tool in Ireland to avoid interference in elections
AccountGuard protects Microsoft accounts involved in political campaigning
Web Summit 2018: 70,000 attendees to descend on Lisbon
Some 1,200 speakers expected, including World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee
Irish film ‘The Farthest’ wins Emmy for outstanding science documentary
Emer Reynolds film about Nasa Voyagers tackles science ‘with awe and emotion’
Microsoft alleges new Russia hack targeting US political groups
Firm says group known as APT 28 targeting Republican-leaning bodies before midterms
How Microsoft mutated into a moral leader
Net Results: While others secretively engage in data harvesting, Nadella changed Microsoft's corporate culture
US Cloud Act ends Microsoft Dublin email case with a whimper
Act gives US ‘nearly unchecked’ power over global digital privacy rights, say critics
Microsoft calls for dismissal of US privacy fight over Dublin emails
US government seeking access to data on servers in Ireland in drug trafficking case
Microsoft and US government gear up for privacy-rights case
Supreme court to decide if tech firms should hand over data stored overseas
This Week: The events lined up in the business world
There’s the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, plus results from Avis Budget and Trip Advisor
Microsoft Ireland faces a data privacy battle in US supreme court
Legal row centres on whether the US can force US firms to hand over data held abroad
US supreme court to hear appeal in Microsoft warrant case
Long-running case involving emails on server in Dublin has worldwide privacy implications
Tim Cahill heads Australia into World Cup playoff
Syria’s fairy tale looked like continuing when Omar Al Soma struck the opener early on
Web Summit has ‘crash pad’ in Dublin due to housing crisis
Chief executive says vested interests mean housing crisis won’t be solved any time soon
US action on Microsoft email case could devastate cloud computing
Justice department seeks appeal in relation to emails held by Microsoft in Ireland
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