Can you rely on AI chatbots for medical advice? Carsten Eickhoff of the University of Tübingen discusses AI in healthcare and how models can give flawed, inaccurate and harmful advice.

Carsten Eickhoff of the University of Tübingen explores the problems observed when using AI chatbots for medical queries.

€6.9m awarded to final four national challenge fund winners Four research teams have received more than €6.9m to identity problems related to Ireland’s green transition and digital transformation.

Four research teams have received more than €6.9m to identity problems related to Ireland’s green transition and digital transformation.

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Tim Cook to step down as CEO of Apple
Vodafone Ireland announces €360m investment
Dublin start-up Seapoint raises €7.5m

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Amazon investing up to $25bn in Anthropic AI infrastructure deal Amazon plans to invest as much as $25bn into building Anthropic's AI infrastructure, amid the global AI race.

In line with a strategy to expand AI infrastructure, Amazon has announced plans to invest up to $25bn into Anthropic, $5bn now and as much as $20bn in the future.

Vodafone Ireland to invest €360m over the next four years Vodafone Ireland will invest an additional €360m up to 2030 across its mobile network as well as its IT and digital systems.

Vodafone Ireland will invest an additional €360m up to 2030 across its mobile network as well as its IT and digital systems.

Tim Cook passes Apple leadership to hardware head John Ternus Tim Cook will step down as Apple's CEO after handing the reigns over to John Ternus, senior vice president of hardware engineering.

"Ternus is a hardware engineer, which signals that Apple will seek differentiation in its physical products even as it looks to reframe the device as a substrate for intelligent experiences."

Stripe alumni’s Seapoint raises €7.5m for ‘financial home’ for start-ups Led by former CIO of Stripe Sean Mullaney, Seapoint Finance wants to become the 'financial home' for all ambitious European start-ups.

Seapoint Finance’s seed round comes shortly after a pre-seed round of €3m in September 2025 for the Dublin-based fintech.

End of an era: Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO. John Ternus likely successor.

When it comes to leadership, do companies know what they are doing? Robert Walters has published data highlighting how many organisations are unprepared when it comes to establishing a leadership strategy.

Leadership often defines an organisation and Robert Walters has published data indicating that a number of companies are not as prepared for upcoming changes as they should be.

Amazon gets go ahead for subsea cable landing station in Cork Amazon has received the go-ahead from Cork County Council to build a cable landing station for its subsea cable system called Fastnet.

Amazon has received the go-ahead from Cork County Council to build a cable landing station for its transatlantic fibre optic cable system called Fastnet. The system is expected to be operational from 2028.

Communication and storytelling key skills, finds strategy manager Accenture's Sophie Rowe discusses her role in the consulting space and offers advice to others looking for a career as a strategy manager.

Accenture’s Sophie Rowe discusses her work in the consulting space and how she stays motivated.

Space-tech Mbryonics plans for new production facility in Shannon Galway space-tech Mbryonics is building out a second manufacturing facility in Shannon to keep up with a growing demand for its services.

Galway space-tech Mbryonics is building out a second manufacturing facility in Shannon to keep up with a growing demand for its services.

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Kerry Group opens expanded biotech facility in Cork
Merz calls for easing of EU regulations on industrial AI
Irish co-founded AI start-up Lua raises $5.8m

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Irish co-founded AI start-up Lua raises $5.8m Irish co-founded and London-based agentic workforce AI start-up Lua has raised $5.8m in funding in a round led by Norrsken22.

Irish co-founded and London-based agentic workforce AI start-up Lua raised $5.8m in funding last week in a round led by Norrsken22.

Merz, Siemens call for easing of EU regulations on industrial AI At the Hannover Messe on Sunday, both German Chancellor Merz, and Siemens CEO Busch call for an easing of EU regulations for industrial AI.

At the huge Hannover Messe trade fair over the weekend, attendees heard calls for a lightening of EU Act regulations for industrial AI.

AIM Centre strengthening medtech and life sciences link with new Galway base AIM Centre is for the first time expanding beyond its Sligo base of operations to establish another West of Ireland hub in Galway.

The AIM Centre intends to strengthen its links within the medtech and life sciences sectors and for the first time will expand outside of Sligo.

Kerry expands Cork facility as lactose-free demand grows Irish dairy giant Kerry opens an expanded biotechnology manufacturing facility in Cork as it targets the growing lactose-free market.

Irish dairy giant Kerry opens an expanded biotechnology manufacturing facility in Cork as it targets the growing global lactose-free market.

Are electric vehicles about to take off for good? London School of Economics’ Viet Nguyen-Tien and University of Birmingham’s Gavin Harper and Robert Elliott examine whether EVs have passed a tipping point for adoption.

London School of Economics’ Viet Nguyen-Tien and University of Birmingham’s Gavin Harper and Robert Elliott examine whether EVs have passed a tipping point for adoption.

Major gap between leaders' traits and employee expectations, finds report Hogan Assessments has published data showing a major gap between what gets a manager promoted and related employee expectations.

Hogan Assessments explored the role of the leader in the workplace and the importance of aligning goals with the expectations of the modern workforce.

How are balance, inclusion and skills critical to the workforce of the future? Rent the Runway's Stephanus Meiring discusses the workforce of the future and how organisations can lead with their best foot forward.

Rent the Runway’s Stephanus Meiring discusses the workforce of the future and what it will take to make it productive and sustainable.

Nearly three‑quarters of AI’s economic value captured by just 20pc of companies PwC has published a report exploring how only a fraction of organisations are fully capturing the economic value of artificial intelligence.

PwC’s research found that Irish companies are somewhat lagging behind their global peers where AI implementation and benefits are concerned.

Dublin tech company Vox Talk raises €1.35m in pre-seed round Vox Talk, a Dublin-based alarm and CCTV tech company, has raised €1.35m in funding to advance its capabilities and grow its teams.

Earlier this week Vox Talk announced the closure of a €1.35m pre-seed funding round, which was co-led by Delta Partners and Act Venture Capital, with participation from Enterprise Ireland.

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OpenAI announces AI model aimed at drug discovery
Netflix co-founder steps down amid downbeat forecast
Irish-founded start-up Ulysses raises $46m

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Netflix shares fall on Q2 forecast as co-founder Hastings steps aside Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings is to step aside as board chair, the streaming giant announced in a quarterly earnings letter to shareholders.

Netflix shares fall on Q2 forecast as co-founder Hastings steps aside.

OpenAI to rival Google’s AlphaFold with new AI model for life sciences research OpenAI have announced the early release of its new AI-powered life sciences application GPT-Rosalind, to specific life science groups.

OpenAI has announced plans to roll out an early version of GPT-Rosalind, its AI reasoning model designed to support research across biology, drug discovery, and translational medicine.

Dublin-based start-up Audrey AI has announced the closure of a $1.8m pre-seed funding round, which was led by Sure Valley Ventures and Delta Partners.

Matrix Recruitment’s Breda Dooley finds that in a competitive space, candidates can’t fall foul to common faux pas.

Stephen D Turner of the University of Virginia explores the importance of governance and oversight around AI in the design and execution of lab experiments.

Anthropic will release Mythos to UK financial institutions within the next week, said the company’s UK, Ireland and Northern Europe head Pip White.

Y Combinator-backed Irish start-up Solidroad has announced a $25m Series A round led by UK investment firm Hedosophia. The dually-based company in Dublin and San Francisco said it is hiring.