Central Bank researchers warn the popular credit facility can lead to an "inflated perception" of affordability as the UK and EU line up different rules.
Regulations should be judged not by their aims but by their effects. From housing standards to climate policy, well-meaning rules in Ireland risk pricing people out of homes and stifling urban renewal — unless policymakers properly weigh costs, benefits, and trade-offs.
Cybersecurity threats are ever evolving, and with the rapid adoption of AI, EY’s Head of Cyber for Ireland, Puneet Kukreja, explains how organisations need to prepare if they are to remain resilient in an increasingly borderless digital economy.
Offshore wind developers are just one group of sea users knocking on Laura Brien's door, says the CEO of the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority. She tells The Currency about delays and priorities as the new regulator faces more demand than expected.
European policy on artificial intelligence is preemptive, limiting entrepreneurs’ access to the latest technology. Sometimes it’s best to wait just a little and see how society responds to innovation.
As X leads the charge towards techno-fascism, European internet users remain dependent on US online giants. Where are the alternatives?
Nick Fahy, the chief executive of UK SME lender Cynergy Bank, speaks to The Currency about the need for more competition, a prospective funding round, and the role of AI in banking.
The election of the US president appears to have driven seismic policy changes at Meta. Meanwhile, evidential barriers and practicalities stymie efforts to regulate social media for children.
Australia's outright ban on social media for those under-16 is due to take effect this year as other regulators armed with new powers foist more obligations on the world's biggest tech firms.
About 1 per cent of the world or 80 million people use wheelchairs when flying but their experience is not good. The AeroFix Project, led by Jack Kavanagh, is campaigning to change that.
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