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• Airbnb flooded with Paris listings ahead of Olympic games April 23, 2024
  Two-thirds of beds currently advertised on Airbnb in Paris have been made available for overnight stays during this summer’s Olympic games. The question is how much will attendees want to spend and will some of the more high-end listings be taken at all. The number of available beds in the Paris region increased by half […]
• Project managers agree AI lacking proper governance April 23, 2024
  A survey from the Ireland chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI) has found that 83% of project managers in Ireland agree that the necessary processes are not currently in place to govern the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the sector. Despite this, more than four in five (81%) are using, or are planning […]
• TikTok on borrowed time in US as agreement on new law nears April 23, 2024
  The US Senate will vote again this week on a possible ban on the popular video creation app TikTok. That application is suspected of being used by China to spy on US citizens. An earlier version of that bill had been accepted by the House of Representatives, but did not make it through the Senate. […]
• Japan wants to generate solar energy in space and send it back to Earth April 23, 2024
  Japan wants to launch a power station with solar panels into space, after which it should bring the generated solar energy back to Earth. The project named Ohisama – Japanese for ‘sun’ is expected to take off in 2025. Advisor Koichi Ijichi of the Japan Space Systems research institute shared more details at a conference […]
• Xenon Building Technology completes management buyout April 22, 2024
  Building technology company Xenon Building Technology has completed a management buyout deal (MBO). Dermot Ryan, previously general manager of Xenon has bought out the majority shareholder Seamus Byrne who founded the company in 2009.  Ryan, now COO, is joined by investor and IT industry stalwart Justin Owens who will serve as CEO. Ryan has more […]
• Transaction costs explode after Bitcoin halving April 22, 2024
  Saturday morning around 1am, the quadrennial halving of Bitcoin was finally a reality. It was celebrated as if it were a solar eclipse. The festivities ranged from a multi-day festival on a Norwegian farm to get-togethers in Arnhem and Amsterdam. Exactly when the halving would take place was unclear until the last moment, depending on […]
• Tesla lowers prices in further response to underwhelming performance April 22, 2024
  Tesla cars are about to become more affordable. Having already cut prices in the US, the auto maker looks set to do the same in China, Germany and beyond in the region of 5-7%. The EV market is struggling globally. Elon Musk’s goal of selling around 20 million cars by 2030 is looking fanciful. Tesla […]
• Google.org announces €500,000 in funding to improve access to AI April 22, 2024
  Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, has made €500,000 in grants available to help improve access to artificial intelligence (AI) in Ireland – with a focus on those on vulnerable and underserved communities. As part of the AI Opportunity Initiative, funding from Google.org will support training and skills for workers who are most likely to […]
• National Broadband Plan passes 75,000 connections nationwide April 22, 2024
  More than 75,000 homes, farms and businesses under the National Broadband Plan (NBP) to high-speed fibre broadband. National Broadband Ireland and Minister Ossian Smyth will mark the milestone at Herbst Software in Wicklow which recently joined the network. NBI will also celebrate another milestone as it confirmed that it has now passed 40% of the […]
• NSA sounds alarm on AI’s cyber security risks April 22, 2024
  The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence tools is potentially making them “highly valuable” targets for malicious cyber actors, the National Security Agency warned in a recent report. Bad actors looking to steal sensitive data or intellectual property may seek to “co-opt” an organisation’s AI systems to achieve, according to the report. The NSA recommended adopting […]