The Irish Times

Tech stocks are not like the dotcoms of old, but few will escape the pain

Pandemic favourites have collapsed amid recession fears and what’s next may be rough

Tue May 24 2022 - 05:24

Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster: Modern horrors presented as thrilling gig theatre

Who can think of a previous play where the Gate Theatre’s audiences danced at their seats?

Thu Apr 21 2022 - 12:12

‘I always thought new generations are better at technology. I’ve come to realise they aren’t’

US Navy cyber security expert to speak at Dublin’s Zero Day Con conference

Thu Feb 24 2022 - 05:11

Amazon, the sleeping giant of advertising, is now wide awake

Tech giant’s disclosure of a $31bn ad business in 2021 was quite the revelation

Sat Feb 05 2022 - 05:55

US stocks snap gains to fall sharply after downbeat tech earnings

Disappointing updates from tech giants reverberate through the sector

Thu Feb 03 2022 - 15:44

JLab JBuds Frames: A clever twist on smart glasses that comes up short

Review: These are designed to clip on to your existing glasses but the result is not subtle

Wed Jan 26 2022 - 22:34

Reddit confidentially files to go public

San Francisco-based company was valued at $10bn earlier this year

Thu Dec 16 2021 - 08:37

European stocks flat as falling industrials offset rising commodities and banks

Tesla rose 4.5% to a record high after Hertz placed an order for 100,000 electric cars

Mon Oct 25 2021 - 18:23

Video ranking start-up Vudini raises more than €2m in backing

Company co-founded by Dan Kiely and backed by former Airbnb Ireland head

Thu Oct 14 2021 - 05:15

Markets buoyed as inflation worries ease

Many of the Iseq’s indigenous multinationals rise in brisk trading

Thu Oct 07 2021 - 20:09

Snapchat use surges during Facebook’s six-hour global outage

Platform biggest winner among rivals with 23% boost in time spent on Android app

Wed Oct 06 2021 - 08:15

First look: Hands-on with Ray-Ban’s new camera glasses

Ray-Ban Stories is a collaboration with Facebook

Thu Sept 09 2021 - 17:52

Reddit valued at more than $10bn after new fundraising round

Online discussion forum restates plans to go public but admits no solid timeline as yet

Thu Aug 12 2021 - 18:40

Google, Facebook set to squash initial iOS fears, show big revenue jump

Apple rolled out changes to ad tracking in April

Tue Jul 27 2021 - 11:14

Ask app not to track? Thanks, I’ll do just that

Apple’s data transparency feature hasn’t hurt social media giants – at least not yet

Mon Jul 26 2021 - 13:47

European stocks close at all-time highs as investors stay optimistic

Equities boosted by upbeat earnings and ECB’s pledge of ongoing support

Fri Jul 23 2021 - 19:03

Snap Spectacles: More features, less subtlety

Tech tools: New version includes two RGB cameras, four built-in microphones, two stereo speakers, a touchpad and more

Thu Jun 24 2021 - 01:02

Europe’s STOXX 600 closes at record high on global recovery optimism

Iseq index higher led by Dalata, CRH, Flutter, Total Produce and Kerry Group

Tue Apr 06 2021 - 19:52

Collison brothers worth an estimated $11.5bn each

Big jump in personal fortunes of Irish-born tech entrepreneurs after recent fundraise

Thu Mar 18 2021 - 14:38

TikTok rival Kuaishou hits $160bn valuation as shares surge after IPO

Chinese video app’s market debut is biggest in tech sector since Uber offering in 2019

Fri Feb 05 2021 - 12:00

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

Covid-19: Tories bow to the inevitable and back Boris Johnson’s new restrictions

Four DUP MPs vote against measures with the other four abstaining

Wed Jan 06 2021 - 21:00

European markets extend year-end rally

Ryanair pushes Dublin’s Iseq up as Bank of Ireland and AIB lose ground

Tue Dec 29 2020 - 17:54

Reddit scoops up TikTok rival Dubsmash

Online discussion forum plans to integrate video creation tools into its platform

Mon Dec 14 2020 - 10:11

Clock ticks for TikTok sale as ByteDance seeks more time

Executive order gave Chinese owned company until November 12th to clinch deal

Thu Nov 12 2020 - 06:18

Patrick Freyne: Pooing in a bucket? That’s the whole point of the show

A more apt title for new reality show Don’t Rock the Boat would be Celebrity S**t in a Bucket

Fri Nov 06 2020 - 09:43

Wall Street cautiously optimistic ahead of Big Tech results

Amazon, Alphabet, Apple and Facebook to report quarterly earnings this evening

Thu Oct 29 2020 - 15:57

European shares fall for third consecutive day

Sterling climbs amid flicker of optimism on Brexit talks, sending FTSE 100 lower

Wed Oct 21 2020 - 18:44

EY Entrepreneur of the Year: nominee profiles

The last four of eight shortlisted nominees in the international category of the award

Sat Sept 26 2020 - 05:09

Stocktake: Snowflake stock looks bubbly

The prevailing attitude among investors now is one of buy high, sell higher

Tue Sept 22 2020 - 05:00

Valuation of $60bn sought for TikTok as Oracle and Walmart take stakes

The two companies will pay a combined $12bn for their minority stakes

Sun Sept 20 2020 - 14:49

Why tech can’t close the diversity gap

Companies must focus not just on who they hire but on who chooses to leave

Fri Aug 28 2020 - 05:19

Twitter misses quarterly ad sales estimates while usage surges

Ad sales fell by almost a quarter in the period

Thu Jul 23 2020 - 12:10

Smart kitchen company Drop cooks up €11.85m investment

Backers include Steve Horowitz, who led development of Android operating system

Tue Jun 09 2020 - 05:00