Technology Big Read: Why mega deals like Cubic are becoming a pipe dream for Irish start-upsIrish start-ups are enduring a period where funding has dried up, making scaling and exits next to impossible. We ask the experts and those with skin in the game what is happening
Funding Former Waystone execs back Wrky in oversubscribed €2m fundraise DataOp, which was founded by Derek Delaney, Glen McGee and Paul Cahill, has invested close to €20m in start-ups over recent months
The Big Picture Vincent Boland: A US ban of TikTok raises issues of principle and practicality and is antithetical to free speechThe US and the UK have over-reacted with these displays of performative pandering to political lobbies and snubbing of allies
Technology Station F… off? Will plans for a national tech incubator work in Ireland?News of a new hub modelled on a hugely successful French incubator are causing excitement
Technology Big Read: Why mega deals like Cubic are becoming a pipe dream for Irish start-upsIrish start-ups are enduring a period where funding has dried up, making scaling and exits next to impossible. We ask the experts and those with skin in the game what is happening
Funding Former Waystone execs back Wrky in oversubscribed €2m fundraise DataOp, which was founded by Derek Delaney, Glen McGee and Paul Cahill, has invested close to €20m in start-ups over recent months
Tech EML sells Irish fintech Sentenial in cut-price dealGoCardless is buying the business for €32.7 million, after EML bought it for an upfront €70m with a €40m earn-out component two years ago
Tech British politicians still scrolling 12 months on from TikTok ban on government devicesThe British defence secretary Grant Shapps was forced to ditch TikTok from official devices, but remains an avid user
Connected Newsletter Connected newsletter: Stripe says no to an IPO as the State weighs a national innovation hubConnected at the Business Post is your source for the news that matters in technology and innovation, all told from an Irish perspective
Technology Station F… off? Will plans for a national tech incubator work in Ireland?News of a new hub modelled on a hugely successful French incubator are causing excitement
Companies Investment banker Mnuchin eyes Tiktok purchase Former US Treasury Secretary has spoken to potential co-investors about acquiring tech giant days after lawmakers sought to buy the app
Innovation Three centres across Ireland named on FT list of Europe’s top start-up NovaUCD, Furthr and Belfast-based Catalyst have ranked in the top 125 hubs across 21 European countries
Tech SpaceX’s Starship rocket reaches space in third test flightThe latest flight, which is ongoing, will continue part way around the Earth before it splashes down in the Indian Ocean
Tech Fintechs warn Central Bank over ‘prohibitive’ cost of operating in IrelandGroup representing Amazon, Stripe and Revolut has called on regulator to make changes to a planned ‘sandbox’ for financial technology firms
Start-Ups Exclusive: Planning begins for state hub to back Irish start-upsEnterprise Ireland and Department of Enterprise holding consultations on plan modelled on a hugely successful French incubator
Tech Google ‘humbly confident’ it will play a part in AI revolution despite claims it trails rivalsDavid Sneddon, vice president at Google Ireland, said the big tech firm was ‘humble but confident’ in its long-term prospects in the booming field
Tech US house passes bill that would lead to TikTok ban if Chinese owner doesn’t sellThe bill, passed by a vote of 352-65, would require the social media company to separate itself from its parent company due to links with the Chinese state
Analysis Passing AI Act marks beginning rather than end of efforts to legislate for artificial intelligenceThe Act was passed with 523 votes in favour, but it may be many years before all its elements become law
Infrastructure Inside the €1bn subsea cable plan linking Galway to Asia as global warming opens new sea routesA proposed subsea internet cable pioneering a route through the arctic circle throws up interesting questions about Ireland’s place in the world
Tech Stripe ‘robustly cashflow positive’ and investing for the long termAnnual letter from the company’s founders says more than 100 companies are now processing more than $1 billion per year with Stripe
Tech EU lawmakers pass landmark AI Act despite industry concernsLegislation’s passage comes as tech firms worry the law goes too far and digital watchdogs say it doesn’t go far enough
Telecoms Revenues top €1bn at Eir but soaring costs hit earnings Turnover at the telecoms giant rose €52 million year-on-year after a strong final quarter
technology Google Ireland seeks new country manager as Fox-Martin departsAdaire Fox Martin was on Tuesday confirmed as chief executive and president of Nasdaq-listed Equinix
Tech OpenAI calls Elon Musk’s claims ‘incoherent’ in court filingThe company made its first legal response to Musk’s February lawsuit against the fast growing AI firm