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Declan Ganley found to be in contempt of US court in ongoing legal dispute

Businessman had been ordered to turn over control of a number of companies and make monthly payments of $20,000 to investor David Shuman

Thu Sept 12 2024 - 21:12

Edna O’Brien talked about a book-burning of The Country Girls in rural Clare. But did it actually happen?

Plus: Dave Grohl’s Kerry drive in 1994; rhododendron set for ban; and some interesting local government ethics declarations

Sun Aug 18 2024 - 06:00

Trump’s pitch for ‘crypto-president’ is a merger of the bizarre

Facts and truth can be fluid both in the world of the bitcoin bros and the former president Trump

Thu Aug 01 2024 - 05:00

Trump’s preferred candidate comes from behind to win primary in Ohio

Analysis: Result for JD Vance suggests Trump still has power to sway supporters

Wed May 04 2022 - 06:37

Stripe backs fast-growing Ramp for third time

US fintech doubles valuation to €7.25bn after securing €680m in investment

Mon Mar 21 2022 - 12:13

Online payments giant Stripe backs Ramp as it raises $300m

Stripe previously co-led a $115m funding round for its rival just four months ago

Tue Aug 24 2021 - 13:00

Irish challenger to LinkedIn attracts funding from Silicon Valley stars

Polywork social network allows users blend the personal and the professional

Thu Aug 05 2021 - 15:00

Sports tech company Kitman Labs makes second acquisition

Irish business expands its presence in the US with deal to buy Presagia Sports

Thu Jul 15 2021 - 15:03

Money-transfer firm Wise boosting London’s hub ambitions

‘Profitable and fast-growing challenger to traditional banks’ attracting investor funds

Thu Jul 08 2021 - 05:00

Patrick and John Collison: Stripe’s 30-something billionaires

Irish brothers online payments group Stripe is now valued at $95bn, after raising $600m this week

Fri Mar 19 2021 - 20:15

Chris Johns: Obsession with zero Covid not what the doctor ordered

Ad hominem attacks and credentialism are all the rage these days

Sun Mar 14 2021 - 16:00

A solution to chemo hair loss and other Irish innovations

An automatic grazing system and better burials are among great Irish start-up ideas

Thu Feb 18 2021 - 05:24

Lawsuits a new weapon in US fight against disinformation

Multi-billion dollar libel actions force right-wing media to row back on election fraud claims

Sun Feb 07 2021 - 14:56

Trump pardons former Google self-driving car engineer Anthony Levandowski

Levandowski was sentenced to 18 months for stealing trade secret

Wed Jan 20 2021 - 08:13

Chris Johns: Pandemic poised to kick-start new revolution in innovation

Advent of abundant green energy promises to unleash new phase of global productivity

Sun Dec 20 2020 - 12:38

Kathy Sheridan: We knew who Trump was from the start

Can we ever go back or have the four years of his presidency taken us in too deep?

Tue Nov 03 2020 - 17:11

Democrats are magnets for donations from tech sector

Anti-big tech rhetoric from the candidates hasn’t proven an obstacle to fundraising

Thu Sept 10 2020 - 05:00

Kitman Labs raises more funds as it moves into coronavirus monitoring

Irish sports tech company hoping to be the ‘operating system for the world of sports’

Fri Jul 24 2020 - 08:13

Digital bank N26 raises more than $100m to accelerate growth

Berlin-based fintech has more than 5m customers, including 100,000 in Ireland

Tue May 05 2020 - 09:54

Clearview: from billionaire plaything to police surveillance tool

Controversial facial recognition tool used by hundreds of law enforcement agencies

Thu Mar 12 2020 - 05:00

Lesson for start-ups: Stop trying to be unicorn, be a camel instead

Silicon Valley model needs a re-fresh, says Alex Lazarow

Thu Mar 12 2020 - 04:32

What’s not to ‘like’? Try the ‘truth’ button

Web log: Vimeo founder aims high for exclusive social network with Column

Wed Feb 05 2020 - 19:37

Trump had private dinner with Mark Zuckerberg amid Congress appearance

US president’s meeting with Facebook’s CEO has not previously been disclosed

Thu Nov 21 2019 - 18:50

Microsoft invests $1bn in effort to replicate human brain

Silicon Valley giant keen to catch up in advanced AI race

Mon Jul 22 2019 - 19:55

Laura Deming: ‘I wanted to work on the world’s most important problem’

The science prodigy turned venture capitalist on why we need to treat ageing as a disease to be treated

Thu Jun 06 2019 - 05:15

Stripe’s European HQ in Dublin 2 to sell for €49.5m in off-market deal

International investor agrees to purchase One Building on Lower Grand Canal Street

Wed Mar 27 2019 - 05:00

Losses rise at Irish arm of Declan Ganley’s Rivada

Projects next year involve capital expenditure of up to $1.85bn

Wed Dec 12 2018 - 02:15

Stripe valued at $20bn after new funding round

Limerick’s Collison brothers ’ online payments technology company raises about $245m

Wed Sept 26 2018 - 20:05

Stocktake: Traders get high on pot stock

Meanwhile, Merrill Lynch survey showing pessimism may be good news for contrarians

Tue Sept 25 2018 - 05:45

Pot mania on the markets has all the hallmarks of the cryptocurrency craze

Rollercoaster share price for cannabis firms has created new billionaires

Thu Sept 20 2018 - 09:28

‘Tenants on our own land’: New Zealand bans sale of homes to foreign buyers

Law aims to make housing more affordable after prices rise by 75% in four years

Wed Aug 15 2018 - 10:40

Online payments company Stripe introduces partner programme

Fast-growing company promises benefits such as priority support to verified partners

Thu Aug 02 2018 - 06:50

Facebook investors lodge protest vote against board

Rebellion from ordinary shareholders targets Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg

Wed Jun 06 2018 - 10:39

Stripe still has enormous potential for growth predict Collison brothers

With only 5 per cent of global commerce taking place online the payments firm has huge opportunity for growth

Fri Jun 01 2018 - 18:00