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Fidelity Investment’s Michael Dascal discusses how 2025 is the year for quantum exploration, particularly within the finance space.
How can quantum applications be applied to our financial services?
Fidelity Investment's Mike Dascal discusses the growing quantum space and the cyber risks organisations and institutions need to prepare for.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Fidelity Investment’s Michael Dascal discusses how 2025 is the year for quantum exploration, particularly within the finance space.
The global index recognises the major influence of scientists in their areas of research.
‘1 in 1,000’: 27 scientists in Ireland on Highly Cited Researchers list
27 researchers in Ireland have been named on Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list 2025.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The global index recognises the major influence of scientists in their areas of research.
AI giant OpenAI has today announced a new initiative focused on supporting AI skills and SME growth in Ireland.
OpenAI launches Irish partnership to boost AI skills and SMEs
As part of the initiative, Irish SMEs will gain access to ‘frontier AI technology’, live workshops and real time mentoring.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
AI giant OpenAI has today announced a new initiative focused on supporting AI skills and SME growth in Ireland.
Research Ireland’s Frontiers for the Future Programme aims to push the boundaries of science by supporting excellent Irish research.
39 Irish projects receive €34.5m for frontier research
Research Ireland’s Frontiers for the Future Programme aims to push the boundaries of science by supporting excellent Irish research.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Research Ireland’s Frontiers for the Future Programme aims to push the boundaries of science by supporting excellent Irish research.
The search giant has submitted a plan to the European Commission to address antitrust breaches related to its adtech business.
Google aims to avoid break-up with EU adtech plan
Tech giant Google has proposed remedies for its adtech breaches of EU antitrust law and hopes to avoid break-up.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The search giant has submitted a plan to the European Commission to address antitrust breaches related to its adtech business.
Jamie Aitken, the vice-president of HR transformation at Betterworks, explores how Gen Z is reshaping the workplace emergency response.
Is Gen Z reshaping the workplace emergency response?
Gen Z is remaking the modern workforce not just via buzzwords and activism but in how it treats workplace emergencies.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Jamie Aitken, the vice-president of HR transformation at Betterworks, explores how Gen Z is reshaping the workplace emergency response.
Check out today's Daily Brief for the latest sci-tech news, including:
🏆 Irish Medtech Awards finalists revealed
💰 Lative raises $7.5m
💷 Farmdrive raises £1m
...and more!
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🏆 Irish Medtech Awards finalists revealed
💰 Lative raises $7.5m
💷 Farmdrive raises £1m
...and more!
mailchi.mp/siliconrepub...
Irish Medtech Awards finalists revealed
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November 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Check out today's Daily Brief for the latest sci-tech news, including:
🏆 Irish Medtech Awards finalists revealed
💰 Lative raises $7.5m
💷 Farmdrive raises £1m
...and more!
mailchi.mp/siliconrepub...
🏆 Irish Medtech Awards finalists revealed
💰 Lative raises $7.5m
💷 Farmdrive raises £1m
...and more!
mailchi.mp/siliconrepub...
Northern Ireland-based agritech Farmdrive has announced the closing of a pre-seed funding round in which it raised £1m.
Antrim agritech Farmdrive closes £1m pre-seed funding round
Antrim-based agritech company Farmdrive has closed a pre-seed funding round valued at £1m, which it will be used to expand and grow.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Northern Ireland-based agritech Farmdrive has announced the closing of a pre-seed funding round in which it raised £1m.
Lative, a decision intelligence company, has raised $7.5m to automate sales planning via AI-powered intelligence.
Irish sales planning and intelligence platform Lative raises $7.5m
Lative, an Irish sales planning and intelligence organisation, has raised more than $7m to further develop its global automation services.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Lative, a decision intelligence company, has raised $7.5m to automate sales planning via AI-powered intelligence.
Forge Robotics, Equal1 and Akara are just some of the many deep-tech successes from Ireland.
8 deep-tech start-ups from Ireland making waves
The vast deep-tech sector has far-reaching roots in Ireland. Here are eight start-ups in the sector making waves in the country and abroad.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Forge Robotics, Equal1 and Akara are just some of the many deep-tech successes from Ireland.
Deciphex, ICS Medical Devices and CergenX are just some of the companies that have made it to this year’s Irish Medtech Awards.
Irish Medtech Awards 2025 finalists revealed
Deciphex, CergenX and Phyxiom are just some of the companies which have made it to the final round at year’s Irish Medtech Awards.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Deciphex, ICS Medical Devices and CergenX are just some of the companies that have made it to this year’s Irish Medtech Awards.
Scientists from TCD, UCC and University of Oxford have debunked claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism.
Gut microbiome does not cause autism, new paper finds
Scientists from TCD, UCC and University of Oxford debunk claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Scientists from TCD, UCC and University of Oxford have debunked claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism.
Rent the Runway’s Niamh Rooney and Stephanus Meiring discuss the skills needed to work in the ever-evolving tech sector.
Do you have what it takes to excel in the technology space?
Niamh Rooney and Stephanus Meiring of Rent the Runway explore the changing technology space and the skills needed to grow in the industry.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Rent the Runway’s Niamh Rooney and Stephanus Meiring discuss the skills needed to work in the ever-evolving tech sector.
The European Commission has today launched an official investigation into Google over concerns that the tech giant is “demoting” news and media publishers’ websites and content in search results.
EU launches probe into Google for ‘demoting’ news site content
As part of the investigation launched today, the European Commission will investigate whether Google's anti-spam policy violates the DMA.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The European Commission has today launched an official investigation into Google over concerns that the tech giant is “demoting” news and media publishers’ websites and content in search results.
