Google, Facebook say on-campus staff must be vaccinated Google will require staff to be vaccinated against Covid-19 before allowing them to return to its offices, however the company has declined to say if ... Business • 29 Jul
WhatsApp privacy case must be decided in a month EU privacy watchdog EDPB gave the Data Protection Commission a month to issue a long-delayed decision on compliance by Facebook's WhatsApp, siding with national enforcers ... World • 28 Jul
Twitter tests shopping function in e-commerce move Twitter has begun testing a feature allowing businesses sell goods from their profile pages. Business • 28 Jul
Sheehan appointed general manager of Microsoft Ireland Microsoft has appointed Anne Sheehan as its new general manager in Ireland. Business • 28 Jul
Spotify's quarterly loss narrows but users fall short Swedish music streaming service Spotify has posted a narrowed quarterly loss as the number of paying subscribers grew, while reporting a disappointing overall user growth. Business • 28 Jul
Google parent Alphabet reaches record quarterly revenue Google parent Alphabet's quarterly revenue and profit surged to record highs, powered by a rise in advertising spending as more consumers shopped online. Business • 28 Jul
Microsoft reports record quarterly profit Microsoft posted its most profitable quarter today beating Wall Street expectations for revenue and earnings, as PC sales declines stemming from a global chip shortage ... Business • 28 Jul
Apple says chip shortage reaches iPhone, growth slows Apple has said a global chip shortage that has impacted its ability to sell Macs and iPads will start to affect iPhone production, sending its ... Business • 28 Jul
Tesla hikes electric car prices in US Tesla showed signs this week of divergent strategies in the world's two biggest automotive markets, raising prices to boost profit margins in the United States ... Business • 28 Jul
TikTok to create 50 jobs in new Dublin expansion Chinese social media company TikTok's said today it will set up its first regional Fusion Centre in Dublin, which will create over 50 high-skilled jobs ... Business • 27 Jul
Facebook aims to build 'metaverse' online shared world Facebook is creating a product team to work on the "metaverse," a digital world where people can move between different devices and communicate in a ... Science and Technology • 27 Jul
Logitech sales rise 66% on demand from remote workers Computer peripherals maker Logitech said today it was seeing no let-up in demand from stay-at-home workers, after reporting higher operating income and sales at the ... Business • 27 Jul
Ireland sees biggest rise in cybersecurity attacks Workplace security and compliance specialist CWSI has found that Irish businesses are seeing bigger increases in cybersecurity attacks than their European counterparts. Business • 26 Jul
Google gets 2 months to improve hotel, flight searches Alphabet unit Google has two months to improve the way it presents internet search results for flights and hotels and explain how it ranks these ... Business • 26 Jul
Twitter beats revenue targets with ad improvements Twitter last night reported higher revenue growth than Wall Street had expected, as the social media platform rolled out ad targeting improvements to help brands ... Business • 23 Jul
Vodafone posts 3.3% rise in first quarter revenue Mobile operator Vodafone has reported a better-than-expected rise in first-quarter service revenue as more stores reopened and tourism made a tentative return following last year's ... Business • 23 Jul
Intel and TI split leaves chip outlook in doubt Two major chipmakers this week gave very different views of whether soaring demand for semiconductors will start to ease in the second half of the ... Business • 23 Jul
Mike Lynch 'disappointed' by court's extradition ruling The lawyers of Mike Lynch, the tech billionaire who sold his data company Autonomy to Hewlett Packard, says he is disappointed that a British court ... Business • 22 Jul
Strava opens new Dublin office Sports social platform, Strava, has opened a new office in Dublin. Business • 21 Jul
Netflix to add mobile video games as growth slows Netflix said it would make a deeper dive into video games as the movie and TV streaming service projected weak subscriber growth amid growing competition ... Business • 21 Jul
SAP lifts outlook as cloud push gains traction German business software group SAP has raised its outlook for the second time this year as a strategic push to help customers shift their IT ... Business • 21 Jul
Google to receive special recognition award from IDA The IDA is to give a special recognition award to Google. Business • 21 Jul
Pinergy acquires solar energy supplier Solar Electric Energy firm Pinergy has acquired Co Wexford-based solar installation company Solar Electric. Business • 18 Jul
Review: Nokia X20 HMD Global has been making strides towards reinvigorating the Nokia mobile brand and propelling it up the sales rankings. Its latest refresh of the portfolio ... Business • 17 Jul
WhatsApp tests breaking free from smartphones Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp has announced the launch of a trial aimed at freeing its users from smartphones. Science and Technology • 16 Jul
