UK revisits social media regulation after far-right riots
By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) – The British government is considering changes to the Online Safety Act designed to regulate social media companies, following a week of racist rioting driven…
Irish video tech start-up launches funding campaign via Crowdcube to close €750k seed round
Giyst, an Irish start-up which has developed an innovative AI-driven video repurposing platform, announced the launch of a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to close out a planned €750k seed round.…
Skippio secures €540k in seed funding to roll-out fan experience platform in UK
Skippio, an Irish tech start-up which has developed an innovative platform to enhance the fan experience at large-scale venues and events, announced that it has secured €540,000 in seed funding.…
University College Cork introduces TOMRA Collection reverse vending machine to university campus
The Norwegian global reverse vending machines (RVM) leader has partnered with UCC as part of the university’s plastic free campus initiative in an aim to encourage recycling amongst students and…
Responsible AI, what Global Index says
“In the absence of measurements to track commitments, practices and progress in countries around the world, the concept of responsible AI remains abstract.” This is the incipit of the Global…
Meet the talent: Eóin Tuohy, Founder, CEO
Place of residence: Wicklow, Ireland Position: Founder/CEO Please describe a day in your life My days are quite varied. I spend most of them in the office at NovaUCD in…
Connectivity tech: Portal between Dublin & New York
The development of a portal between Dublin and New York almost broke the internet after a string of anti-social behaviour caused it to close down for a week. Designed by…
Better Futures secures €500k in funding to accelerate roll-out of AI assistant platform for engineers
Better Futures an early-stage artificial intelligence (AI) focused start-up has today announced that it has secured €500k in pre-seed funding from angel investors. The company will use the funding to…
Adobe surges as AI optimism fuels annual revenue forecast
By Arsheeya Bajwa (Reuters) – Adobe shares soared 16% on Friday, putting the Photoshop-maker on track for its best day in more than four years, after the company raised its…
Meta pauses AI models launch in Europe due to Irish request
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Meta Platforms will not launch its Meta AI models in Europe for now after the Irish privacy regulator told it to delay its…