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US multinational in hiring blitz at its European base in Galway

Globalization Partners chief hails city as ‘great technology centre’, as it plans to take on 50 more staff in the next year

The Gadget Guru

Gadget Guru: Lenovo delivers in style with a terrific new tablet

The Chinese giant’s new Yoga Tab 13 is comfortably among the best devices of its kind on the market right now

Five chief executive predicts self-driving cars won’t be on road until at least 2035

Previous estimated time of arrival for the high-tech vehicles were ‘overly optimistic’ with sophisticated simulation and testing top priorities

UPMC: Security a key sales tool

Healthcare company with 1,100 employees in Ireland, says its global tech operations centre in Kilkenny is crucial for future growth

Waking up to Web3

It has been touted as the next big thing, but what exactly is Web3? Emmet Ryan demystifies the jargon and goes in search of an internet model that offers real value for all users

Start-up of the Month: Pitseal’s edible solution has silage covered

Pitseal is a UCC agritech spin-off that has created a user-friendly, fully sustainable cover for protecting winter fodder

Chris Wylie interview: ‘There are already several other Cambridge Analyticas out there’

The whistleblower, who exposed the 2018 global tech scandal, is on a mission to educate decision-makers about why cyber infrastructure needs comprehensive regulation and believes Ireland could punch above its weight in bringing the regulation of digital infrastructure in line with how we regulate other sectors

The Gadget Guru

The Gadget Guru: A top-tier sport smartwatch with a classic look

A watch that takes you from boardroom to snowboarding, a high-tech turntable delivering warm vinyl sound, and a device that will ‘smart’ up your non-smart appliances all get weighed up this week

6,000 people take part in Microsoft training programme

The programme, called StepIn2Tech, is being run in collaboration with Fastrack into IT and aims to train 10,000 people

Inaugural Digital First day set for October 5

Ireland’s 242 remote hubs are being invited to take part in the event which aims to revitalise rural communities

Russian tennis player to be allowed to train in Ireland

Tennis Ireland says Vitalia Diatchenko, who had been refused permission, can now resume practising here for international tournaments

Stack Overflow scopes out Ireland as possible tech hub

Chief executive Prashanth Chandrasekar says firm is on a hiring spree and plans to hire 200 staff in the next year

Trouble and Stripe: The tech company that everybody loves is facing a backlash

The Collison brothers from Dromineer, Co Tipperary – worth $11.4 billion each – have seen their payments empire under fire from within and without, from its own disgruntled sales force and also from competitors

The Gadget Guru

Technology of sound and silence

This week, the Guru takes a look at strangely expensive noise-cancelling earbuds, a slick new soundbar and an ergonomic keyboard

Russian tennis player ‘denied access to Dublin club’

Vitalia Diatchenko, the world number 116, has trained in Ireland for the grass and hard court seasons for the past 11 years

Boston-based cloud security provider Hycu to add 20 jobs to Cork operation

Hycu, the cloud-based support firm, is in global expansion after raising fresh funds of €49 million

Motorola paid $120m in deal to buy Tetra Ireland

The telecoms technology firm bought the remaining 81 per cent of the emergency services communications operator earlier this year

The Big Interview

‘Corporate culture has torn the soul out of its own gifting’ – Jonathan Legge, &Open

The company’s ‘human-centric’ gifting services for multinationals, which is now switching its focus to include small and medium-sized businesses as well, all started as a result of a mix-up over a gift when its co-founder hosted a family on Airbnb

The Gadget Guru

Gadget Guru: JBL Live Pro 2 TWS earbuds and Kat Walk C2

This week, the Guru looks at the most user-friendly earbuds on the high-end market and some VR equipment that’s likely to shake up the competition

‘FIFA is hosting a World Cup in Qatar while tweeting support for LGBT’ — Jack Dunne

The Leinster rugby star says action means more than words from corporations and organisations showing support for LGBT people