Irish Tech News Audio Articles

Cork Tech Community Comes Together to Encourage CIT’s Female Students to Strive for Career Longevity and Excellence. On Friday 1st February, 2019 at CIT, tech giants, DellEMC, VMware, IBM, McKesson, Poppulo and Apple are teaming up with the Cork Institute of Technology for a unique Irish event, CIT Advance, that is d...

Data Privacy Day: Why data privacy is more important now than ever before. By Chris Huggett, Senior Vice-President of Europe and India, Sungard Availability Services Since the last Data Privacy Day, we’ve seen a number of firms around the world demonstrate a lack of care when...

10 Tools That Will Help You Become a Better Writer. Why would you want to become a better writer? Well, there are multiple triggers for that goal: Maybe you’re a student and your GPA depends on how well you write your assignments. Maybe you want to sta...

Comic Relief and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation announce 3 year partnership on Tech for Good in the UK. Comic Relief and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation have renewed their commitment to supporting not for profit organisations who are using technology to deliver new ideas and make their services more effective...

What is a Security Token and Why Should You Care? By Jeff Ramson, founder & CEO PCG Advisory Group The world of cryptocurrency has exploded into the public mind over the last few years, with names such as Bitcoin or Ethereum becoming synonymous with t...

The current state and future of blockchain investments. Blockchain companies choosing how to raise fundings are faced with a lot of options. Since they are mostly startups, the primary funding is Private Equity or ICO, either public and private. Speaking ...

123.ie Launches New Technology for Young Drivers. Leading Irish insurer 123.ie has launched a new telematics product, 123GO, to encourage safer driving behaviour in young drivers. 123GO’s innovative technology involves the installation of a small blac...

To Delete or Bequeath: Cryptocurrency and Social Media Accounts. Article by Cian Duane, O’Flynn Exhams Solicitors. The digital sphere is fast-moving, and its effect on our culture can often be hard to quantify. One aspect of our online lives that is rarely discussed...

Trust-less Bitcoin needs more privacy: spell MimbleWimble and the magic happens! The privacy issue, and the need for complete anonymity in Bitcoin transactions is a problem felt by the whole community of active users and not only. The “be-your-own-bank” paradigm also shifts the pro...

2019: Bringing disruptive technology to scale in an ever-evolving ICT ecosystem. Gary Tierney, MD HP Ireland, discusses trends for 2019 So, what is in store for 2019? It looks to be an important year for the Irish tech industry, building on the trends of 2018. Technology will conti...