The hype surrounding AI makes it difficult for business leaders to make a decision on how to implement it. But doing nothing also brings real risk with it – even if it only feels like buying time.
Floating the VC is not a crazy way of thinking. Public market investors get access to private companies, the VC investors in those private companies get to sell their shares, and that money then gets recycled back into more investing.
The recent budget was hailed as a giveaway with something for almost everybody but small businesses were the noted exception. The details of the Finance Bill have now confirmed this.
The party is engulfed by the resignation of its front-bench TD Brian Stanley just as it embarks on a "a complete overhaul of governance procedures" following the McMonagle controversy. John Looby argues its problem is rooted in placing loyalty above all else.
The constant refrain from politicians seeking to avoid decisions about the 32 million cap is to urge scheduled airlines to use Cork, Shannon and other regional airports. Yes, they have capacity, but there is a reason why.
If a town like Enniscorthy is to break the cycle of long-term unemployment, it needs more people like Ed Murphy and Dermot O’Shea. It also needs a coherent plan from Government.
Vince McMahon created a unique brand of altered reality entertainment. As it permeates beyond his wrestling world, former WWE staffer Markham Nolan reflects on what it means for the future of American politics.
To understand why Russia would seek to develop intelligence in Ireland, just look at the volume of multinational data stored in Irish data centres or the huge volume of Russian funds that have flowed through the IFSC. In fact, I was once offered Russian money to buy an Irish newspaper.
Irish diplomats are not campaigners for global justice. More hard-headedness and less seeking to be the most virtuous in the room are needed in the conduct of Ireland’s statecraft.
When Twitter was launched, it published whatever its members wanted. But what was acceptable for a medium in the making no longer works for a $44 billion global business, as its owner Elon Musk has found out through the alienation of its advertisers and much of its audience.
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