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‘The threat of the US kneecapping itself is real’: tech insiders voice fears over global AI race
Tariffs and threat of new duties on chips and computing infrastructure could frustrate American ambitions
Microsoft and Meta both beat Wall St expectations on earnings
Anlayst focus is on company’s performance in artificial intelligence and how they care coping with tariff-related volatility
Irish arm of Oracle pays €730m in dividends to US parent in 18 months
Directors consider impact of US and EU tariff and non-tariff trade measures as ‘minimal’
Why Jamie Dimon is right about meetings
The JPMorgan boss struck a nerve but plenty of workers share his frustration with endless discussion
Profit rises at LinkedIn’s Irish business as it declares $400m dividend to parent company Microsoft
Company adds more users and increases advertising business
Investor heartburn? Blame Nvidia and the magnificent seven
Tech stock oscillations are having an outsized impact on indices
Can Nintendo’s Switch 2 re-energise a stagnant gaming industry?
New console carries the hopes of a company and a sector, but it has already been thrust into a gathering trade war
Anthropic AI group to add 100 new jobs in Europe
Man who led Stripe’s European rollout comes on board start-up led by disaffected OpenAI employees which has backing from Google and Amazon
Tariff reaction day brings news of strong tax revenues, a warning on jobs and talk of pivoting to new markets
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Microsoft president Brad Smith: ‘Our support for Ireland is steadfast’
Microsoft president Brad Smith says the company, which is celebrating 50 years since it was founded, and 40 years in Ireland, is as committed to the country as it was in the 1980s
‘Mad time and effort’: LinkedIn superuser status is not for the faint-hearted
More users are chasing high follower counts as the professional network expands its reach
Magnificent seven stocks are cheaper, but are they cheap enough?
Might the worst be over for Big Tech?
Planners approve Energia data centre
Project is in line with Government’s Climate Action Plan, An Bord Pleanála rules after objections from An Taisce and environmentalists
How Minecraft became a cultural phenomenon: ‘I have hundreds of worlds. When I get sick of one I just start again’
The most popular video game of all time is about to become a Hollywood movie starring Jack Black
Retro or rubbish? The trick is in the tech
It can be hard to know what old devices to dump, and what to hold on to
Investors seeking refuge from the not-so-magnificent seven
An alternative for investors seeking greater global diversification is the MSCI World Equal-Weighted index
‘Career paths are different for everyone. You don’t need it all figured out’: LinkedIn’s CEO on making it at work
Ryan Roslansky recently opened the professional networking platform’s new offices in Dublin
AI to boost economy by €250bn by 2035, report says
But growing gap has emerged between SMEs and larger enterprises
Students must learn to be more than mindless ‘machine-minders’
Generative AI is a tempting short-cut that can prevent those at university from gaining foundational skills
Ireland faces EU bill of up to €26bn if it misses climate targets
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Microsoft emphasises commitment to Ireland, which can ‘count on us’
‘We have been consistent for four decades here, we will be consistent in the future,’ says top company executive
Microsoft ‘steadfast’ in support for Ireland as it receives IDA Ireland award
US multinational is celebrating 40 years in Ireland
A mid-career life change: How I left my salaried job and struck out on my own
Leaving your job to become self-employed offers independence and potentially a higher salary but also poses risks to your pension, personal life and sanity
Are the magnificent seven losing their shine in 2025?
Hedge funds are reducing exposure to mega-cap tech stocks
Source Code: My Beginnings by Bill Gates – An engrossing and surprisingly honest memoir
In the first part of three planned books, which takes us up to the late 1970s, a wholly unexpected picture of the Microsoft founder steps forward at times
Safe, transparent, trustworthy AI? No thanks, say US and UK
Planet Business: Plastic straw update, Elon Musk’s 19-year-old Doge lieutenant and the latest in Gulf of America appeasement
Office attendance is becoming a performance metric
Return to work mandates can weed out underperforming staff but risk pushing away valued workers
How can we keep our kids safe online? Here are some tips for parents
It’s not practical to completely cut off online access, but there are ways of minimising exposure to harm
Microsoft, Meta defend hefty AI spending after DeepSeek stuns tech world
Massive spending ‘key’ to staying competitive, tech companies say
Apple share slump amid iPhone woes should sound caution for new Government
Tech giant’s international operation in Cork believed to be largest taxpayer in Republic
Not a bubble but beware: Howard Marks on Nvidia and valuations
Billionaire investor says Nvidia is cheap compared to the Nifty Fifty, the infamous growth stocks like Polaroid and Xerox that excited investors in the early 1970s
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