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Microsoft Copilot: Will 2024 be its year?

Colin Ryan — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:30:01 +0000

BearingPoint's Phillip Fitzpatrick and Stephen Redmond discuss the capabilities of Microsoft's AI digital assistant, Copilot.

Google to invest €25m in the EU to develop AI skills

Vish Gain — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 09:22:22 +0000

Matt Brittin, EMEA president at Google, said the funding follows a similar initiative that has helped people in Europe digitally upskill.

US to invest more than $5bn into semiconductor R&D space

Colin Ryan — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 17:00:40 +0000

The investment is being implemented under the Chips and Science Act, as the country continues its efforts to boost its capabilities in the sector.

Wind generated 36pc of Ireland’s electricity in January

Rebecca Graham — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 10:37:50 +0000

Wind energy is a major part of Ireland’s strategy to reduce emissions and ensure a secure, indigenous supply of energy.

AI and Big Tech’s role in elections to be included in EU’s DSA

Blathnaid O’Dea — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 17:22:11 +0000

The EU's public consultation will run until 7 March to gather opinions on how it should approach solving threats to democracy like deepfakes.

Ireland’s ‘Davos for Deep Tech’ takes place in Cork

Vish Gain — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 15:45:21 +0000

Teams from across the island that took part are developing novel technologies in communications, photonics, AI and early childhood learning.

Many broken returns as January hottest on record

Rebecca Graham — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 14:36:10 +0000

The EU’s Climate Change Service has released figures which show that January 2024 was the eighth consecutive month to break temperature records, in a world rapidly moving towards climate tipping points.

Google Bard is now Gemini as Android gets new AI assistant

Vish Gain — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 14:36:01 +0000

Gemini will give users access to the search giant's ‘largest and most capable’ AI model built to date.

‘Forget soup on paintings, we need cheaper clean energy’

Leigh Mc Gowran — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 07:04:59 +0000

EpiSensor CEO Brendan Carroll discusses the dramatic changes in the green energy market, predictions for future tech trends and the challenges of starting and leading a business.

Trinity academic bags €4.88m SFI funding for cell therapy research

Blathnaid O’Dea — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:22:05 +0000

Prof Sakis Mantalaris is the first holder of the TCD Panoz chair in Pharmaceutical Biology, a position that aims to provide leadership in advanced therapeutics research and its clinical translation.

ESB opens major battery energy storage site in Dublin’s Poolbeg

Vish Gain — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 16:25:26 +0000

Operational since November last year, the project has the capacity to provide 75MW of energy to Ireland’s electricity system for around two hours.

EU target of 90pc net emissions reduction by 2040 is just ‘competent’

Rebecca Graham — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 13:40:16 +0000

The European Commission has set out a key milestone towards hitting net-zero emissions by 2050, but many feel the plan focuses too much on untested tech and not enough on circularity.

Fake calls using AI voice of Biden used to discourage US voters

Vish Gain — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 11:40:34 +0000

Following an investigation, authorities identified Texas-based Life Corporation and an individual named Walter Monk as responsible for the calls made last month.

OpenAI to watermark AI images in metadata. But is it enough?

Vish Gain — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 09:33:40 +0000

While the Microsoft-backed start-up hopes the latest move will establish AI ‘provenance’, the metadata associated with an image is incredibly easy to remove.

Ancient scrolls destroyed by volcano can now be read thanks to AI

Vish Gain — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 16:35:56 +0000

A team of three student researchers have won the Vesuvius Challenge after unveiling a body of work previously unknown to the world.

New Trinity research lab allows for climate time travel

Rebecca Graham — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 15:11:26 +0000

The VAL lab at Trinity is a new state-of-the-art facility that will enable researchers to conduct experiments under past and future climate conditions.

UK commits more than £100m for AI research and regulation

Vish Gain — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 09:50:42 +0000

The investment comes as EU countries officially came to an agreement on some details of the AI Act last week.

Tackling healthcare myths one question at a time

silicon — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 07:00:52 +0000

If you’ve ever wondered whether sparkling water damages your teeth or if sitting too close to the TV will damage your eyes, now you have a website to ask an expert.

EU finally agrees on technical aspects of the AI Act

Blathnaid O’Dea — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 17:34:08 +0000

Following concerns raised by countries over the legislation's effects on innovation, the EU has tentatively agreed on what goes into the AI Act.

EU and Canada outline new digital partnership goals

Colin Ryan — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 16:12:03 +0000

According to the new partnership, the EU and Canada will collaborate on addressing issues in areas such as AI, quantum and semiconductors.