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Irish lifesciences and health tech companies set a new decade-high record in 2024 raising €491.3 million across 89 VC deals, including 80 deals for Enterprise Ireland-backed firms — according to a new report, powered by PitchBook data. While global lifesciences and health tech venture activity remains sharply below 2021 peaks, Ireland delivered its strongest year […]
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Mentra will soon start shipping its first smart glasses, the Mentra Live. At first glance, there’s nothing obvious setting Mentra’s glasses apart from its more well-known competitors, but they come with their own dedicated app store, and employ an open-source OS with an SDK that developers have had access to since early 2025. Mentra says the MiniApp Store is the first app store of its nature for smart glasses, and... Read more ›
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Fundraising campaigns for a Ford employee who was suspended after shouting at President Trump have raised hundreds of thousands. Read more ›
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Venezuela relied on Russian air defense systems and Chinese radars, but its forces did not shoot down any US military aircraft. Read more ›
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NY State Governor Kathy Hochul wants 3D printer manufacturers to make it impossible to 3D print guns. Read more ›
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The fight in Ukraine changes so rapidly that weapons makers can't afford to constantly overhaul and redevelop whole systems. Read more ›
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Reduced input latency, emulated cartidge insertion, ROM compression, and more. Read more ›
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Hegseth's effort to punish a US senator "places other retirees who have spoken up potentially in jeopardy," a military law expert said. Read more ›
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President Trump has signed a proclamation imposing a 25 percent tariff on “certain advanced computing chips,” the White House has announced. As The New York Times notes, the administration previously threatened much bigger and broader tariffs for chips. Trump even said that he was going to impose a 100 percent tariff on companies unless they invest on semiconductor manufacturing in the United States. The new tariff will only affect advanced... Read more ›
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Spotify is raising the prices for its premium subscriptions by $1 to $2 across the board, starting this February. Those are similar figures to the company’s last price hike in 2024. Subscribers across the US, Estonia and Latvia will soon receive an email, notifying them that they’ll be paying a larger amount for their February bill. The streaming service said it’s raising its prices occasionally to “reflect the value that... Read more ›
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The price of Spotify Premium is about to jump again in the US, marking its third price hike since 2023. Spotify announced that subscribers in the US, Estonia, and Latvia will be contacted about the updated pricing over the coming month. Individual Premium plans in the US will increase from $11.99 to $12.99 by the […] Read more ›
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Interior designers share which home-decor choices will last over time without going out of style, from statement lighting to small pops of color. Read more ›
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X is awash with nonconsensual sexual deepfakes that blatantly violate Apple's and Google's policies, yet it and xAI's Grok remain on both companies' app stores. In open letters published Wednesday, a coalition of 28 advocacy groups, including women's organizations and tech watchdogs, are demanding CEOs Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai grow spines and evict them. […] Read more ›
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Jimmy Kimmel has shared his thoughts on the Trump administration's latest talks to try and acquire Greenland. Read more ›
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The autoworker called the president a "pedophile protector," a reference to his suppression of the Epstein files. Read more ›
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Owen Poole covers today's biggest tech stories. Elon Musk announces that Tesla's 'full self-drive' feature will go subscription-only starting soon. Starlink users in Iran have been given free access to combat the total internet blackout as unrest grows. A new study shows that 'rude' prompts can lead to more accurate answers from AI chatbots. Read more ›
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Join our livestream — and pose a question to WIRED’s panel of experts — on China’s dominance, influence, and how it is rewriting the future. Read more ›
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In 1984, film librarian Merle Ray Harlin was charged with stealing 419 films. One scrap found in his vast collection was a missing scene from the 1954 film A Star Is Born starring Judy Garland. But there was still 7 minutes of footage missing. It has never been found. Read more ›
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The Irish Town & City Gift Cards network has announced €17.4m in sales in the country in 2025, an increase of 65% on 2024. Delivered by fintech Miconex, the Town & City Gift Cards concept is active across Ireland in Ballinrobe, Carndonagh, Cavan, Drogheda, Donegal Town, Dungarvan & West Waterford, Kilkenny, Limerick, Letterkenny, Monaghan, Mullingar, Macroom, Sligo, […] Read more ›
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Ekco, one of Europe’s leading security-first managed service providers, has announced that it is opening a new office in Trinidad and Tobago, in the Caribbean, representing an investment of €10 million over the next two years. The company’s expansion in the Caribbean will lead to the creation of 18 jobs by the end of 2027. […] Read more ›
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Integrity360, one of the leading pan-European cyber security specialists, has announced that it is launching a new Managed Security Awareness Service to tackle one of the fastest-growing cyber threats for businesses in Ireland – human risk. Integrity360 is rolling out the new service amid growing industry demand as human-driven breaches stemming from phishing, social engineering, […] Read more ›
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EHS International, a leading provider of environmental, health, and safety (EHS) services with offices in Cork, Dublin, Belfast and London, has launched new certified training courses in construction safety. Fully accredited by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), the courses cover both Project Supervisor Design Process (PSDP) and Project Supervisor Construction Stage (PSCS). Designed for professionals […] Read more ›
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A record number of solar panels were installed on homes across Ireland in 2025, new SEAI data has revealed. A total of 34,088 households installed solar panels with grant aid in 2025, surpassing the 29,151 grant-assisted installations in 2024. Some 33,048 grants were awarded under the SEAI’s Solar PV Scheme, the highest figure recorded to […] Read more ›
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More homeowners and businesses are taking control of their energy costs than ever, with 2025 the highest year on record for government grants through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Thousands of homeowners, motorists, communities, and businesses are now benefiting from warmer, more comfortable homes and workplaces and lower energy bills after a record […] Read more ›
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CeADAR, Ireland’s centre for AI, has confirmed it is to receive €5.675m in funding for Phase 2 of the European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) Programme. The €5.675 million funding will go towards CeADAR’s European Digital Innovation Hub Programme, a Europe-wide initiative. It is co-funded by the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, via Enterprise Ireland, […] Read more ›
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Global adoption of AI continued to rise in the second half of 2025, increasing by 1.2 percentage points compared to the first half of the year, with roughly one in six people worldwide now using generative AI tools, remarkable progress for a technology that only recently entered mainstream use. To track this trend, we measure […] Read more ›
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AI adoption is accelerating, but confidence is lagging Regulatory uncertainty is now the biggest brake on AI adoption across Europe. According to AWS policy lead Sasha Rubel, 68 percent of organisations don’t understand their obligations under the EU AI Act, and many are spending up to 40 percent of IT budgets on compliance. Billy Linehan […] Read more ›
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New Years resolutions Every January we procrastinate over New Years resolutions before finally deciding if we have any or not. One of the more popular ones is taking part in Dry January where we abstain from alcohol for a month. Other popular ones include quitting smoking and going for daily walks. Admirable as they are […] Read more ›
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