AArtificial intelligence Read More Apple Just Became Less Valuable Than Alphabet/Google and the Timing Is UnsettlingJanuary 8, 2026 Alphabet’s market capitalization was $3.88 trillion at the close of trading on Wednesday—just a tiny bit higher than…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Hipster robots and cuddly artificial intelligence take over Las Vegas – The Irish TimesJanuary 8, 2026 Do you need a $500 (€430) noise-reducing ice-cube maker? What about a giant hologram machine or a lolly…
EEntrepreneurship Read More Global Venture Funding In 2025 Surged As Startup Deals And Valuations Set All-Time RecordsJanuary 8, 2026 After three years of declining or flat venture investment, global startup funding grew year over year in 2025,…
AArtificial intelligence Read More How Ralph Wiggum went from ‘The Simpsons’ to the biggest name in AI right nowJanuary 8, 2026 In the fast-moving world of AI development, it is rare for a tool to be described as both…
AArtificial intelligence Read More AI helps pave the way for self-driving carsJanuary 8, 2026 Even if Elon Musk’s dream of robotaxis for everyone is a long way off, sleek electric cars powered…
EEnvironment Read More Energy Investors Rearrange Priorities, Focus on SupplyJanuary 8, 2026 For years, energy investors flocked to anything labeled “green” or “clean”, with governments making it clear that there…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Boston Dynamics’ New Robot Demo Will Give You Goose Bumps With Its Skin-Crawlingly Unnatural MovementsJanuary 8, 2026 Not everybody agrees that replicating the four-limbed, bipedal shape of a human should be replicated in robot form.…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Nvidia announces first ‘reasoning’ AI for autonomous vehicles – The Irish TimesJanuary 8, 2026 AI chip giant Nvidia is aiming to extend the reach of its technology, announcing a group of AI…
AArtificial intelligence Read More AI assistant Grok soars to top of Irish app download charts amid sexual imagery controversyJanuary 8, 2026 LATEST | Taoiseach rejects suggestion that current legislation is not strong enough to deal with issueWomen’s Aid removes itself…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Terminator felled by dodgy battery • The RegisterJanuary 8, 2026 Bork!Bork!Bork! The baddest of AI bad guys, the Terminator, has confirmed what the vast majority of IT professionals…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Call to fast track Bill to criminalise AI deepfakesJanuary 8, 2026 The Chair of Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence has urged the Government to fast-track a bill to address…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Between bots calling themselves ‘Mecha-Hitler’ and 95% of businesses realising they don’t know the point of AI, 2025 was the year the tech lost its shine even for the most blinkered execsJanuary 8, 2026 As it progressed, I increasingly came to think of 2025 as ‘the year of headlines you’d normally read…