The Walton Institute’s Aileen Drohan discusses her switch from art to STEM and why it is ‘vital’ to connect science with everyday life.
How this researcher is using creativity to make STEM engaging
The Walton Institute’s Aileen Drohan discusses her switch from art to STEM and why it is "vital" to connect science with everyday life.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The Walton Institute’s Aileen Drohan discusses her switch from art to STEM and why it is ‘vital’ to connect science with everyday life.
Jason Walker of Adler University discusses the steps job applicants can take to overcome frequent and often confusing career rejection.
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Are you doing all the work but a job interview still isn't coming?
Jason Walker explores the topic of working life and what to do when you put in all of the work but you don't get any interview offers.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Jason Walker of Adler University discusses the steps job applicants can take to overcome frequent and often confusing career rejection.
#SiliconRepublic #AdlerUniversity #JobApplicants #WorkingLife #JobHunting
#SiliconRepublic #AdlerUniversity #JobApplicants #WorkingLife #JobHunting
OpenAI is calling its new GPT-5.1 “warmer” and “more intelligent” than its predecessor which was rolled out just months earlier.
OpenAI says GPT-5.1 is warmer and more reliable
OpenAI is calling its new GPT-5.1 “warmer” and “more intelligent” than its predecessor which was rolled out just months earlier.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:45 AM
OpenAI is calling its new GPT-5.1 “warmer” and “more intelligent” than its predecessor which was rolled out just months earlier.
Take a look at today's Daily Brief for the latest sci-tech news, such as:
🚕 Waymo first to take robotaxis to motorways
🔎 X faces Irish DSA probe
👔 Tech jobs announced in Belfast and Dublin
...and more!
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🚕 Waymo first to take robotaxis to motorways
🔎 X faces Irish DSA probe
👔 Tech jobs announced in Belfast and Dublin
...and more!
mailchi.mp/siliconrepub...
Waymo first to take robotaxis to motorways
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November 13, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Take a look at today's Daily Brief for the latest sci-tech news, such as:
🚕 Waymo first to take robotaxis to motorways
🔎 X faces Irish DSA probe
👔 Tech jobs announced in Belfast and Dublin
...and more!
mailchi.mp/siliconrepub...
🚕 Waymo first to take robotaxis to motorways
🔎 X faces Irish DSA probe
👔 Tech jobs announced in Belfast and Dublin
...and more!
mailchi.mp/siliconrepub...
Driverless car progress has gotten a boost in the US with Waymo becoming the first to offer riders a driverless freeway robotaxi service in California and Arizona.
Waymo hits the freeway in US autonomous vehicle first
Waymo today becomes the first autonomous vehichle taxi fleet to provide riders access to freeways in three US cities.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Driverless car progress has gotten a boost in the US with Waymo becoming the first to offer riders a driverless freeway robotaxi service in California and Arizona.
Biller Genie, a US-based technology company has created 100 high-quality jobs in Belfast, with the roles to be filled over the next three years. The news comes as the company prepares to establish an office in Belfast.
US tech firm Biller Genie creates 100 jobs amid opening of Belfast office
Biller Genie is establishing an office in Belfast, as a result 100 new roles will be created for professionals in Northern Ireland.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Biller Genie, a US-based technology company has created 100 high-quality jobs in Belfast, with the roles to be filled over the next three years. The news comes as the company prepares to establish an office in Belfast.
Canadian AI legal-tech Clio is opening a new office in Dublin’s docklands today, just days after the company announced a $500m raise.
Canadian legal-tech Clio opens new Dublin office, plans 40 jobs
Canadian AI legal-tech Clio is opening a new office in Dublin’s docklands just days after the company announced a $500m raise.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Canadian AI legal-tech Clio is opening a new office in Dublin’s docklands today, just days after the company announced a $500m raise.
The probe will look at whether users are able to appeal X’s decisions on content moderation, a requirement under the Digital Services Act.
X faces DSA probe in Ireland over its content moderation system
Coimisiún na Meán is investigating whether the Elon Musk-owned social media platform X has violated the EU's Digital Services Act.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The probe will look at whether users are able to appeal X’s decisions on content moderation, a requirement under the Digital Services Act.
The global list, which is compiled by analytics company Clarivate, aims to identify and celebrate individuals who have demonstrated significant influence in their fields of research.
‘1 in 1,000’: 27 scientists in Ireland on Highly Cited Researchers list
27 researchers in Ireland have been named on Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list 2025.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The global list, which is compiled by analytics company Clarivate, aims to identify and celebrate individuals who have demonstrated significant influence in their fields of research.
Talent Hunter’s Liam Whelan discusses the growing AI recruitment space, the positives and the common pitfalls.
How might AI-powered recruitment impact Ireland’s tech space?
Talent Hunter's Liam Whelan explores the growing AI-powered recruiment space and the ways in which challenges can become opportunities.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Talent Hunter’s Liam Whelan discusses the growing AI recruitment space, the positives and the common pitfalls.
Nearly 2,000 projects were entered into the 2026 Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition coming this January, as the new title sponsor straps up to run the annual event for the first time. The exhibition will take place from 7 to 10 January 2026.
AI and climate prove major focuses among Stripe YSTE 2026 entries
‘Narrowing down the 1,974 entries to just 550 qualified projects was no small task’, says YSTE co-founder Tony Scott.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Nearly 2,000 projects were entered into the 2026 Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition coming this January, as the new title sponsor straps up to run the annual event for the first time. The exhibition will take place from 7 to 10 January 2026.