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Donagh O’Sullivan is in charge of the redevelopment of one of the British capital’s most iconic structures
Bosses struggle to police workers’ use of AI
Staff are adopting large language models faster than companies can issue guidelines on how to do so
Culchiecore, bonkbusters, murder, more murder and Nationwide: What I’ve seen on TV in 2024
Patrick Freyne on the 2 Johnnies, Rivals, Say Nothing, Baby Reindeer and television trends of the past 12 months
Last-minute gift guide: Fitness tech for under the tree, including €160 option
From smartwatches to rings, here are some present ideas for fitness lovers
Up to €15bn of corporate tax could be temporary, Central Bank warns
Regulator also claims Government should be diverting more of these receipts into State’s two long-term savings funds
Ireland’s tax wealth now in crosshairs of incoming Trump administration
The Government has never had it so good but that hasn’t gone unnoticed in Washington
Irish WWE star Lyra Valkyria: ‘At its core, we’re storytellers. Everything comes down to good versus evil’
With its mix of larger-than-life faux rage in the ring and genuine connection with fans, it’s not hard to understand the huge popularity of WWE – and it means big business, too, for Netflix
Lost your luggage? - Aer Lingus to use Apple network to track down bags
Passengers can now share location of devices used to track luggage with airline’s customer service
From Baby Reindeer and The Traitors to Bodkin and The 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock In: The best and worst television of 2024
The glory days of streaming are over, but TV has never been more unpredictable
The $4 trillion chase is on for Apple and Nvidia
Tech giant was first to $1tn, $2tn and $3tn landmarks but faces strong competition from AI chipmaker on next market cap milestone
IDA boss told Apple ruling ‘not reputationally damaging’ to Ireland
Talking points for Michael Lohan show investment agency’s strategy after tax judgment
Political parties try to reconcile policy with promises
Incoming administration is lacking in neither cash nor advice if exchequer returns, the OECD and Ifac are to be believed
Gadgets for the techie in your life this Christmas
From a Playstation 5 to the Dyson Airstrait, there is something out there at every price point
Central Bank governor more cautious on large ECB rate cuts
Gabriel Makhlouf raises prospect of ‘sharp’ fall in stocks prices amid heightened technology sector valuations
Builder knows best? The Apple gamble that paid off big
NFL star Rob Gronkowski has seen the value of his accidental investment multiply over the last decade
Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+: 10 of the best new shows to watch in December
Including Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Squid Game season two, Beast Games, Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking and One Hundred Years of Solitude
Margrethe Vestager, the world’s pioneering tech cop, is making her exit
EU’s antitrust enforcer leaves Brussels proud of her tenure but conscious that it had been only ‘partly successful’
‘Ireland is on a winning streak’: The outsider’s view of our economy
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Ireland may soon be expelled naked from the fiscal Garden of Eden
State’s short-term future is shaped simultaneously by wild optimism and existential anxiety
Apple alleges watchdog acted unlawfully in handling data claim
Company secures High Court approval to proceed with its judicial review challenge to DPC decision
AI bubble: fact or fiction?
JP Morgan sanguine as rising share prices are accompanied by increased earnings among dominant ‘magnificent seven’
Apple and Google facing UK probe over mobile browser dominance
Tech giants can manipulate consumer choices to make Safari and Chrome ‘clearest, easiest option’, UK regulator says
Which party has the best plan for the Apple billions?
Clear difference between outgoing Coalition and the parties on the left over how to use the money to address the housing crisis
Meta fined nearly €800m for breaking EU law over classified ads practices
Facebook is undermining rivals by ‘tying’ its free Marketplace services with the social network, Brussels says
Chris Horn: AI is 90% marketing, 10% reality, and its true business impact has yet to be proven
AI large language models can give an illusion of intelligence but in fact it is inherently limited in high-level reasoning
Apple MacBook Pro M4 review: A great option, but only if you actually need the power of the Pro
For the average user, it might be wiser to wait for the M4-powered version of the MacBook Air, which is likely to arrive in the coming months
Bad Sisters review: Beautiful Dublin shines again as Sharon Horgan serves up another course of zinging dark comedy
Television: Beautiful Dublin shines again in series two of Apple’s comic thriller
Fine Gael pledges to deliver over 300,000 homes over next six years
Party says it will ensure about 50,000 homes are built each year under €40bn plan
It turns out your air fryer might be listening, sending data to China
UK consumer protection advocates Which? found that certain air fryers gather personal data that has little or no relevance to the functioning of the product
Apple warns investors future products may never be as profitable as iPhone
Analysts say artificial intelligence and virtual reality headsets might have lower margins than smartphones and App Store
Top cops use Dublin Marathon as a dry run for Garda commissioner job
Plus: Love/Hate duo making a fact-based Dublin crime film; secrecy around Micheál Martin’s meeting with Apple; and Robert Troy’s support for Michael O’Leary’s slurry
Donald Trump’s deportation agenda overlooks immigration’s role in US success
Infusing new people into the workforce is ‘not just desirable’ but ‘economically necessary’, says chief executive
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