The Irish Times

Stocktake: Dumb trades can be very profitable

After Elon Musk praised messaging app Signal, an unrelated penny stock soared

Tue Jan 19 2021 - 05:50

Dublin-based subsidiary of Nest Labs rebounds from €25.8m loss

Smart homes device maker was acquired by Google in early 2014

Thu Mar 01 2018 - 15:43

Apple still searching for road to victory with car project

Technology giant linked with Formula 1 group McLaren, but success remains uncertain

Thu Sept 22 2016 - 11:11

Tech giants file legal briefs in support of Apple

Microsoft says unity reflects shared concerns among firms about ramifications of the case

Fri Mar 04 2016 - 09:12

Google’s Nest adds home-monitoring camera

‘Our vision was to create a thoughtful home,’ says chief executive Tony Fadell

Thu Jun 18 2015 - 10:15

Google to have a fresh look at Glass device

Nest Labs chief Tony Fadell in charge of Glass project says big rethink is likely

Thu May 21 2015 - 01:15

Nest to launch thermostat product in Ireland

Google owned smart home device company brings its products to Ireland for first time

Mon Sept 08 2014 - 11:50

Apple software to turn iPhone into remote control for home

Tech giant preparing platform to allow device to control lights, security systems and appliances

Tue May 27 2014 - 01:00

Google eyes foreign acquisitions worth $30 billion

Search engine tells SEC it is keeping a large portion of its cash outside the US for deals

Wed May 21 2014 - 08:58

Google’s Nest Labs suspends faulty smoke alarm sales

Digital alarms could be switched off unintentionally with swipe of hand

Fri Apr 04 2014 - 14:00

Robots will become omnipresent in our lives, says Google

Schmidt says firm is experimenting with technologies beyond its core business like AI

Thu Mar 06 2014 - 11:51

Google takes space in Bay Area for start-ups not keen on Silicon Valley

Tech giant takes over 35,000sq ft former printworks in San Francisco’s Mission district

Mon Feb 17 2014 - 01:00

Planet Business

This week: Darth Vader, the ‘godfather’ of the iPod and the ‘Fragile Five’

Fri Jan 17 2014 - 01:00

Dublin bucks trend as world markets rise

Shares in Smurfit Kappa fall despite ‘positive’ note on paper and packaging pricing in Europe

Wed Jan 15 2014 - 01:00

Google to buy Nest for $3.2 billion in cash

Nest founder Tony Fadell says thermostat maker will keep control of all the data

Tue Jan 14 2014 - 07:40

Fadell still eager to reinvent moribund markets

The man behind the iPod is now reinventing domestic appliances

Thu Oct 31 2013 - 01:00