Silicon RepublicSilicon Republic https://www.siliconrepublic.com Silicon Republic is a leading source for technology, science and start-up news, information and resources for people who are passionate about STEM. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 08:28:59 +0000 en-GB https://www.siliconrepublic.com/logosmall.png Silicon RepublicSilicon Republic https://www.siliconrepublic.com hourly 1 Ireland’s IP Telecom receives €6m from Development Capital https://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/ip-telecom-development-capital-voip-ireland https://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/ip-telecom-development-capital-voip-ireland#respond Wed, 23 Aug 2023 08:26:44 +0000 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/?p=1045340 The cloud-based VoIP provider aims to reach €11m in revenue next year and expand its telephony services.

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]]> https://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/ip-telecom-development-capital-voip-ireland/feed/ 0 Messenger is getting end-to-end encryption just like WhatsApp https://www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/messenger-end-to-end-encryption-meta-whatsapp-instagram-privacy https://www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/messenger-end-to-end-encryption-meta-whatsapp-instagram-privacy#respond Wed, 23 Aug 2023 08:12:09 +0000 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/?p=1045329 A project that started back in 2019 is finally coming to fruition as Meta engineers and cryptographers try to ensure scale and speed on the app despite encryption.

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]]> https://www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/messenger-end-to-end-encryption-meta-whatsapp-instagram-privacy/feed/ 0 IBM is making an AI assistant to modernise old COBAL code https://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/ibm-ai-cobol-code-assistant-watsonx https://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/ibm-ai-cobol-code-assistant-watsonx#respond Wed, 23 Aug 2023 07:37:00 +0000 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/?p=1045314 The watsonx AI model aims to help developers update COBOL code, while IBM is selling The Weather Company to an investment firm.

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]]> https://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/ibm-ai-cobol-code-assistant-watsonx/feed/ 0 Why Ireland is well positioned to capitalise on chip ‘gold rush’ https://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/chips-ireland-semiconductor-industry-europe-ida https://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/chips-ireland-semiconductor-industry-europe-ida#respond Wed, 23 Aug 2023 06:00:02 +0000 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/?p=1045279 The semiconductor industry is set to double by the end of the decade. IDA Ireland’s Dónal Travers looks at how Ireland can ride the wave.

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]]> https://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/chips-ireland-semiconductor-industry-europe-ida/feed/ 0 Threads is coming to the web to take on X https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/threads-web-desktop-app-meta-instagram-mark-zuckerberg https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/threads-web-desktop-app-meta-instagram-mark-zuckerberg#respond Tue, 22 Aug 2023 15:53:49 +0000 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/?p=1045291 Despite surpassing 100m users soon after launch, the future of Threads is now hanging by a thread – but the web app may change that.

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]]> https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/threads-web-desktop-app-meta-instagram-mark-zuckerberg/feed/ 0 Cybersecurity is future-oriented: Why this leader wants a focus on young people’s skills https://www.siliconrepublic.com/people/tcs-cybersecurity-skills-tim-kelley-ireland https://www.siliconrepublic.com/people/tcs-cybersecurity-skills-tim-kelley-ireland#respond Tue, 22 Aug 2023 15:15:59 +0000 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/?p=1045220 Tim Kelley of TCS says cyber resilience is about so much more than technical response. It’s about people – and that is why investing in skills is important.

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]]> https://www.siliconrepublic.com/people/tcs-cybersecurity-skills-tim-kelley-ireland/feed/ 0 DSA: Meta apps are getting chronological feeds in Europe https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/meta-facebook-instagram-chronological-feed-eu-dsa https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/meta-facebook-instagram-chronological-feed-eu-dsa#respond Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:33:41 +0000 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/?p=1045239 The tech giant is giving European users the option to turn off personalised content, in a bid to become compliant with the EU's Digital Services Act.

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]]> https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/meta-facebook-instagram-chronological-feed-eu-dsa/feed/ 0 What start-up founders need to know before applying for funding https://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/pre-seed-start-fund-enterprise-ireland-apply-startups-advice https://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/pre-seed-start-fund-enterprise-ireland-apply-startups-advice#respond Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:21:52 +0000 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/?p=1045228 Anna-Marie Turley tells SiliconRepublic.com about the qualities that make a good founder and how they can bag the Enterprise Ireland Pre-Seed Start Fund.

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]]> https://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/pre-seed-start-fund-enterprise-ireland-apply-startups-advice/feed/ 0 RCSI receives €2.4m to improve medicine deprescription https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/rcsi-wellcome-grant-deprescribing-medication https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/rcsi-wellcome-grant-deprescribing-medication#respond Tue, 22 Aug 2023 11:05:40 +0000 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/?p=1045194 The RCSI's Dr Frank Moriarty has received a Wellcome grant to discover new ways to reduce the number of medications people use.

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]]> https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/rcsi-wellcome-grant-deprescribing-medication/feed/ 0 How this radiographer was drawn to healthcare consulting https://www.siliconrepublic.com/people/deloitte-radiographer-blessing-folayen-working-life https://www.siliconrepublic.com/people/deloitte-radiographer-blessing-folayen-working-life#respond Tue, 22 Aug 2023 10:56:30 +0000 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/?p=1045182 Deloitte's Blessing Folayan talks to SiliconRepublic.com about the transferable skills she gained as a radiographer and the value of a growth mindset when making a career change.

