“Hateful people' won't impact plans of drag performers after attack in Cork City”

thundergolfer.com/blog/aws-us-... I think is a much better outage summary than the one that AWS published. I understand the time pressure AWS was under to get something out, but I found the initial report to be quite baroque and hard to comprehend.

This is somewhat concerning.. “Fringe dissident republican groups are openly supporting and taking part in protests outside the Citywest asylum accommodation centre, with Garda security services keeping a close eye on their involvement. “

Nearly 1 in 4 Irish employers expect to increase hiring in 2026

‘I have to do it’: why one of the world’s most brilliant AI scientists left the US for China. In 2020, after spending half his life in the US, Song-Chun Zhu took a one-way ticket to China. Now he might hold the key to who wins the global AI race.

Millions across all 50 US states march in No Kings protests against Trump

Fantastic day at RebelCon The Marina Market was a brilliant venue. Insightful talks on AI and its real-world impact Sessions on wellness and the value of networks Plenty of time for networking with inspiring people across the tech community #RebelCon2025

Tesla is being investigated by the US government after reports the firm's self-driving cars had broken traffic laws, including driving on the wrong side of the road and not stopping for red lights.

“As China's clean tech exports surge, the US is focusing on encouraging the world buy more of its oil and gas.”

Huge Shock in Ireland’s Presidential Race. This dramatic exit reshapes the contest: it now seems to be a two-way race between Catherine Connolly (Independent) and Heather Humphreys (Fine Gael).

OpenAI launch of video app Sora plagued by violent and racist images: ‘The guardrails are not real’

A proposed $100,000 H-1B visa fee could push global STEM talent away from the U.S. — talent that’s fueled innovation and productivity for decades. While countries like Canada and the U.K. are opening doors, the U.S. risks closing its own.

The somewhat eyebrow-raising term Dr Jordan and others in the field use to refer to what they are creating is "wetware".

“One of the things that's going to happen in the next - it's hard to know exactly when, it's 10 plus years, and I bet it's not more than 20 years – we're going to start building these giant gigawatt data centres in space,"

The app's creator contacted BBC Verify after receiving an email informing him of the removal and accused Apple of "capitulating to an authoritarian regime."

“there were concerns that the deal would result in $20bn of debt - which would need to be paid back.” "The revenue generated by big games like EA Sports FC, Madden and Battlefield 6 will be needed to service this debt, which may impact EA's ability to invest in new games"

“According to the FTC, Amazon manipulated consumers into signing up for Prime membership without their consent and also made it difficult to cancel subscriptions.”

“In addition to Musk and Prince Andrew, the files released publicly also contain the names of other prominent figures including internet entrepreneur Peter Thiel and Steve Bannon, a former adviser to US President Donald Trump.”

Cork-based firm ScanInsights has won the ‘Start-Up Innovator of the Year Award’ at the Enterprise Ireland Innovation Arena competition at this year's National Ploughing Championships for its innovative technology, which uses artificial intelligence to give real-time information on bovine scanning.

TikTok accused of 'quietly' laying off Irish workers amid global job cuts A union has said that TikTok is laying off workers gradually in numbers that don’t require public announcements.

“Atlassian acquires productivity tech start-up DX for $1bn”

Job shortages • Blue-collar/industrial work makes up 60% of shortages • Healthcare and education: 12–15%. • Office admin: 10%. • White-collar/tech roles: 10%. Geographic concentration: 90% of labor shortfalls are in just 20 countries.

“The U.S. Now Owns a Big Chunk of Intel. That’s a Huge Deal.” When the U.S. government acquires a 10% stake in Intel—making it the company’s largest shareholder—it marks one of the boldest shifts in economic strategy in years.

Deepfakes, Big Tech, and the Coming AI Crash?” “AI investment is exploding: the ‘Magnificent Seven’ of Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Meta, Tesla, and NVIDIA, are ploughing almost 7% of US GDP into AI and data centres.” “These companies now make up 34% of the S&P 500”

The evolving nature of AI and the types of jobs that might be more resistant to automation.

"Tech sector capital spending has been contributing 35%-45% of overall US GDP growth over the last three quarters. This is remarkable; in other words, without tech capital spending, US growth might already have converged to ~1%" www.edwardconard.com/macro-roundu...

Jason Huggins (creator of Selenium) talks about Vibium, “Vibe Coding,” and the future of AI-Native Testing in this TestGuild interview.

Really interesting interview including a number of topics including migrating from Cypress to Playwright. YouTube share.google/nnWk3r86USuA... Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/s...

“They say the social media company, which owns Facebook, Instagram, and offers a line of VR headsets and games, deleted or doctored internal safety research that showed children being exposed to grooming, sexual harassment and violence in its 3D realms.”

“Employment growth in the US has slowed precipitously this year, including in manufacturing. After expanding after the pandemic, payrolls at manufacturing firms have shrunk this year, shedding 12,000 jobs last month alone.”

“A quiet cracker is when a boss thinks an employee is fine and meeting deadlines, but they are secretly struggling and overwhelmed, making it harder to detect in the workplace.”

US job market weakens further in August, raising fears over economy www.bbc.com/news/article...

‘The real risk isn’t AI replacing jobs, it’s creating an unequipped workforce’.

Robert Meaney and Darryn Downey Engineering Joy: Creating Environments Where Teams Thrive, ShipItCon 2025 🙌. “Great leaders create safety, fuel learning, and model vulnerability.”

“Changing what we eat and the time of day we eat certain foods can help us sleep better.”

“Researchers found those who habitually drink less release greater levels of the stress hormone cortisol, despite not feeling any thirstier than people who drink more.”

2 examples of revenue of being the default. “It revealed that Google had paid Apple $20 billion in 2022 for its privileged position.“ “Roku, which sells streaming sticks and boxes, charges $1 per button, per remote – four services on each remote – so that’s $4 extra it earns per device.”

“Once a hallmark of hotel luxury, the breakfast buffet is under scrutiny for its waste, overconsumption and environmental impact.”

This weekend’s India Day celebrations in Dublin now postponed because they don’t feel safe. Congratulations to every flag wielding bigot and those in politics who pander to them. Take a bow. This is the Ireland you want. Those who want a different Republic need to reclaim it.

Recent attacks on members of the Indian community in Ireland are "despicable" and "dinimish all of us", President Michael D Higgins has said www.rte.ie/news/2025/0812/1528044-ireland-india/

While the world is busy testing the limits of ChatGPT-5, I’m testing if it’s any better at picking an EPL fantasy football team than ChatGPT-4… and it is 🤣⚽ #FantasyPremierLeague #Chstgtp5

Tech giants have spent more on AI than the US government has on education, jobs and social services in 2025 so far

Perhaps the greatest promise of FemTech right now is simply more dialogue around women’s health, says Dr Finn.

"But Al Overviews are cutting into traffic so dramatically that many sites are seeing 20%, 30%, even 40% declines in their revenue. It's having a devastating impact, and removing the incentive for a lot of people to create high-quality content."