OpenAI wants to push its valuation above 1.4 trillion dollars with a new funding round

According to a recent report by Reuters, OpenAI is stepping up its efforts to secure around $30 billion (€26.7 billion) in new funding. The company...

Apple CEO John Ternus calls shortage of memory chips a “serious crisis”

In a recent interview with Time, John Ternus, Apple’s new CEO, described the scarcity of memory chips as a genuine crisis. Ternus, who took...

Russia, US reject a ban on autonomous AI weapons

The Russian government has refused to back an immediate ban on lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS). These are technologies that use AI and algorithms...

EU eyes Arctic cable linking Greenland to Europe amid growing security threats

The European Union is planning a secure submarine cable linking Greenland directly to Europe, with ambitions to extend the network through Canada to Japan...

Google improves reliability of quantum computers with more efficient technique

Research published in the journal Science described an important step forward in quantum computing. Google’s Quantum AI division has managed to reduce error rates...

Whatnot to double Irish headcount as it opens new office in Dublin

Whatnot, the largest live commerce platform in North America, the UK and Europe, has opened its new European headquarters in Dublin, announcing plans to...

UN adviser says AI data centres now major military targets

The evolution of modern warfare requires a complete overhaul of how Europe develops its artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure according to Mehdi Paryavi, UN adviser...

OpenAI faces lawsuit after Tumbler Ridge shooter uses ChatGPT for tactical advice

A shooting in Tumbler Ridge, Canada, has sparked a critical discussion about the responsibility of AI developers to report threats of violence, versus their...

Musk floats idea to give every child in the United States a SpaceX share

Elon Musk announced that he plans, starting next year, to give one SpaceX share to every minor living in the United States. The news...

‘Mixed feelings’ as AI cracks centuries-old ciphers

Napoleon Bonaparte ordered the wartime missive written in code, creating a puzzle that went unsolved for more than 200 years - until AI cracked...

The Dublin Declaration says there’s safety in independence, but we can’t afford to go it alone

Back in March a government-commissioned KMPG report on Irish data centres contained a section called 'study boundaries'. Sounds boring but tucked inside is a...

The price of our digital sovereignty will be set in the White House

With Halloween fast approaching, this seems like an opportune time to revisit the issue of European digital sovereignty which is becoming increasingly fraught, especially...

OpenForum creates a space for discussion of who gets to decide Europe’s ICT strategy

OpenForum Europe, held at Dublin’s Smock Alley Theatre this week, dared to ask a question that has been absent in the face of increasingly...

Microsoft opens €1m Dream Space hub at Grange Castle campus

Microsoft Vice Chair and President, Brad Smith, today joined students, teachers and community representatives from Dublin and Kildare at the company’s data centre campus...

AI engineers and researchers to advance discovery across humanities and the sciences at new UCD institute

University College Dublin (UCD) has launched Ireland’s first university-led Artificial Intelligence Institute to empower researchers across all disciplines, accelerate scientific discovery and impact policy...

Tesla presents flying Roadster, but experts doubt its feasibility

Elon Musk yesterday presented the new Tesla Roadster at a SpaceX test site in Texas and claimed that the vehicle can fly. The two-seater sports...
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