The Irish Times

Arcadia’s lost idyll, Slack’s big deal and the Dow’s ‘monster’ November

Planet Business: That’s not all, folks

Sat Dec 05 2020 - 16:16

Salesforce to buy Slack in deal worth $27.7bn

Cash and stock deal is largest in cloud software industry

Wed Dec 02 2020 - 14:08

Intercom moves over 40 R&D jobs back to Dublin

Irish tech firm recently laid off 39 staff including some in its operation here

Tue Jun 09 2020 - 11:45

Slack valued at more than $20bn in stock market debut

Investors who took part in Slack’s $427m fundraising last year paid only $11.91 a share

Thu Jun 20 2019 - 20:26

Web Summit’s tone changes as tech industry comes under scrutiny

There was a sense of realisation that perhaps the good guys aren’t really good guys after all

Thu Nov 08 2018 - 02:45

AI might be best and worst thing to happen to humanity – Stephen Hawking

Web Summit attendees in Lisbon hear of potential risks from rise of artificial intelligence

Mon Nov 06 2017 - 20:36

Web Summit kicks off its second year in Lisbon

Some 60,000 expected at event with Al Gore and Intel chief among keynote speakers

Mon Nov 06 2017 - 09:17

Web Summit has ‘crash pad’ in Dublin due to housing crisis

Chief executive says vested interests mean housing crisis won’t be solved any time soon

Tue Aug 22 2017 - 13:02

Slack finds home in Dublin – away from Silicon Docks

Messaging software company’s office set to be biggest outside of US headquarters

Thu Dec 15 2016 - 05:30

Jobs boost as Slack expands European HQ in Dublin

Tech firm set to increase Irish workforce by 80 and plans to employ 180 by end of 2017

Wed Apr 13 2016 - 00:01

Intercom raises another $50m to fund its big ambitions

Silicon Valley company with office in Dublin has 10,000 customers worldwide

Thu Apr 07 2016 - 08:00

Obama to address South by Southwest Interactive festival

IDA and Irish start-ups heading for prestigious event in Austin, Texas

Mon Mar 07 2016 - 06:40

Messaging start-up Slack forms $80 million venture fund

Tech firm which has raised more than $300m wants to invest money to other start-ups

Wed Dec 16 2015 - 08:32

Philosophy major takes road less travelled to tech fame

Stewart Butterfield’s messaging platform Slack is one of tech’s hottest properties

Mon Nov 09 2015 - 07:05

Web Summit: Slack growth limited by lack of Dublin office space

Tech firm says plans to expand its European headquarters held back by lack of suitable space in Dublin

Thu Nov 05 2015 - 10:12