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Engage XR to delist due to lack of funding in Irish stock market

Waterford-based virtual reality company will be listed on the AIM sub-market of the London Stock Exchange

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Top techies can still name their price, recruiters say

In spite of the wave of layoffs, there are some roles that are always going to be in high demand, while for others a painful correction is coming. Recruiters give Fiona Alston the inside track

‘Too premature’ to say worst of tech downturn is over – Carolan Lennon

Speaking on a panel as the Business Post announced a newly redesigned Connected magazine and website, Lennon also warned of need to fix housing crisis

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Supply chains: Forging stronger links amid global disruption

Increasing digitisation is disrupting the supply chain sector but with the goal of putting an end to actual disruptions, says Jason Walsh

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Screen test: laptops and tablets under the spotlight

Emmet Ryan auditions the best laptops and tablets on the market today

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RDI Hub in Kilorglin, Co Kerry is a ‘cathedral to entrepreneurship’

Co Kerry-based hub marks its third anniversary with plans to expand

Irish no-code payments platform WhenThen acquired

Mangopay acquires Irish firm in move that values it at more than $1bn

Staff in Ireland at risk after recruitment giant Indeed announces 2,200 job cuts

The recruitment firm employs 1,400 people in Ireland

Is it worth it if we start paying for the most basic premise of social media through subscription?

I’m a fool and I want to be able to consume what I want, where I want it, writes columnist Jess Kelly, but it’s starting to get ridiculous, and far too costly

European Central Bank president says ‘digital euro’ is needed but will never replace cash

Christine Lagarde said a digital currency would protect European resilience and end reliance on outside digital payment methods

Irish tech unicorn Workhuman cutting 10% of global workforce

Staff at the company’s Dublin arm were told not to attend office but have not been told how many jobs are being cut here or what roles will be impacted

Amazon’s Irish workforce braces for impact as company cuts 9,000 more jobs globally

The second round of cuts by the tech giant follows an announcement in January that it will layoff 18,000 people

Project Clover: How Ireland finds itself in an awkward position on TikTok

The Chinese-owned company is in damage-control mode, with Ireland at the centre of its efforts to assuage fears of misuse of users’ data

Irish co-founded fintech Apexx raises $25m

Company is led by Peter Keenan who previously founded payments app Zapp and was MD at electronics retailer Currys

50 recruitment staff being cut at Meta’s Irish arm in global layoffs

Impacted recruiters were informed this morning of the planned redundancies, with further cuts in the company’s technology and business divisions likely in the coming months

Irish medtech Fire1 raises $25m in financing

The connected medical device solutions company’s backers include the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund

Strong labour market should ‘absorb’ any job cuts at Meta, Micheál Martin says

Tánaiste says Irish firms are still reporting strong demand for staff and calls for perspective around scale of job losses given scale of hiring in technology sector over recent years

Intel makes fresh offer of unpaid leave to thousands of staff at Irish operation

The company has renewed an offer to manufacturing staff under which they can take up to three months of unpaid time off as part of moves to achieve ‘cost efficiency’

Meta staff in Ireland to be informed on Wednesday after new job cuts announced

Mark Zuckerberg today announced 10,000 more roles are to be cut at the Facebook-parent company

Michael McGrath sets up emergency group to monitor impact of Silicon Valley Bank collapse on Irish firms

The Minister for Finance said there is limited impact on the Irish financial system but that some companies may be affected