Can monitoring your glucose levels help you lose weight without the misery, or is it just another metric for biodata wonks to track? Rurik Bradbury, chief executive of Limbo, explains the science behind Silicon Valley's next big wearable bet.
If Ireland wants to get over the looming transition to an older population, it should look at how it embraces automation technologies such as robotics and AI.
The US-headquartered software multinational was among the latest to move multi-billion-dollar intellectual property to Ireland two years ago. It was worth the wait.
In their American home, the big tech firms present here are used to skilled staff working and investing in early-stage companies throughout their career. This hasn’t happened much in Ireland yet, but there are “super early signs” that change may be coming.
The European Commission’s competition and digital regulation boss Margrethe Vestager came to Dublin on the back of passing a raft of new legislation to police the internet this summer. If Ireland doesn’t take a more active role in the patrol, she says she’ll do it herself.
After a near-doubling in volume, the business recorded by Stripe in Ireland was near operating break-even point in 2021. This does not tell the full story of the online payments giant’s profitability outside the US, however.
A business linked to a former member of Israel’s cyber warfare unit is under investigation by the European Parliament after its software was used to spy on a Greek journalist. Its corporate headquarters is in Ireland.
How does Dermot Smurfit's performance, and compensation, compare to peers in the betting industry?
The Cork-based AI start-up has admitted to funding difficulties leading to staff lay-offs in recent weeks. But it is only revealing now that the investor who rescued the company from insolvency resigned as director three months ago.
Nick Cotter has been in business with his brother Jack since he was 10. Having grown local firewood and organic lamb enterprises, they are now commercialising a new livestock health technology with worldwide potential – while still in college.
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