George Gibney was in a wheelchair during his appearance at the US Federal courthouse in Orlando. He was dressed in navy prison clothing issued by Orange County jail. He had no glasses, and his lawyer told the court he was “in desperate need of glasses”. More on rte.ie/news

A US Federal court in Orlando has ordered th extradition to Ireland of former Olympic swimming coach George Gibney. Gibney had waived his right to contest the extradition proceedings. He has been remanded in custody until Irish authorities arrange for his transfer to Ireland.

European defence startups were the main growth driver behind a record $5.2bn in venture capital funding spent on the so-called defence, security and resilience companies – which include the likes of AI software developer Helsing and drone maker Tekever. www.wsj.com/business/ent...

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New Jersey drones "were authorized to be flown by the FAA for research and various other reasons," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a briefing.

DeepSeek says it would temporarily limit user registrations “due to large-scale malicious attacks” on its services, though existing users will be able to log in as usual.

There was a plan for a similar - though much bigger - scheme in Donegal. “Spirit of Ireland”.

DeepSeek, a small Chinese start-up, unveiled a new A.I. system that could match the capabilities of companies like OpenAI and Google. The company said they used fewer high-end computer chips than leading U.S. companies.