14+ hour, 29+ min ago   (652+ words) Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei ⁠has called on AI companies to deliberately slow the rate at which they advance model capabilities, outlining ‌a ⁠three-step framework intended to pace development and create more time to manage its risks. OpenAI chief Sam Altman…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (642+ words) An investigation is under way by the Environmental Protection Agency into complaints about noise emitting from a new data centre in Clondalkin in west Dublin. The operator said it has applied mitigation measures and is continuing to investigate the issue....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (563+ words) In the quest for greater health and wellness, many of us have already invested in gadgets like sleep and fitness trackers, as tech companies increasingly recognise the money to be made in creating tools to track and tweak our bodily…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (284+ words) There has been no reduction in underage children's access to social media platforms, despite legal obligations which came into effect in July 2025 designed to prevent this. That is according to a new report from online safety charity CyberSafeKids, which found…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (504+ words) Analysis: As drones and the threats accompanying them grow, the methods to stop them have developed to include nets, metal cages and jammers By Anna Jackman, University of Reading From RTÉ Brainstorm, from toys to wars, where will you encounter…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (275+ words) Norwegian officials have said the country is planning to regulate the use of smart glasses and similar devices, and was considering a ban on features that enable facial recognition in public spaces. "We can see that people's private lives and…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (291+ words) A cyber attack shut down a small power facility in the UK last month following warnings about a pattern of disruptive activity by state and non-state actors. Hackers affiliated to the Iranian regime were behind the attack - which lasted four…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (404+ words) Applications for the 2027 Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (Stripe YSTE) opened this morning. Next year's competition is running from the 6 to 9 January at the RDS in Dublin. Secondary school students are encouraged to submit their most innovative ideas that could…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (863+ words) Analysis: The tiny computer was an affordable and flexible gateway into computing which showed the hidden world inside the tech children use every day By Andy Caomhánach, University of Galway From Fireship, the Raspberry Pi explained in 100 seconds The idea…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (359+ words) An Anthropic AI model created fake online identities to send emails to real people in an attempt to get a malicious code approved during tests by a UK government research group. During the tests by the AI Security Institute, some…...