Cash not the issue for Government but how to spend it wisely is, Ifac boss told in briefing
Séamus Coffey’s officials expected budget oversight committee to focus on Apple tax windfall priorities, migration costs and health service spending
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Letting gardaí access our WhatsApps and chats to investigate crime could backfire
Forcing companies to create access pathways would insert vulnerabilities that could be exploited
Age verification: The fact is, nobody wants to show their passport to a porn site
Governments are moving from finger-wagging to mandates on adult content
How Ireland’s economic future is being carved up in talks in the White House
The big tech and pharma multinationals are trying to reach accommodations with Trump, with vital implications for us
Irish exporters ‘told to shut their mouths’ over Trump tariffs
‘Trump’s trade war is good for Irish beef’ but nervousness pervades the dairy, pharmaceutical and computer chip sectors
Apple’s new investment in US may be just enough to appease Trump, for now at least
Apple to invest an additional $100bn in the US over four years, beefing up its manufacturing capabilities there
Apple leads surge in global tech shares after Trump tariff relief
Industry heavyweights largely exempted from president’s threat to impose 100% levy on chips and semiconductors
Donald Trump says he plans to put a 100% tariff on computer chips
Apple boss Tim Cook at White House to announce extra $100bn investment in United States
Ireland on course for record tax year despite US tariff threat
Corporation tax receipts jump almost fourfold in July, but spending is tracking almost €5bn ahead of this time last year
Trump hails additional $100bn Apple investment in US
Announcement comes as Apple tries to avoid tariffs on imports that will impact cost of iPhones in US
Apple needs to up its game to impress
Residual investor concern that tech giant seems to be slipping further and further behind rivals on AI
Top seven tech firms’ earnings put AI divide in sharp focus
For tech’s biggest names, AI is the dividing line between leading and lagging
How to get children saving early – and why prize bonds aren’t the answer
There are smarter options than leaving your child’s allowance or gift money in a deposit account
Can Europe break free of American tech supremacy?
Europe’s dependence on US groups for digital infrastructure is causing growing concern among executives and policymakers
Apple set to stave off daily fines, EU to accept App Store changes
Apple made the changes after the EU antitrust enforcer handed it a €500 million fine in April
Is it time for a new kind of CEO at Apple?
Under Tim Cook, the tech giant’s market cap has ballooned to $3.1tn, but he is seen as perfecting rather than pioneering
Trump says tariffs on pharma and computer chip are likely by August 1st
Additional threat certain to alarm Government already working with EU to reduce impact of threatened 30% general tariff on exports to US
Apple’s €14bn escrow account wound down
The €14.25bn paid over to exchequer is just shy of initial €14.3bn lodged after €470m net investment gain in past 16 months
Irish economy needs to take a break
Either we increase spending to develop infrastructure substantially or we need to slow the economy so it can fit into its old clothes
Evergreen corporate taxes insulate public finances from trade turmoil
Half-year exchequer numbers show another spike in receipts from business tax
Trump keen for US to manufacture iPhones; here’s how India is doing it
‘This newest factory is the largest of several making Apple products in India ... The effects on the region are transformative’
Global shares little changed after UK market rout
Unexpectedly weak US jobs reports adds to atmosphere of caution
Nvidia outpaces Microsoft and Apple on path to $4 trillion valuation
Stock tanked early this year amid fears over China’s DeepSeek AI but has soared almost 80% from April’s bottom
Infrastructure crisis must be tackled with the same energy as Brexit
Five years ago, judge Peter Kelly put forward a way to end the flood of planning hearings clogging up the courts. Why hasn’t it been implemented?
Music and artificial intelligence: ‘AI isn’t just a new sound. It’s a new infrastructure baked into our products and services’
Martin Clancy of AI:OK on the challenges and possibilities facing the music industry
Carmakers push back against Apple’s takeover of the dashboard
‘CarPlay Ultra’ rollout comes as auto groups are introducing their own infotainment systems
Resilient economy gives reason for optimism despite Central Bank’s ‘extreme’ scenario
Regulator lays out how US tariffs might hit Ireland’s export-led, multinational-heavy economy
Planning a trip abroad? The tech essentials that could help it go more smoothly
A little tech can go a long way when you travel
Planning objections now a legal industry as ‘people run down to Four Courts’, official claims
New 12-person taskforce is attempting to unblock barriers to key projects
Apple risks fresh EU charge over app store rules
Officials prepared to hand Apple ultimatum for cheaper deals away from the App Store
Investors fail to enthuse as Apple delivers more of the same
There were no real surprises at WWDC, with most of the changes to the operating systems having been flagged well in advance
AI still key for Apple, but Siri updates take a back seat
Company is expanding its partnership with OpenAI
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