Irish research centre selected to participate in €15m EU cybersecurity research project. Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre, which is backed by Science Foundation Ireland, has been selected to participate in a €15m European Commission cybersecurity research project. Lero researcher...

Drop adds voice technology to its smart kitchen platform. Leading Irish smart kitchen technology firm Drop announced today its inaugural foray into voice integration technology with Apple’s voice-controlled virtual personal assistant, Siri, part of Apple In...

DCU lead €1m international project to tackle gender inequalities in Ireland’s entrepreneurial sector. An international consortium led by Dublin City University has been awarded €994,133 to help tackle gender inequalities in Ireland’s entrepreneurial sector. Comprising researchers from Norway, Israel, S...

Chronic under-investment in regional infrastructure placing economic growth at risk says Ireland Chapter of PMI. Over 300 delegates attended the Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute’s (PMI) sold-out annual national conference in Cork yesterday. The conference, with headline sponsor EY, heard that strat...

AI in Action E09: Stephen Redmond, Senior Manager - Big Data and AI lead with Accenture. Welcome to episode nine of AI in Action, the podcast that breaks down the hype and explores the impact that Data Science, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence are making on our everyday lives...

Palo Alto Networks Introduces Cortex, the Industry’s Only Open and Integrated, AI-Based Continuous Security Platform. Palo Alto Networks the global cybersecurity leader, has introduced three significant advancements aimed at harnessing the power of advanced AI and machine learning to transform how security will be m...

A fintech project for National Tree Week which takes place between March 3-10. This week is National Tree Week and a fintech project byNational College of Ireland graduate, Shane Grogan, shows a direct correlation between higher tree canopy coverage and higher housing prices. “...

Less than half of Irish office workers completely trust their employers to protect customers’ data. Datapac and Sophos have announced the results of a survey which highlights alarming practices prevalent in Irish workplaces and significant concerns amongst Irish office workers in the ability of their...

How AI-Powered Employee Monitoring Can Improve Productivity. For many people the words “employee monitoring” paints a picture of overbearing boss trying to control every aspect of an helpless employee’s life. So, naturally most employees hate the very idea of mo...

How Interoperability is Driving Blockchain Application in the Shipping Industry. By David Drake After months of collaboration, starting June 2016 between IBM and Maersk shipping company, Tradelens blockchain shipping platform was launched in August of 2018. This launch marked the o...