Keychain, the AI-powered manufacturing platform for the consumer packaged goods industry, has announced a $30 million Series B funding round led by Wellington Management and existing investor BoxGroup, alongside other major returning investors. The new capital supports the rollout of KeychainOS, a SaaS-based AI operating system that helps manufacturers manage their production cycle with greater [âŠ] Read more âș
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Are you out of contract or looking for a better deal for your mobile phone? If so, there are some great SIM Only deals available in Ireland right now with huge savings to be made over long contract plans. Weâve teamed up with Switcher.ie, the free and impartial price comparison and switching service, to find the [âŠ] Read more âș
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The Future of Computing Is Hybrid The world of computing is advancing at an extraordinary pace, and businesses everywhere are working to keep up. While quantum computing (QC) is on track to revolutionise technology, it isnât poised to replace classical computing just yet. Instead, a Hybrid Quantum-Classical Computing (HQCC) approach, where quantum processors complement classical [âŠ] Read more âș
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Irish wellness startup Awaken Botanical has officially launched DĂșlra, the worldâs first AI-powered natural wellness coach, bringing personalised herbal knowledge and holistic health guidance to people everywhere, 24/7. For centuries, herbal wisdom has been scattered across cultures, books, and traditions â often out of reach when people need it most. DĂșlra changes that. Accessible through [âŠ] Read more âș
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A project which aims to revolutionise pest management strategies for potatoes has been supported by the UK Agri-Tech Centre following a two-year journey. The aim of the project, named âDeCystâ, was to improve on the current knowledge of solanaceous trap crops and how they are best utilised for Potato Cyst Nematodes (PCN) control by potato [âŠ] Read more âș
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Guinness Enterprise Centre, the not-for-profit entrepreneurial superhub, has announced that it has surpassed the 1,500 resident companies mark as it welcomes QuizWizards to its five-storey start-up campus in The Liberties, Dublin 8. QuizWizards is now one of the Guinness Enterprise Centreâs 160 resident companies as four start-ups graduate. The Guinness Enterprise Centre has been supporting [âŠ] Read more âș
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The University of Limerick-based software research centre, Lero, is to collaborate on a new multi-year research project, which will involve the testing of 2,000 top video gamers in partnership with gaming computer peripherals giant Logitech G, to better understand how computer gamers train and compete. Logitech gaming innovation engineer Niall White said: âThis âŹ2.5 million [âŠ] Read more âș
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By David Stephen The Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) is hosting the All-California Labor Economics Conference in September, 2025. It does not appear that there is anything [or much] on AI or automation, on the agenda. The event is also proceeding after the recent situation of job numbers and the BLS. It is possible that [âŠ] Read more âș
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Dr Sally Anne Hinfey, VP Legal at SurveyMonkey has over 20 years experience in Irish law firms. Dr Hinfey was SurveyMonkeyâs first legal hire outside the US, and played a vital role in building the EMEA business at its Dublin-based HQ. I recently caught up with Dr Hinfey and had an interesting chat with her. [âŠ] Read more âș
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Field Exchange, a festival bringing together farmers, artists, agricultural experts and food producers to discuss creative approaches to farming and food production, is returning to Brookfield Farm, Co. Tipperary, from September 5 to 7. Following the success of last yearâs festival, Field Exchange has expanded to become a three-day event featuring specially commissioned art installations, [âŠ] Read more âș
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An aurora over golden fields, a comet trailing in the night sky, and a deep sky nebula are among the winning images in this yearsâ Reach for the Stars competition, Irelandâs biggest astrophotography competition, organised by the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS). The 2025 competition saw more than 170 entries from photographers across Ireland [âŠ] Read more âș
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âIf you had told me a few weeks ago that Iâd be seriously considering a future in tech, I probably would have laughed, flipped my short hair, and gone back to minding my own creative business. But here we are,â says Fortunate, one of five teenage girls who recently completed a two-week placement at Hostelworld [âŠ] Read more âș
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By Jamie Dobson, author of âVisionaries, Rebels and Machines: The story of humanityâs extraordinary journey from electrification to cloudificationâ. In an age of disruption, sometimes the most revolutionary act is proceeding incrementally. Take Aldiâs store in Greenwich, London which has been trialling till-free shopping. Aldi wasnât first to use cameras and sensors to track baskets [âŠ] Read more âș
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By David Stephen who looks at GPT-5 in this article. AI benchmarks have created a false impression about how to evaluate AI models: test AI for complex questions that several humans canât answer; even if AI does well, conclude that AI has not matched vital human intelligence. If AI gets things right that several humans would [âŠ] Read more âș
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TOBi, Vodafone Irelandâs award-winning AI-powered self-service assistant, might still be getting to grips with Irish phrases like âacting the maggotâ or âsucking dieselâ, but it is already doing the hard work behind the scenes, helping customers 24/7 with top-ups, billing queries and much more. TOBi now resolves 60% of customer service queries without the need [âŠ] Read more âș
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Esri Ireland, the market leader in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), has announced a new partnership with surveying and data acquisition specialist, Murphy Geospatial (a Woolpert Company). This strategic collaboration will combine advanced location intelligence and geospatial data capabilities to accelerate the delivery of large-scale infrastructure, urban planning, and environmental projects across the island of Ireland. [âŠ] Read more âș
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By David Stephen who considers Human Intelligence in this article. There is no AI company on earth, currently, that has a Human Intelligence Research Lab. This means a lab that exists just to study and show how human intelligence works. None, zero. This lab would not cost them as much as AI, and could become more important [âŠ] Read more âș
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Business activity in the Irish SME sector has edged into negative territory for the first time since 2020, according to a new business confidence survey by lender Linked Finance. Post-pandemic trade was strongest for SMEs in 2022, and over the last three years, that has remained in positive territory, until now. While that sentiment reflects [âŠ] Read more âș
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Granite Digital, Irelandâs leading full-service digital transformation partner, has announced it has acquired Zesty, the award-winning web design and engineering agency, from News UK & Ireland, part of one of the worldâs leading media groups. With the addition of Zesty, Granite forecasts its revenues to exceed âŹ20 million in 2025. This strategic acquisition reinforces Graniteâs [âŠ] Read more âș
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Guest post By Emma Clark, CEO and Co-founder of Orivium, with an interesting look at leasing metals From smartphones to servers, electric vehicles and AI chips, the engines of modern innovation rely on a relentless flow of rare earths and critical minerals. However, shockingly, these precious resources and most geopolitically fraught materials are still being [âŠ] Read more âș
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