Fenergo’s revenues rise, Silicon Valley fraud and the planning logjam

Digital food-ordering platform Flipdish has become the State's fifth official home-grown "tech unicorn" following a new $100 million investment led by Chinese conglomerate Tencent.

Irish fintech Fenergo continues to benefit from the Covid crisis with revenues rising 17 per cent in the year to the end of March, 2021, as more financial institutions focused on digital transformation during the pandemic.

Megxit, England's defeat and 11 minutes less TV a day: what Irish viewers watched in 2021. Laura Slattery has the details.

In her weekly column Karlin Lillington wonders where does the hype end and fraud begin in Silicon Valley?

Where does hype end and fraud begin in Silicon Valley?

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European shares rise on China economic stimulus hopes

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Graham Norton novel adaptation set for Virgin spring schedule

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Fenergo revenue edges closer to €100m milestone

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"Hard-hitting" factual series The Criminal Assets Bureau, a first full run for lifestyle format Generation Dating and Lucy's Tribes, a "heartwarming" new four-part vehicle for presenter Lucy Kennedy, are among the programmes on Virgin Media Television's spring schedule. Laura Slattery reports.

Cantillon heeds a warning from Space, wonders where US inflation is heading and asks a searching question about planning permission.

The annual CES show was back with a bang this year. It may have had to close its doors a day early and deal with numerous cancellations thanks to the surge in Covid-19 cases, but CES still managed to create a buzz in Las Vegas and further afield. Ciara O'Brien reports on what's in store in our tech future.

Since launching in 2016, the Buymie grocery app has seen its business expand across five cities in two countries, with 13 per cent of Dublin households using it on a regular basis. The same day grocery delivery service, which has 70 full-time employees and 350 personal shoppers on its roster, has been recognised as one of Ireland's fastest growing tech companies.

Chief executive and co-founder Devan Hughes talks to Ciarán Hancock on our Inside Business podcastabout how the service works, why the pandemic has been good for business and what the company's expansion plans look like.

The Irish Times Innovation Awards will be held later this year. A record number of entries have been received, and some 15 companies across five sectors have been shortlisted for the awards, with the overall prize going to one of the category winners.

This week we profile the six shortlisted companies across the life sciences and healthcare and manufacturing and design sectors.

In our tech review slot Ciara O'Brien realises a childhood dream with the Cricut Joy, the perfect introduction to world of paper craft.

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