Silicon Republic

24/01/2025

Chief digital innovation officer at Wolf and Oak, Kerry Po***ck spotlights the key ways that digital transformation can help contractors and homebuilders meet Ireland’s housing ambitions.

Chief digital innovation officer at Wolf and Oak, Kerry Po***ck discusses the value of digital transformation to meet Ireland’s housing ambitions.

24/01/2025

The deadline to submit applications to this programme is 21 February.

The new programme from NovaUCD aims to assist entrepreneurs who wish to develop disruptive AI solutions across a variety of fields.

24/01/2025

Around 50pc of all fraudulent transactions occurred when the victim did not set up two-factor authentication for their payments.

Card payment fraud in Ireland is higher than the EU average, the Central Bank of Ireland finds.

24/01/2025

University of Dayton’s Andrew Edelblum, Ashish Kalra, Na Young Lee, Riely Dugan and Sangsuk Yoon look at the research-backed remedies for dealing with tough managers.

University of Dayton’s Andrew Edelblum, Ashish Kalra, Na Young Lee, Riely Dugan and Sangsuk Yoon examine strategies for dealing with a toxic boss.

24/01/2025

OpenAI has released a research preview of its Operator AI agent, launching in the US to its Pro subscribers.

OpenAI has released what it calls a ‘research preview’ of its new artificial intelligence-driven agent, Operator to its US Pro users.

24/01/2025

🚨 NEW EPISODE ALERT! 🚨

What does it take to build a fulfilling career in the medical devices sector?

Hear it straight from Cian Kelly, associate director of operational excellence at Zimmer Biomet, in the second episode of our Career Close-up series.

Cian’s story takes us from his start as a night-shift quality technician in Galway to leading cutting-edge innovations like 3D printing at Zimmer Biomet.

He’s proof that mentorship, continuous growth and finding the right culture can shape an exciting and meaningful career.

🌍 Bonus: He’s a proud advocate for staying connected to his roots in Galway, sharing Irish traditions with his family and giving back to the community.

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🎥 Check out the full interview here: https://vist.ly/3mt8ywf



Big thanks to IDA Ireland for partnering on this exciting series!

24/01/2025

Experts have explained what caused the weather event and what it could tell us about similar events which may occur in the future.

Storm Éowyn is set to become Ireland’s most dangerous storm since Storm Debbie, a rare tropical cyclone which affected Ireland in 1961.

24/01/2025

The new law gives the CMA additional powers to propose remedies and improve market competition in the country.

The UK competitions watchdog has launched separate investigations into Apple and Google to assess their mobile ecosystems' impact in the country.

24/01/2025

On this stormy day, be sure to check out the Daily Brief for all the latest sci-tech news and a brand-new episode of Career Close-up.



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24/01/2025

The company has announced new roles in sales, marketing and tech.

StormHarvester's new funding will allow the company to grow and double its workforce in the region over the next three years.

24/01/2025

In our second instalment of Career Close-up, we chatted with Cian Kelly of Zimmer Biomet, who has risen quickly through the ranks in the last 10 years to his current role as associate director of operational excellence (OpEx).

Career Close-up features interviews with senior employees about their career journeys. This week’s interviewee is Zimmer Biomet’s Cian Kelly.

23/01/2025

Not all work processes are created equal and when it comes to how you evaluate performance, sometimes it can help to get a little creative.

23/01/2025

Arctic Wolf’s Clare Loveridge discusses some major cyber predictions for the threat landscape this year and how organisations can be prepared.

Arctic Wolf’s Clare Loveridge discusses some major cyber predictions for the threat landscape this year and how organisations can be prepared.

23/01/2025

The final episode of season two of The Leaders' Room is now live!

In this episode, Medtronic Ireland’s Robert O'Brien talks about the different types of leadership and what they can offer.

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!

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This series is created in partnership with IDA Ireland.
Host Ann O'Dea.

23/01/2025

A legal complaint has been filed against LinkedIn that alleges the professional networking platform unlawfully disclosed private messages from its Premium subscribers to third parties in order to train GenAI models.

23/01/2025

Introducing advanced AI into an organisation is never going to be a seamless transition, but companies can make it easier on themselves by focusing on the right aspects.

23/01/2025

According to the ERC, this latest round brings the total number of grants awarded under the 2024 programme to 245, worth a combined total of €36.75m. A total of 698 proposals were evaluated for the grants.

Each of the 134 Europe-based awardees will receive a grant of €150,000 to assist in commercialisation efforts.

23/01/2025

The new quantum chip can potentially reduce the EU’s reliance on imported advanced chips.

The EU has invested €3m into a consortium that seeks to develop the 'first-ever' quantum chip uses advanced Germanium-Silicon technology.