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Meta faces backlash for recommending less political content

Leigh Mc Gowran — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 09:36:43 +0000

The company aims to reduce the amount of political content recommended to users, but some have noted that various topics overlap with politics.

Irish-led Synlogic to cease operations after ending drug trial

Leigh Mc Gowran — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 08:23:48 +0000

The company is cutting 90pc of its workforce after an internal review found that its PKU trial was 'unlikely to meet its primary endpoint'.

Irishman Kevin O’Reilly appointed president of Beckman Coulter

Vish Gain — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 13:47:12 +0000

A former executive at Varian Medical Systems, O’Reilly is an electrical engineer by background and has more than 30 years' experience in the healthcare industry.

Autodesk co-founder John Walker dies, aged 75

Jenny Darmody — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 09:02:36 +0000

The esteemed computer programmer is remembered for his contributions to the software industry and the rise of the PC.

Mitchell Baker steps down as Mozilla CEO to become chair

Vish Gain — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 07:47:11 +0000

Taking over from her is current board member Laura Chambers, who will now be CEO for the rest of the year.

Disney acquires $1.5bn stake in Epic to bring Fortnite into the fold

Vish Gain — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 08:56:04 +0000

Last September, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney said the company was laying off 16pc of its workforce after spending ‘more money than we earn’ on Fortnite.

Jack Dorsey-backed Bluesky now open to all

Vish Gain — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 08:49:14 +0000

After months of being an invite-only platform, the X challenger app with more than 3m users is now open to everyone.

Snapchat parent snips 10pc of global workforce

Vish Gain — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 08:44:52 +0000

A statement from Snap says the job cuts will reduce hierarchy and promote in-person collaboration.

Top tips for outsourcing software development

silicon — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 11:30:08 +0000

Zartis engineer Phil Thomas explains how to avoid the pitfalls of outsourcing to boost your org’s productivity and innovation.

Meta and Amazon ride the AI wave to a profit surge

Leigh Mc Gowran — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 09:29:05 +0000

Both companies saw a significant boost to their earnings last year, as they focused on generative AI products and took steps to become leaner organisations.

Apple posts record services sales ahead of Vision Pro launch

Vish Gain — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 09:18:40 +0000

But is was not all good news for the world’s biggest company, as sales in one of its key markets, China, dropped significantly in the latest fiscal quarter.

5 key takeaways from US online child safety hearing

Leigh Mc Gowran — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 09:50:48 +0000

Senators call for new laws to hold social media companies accountable, issued scathing criticisms to Big Tech CEOs and Zuckerberg was pushed to apologise to affected families.

John Delves becomes UCD Professional Academy CEO

Leigh Mc Gowran — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 16:05:01 +0000

Delves brings a wealth of commercial experience to the new role, as he held various leadership positions in Digicel for 10 years and was also the MD of Magnet Plus.

Universal Music ticks off TikTok for ‘bullying’ in deal talks

Vish Gain — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 09:32:11 +0000

The biggest record label in the world has called out TikTok for attempting to ‘intimidate’ the group during recent talks to renew a music deal today.

Microsoft and Alphabet earnings disappoint despite AI boom

Leigh Mc Gowran — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 09:22:22 +0000

The two companies both saw a boost in overall revenue and their cloud businesses, but this wasn't enough to really impress investors.

PayPal layoffs to affect 9pc of global workforce

Vish Gain — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 08:21:04 +0000

Alex Chriss, who took over as CEO last September, said that the fintech giant needs to make some ‘difficult but necessary decisions to get us to where we need to go’.

SEC calls HyperFund a $1.7bn fraudulent pyramid scheme

Leigh Mc Gowran — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 11:04:06 +0000

The two founders of HyperFund have been accused of guaranteeing high returns to investors, despite the fact the company had 'no real source of revenue'.

Microsoft and Spotify criticise Apple’s proposed EU changes

Leigh Mc Gowran — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 09:29:09 +0000

Apple's proposal to comply with the DMA is facing a range of criticisms, being called everything from a 'step in the wrong direction' to 'extortion'.

Johanna Faries is the new Blizzard president following layoffs

Jenny Darmody — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 09:00:06 +0000

Faries takes over from Mike Ybarra, who announced he was stepping down on the same day Microsoft’s layoffs were reported last week.

Amazon rows back on planned purchase of iRobot

Blathnaid O’Dea — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 14:17:52 +0000

Amazon's general counsel and SVP blamed regulators for the deal's failure. He branded competition rules as 'undue and disproportionate'.