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Investment in Irish tech start-ups tops $1bn despite industry slowdown

New report shows 18% decline in investment in European start-ups but there still remains ‘dry powder’ to deploy

Irish Data Protection Commission overruled on Meta decisions

The ruling is seen as a blow to Meta as it potentially impacts its advertising model

Strong performance leads to sharp rise in revenues at Cubic Telecom

The company has raised over $100 million from backers that include Volkswagen Group and chip-manufacturer Qualcomm

Carrick Therapeutics lands $35m investment from Pfizer

Dublin-based biopharma firm has received investment to support the rapid development of its flagship drug samuraciclib which is used in the treatment of HR+, HER2- breast cancer

Belfast-based Re-Vana Therapeutics raises $11.9m

Queen’s spin-out is developing therapeutics for the treatment of vision-threatening ocular diseases

Unemployed Irish tech workers in US scramble to find work

Those on visas in the US who have been laid off have little time to secure alternative employment before visas expire

Hub Planner acquired in deal worth more than €19 million

Irish-founded, Scandinavian-based software-as-a-service company to open Dublin office after Monterro deal

Deposify flipped by private equity firm in multimillion-dollar deal

Insuretech firm is sold on by Sunriver Ventures just 11 months after it was acquired

Workhuman reports record gross revenues of $876 million

The tech unicorn is to spend €2.8 million on a top-notch modern facility in Dublin

IT spending to rise despite worsening economic climate

Gartner predicts huge jump in spending on the cloud but consumer IT to decline sharply

Ireland ‘could lead on AI’ globally

AI Ireland founder praises steps taken to make state a global leader in artificial intelligence

EIC gets busy on the investment front

New figures show 35 companies have received investment via the European fund

Microsoft aims to help resolve supply chain issues

New platform combines AI, collaboration, low-code, security and SaaS applications

Inventor of the internet looks to fix it

Having invented the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee is now focused on fixing it. Charlie Taylor caught up with the legendary computer scientist, and cybersecurity expert John Bruce recently to discuss how they are getting on with ‘reshaping the internet’

Ecommerce provider ESW expects 2022 revenues of €1.5bn

Swords-headquartered company formerly known as EShopWorld is targeting turnover of €5bn by 2026/2027

Devan Hughes: ‘I think entrepreneurship is a muscle that anyone can develop over time’

The co-founder and chief executive of on-demand grocery delivery service Buymie says he’s still very much learning on the job

The top women in tech: The leaders you need to know

While tech bros are going about trying to destroy society, there are plenty of women who are, thankfully, doing the opposite. Charlie Taylor and Emmet Ryan present a round-up of the top women in Irish tech

Tech Regulation

Data Protection Commission seeks clarity from Twitter over Brussels office closure

Key location for tech giant to engage in European regulation had been reduced to just two executives following Elon Musk’s staff cuts

Data Protection Commissioner laments Irish stereotyping

Ireland seen as being “easy going and unmotivated when it comes to enforcement,” says Helen Dixon

Two Irish women entrepreneurs up for EU innovation awards

Ciara Clancy of Beats Medical and Niamh Donnelly of Akara Robotics are both shortlisted for the awards