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Musk’s X skirts Brazil ban and returns to some users in change to server access

Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:18
But the renewed access may be short-lived

Scientists store human genome on crystal which can last billions of years

Thu, 09/19/2024 - 07:08
The revolutionary data storage format that can survive for billions of years can be used to record the genomes of endangered plant and animal species that are faced with extinction

Europe to miss out on AI advances due to 'inconsistent' regulations, tech giants warn

Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:15
Cohort said EU would miss out on key cornerstones of AI innovation without consistent rules

US Federal Reserve makes large rate cut citing 'greater confidence' on inflation

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 19:43
Policymakers see the Fed’s benchmark rate falling by another half a percentage point by the end of this year

Penneys completes €4m renovation of Wilton store in Cork

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 17:07
The store has expanded to 31,800 sq ft with a larger home department

Dalata sells Maldron Hotel Wexford to Neville Park Hotel Group

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 16:35
Hotel operator is also in exclusive talks with a preferred bidder for the sale of the Clayton Hotel Whites Wexford

Barbie and Oppenheimer help Odeon Group revenues to rise by 15% to €29.65m

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 14:29
Margot Robbie’s Barbie and Cillian Murphy’s Oppenheimer were two of the box office hits that helped the Irish arm of the Odeon movie group to ...

Annual house price growth accelerates to 9.6% in July

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 13:14
Median price being paid for a home in Ireland in the last 12 months was €340,000, with house prices rising fastest in the Mid-West region — Clare, Limerick and Tipperary — at 13.4%

Google wins fight over €1.5bn EU fine for ads abuse

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 11:51
Google won a court fight with the European Union over a €1.5bn fine for thwarting competition for online ads, partly atoning for last week’s crushing ...

Eurozone inflation fell to three-year low in run-up to ECB's second rate cut 

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 11:17
Inflation across the 20-country bloc dropped to 2.2% last month, the lowest since July 2021

Tupperware files for bankruptcy in US and hunts for new owners

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 11:16
Tupperware said it would ask for the court’s approval to continue operating during the proceedings

Bausch + Lomb exploring sale options

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 10:13
Company operates a contact lens manufacturing facility in Waterford where approximately 1,500 people are employed.

Central Bank warns housing supply needs to increase by 20,000 a year 

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 00:05
Housing supply 'unable to meet our country’s needs' and 'limiting the sustainable growth of living standards', report says

Cork Company of the Year Awards open for entries

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 00:03
Former winners include PepsiCo, Stryker, Carbery, Irish Distillers and Eli Lilly.

Hospitality warns of 'commercial crisis' if VAT rate is not decreased

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 00:00
In the absence of 9% VAT, the report warns that the sector will experience a significant decline with many more direct closures and job losses

Revolut sees 17% surge in young investors across Irish market 

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 00:00
US tech giant Nvidia was the most popular stock traded by young Irish people in July, the fintech said

Revenue could save €1.7m a year moving workers off laptops

Tue, 09/17/2024 - 17:09
Revenue’s IT team also said the use of so-called ‘thin client’ computers in the homes of staff would avoid any potential embarrassment from 'lost or stolen laptops'

Elon Musk's 'X' to appeal record WRC award

Tue, 09/17/2024 - 15:08
Workplace Relations Commission awarded former employee over €550,000 for unfair dismissal over his failure to respond to an email from Elon Musk

Hawk-Eye profits surge to €24m on new global contracts

Tue, 09/17/2024 - 14:58
Hawk-Eye score detection technology has become an integral part of the big GAA match occasions at Croke Park over the last number of years

Instagram launches parental control for under-16 accounts by default

Tue, 09/17/2024 - 13:00
Alongside the protections, parents will also have the option to see who their teenagers have been messaging in the past seven days

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