The Irish Times

Irish Times view on Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter: Big tech’s version of democracy

We now understand the risks of having billionaires controlling communication channels

Mon Apr 18 2022 - 00:00

Elon Musk: a new kind of media baron charges into Twitter

Tesla chief gains a voice at a platform that has helped define his disruptive brand

Wed Apr 06 2022 - 15:57

Ex-Eir CEO Carolan Lennon named country leader of Salesforce Ireland

Software giant employs about 2,500 people in the Republic

Thu Mar 03 2022 - 11:48

Dublin biotech firm Nuritas eyes global expansion with $45m funding round

Early backers include U2’s Bono and The Edge and Salesforce chief Marc Benioff

Thu Nov 11 2021 - 13:28

Salesforce CEO Benioff invests in search engine startup You.com

Startup is aiming to challenge Google with more customisable

Tue Nov 09 2021 - 13:56

Man (40s) dies while taking part in race event in Galway

Carl Dempsey became ill during cycle section of Gaelforce race on Maamturk mountain

Sun Sept 12 2021 - 18:36

You’ll never guess where I’m working from now!

As hybrid working evolves, offices of the near future could be in a museum or leisure venue

Mon May 24 2021 - 05:01

Draper Esprit leads $30m funding round for Cervest

Company has developed an AI-powered climate intelligence platform to assess risk

Thu May 20 2021 - 10:03

Belfast to host prestigious European tech conference

MIT Technology Review’s EmTech Europe to be held in the city for the next three years

Thu Feb 18 2021 - 08:46

Arcadia’s lost idyll, Slack’s big deal and the Dow’s ‘monster’ November

Planet Business: That’s not all, folks

Sat Dec 05 2020 - 16:16

Salesforce to buy Slack in deal worth $27.7bn

Cash and stock deal is largest in cloud software industry

Wed Dec 02 2020 - 14:08

Salesforce in talks to buy Slack in huge cloud software deal

Acquisition would strengthen chief executive Marc Benioff’s hand in battle with Microsoft

Wed Nov 25 2020 - 20:25

Davos 2020: Worlds of Trump and Thunberg collide on a Swiss mountainside

Jet-setting globalists understand all too well conflict between search for economic growth and climate change control

Fri Jan 24 2020 - 05:23

Salesforce’s Irish subsidiary reports €1.9bn in 2019 revenues

Company, which employs 1,400 locally, also sees pre-tax profits rise 88% to €30m

Wed Jan 08 2020 - 04:45

Pilita Clark: Give the boss a break and firm will prosper

Only about 15% of US employers offer sabbatical leave, and most of that is unpaid

Mon Nov 25 2019 - 04:55

Bono-backed truck-tracking company raises $400 million

Convoy, whose other backers include Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, now valued at $2.75bn

Wed Nov 13 2019 - 18:47

Mark Zuckerberg claims Facebook stands for free expression

Founder positions social media giant as US internet firm keen to spread American values

Thu Oct 17 2019 - 20:17

Housing crisis: Dublin should ‘look at what California has done, and don’t do it’

Its housing crisis is like Ireland’s – but arguably even worse. Can we avoid its mistakes?

Sat Sept 28 2019 - 06:00

First to market is overrated, now the experience is key, says Hubspot founder

As its Irish operation expands Brian Halligan on why tech staff retention is about more than snacks and nap rooms

Fri Jun 21 2019 - 05:42

Salesforce to buy Tableau in $15.3bn deal

Move is part of Salesforce’s bid to build its analytics offering

Mon Jun 10 2019 - 18:17

Irish Times Business Person of the Year: three more contenders

Peter Hamilton profiles more of the 12 business leaders shortlisted for award

Mon Apr 01 2019 - 04:51

China given clear Davos stage to press its claim to be next economic superpower

As Trump stays away Chinese vice-president uses a keynote speech to take a thinly-veiled swipe at US protectionist impulses

Fri Jan 25 2019 - 05:45

Salesforce confirms plans to hire 1,500 new staff for Dublin campus

Tech giant downplays housing issue concerns as it unveils new Silicon Docks campus

Fri Jan 18 2019 - 12:40

Salesforce plans to add up to 1,500 jobs in Ireland

Software group already employs more than 1,000 people in Dublin

Thu Jan 17 2019 - 19:11

Brewbot founder to run IgniteNI accelerator programme in the North

Chris McClelland to manage programmes for tech-focused start-ups that is based in Belfast

Fri Jan 04 2019 - 05:45

Nuritas founder named ‘Irish Times’ Business Person of the Month

Dr Nora Khaldi of Dublin biotechnology firm wins prestigious KPMG/Irish Times award

Fri Dec 07 2018 - 01:28

Reinvented toilets, Amazon’s HQ search and San Francisco’s ‘homeless tax’

Planet Business: A big week for US politics, sewerless sanitation and Wetherspoon

Fri Nov 09 2018 - 07:21

Midterm elections: Many issues occupied voters’ minds going to the polls

Voting rights, taxing tech, marijuana, minimum wage and immigration to the fore

Wed Nov 07 2018 - 20:07

Big tech’s homelessness row in San Francisco offers lesson for Dublin

Karlin Lillington: Billionaires are opposing taxation to help those they have displaced

Thu Oct 25 2018 - 05:00

Irish-founded Stripe accused of failing to give back to San Francisco

Stripe came out against Proposition C, an attempt to tackle some of the city’s inequities

Sat Oct 20 2018 - 02:15

Salesforce CEO accuses Stripe billionaires of hoarding money and not helping homeless

Marc Benioff also takes aim at Twitter founder for opposing new ballot measure

Thu Oct 18 2018 - 11:12

Bono-backed truck technology company Convoy raises $198m

Other investors in Convoy include Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Marc Benioff and Reid Hoffman

Mon Sept 24 2018 - 05:30

Kanye takes on Apple in sneakers vs iPhone war

Artist’s new Adidas ‘Yeezy’ shoes go on sale on same day as iPhone XS Max

Wed Sept 19 2018 - 13:07

Bono joins Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates as backer of tech start-up Convoy

U2 frontman and lead guitarist The Edge invest in on-demand trucking firm

Tue May 08 2018 - 10:57