Peter Thiel

Palantir partners with leading defence and tech companies to win US government contracts

Palantir and Anduril, two of the world’s largest defence firms, creating consortium that includes Elon Musk’s SpaceX and ChatGPT maker OpenAI

Mon Dec 23 2024 - 07:51

Palantir, company at centre of row surrounding TD Eoin Hayes, is no stranger to controversy at home or abroad

US surveillance company at centre of Eoin Hayes row has links with Israel Defense Forces and CIA

Wed Dec 11 2024 - 13:00

Embarrassment for Social Democrats over TD’s shares in firm supplying technology to Israel

Eoin Hayes denied that it was politically hypocritical for him to call for the State to divest its interest in Israel when he was making money from the company

Tue Dec 10 2024 - 19:54

Declan Ganley found to be in contempt of US court in ongoing legal dispute

Businessman had been ordered to turn over control of a number of companies and make monthly payments of $20,000 to investor David Shuman

Thu Sept 12 2024 - 21:12

Edna O’Brien talked about a book-burning of The Country Girls in rural Clare. But did it actually happen?

Plus: Dave Grohl’s Kerry drive in 1994; rhododendron set for ban; and some interesting local government ethics declarations

Sun Aug 18 2024 - 06:00

Trump’s pitch for ‘crypto-president’ is a merger of the bizarre

Facts and truth can be fluid both in the world of the bitcoin bros and the former president Trump

Thu Aug 01 2024 - 05:00

Trump’s preferred candidate comes from behind to win primary in Ohio

Analysis: Result for JD Vance suggests Trump still has power to sway supporters

Wed May 04 2022 - 06:37

Stripe backs fast-growing Ramp for third time

US fintech doubles valuation to €7.25bn after securing €680m in investment

Mon Mar 21 2022 - 12:13

Online payments giant Stripe backs Ramp as it raises $300m

Stripe previously co-led a $115m funding round for its rival just four months ago

Tue Aug 24 2021 - 13:00

Irish challenger to LinkedIn attracts funding from Silicon Valley stars

Polywork social network allows users blend the personal and the professional

Thu Aug 05 2021 - 15:00

Sports tech company Kitman Labs makes second acquisition

Irish business expands its presence in the US with deal to buy Presagia Sports

Thu Jul 15 2021 - 15:03

Money-transfer firm Wise boosting London’s hub ambitions

‘Profitable and fast-growing challenger to traditional banks’ attracting investor funds

Thu Jul 08 2021 - 05:00

Patrick and John Collison: Stripe’s 30-something billionaires

Irish brothers online payments group Stripe is now valued at $95bn, after raising $600m this week

Fri Mar 19 2021 - 20:15

Chris Johns: Obsession with zero Covid not what the doctor ordered

Ad hominem attacks and credentialism are all the rage these days

Sun Mar 14 2021 - 16:00

A solution to chemo hair loss and other Irish innovations

An automatic grazing system and better burials are among great Irish start-up ideas

Thu Feb 18 2021 - 05:24

Lawsuits a new weapon in US fight against disinformation

Multi-billion dollar libel actions force right-wing media to row back on election fraud claims

Sun Feb 07 2021 - 14:56

Trump pardons former Google self-driving car engineer Anthony Levandowski

Levandowski was sentenced to 18 months for stealing trade secret

Wed Jan 20 2021 - 08:13

Chris Johns: Pandemic poised to kick-start new revolution in innovation

Advent of abundant green energy promises to unleash new phase of global productivity

Sun Dec 20 2020 - 12:38

Kathy Sheridan: We knew who Trump was from the start

Can we ever go back or have the four years of his presidency taken us in too deep?

Tue Nov 03 2020 - 17:11

Democrats are magnets for donations from tech sector

Anti-big tech rhetoric from the candidates hasn’t proven an obstacle to fundraising

Thu Sept 10 2020 - 05:00

Kitman Labs raises more funds as it moves into coronavirus monitoring

Irish sports tech company hoping to be the ‘operating system for the world of sports’

Fri Jul 24 2020 - 08:13

Digital bank N26 raises more than $100m to accelerate growth

Berlin-based fintech has more than 5m customers, including 100,000 in Ireland

Tue May 05 2020 - 09:54

Clearview: from billionaire plaything to police surveillance tool

Controversial facial recognition tool used by hundreds of law enforcement agencies

Thu Mar 12 2020 - 05:00

Lesson for start-ups: Stop trying to be unicorn, be a camel instead

Silicon Valley model needs a re-fresh, says Alex Lazarow

Thu Mar 12 2020 - 04:32

What’s not to ‘like’? Try the ‘truth’ button

Web log: Vimeo founder aims high for exclusive social network with Column

Wed Feb 05 2020 - 19:37

Trump had private dinner with Mark Zuckerberg amid Congress appearance

US president’s meeting with Facebook’s CEO has not previously been disclosed

Thu Nov 21 2019 - 18:50

Microsoft invests $1bn in effort to replicate human brain

Silicon Valley giant keen to catch up in advanced AI race

Mon Jul 22 2019 - 19:55

Laura Deming: ‘I wanted to work on the world’s most important problem’

The science prodigy turned venture capitalist on why we need to treat ageing as a disease to be treated

Thu Jun 06 2019 - 05:15

Stripe’s European HQ in Dublin 2 to sell for €49.5m in off-market deal

International investor agrees to purchase One Building on Lower Grand Canal Street

Wed Mar 27 2019 - 05:00

Losses rise at Irish arm of Declan Ganley’s Rivada

Projects next year involve capital expenditure of up to $1.85bn

Wed Dec 12 2018 - 02:15

Stripe valued at $20bn after new funding round

Limerick’s Collison brothers ’ online payments technology company raises about $245m

Wed Sept 26 2018 - 20:05

Stocktake: Traders get high on pot stock

Meanwhile, Merrill Lynch survey showing pessimism may be good news for contrarians

Tue Sept 25 2018 - 05:45

Pot mania on the markets has all the hallmarks of the cryptocurrency craze

Rollercoaster share price for cannabis firms has created new billionaires

Thu Sept 20 2018 - 09:28

‘Tenants on our own land’: New Zealand bans sale of homes to foreign buyers

Law aims to make housing more affordable after prices rise by 75% in four years

Wed Aug 15 2018 - 10:40