Coimisiún na Meán opens public consultation for online safety code

Ireland’s new media regulator, Coimisiún na Meán, has opened a public consultation on its draft online safety code for video-sharing platform services. This framework will also include the EU Digital Services Act and the EU Terrorist Content Online Regulation, enforced in Ireland by Coimisiún na Meán. The draft code outlines safety measures for video-sharing platforms, [&hellip
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Eir takes top spot in fibre broadband market – ComReg

Eir has secured the top spot in fibre broadband market share, surpassing competitors, as per ComReg’s Q3 2023 quarterly key data report. The report reveals eir’s position in the fibre-to-the-home broadband sector with a 32.7% market share. Additionally, eir maintains its leadership in the overall fixed broadband market, claiming 27.2% of retail subscriber lines. Eir’s [&hellip
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Battle over EU regulation of artificial intelligence enters pivotal moment

Negotations over the EU’s AI Act have moved into a third, possibly final, day after a marathon 24-hour session addressed concerns raised by the bloc’s three largest economies, France, Germany, and Italy. Last November, these countries argued that the most powerful AI models, such as so-called foundational models (of which ChatGPT is the best-known example), [&hellip
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Dell storage advancements accelerate AI, generative AI strategies

In association with Dell Technologies Ireland Dell Technologies is helping customers achieve faster AI and generative AI (GenAI) performance with new enterprise data storage advancements and validation with the Nvidia DGX SuperPOD AI infrastructure. “Storage performance is a critical factor for successful AI and generative AI outcomes,” said Arthur Lewis, president, infrastructure solutions group, Dell [&hellip
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The Tech Radio Toy Show pt. 2

This week we have even more gift suggestions from Niall and Dusty. To never miss an episode of TechRadio subscribe, comment and rate us on iTunes, Soundcloud and Spotify or find us via RSS and pod.link. Tech Radio · TechRadio This week’s episode is in association with FIT, the national coordinator of apprenticeship programmes in software development, computer networking and cyber security. For more information [&hellip
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Magnetic vision of energy a new perspective on sustainability

Yesterday, I witnessed something very interesting indeed. So interesting, in fact, that it might be world-changing. I say “might be” because it could as equally be something that appears like a mirage, shimmering briefly in front of our eyes, only to disappear from view as we come closer to the reality. That something is called [&hellip
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Google launches new AI language models

Google has announced new AI language models under the name Gemini. Gemini 1.0, the first version of the model, has three different variants right away: Gemini Ultra, Pro and Nano. Google said this is its most flexible model yet, which can run efficiently on everything from mobile devices to data centres. Until now, the standard [&hellip
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Musk targets investment of $1bn in xAI

Last summer, Elon Musk launched his own alternative to the AI products of OpenAI (which has strong ties to Microsoft), Google and other competitors: xAI. He already managed to raise more than $100 million, but he is aiming much higher. According to documents filed with the US securities regulator SEC, Elon Musk wants to raise [&hellip
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Leaf IT wins global recognition for cyber security expertise

Leaf IT was one out of 44,000 global partners chosen by ConnectWise, a Florida-based provider of software solutions and support designed to help organisations to protect themselves from a range of growing cyber threats including phishing, ransomware, and malware. The Dublin company won the cyber security partner of the year award at the global software [&hellip
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Invert Robotics engineers €2.5m investment

Ireland-headquartered Invert Robotics has closed an investment round, raising €12.9 million. This follows the addition of more than €2.5 million from Irish EIIS fund, Business Venture Partners (BVP), and US technology investor, TechNexus Venture Collaborative. This brings the total amount raised by the company to date to €25 million. The investment will support the growth [&hellip
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