Fintech company CurrencyFair plans to treble jobs after merger
Merger with high-volume payments platform Assembly Payments follows investment by Standard Chartered, and the company intends to expand across Asia
Loyalbe secures €850,000 in funding for rewards app
Founder of Belfast fintech says investment will be used to upscale marketing efforts for mobile loyalty platform
Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space 60 years ago today
The Soviet cosmonaut made a dream a reality in 1961 when he spent 108 minutes orbiting the Earth
Adventures in Technophobia: Foreo’s anti-ageing Bear
Jessie Collins tests out the latest invention promising to deliver at-home spa technology
Data Protection Commission seeks answers from LinkedIn over data scrape
Watchdog has contacted LinkedIn days after engaging with Facebook over a separate data leak
Irish firms slower than others to invest in cybersecurity, survey finds
Less than a third of businesses here plan to add full-time staff to address hacking threats, compared to more than half of companies globally, according to PwC
National College of Ireland hit by ransomware attack
All IT systems at third-level institution have been suspended as it investigates breach
Taking the chaos out of top sporting teams’ schedules
Former Ireland rugby international Andrew Trimble and Gareth Quinn are scoring with their company Kairos, having acquired a string of top rugby and football clubs as clients
The Gadget Guru: Garmin Venu Sq, Fauna Spiro Audio sunglasses, Nöhson
An immodestly priced smartwatch, a pair of audio sunglasses and a portable home ice-cream maker are all reviewed this week
Tech View: Future of working from home will rely on trust
The new code of practice on the right to disconnect is a timely response to an issue that has become a hot-button topic since the pandemic descended
Start-up of the Month: Bynaric
Bynaric, the creation of entrepreneur Aria Pour, provides data management software to housing associations
Study to examine ocean noise pollution under way in Cork
The project will monitor how an increased in marine traffic noise is affecting whales, dolphins and porpoises
Mobile business: How low code enables smarter decisions
Nick Connors of TEKenable, which created the HSE‘s Covid Tracker app, believes low is the way to go for software with better functionality and lower risk
Datapac closes €200k Caulfield McCarthy deal
Digital transformation will give workers at retailer’s SuperValu stores access to business applications
Buyers’ guide: Laptops, tablets and convertibles
A flexible device will be a vital accessory as we adjust to new ‘hybrid’ working models, and the latest crop of laptops, tablets and convertibles is perfect for the job
My Tech Life: ‘My work energises me, I don’t get to a point where I feel exhausted’
Richard Haxby, country manager with MathWorks, a mathematical computing software business, on how he works
The Gadget Guru: Lenovo Thinkbook 15 (Gen 2), OpenScreen, Sony A1 camera
A desktop-filling laptop, a second screen device for home workers, and a high-spec camera are reviewed this week
Sidero invests €400k in graduate scheme
The cloud software business will offer a number of new internships this year