Technology

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'Concerns remain' over Grok as minister meets X officials

Minister with Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence Niamh Smyth has said that "concerns remain" regarding the Grok AI tool on the X social media platform following a meeting with the company's executives today.

Ireland • 17 Jan

UCC launches toolkit to combat AI deepfake engagement

Researchers at University College Cork (UCC) have developed a new online educational toolkit designed to reduce engagement with AI-generated explicit images.

Munster • 16 Jan

TikTok said the new technology was built specifically for Europe to comply with the region's regulatory requirements

TikTok to tighten age checks in Europe amid pressure

TikTok will start rolling out new age-detection technology across Europe in the coming weeks, it told Reuters today, as the ByteDance-owned platform faces regulatory pressure to better identify and remove accounts belonging to children under 13.

Business • 16 Jan

Qualcomm Technologies to invest €125m in Cork facility

Qualcomm Technologies has announced a €125m investment which it said will transform its Cork site into a strategic AI pillar in the global chipmaker's organisation over the next three years.

Business • 16 Jan

X moves to restrict Grok-generated undressing images

Elon Musk's platform X has announced measures to prevent its AI chatbot Grok from undressing images of real people, following global backlash over its generation of sexualised images of women and children.

World • 15 Jan

As it happened: 'Illegal' in Ireland to use Grok tool

Coverage as X announces measures to prevent its AI chatbot Grok from undressing images of real people and the Dáil hears statements on AI.

Ireland • 15 Jan

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ASML tops $500 billion market cap as TSMC to spend more

ASML, the world's biggest maker of equipment used to manufacture computer chips, crossed $500 billion in market value for the first time today, after top customer TSMC announced larger than expected capital spending plans to keep up with booming demand for AI chips.

Business • 15 Jan

TSMC smashes forecasts with record profit

TSMC, the world's main producer of advanced AI chips, today posted a forecast-smashing 35% jump in fourth-quarter profit to a record high, predicted robust annual growth and flagged more US manufacturing capacity was in the works.

Business • 15 Jan

New AI skills and training company launched

A new artificial intelligence-focused training company has launched, with backing from Enterprise Ireland and Oyster Capital.

Business • 15 Jan

Netflix prepares all-cash offer for Warner Bros - source

Netflix is preparing to make an all-cash offer for Warner Bros Discovery's studios and streaming businesses, a source familiar with the matter has told Reuters.

Business • 14 Jan

YouTube expands parental controls in Ireland

YouTube said today it was expanding its parental controls in Ireland as it introduces new quality principles for content recommended for teenagers.

Business • 14 Jan

Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaking in the Dáil

Taoiseach to meet Attorney General over Grok concerns

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he will convene a meeting with the Attorney General to discuss the social media platform X's Grok AI system due to its use by some people to produce non-consensual images of women and children.

Science and Technology • 13 Jan

Paramount sues Warner Bros for Netflix deal details

Paramount Skydance has sued Warner Bros Discovery for more information on a rival $82.7 billion deal with Netflix, escalating a battle to take control of one of the most storied Hollywood studios.

Business • 13 Jan

Apple, Google strike Gemini deal for revamped Siri

Apple will use Google's Gemini models for its revamped Siri coming later this year under a multi-year deal that deepens the tech giants' alliance in the artificial intelligence era and bolsters Alphabet's position in the race against OpenAI.

Business • 13 Jan

Trustpilot expects 20% annual revenue jump

Global online review platform Trustpilot has forecast 20% growth in revenue and profit ahead of expectations for 2025, helped by double-digit growth in bookings in all its markets.

Business • 13 Jan

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More SME digital investment could add €8.3bn to economy

A new economic assessment has found that doubling the average level of digital investment by Irish SMEs could add €8.3 billion to the Irish economy.

Business • 12 Jan

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Brew, smell, and serve: AI steals the show at CES 2026

AI took over CES 2026, powering coffee machines to brew the perfect espresso, a device to create your perfect scent, and ball-hitting tennis robots that make you forget it is human against machine.

Business • 12 Jan

AI pendants back in vogue at CES after early setback

Pendants and brooches packed with artificial intelligence abounded at CES 2026, using cameras and microphones to watch and listen through the day like a vigilant personal assistant.

Business • 12 Jan

Apple leads smartphone market with 20% share in 2025

Global smartphone shipments rose 2% year-on-year in 2025, lifted by stronger demand and economic momentum in emerging markets, Counterpoint Research said today.

Business • 12 Jan

JD Sports launches AI commerce in key US market

British sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion said today that customers in the US, its largest market, will be able to use AI platforms to search for and purchase its products.

Business • 12 Jan

Data Protection Commission owed over €4 billion in fines

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) is owed more than €4 billion in fines that have not been collected or are subject to legal challenge.

Business • 12 Jan

Aoibheann Daly, with her mother Anne, after winning of the 2026 Stripe Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, for her project “GlioScope: Multi-task Deep Learning and Causal AI for Glioma & Glioblastoma Profiling”. The winning project “GlioScope” he

Student wins Young Scientist with cancer diagnosis tool

A Kerry student has won the top prize at this year's Stripe Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition for her brain cancer diagnosis tool.

Science and Technology • 09 Jan

Paramount tells Warner Bros its offer trumps Netflix's

Paramount Skydance has reiterated that its $108.4 billion bid for Warner Bros Discovery was superior to a rival deal from Netflix, saying the value of the cable spinoff central to the streaming giant's offer was effectively worthless.

Business • 09 Jan

Musk's xAI quarterly net loss widens to $1.46 billion

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI reported a net loss of $1.46 billion for the September quarter, compared with a loss of $1 billion in the previous three months, Bloomberg News has reported, citing internal documents.

Business • 09 Jan

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AI gobbling up memory chips essential to gadget makers

As devices from toys to cars get smarter at the CES gathering, gadget makers are grappling with a shortage of memory and storage needed for them to work.

Business • 09 Jan