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Matt Cooper: Megalomanic Musk plays to his fanboys with his ‘disruptive’ bid for Twitter

The Tesla and SpaceX millionaire has cited free speech concerns and ‘the future of civilisation’ as driving his Twitter ambitions.

The twelve deals of the year

In a year that saw many Irish businesses forced to reinvent themselves or even close, the flow of deals kept coming, as these 12 transactions show

Alphabet soup: 2021 in review

From antigen testing to Mark Zuckerberg, Matt Cooper presents the A-Z of the year that was

EY reports €393m revenues in Republic of Ireland for 2021 financial year

Revenues in the Republic increased 9.5 per cent for the year up to June 2021 to €393 million, up from €359 million in the previous year

Out of Office: National Cyber Security Centre to get additional €2.5 funding and 20 new roles

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Content is king – just ask Netflix as rivals attempt to steal its crown

A WarnerMedia-Discovery deal puts the spotlight on streaming wars as around 100 platforms vie for the attention of often fickle audiences

Tom Maguire: Tax changes we make now could help business for years

The way we did business a few months ago may never return – so the opportunity is to make changes that will both aid recovery and set us up well for our new futures

The week in business

The Daily Briefing

What’s coming up today and what you might have missed

The Daily Briefing

What’s coming up today and what you might have missed.

CRH chief made 212 times more than average worker, says Ictu

Union calls on government to make companies list directors’ remuneration as a ratio of their average employees’ pay

Incoming: this week in business

Results, launches and rulings to keep an eye on over the next five days.

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The Week Ahead

The Last Post: Going in studs-up on rates rip-off

Mortgage gouging by banks does not serve society well

‘Honey refresher’ Beekon aims to create buzz in drinks market

In the four months since launching Beekon – a new honey- based alcohol inspired by an ancient mead - Karen O’Neill has picked up 100 stockists in the Irish market

The long game: China’s latest pledge to rein in Hong Kong will come at a cost

Although the rapid escalation of violence in Hong Kong seems terrifying already, things may be about to get much worse

Usher’s Island house to have Joyce ‘interpretive centre’, say hostel developers

The basement of 15 Usher’s Island, the setting for one of James Joyce’s most revered works, will have a 1,000 square foot interpretive centre dedicated to him, developers have said

The week in numbers

Goodbye paper-trail slog, hello clients with identity verification app

Colum Lyons co-founded Irish start-up ID-Pal three years ago on foot of his own experience verifying the identities of potential clients while working as a stockbroker in Dublin