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Irish Google employees to hear of jobs outcome within weeks

The tech giant plans to cut its global workforce by 12,000 and will carry out an assessment on its Irish operations to assess the level of job cuts here

Amazon to slash more than 18,000 jobs globally in escalation of cuts

The move is the biggest reduction in the company’s history

Amazon, Microsoft seek licences to power data centres with fossil fuels amid energy supply warnings

Big Tech firms applied to the Environmental Protection Agency for permission to operate diesel generators in case they are cut off from the power grid in an emergency scenario

Matt Cooper: Sunak’s cabinet of curiosities does not inspire hope for an end to the madness

Britain’s latest prime minister has picked familiar faces in his cabinet, but Ireland should hope that he seeks a new path on Brexit

No records kept of government meeting with Amazon over new data centre policy

Tech giant met with officials in the Department of the Environment in July to discuss energy, data centre development and grid infrastructure

Varadkar assured tech firms of continuing support for data centre expansion

Trade mission notes earlier this year, ahead of a meeting with firms such as Google and Apple, outlined that the Department of Enterprise would continue to support data centre connections

Amazon granted permission for two new data centres in north Dublin

Existing grid connection allows cloud services company to expand facility at Clonshaugh

Civil servants told not to have work conversations with smart speakers in the room

IT policy for public servants says to avoid having meetings in the same room as Alexa or Google Home due to concerns they may record what is said and pass the information onto their parent companies

Tech unicorn Flipdish warns of ‘Amazonification’ of restaurant sector

Food ordering platform says Amazon’s foray into the food delivery space is bad news for restaurants and customers

Apple, Google, Amazon: Tracking the tech companies that are slowing hiring

Multinationals are braced for recession and rethinking their staffing needs across the world

Amazon and data centre developers mount attack on Fingal restrictions

The latest draft of the Fingal County Council development plan has proposed new zoning rules that would curtail the development of data centres

A sting in the retail: How workers at Amazon are hitting back against their conditions

When Amazon employees at a warehouse in Staten Island managed to form a union in the face of ferocious opposition from the company, it was a development nobody saw coming. But it could prove to be a watershed moment in industrial relations in America – and wipe the smile off the logo of the world’s largest online retailer

Main Irish arm of Amazon reports €67.2m profit as revenues soar

Turnover more than doubles to €3.68bn from €2.59bn due to rise in online shopping over the Covid period

Wayne’s new world: How Rooney has taken charge of Derby and the public’s perception of him

The subject of a new Amazon documentary, the manager of embattled Derby County and former Manchester United star believes he can one day bring his leadership talents to the Premier League

DCC halts expansion of Amazon data centre in north Dublin

The web retail giant must prove that granting permission for its new facility would not create an over-concentration of data centres in the area

The Last Post: Pandemic profits: it seems we are not all in this together

Many companies that received Covid-19 subsidies from the state performed far better during the crisis than they anticipated. Some gave the money back; those who didn’t should do so without delay

‘It has been hectic. This event is our Super Bowl. There’s a non-stop stream of people’

Atmosphere of relief and excitement at AWS ReInvent

Dublin-based AI business to create at least 20 jobs in the next year

Cation Consulting creates conversation artificial intelligence chat robots

Goldman Sachs unveils Amazon-backed cloud service for hedge funds

The multinational investment bank is entering the cloud computing business to help asset managers and hedge funds access data faster and easier

Amazon is offering a €2,000 sign-on fee to new hires for its Dublin warehouses

Retailer will spend up to €200,000 in signing bonuses as part of a Christmas hiring spree for its two ‘exceptionally busy’ delivery centres in the capital