Bernie McGill: ‘I got through an English degree at Queen’s without encountering a single Irish female writer’
The author on parity of esteem, the genius of Hilary Mantel, and the inestimable importance of libraries
AI: Artificial intelligence
The best new sci-fi/fantasy books: From impending AI apocalypse to rogue bots on Mars
New novels by Sally Magnusson, Ray Nayler, Tom O’Connell and Mason Coile
Alphabet sales beat estimates on cloud growth
Company is investing record amounts to try to push progress in AI
Amazon job cull shows the darker side of artificial intelligence
Having invested hugely in AI, companies are now looking for a dividend in terms of lower costs to keep shareholders happy
Silicon Valley and the AI boom called - the 1990s are back
How artificial intelligence boom is both different from, and similar to, the web bubble 30 years ago
Irish start-up LegalMoov making legal advice affordable and accurate
AI-powered platform aims to fix the gap between free online information and costly legal consultations
AI: Are we empowering students - or outsourcing the skills we aim to cultivate?
AI literacy is essential for preparing students to succeed in a future shaped by this technology
Enshittification: the word that sums up how we live now
It seems to convey a sense of promises broken, not just in technology but in culture and politics too
Phoenix Tower plans €75m spend after green light for €937m Cellnex deal
US masts operator sees ‘massive’ need for expansion of network to deliver infrastructure for wireless and AI-related services
Donald Trump vs Xi Jinping: who holds the stronger hand?
As tensions escalate, our correspondents examine the contrasting styles and strategies of the two leaders ahead of a pivotal summit
Ireland ‘punching above its weight’ as AI leader - Deloitte
Half of large businesses already seeing returns from investment in the technology
The internet broke again and we all shrugged, but what happens when AI truly comes online?
The world is going all-in on Sam Altman and company’s AI vision but the risks will increase as the points of potential failure grow exponentially
We should all be worried by deep fake technology
AI firms are rapidly improving their video quality with no consideration for its impact on society
Dublin engineer’s AI voice start-up tackles call-centre overload
Vox Talk’s AI voice takes on the sensor overload swamping global monitoring centres
AI bias in recruiting leading to shortage of top candidates, Ibec event told
Women the main victims of AI filters including gaps in work history
Meta cutting hundreds of AI jobs as firm aims to move faster
Tech giant wants impacted workers to apply for other internal positions
Deepfake AI video depicting Catherine Connolly quitting presidential race removed by Meta
Independent candidate in race for Áras condemns video, calling it ‘a disgraceful attempt to mislead voters’
Anthropic, Google in talks on multibillion-dollar cloud deal
The plan would involve Google providing cloud computing services to Anthropic
Hybrid working: More firms insist on four and five days in office, Ibec research finds
Government rules on remote working have had little impact
Irish companies upping investment in cyber security amid more frequent threats
Nearly 40% of global firms say most damaging data breach in past three years cost their organisation more than $500,000
Bronto raises more than €12m in seed funding round
Irish-founded company is targeting log data market, an area it says has been ‘fundamentally broken’ by AI
AI use by doctors brings ‘significant’ challenges, says Medical Council
Technology is increasingly being used across the health system, particularly in medical imaging and diagnostics
Cheating in college: notes, smart watches, whispering, ignoring the clock, and someone else sitting the exam
Cheating during exams is almost always pre-planned, and the means of cheating remain familiar
Carl Kinsella on living with OCD: ‘It’s like having a puppet regime installed in your head’
The columnist and author on relating more to Generation X than his own age group, taking extended breaks from everyday life, and his existential dread of tech billionaires
Artificial intelligence chatbots replacing India’s call-centre workers
‘All IT services will be replaced in the next five years ... it’s going to be pretty chaotic’
AI bubble warnings abound, but over-caution can be costly
History has been harsher on ‘sideline-sitters’ than on disciplined investors who resist temptation to jump in and out of the market
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
October 19th-24th highlights: Leonard and Hungry Paul, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and more
Michael Connelly: ‘AI will change the world for the better, but what’s scary is the lack of foresight’
The crime novelist on the LA fires, his lack of interest in tracing his Irish roots, and why he has turned the Lincoln lawyer into ‘the Chevy Bolt barrister’
The Irish Times view on online fraud: vigilance is essential
A recent leak has laid bare how Irish contact datails are actively bought, sold and weaponised for investment fraud
The Irish Times view on data centres: how many is too many?
They are are putting a heavy strain on Ireland’s efforts to meet climate targets
In the age of conversational AI, ‘scholarly bullsh*t’ floats to the surface
ChatGPT may be a real ol’ charmer but one that can produce ‘pointless and unnecessary’ works
Irish people among international scammers’ most sought-after targets
Investment scam losses have increased by more than a fifth in last three months, Garda figures show
Dublin-based Microsoft engineer quits over tech giant’s links to Israeli military
Pro-Palestine group protests outside firm’s Leopardstown offices after software worker resigns
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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