Nearly half of security professionals agree GenAI is their biggest security risk
HackerOne, the leader in human-powered security, today revealed data that found 48% of security professionals believe AI is the most significant security risk to their organization. Ahead of the launch…
Meta to start using public posts on Facebook, Instagram in UK to train AI
By Deborah Sophia (Reuters) – Meta Platforms will begin training its AI models using public content shared by adults on Facebook and Instagram in the UK over the coming months,…
Top EU privacy regulator opens probe into Google’s AI compliance
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) – Google‘s lead EU privacy regulator opened an inquiry on Thursday into whether the search engine giant adequately protected European Union users’ personal data before…
Meta, Spotify CEOs take aim at European AI regulations
By Juby Babu (Reuters) – Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Spotify CEO Daniel Ek have critisised European regulations surrounding open-source artificial intelligence, saying the continent risks falling behind because of…
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…
Bayer looks to AI to combat herbicide resistance faster
By Renee Hickman CHICAGO (Reuters) – Bayer’s crop science division is increasingly turning to artificial intelligence in its battle against crop killing weeds, the company told Reuters. Weeds are growing…
Accelerator programme for student entrepreneurs kicks-off at University College Dublin
The 2024 NovaUCD Student Enterprise Competition, an intensive 4-week accelerator programme for student entrepreneurs, which is now in its 10th year, has commenced at University College Dublin (UCD) with 14…
Breakthrough in clean energy: ‘Artificial Sun’ hits record temperature
Artificial Sun: In a groundbreaking leap forward for clean energy technology, scientists in South Korea have shattered previous records by successfully sustaining temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius for an unprecedented 48…
Eleven start-ups selected for University College Dublin’s new AI accelerator programme
The eleven (11) start-ups selected to participate in University College Dublin’s (UCD) new AI Ecosystem Accelerator programme were announced this week. The focus of this new accelerator programme is to…