The Irish Times

Irish Times view on Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter: Big tech’s version of democracy

We now understand the risks of having billionaires controlling communication channels

Mon Apr 18 2022 - 00:00

A work blunder teaches so much more than a triumph

McKinsey ‘rookie moment’ bungle videos are positive example of how to survive early career howlers

Mon Dec 13 2021 - 07:37

Google co-founder Larry Page obtains New Zealand residency

Move came earlier this year to bring his sick child into the country for medical treatment

Fri Aug 06 2021 - 17:11

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a flying car

Several Silicon Valley companies are aiming to make flying as easy as calling for a taxi

Mon Jun 21 2021 - 06:00

Deliveroo targets $10bn valuation in London IPO

Food delivery group would give London market biggest IPO in several years

Thu Mar 04 2021 - 14:34

Jeff Bezos has revolutionised the way business is done

Despite its innovation, Amazon needs to focus on improving how it looks after its staff

Thu Feb 04 2021 - 06:00

As Jeff Bezos steps aside, what comes next for Amazon?

Company founder to be replaced as CEO by Andy Jassy, seen as a steady hand on the tiller

Wed Feb 03 2021 - 14:02

Alphabet on the brink of joining the $1tn club

With Google’s sales growing as fast as a decade ago, company nears market cap milestone

Mon Jan 13 2020 - 13:27

Alphabet chief to get $2m salary and possible $240m in stock awards

Sundar Pichai could get extra $90m in stock if Google parent outperforms S&P 100 index

Fri Dec 20 2019 - 17:08

Watchdog warns of using ‘windfall taxes’ to fund public services

Chartered Accountants Ireland revokes Sean FitzPatrick’s membership

Sat Dec 07 2019 - 05:56

Unions might scare Google more than regulators

Challenges mount for tech giant as buying Treasury Building pushes staff count to 10,000

Thu Dec 05 2019 - 05:30

‘Short window’ to stop AI taking control of society, warns ex-Google employee

Meredith Whittaker warns we are becoming lab animals in a giant tech experiment

Thu Dec 05 2019 - 03:45

Google founders’ exit signals end of era at search giant

Yet most investors barely blinked at news that Larry Page and Sergey Brin were exiting

Wed Dec 04 2019 - 15:40

Google co-founders quit as executives of Alphabet parent firm

Larry Page and Sergey Brin say they plan to stay active as board members and shareholders

Tue Dec 03 2019 - 23:26

Angry with Facebook over privacy? Google is even more insidious

Google is at the head of ‘surveillance capital’, harvesting our data and monetising it

Thu Nov 21 2019 - 05:30

Inside the high-stakes race to build world’s first flying taxi

‘This is the perfect means of transportation, something that can take off and land everywhere’

Thu Nov 21 2019 - 04:15

Jennifer O'Connell: We’re living in a golden age of TV. Try telling that to RTÉ

The days of ‘We’ll make it home in time for the Late Late’ are gone, and so are those audiences

Sat Nov 16 2019 - 06:00

Should investors be worried by controlled companies?

Mike Ashley, who owns 62% of Sports Direct, pays little heed to shareholder rebellions

Tue Oct 22 2019 - 05:00

Alphabet chief Larry Page got ‘rubber stamp’ approval for Rubin stock grant

Android creator used $150m grant as leverage for $90m severance package

Tue Mar 12 2019 - 06:21

Airbnb hires former airline chief to lead push into transport market

Company cites ‘tremendous opportunities’ to make travel more enjoyable

Thu Feb 07 2019 - 18:04

Google reportedly gave $90m payoff to Android creator over sexual misconduct claim

Andy Rubin was accused of forcing a female employee to perform oral sex in 2013

Thu Oct 25 2018 - 23:49

Google celebrates 20 years of Doodles with a trip down memory lane

More than 2,000 colourful illustrations have been published over the years

Thu Sept 27 2018 - 15:30

Conor Pope: 20 years of Google has turned us into lazy know-it-alls

Google, which turns 20 this week, has ruined medicine, map-making and pub quizzes

Mon Sept 24 2018 - 15:12

Fundamental research key to Irish culture of innovation

We will become less relevant for industry if colleges fail to undertake research

Mon Sept 24 2018 - 06:13

Drone zones: how cities will have to adapt to a driverless future

The advent of drone deliveries and drone taxis will change our built environment

Wed Sept 19 2018 - 00:00

US politicians allude to tighter rules as social media chiefs grilled

‘The era of the wild west in social media is coming to an end,’ warns one senator

Wed Sept 05 2018 - 20:29

Sandberg admits Facebook ‘too slow’ to spot Russian efforts to interfere in US election

Facebook executive appearing in US congressional hearing

Wed Sept 05 2018 - 15:53

Google founder plans autonomous flying taxis

Larry Page-backed Kitty Hawk project aims to fly in New Zealand this year

Thu Mar 15 2018 - 01:00

Pilita Clark: lateness at meetings must be banished

It is a great truth of modern life that punctuality is an underrated virtue

Sun Feb 11 2018 - 14:27

Waymo-Uber trial: What’s at stake?

Case to start amid allegations of theft, encrypted texts and secret meetings

Mon Feb 05 2018 - 14:17

Google’s Eric Schmidt to step down as executive chairman

Schmidt took the company public in 2004 and made the company into a global powerhouse

Fri Dec 22 2017 - 06:57

SEO won’t die, no matter how many techies predict it

But the ways users search for and retrieve information online are changing dramatically

Thu Aug 10 2017 - 05:58

Google’s EU fine drags down parent company’s profits 28%

Alphabet’s revenue boosted by robust demand for ads on mobile and YouTube

Mon Jul 24 2017 - 22:01

Alphabet set to face down shareholder dissent

Issues include pay for women employees, spend on lobbying and Pichai’s $200m pay

Sun Jun 04 2017 - 18:17