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Apple today removed popular messaging apps WhatsApp and Threads, both owned by Meta, from the Chinese App Store. The removal comes at the request of Chinese authorities, who claim the apps pose a threat to national security. The move briefly follows the removal of other foreign-made messaging apps, including Telegram and Signal, from the Chinese [&hellip
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Netflix has reported a strong first quarter of 2024, with double-digit growth for revenue and profit margin. Revenue rose 15% to $9.4 billion, a rate that is expected to continue for the rest of the year, delivering an increased profit margin of 25%, up 1% from forecasts. These are fine numbers for investors, but the [&hellip
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An analysis of European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) data by Geotab has revealed that Ireland ranked 10th for Electric Vehicles sales across Europe in 2023 but has seen a significant decline in sales in the first quarter of 2024 and recorded the largest year-on-year decline (down 41.4%) in EV sales in March 2024 across the [&hellip
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The good news is that tech companies are not allowed to copy your brain waves. The bad news is that they never stop trying to rob us all of our humanity. The governor of Colorado this week signed into law an amendment to its privacy statute that means the state’s privacy laws would at least [&hellip
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This week we have job cuts at Tesla, Humane’s AI pin fails to live up to the hype, and social media comes under pressure for failing to protect children… again. Later, Dimitra Incorporated CEO and founder Jon Trask talks about how farmers can use blockchain to become more profitable. To never miss an episode of TechRadio subscribe, [&hellip
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SolarWinds has unveiled a ground-breaking new consultative approach to maximise the value of IT service management (ITSM) solutions for enterprises without the burdensome costs and staffing requirements typically associated with high-level IT consultancy. With the launch of a free online uation and assessment tool, SolarWinds now offers enterprises a deeper understanding of their current ITSM practices [&hellip
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Are channel companies risk-averse? It’s a question I have to ask after reading a summary of the CompTIA State Of The Channel 2024 report. It suggests that despite all the talk of our fast-moving and innovative technology industry, channel businesses are not big risk-takers, with only 23% describing themselves as having a ‘high risk tolerance’. [&hellip
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SusBioME, an emerging greentech start-up, as the overall winner of the 2024 UCD VentureLaunch Accelerator Programme. The start-up is developing technology for use in the anaerobic digestion process to increase renewable gas yields from biomass. Renewable gas from anaerobic digestion is key for energy security and sustainability. In the anaerobic digestion process organic feedstocks, including wastes, [&hellip
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Google is expanding its Maps service in the coming months to include information about electric car charging stations. The rollout will begin in the US before being rolled out internationally. Among the new EV-related features will be information on where to find a charge point but also how to schedule a charge and rate the [&hellip
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Fifteen Cork start-up founders have completed Enterprise Ireland’s New Frontiers Programme in Munster Technological University’s Rubicon centre. Among the successful companies are Volta Robotics, which works to find a ‘second life’ for EV batteries; Gabro Games, a desktop app for classic video games; and social media management platform for content creators LA edit. Starting last [&hellip
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