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]]> https://www.siliconrepublic.com/people/deloitte-radiographer-blessing-folayen-working-life/feed/ 0 Apple Podcasts gets subscription analytics and Linkfire tools https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/apple-podcasts-subscription-analytics-linkfire-marketing https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/apple-podcasts-subscription-analytics-linkfire-marketing#respond Tue, 22 Aug 2023 09:58:51 +0000 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/?p=1045167 Apple said podcast creators will be able to see how listeners engage with premium subscriptions, while growing their audience using Linkfire's marketing tools.

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]]> https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/apple-podcasts-subscription-analytics-linkfire-marketing/feed/ 0 AI can help detect Parkinson’s years before symptoms show https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/detecting-parkinsons-disease-eye-retinal-scans-ai-ucl-alzeye-study https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/detecting-parkinsons-disease-eye-retinal-scans-ai-ucl-alzeye-study#respond Tue, 22 Aug 2023 09:15:39 +0000 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/?p=1045151 By studying one of the largest datasets of eye scans, a UCL team has identified early markers that indicate Parkinson’s around seven years before diagnosis.

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]]> https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/detecting-parkinsons-disease-eye-retinal-scans-ai-ucl-alzeye-study/feed/ 0 UK investigates Microsoft’s restructured Activision bid https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/microsoft-activision-uk-cma-gaming-ubisoft https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/microsoft-activision-uk-cma-gaming-ubisoft#respond Tue, 22 Aug 2023 08:39:11 +0000 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/?p=1045129 Microsoft has offered to sell the cloud streaming rights of Activision games to competing company Ubisoft, in a bid to comply with UK regulators.

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]]> https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/microsoft-activision-uk-cma-gaming-ubisoft/feed/ 0 Arm prepares to go public in the US with Nasdaq offering https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/arm-ipo-public-shares-nasdaq-us-chip-design-softbank https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/arm-ipo-public-shares-nasdaq-us-chip-design-softbank#respond Tue, 22 Aug 2023 08:09:38 +0000 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/?p=1045119 Owned by Japan’s Softbank Group, UK-based Arm is set to become the biggest IPO in the US since Rivian went public in 2021 at $70bn.

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]]> https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/arm-ipo-public-shares-nasdaq-us-chip-design-softbank/feed/ 0 A16z co-leads $200m round into AI-powered drug discovery firm https://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/a16z-andreseen-horiwitz-genesis-therapeutics-ai https://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/a16z-andreseen-horiwitz-genesis-therapeutics-ai#respond Tue, 22 Aug 2023 07:31:22 +0000 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/?p=1045103 Genesis Therapeutics has developed its own AI platform to find drug candidates for challenging, data-poor medical diseases.

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]]> https://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/a16z-andreseen-horiwitz-genesis-therapeutics-ai/feed/ 0 How bioinformatics is key to pandemic preparedness https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/bioinformatics-pathogens-biology-data-pandemic-research https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/bioinformatics-pathogens-biology-data-pandemic-research#respond Tue, 22 Aug 2023 06:00:32 +0000 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/?p=1044358 Dr Colman O’Cathail discusses the new Pathogens portal and the value of bioinformatics for open, collaborative research.

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]]> https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/bioinformatics-pathogens-biology-data-pandemic-research/feed/ 0 Gen Z is the most individualised generation in the workplace – here’s what that means https://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/gen-z-workplace-individualism-trend-robert-walters-group-report https://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/gen-z-workplace-individualism-trend-robert-walters-group-report#respond Mon, 21 Aug 2023 16:38:47 +0000 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/?p=1045090 An analysis of the current jobs market by staffing firm Robert Walters looked at Gen Z and its expectations around career progression. Many want to fast-track promotion.

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]]> https://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/gen-z-workplace-individualism-trend-robert-walters-group-report/feed/ 0 YouTube teams up with musical artists and reveals AI principles https://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/youtube-ai-incubator-universal-music-group-principles https://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/youtube-ai-incubator-universal-music-group-principles#respond Mon, 21 Aug 2023 15:35:25 +0000 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/?p=1045077 To kick off the so-called Music AI incubator, YouTube will work with the likes of Anitta, Yo Gotti and the estate of Frank Sinatra.

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]]> https://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/youtube-ai-incubator-universal-music-group-principles/feed/ 0 New James Webb image displays intricate details of Ring Nebula https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/james-webb-space-telescope-ring-nebula-images https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/james-webb-space-telescope-ring-nebula-images#respond Mon, 21 Aug 2023 15:21:55 +0000 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/?p=1045062 The latest images reveal previously unknown features of the planetary nebula and provide insights into the structures within it.

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]]> https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/james-webb-space-telescope-ring-nebula-images/feed/ 0 6 tips for effective async collaboration with international colleagues https://www.siliconrepublic.com/advice/collaborating-international-colleagues-in-other-locations-tips https://www.siliconrepublic.com/advice/collaborating-international-colleagues-in-other-locations-tips#respond Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:05:34 +0000 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/?p=1045002 Careers adviser Amanda Augustine discusses the benefits of tech and things to avoid when it comes to working with international teams.

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