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Meta to alert parents if teens ask AI chat bots about suicide or self-harm
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (316+ words) Meta has introduced protections for teenage users who discuss sensitive topics such as suicide and self-harm with its artificial intelligence (AI) programs. But some of the measures will not be available in Ireland until later in the year, Meta said....
Tech-heavy indexes fall globally as investors offload chip stocks
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (609+ words) Tech-heavy equity indexes around the world fell on Thursday as investors offloaded chip stocks, while oil futures gave up earlier gains even as the US and Iran stepped up attacks. Wall Street declines driven by the weakness in chip stocks…...
AI ‘co-workers’ expected within three years, survey finds
14+ hour, 2+ min ago (262+ words) Twenty per cent of Irish workers believe they will be working alongside artificial intelligence (AI) colleagues in the next three years, despite unease that they may become redundant as a result. But the research from Landmark Technologies found that although…...
AI-related trade a bright spot for Ireland amid Trump tariffs ‘whiplash effect’, says Ibec
16+ hour, 59+ min ago (556+ words) Imports and exports of products used in the infrastructure that supports artificial intelligence (AI) will have a noticeable, positive impact on Irish trade and investment this year, Ibec has said. However, the outlook for Ireland’s economy remains “volatile” amid uncertainty…...
Meet the men who wanted to build gyms but ended up creating software to run them â The Irish Times
19+ hour, 9+ min ago (632+ words) There are more than 2,000 gyms, exercise and wellness facilities across Ireland. If Ben Marren and Mark Shalloe had pushed ahead with their original plan to develop a chain of fitness studios, there would have been even more. Recognising the real…...
Fintech firm ordered to disclose the source of its funding in High Court action
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (596+ words) There is a public interest in determining if a lawsuit taken by an Irish-registered fintech firm is being unlawfully funded by a third party, a High Court judge has held. In a judgment this week, Judge Michael Twomey ordered QPQ…...
Meta employees who sought leave were tagged by AI for mass lay-offs, lawsuit claims
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (768+ words) Dozens of Meta employees have sued the social media company over claims that it used artificial intelligence tools to tag workers for mass lay-offs. The workers allege that those AI tools targeted them after they asked for protected or maternity…...
What effect is AI having on entry-level roles in Ireland?
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (849+ words) Although there is not necessarily a collapse in graduate hiring in Ireland, there is certainly a “tightening of the market” due to the increased use of artificial intelligence (AI), according to recruitment professionals. Today’s graduates are entering a workforce “shaped…...
Why AI is more likely to fill offices than empty them
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (297+ words) Rents for new, high-quality, centrally located office buildings have risen significantly, with several major lettings agreed at levels of €75–€80 per sq ft for space due to be delivered in two to three years. This is not the profile of a…...
Universal basic income would help alleviate child poverty, too
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (286+ words) Sir, – Fintan O’Toole calls for the Government to address the issue of child poverty by introducing a second level of benefit to be means-tested (“Child benefit reform is a no-brainer. So why has the Government not done it?,” Opinion, July…...