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Microsoft

video calls

So long 2005, Microsoft is officially hanging up on Skype

28 Feb

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InvestigatesData Centres

What happens now? Data centres being built outside Ireland may be better for the environment

The Journal Investigates finds that renewable energy in other EU countries can offer a greener solution to Ireland’s ‘dirty’ data centres.

24 Dec 2024

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InvestigatesData Crunch

Ireland's data centres turning to fossil fuels after maxing out country's electricity grid

Climate-impacting emissions are being released from data centres using off-grid generators.

Backup and emergency generators powering large data centres contributing to CO2 emissions

Majority of data centres located in Greater Dublin area, straining the electricity grid

Data centre demand fuelled by rise of artificial intelligence

Conor O'Carroll

28 Nov 2024

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New Roles

Microsoft announces investment in Ireland with creation of 550 new engineering and R&D jobs

1 Nov 2024

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US Election 2024

Trump campaign claims emails were hacked, one day after Microsoft warns of 'interference'

11 Aug 2024

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Explainer

What's causing the global tech outage and how is Ireland being affected?

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19 Jul 2024

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Tech wars

Elon Musk sues OpenAI for 'betraying' company's founding mission for profit

1 Mar 2024

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Copilot

Microsoft adds dedicated AI assistant button to Windows PC keyboards

4 Jan 2024

10.2k

LLMs

New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for using its articles to train AI chatbot

27 Dec 2023

8.4k

Artificial Intelligence

Former OpenAI boss Sam Altman to join Microsoft following shock sacking

20 Nov 2023

11.0k

big tech

EU labels tech giants 'gatekeepers', announcing new law aimed at cracking down on monopolies

6 Sep 2023

4.9k

Tech wars

Microsoft to stop packaging Teams with Office in bid to head off EU anti-trust action

31 Aug 2023

9.7k

tech layoffs

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn to cut over 700 jobs and close China app

Updated 9 May 2023

10.1k

games industry

Microsoft's €62bn buyout of Call Of Duty-maker Activision-Blizzard is blocked by UK regulator

26 Apr 2023

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tech layoffs

Microsoft to cut additional 60 jobs from Irish workforce

6 Mar 2023

8.1k

tech lay offs

Microsoft Ireland staff informed of 120 job losses

Updated 9 Feb 2023

11.2k

chat gpt

Microsoft and Google go head-to-head with new products aimed at winning AI tech battle

Updated 8 Feb 2023

10.8k

microsoft teams

Microsoft investigating issues with Teams and Outlook as thousands report disruption

25 Jan 2023

16.8k

Davos

Varadkar says Ireland will be affected by Microsoft job losses

Updated 19 Jan 2023

23.4k

Microsoft

Microsoft says it will axe 10,000 employees over poor economy

Updated 18 Jan 2023

24.8k

Tax Haven

Microsoft avoids paying tax in many countries by using Irish subsidiaries, study finds

13 Oct 2022

23.6k

Passwords

Apple, Google and Microsoft agree to support ‘passwordless’ sign-ins

5 May 2022

22.5k

good information

Is the metaverse the internet of the future? Or 'an old idea that's never worked'?

21 Feb 2022

19.0k

A taxing matter

Ireland is holding out on the historic global deal on corporate tax. Why? And at what cost?

2 Jul 2021

18.2k

Microsoft

Bill and Melinda Gates announce they are ending their marriage

4 May 2021

58.6k

Microsoft

Microsoft says Russian hackers are 'stepping up' cyberattacks targeting US presidential campaigns

10 Sep 2020

15.1k

China

China accuses US of 'political suppression' after Trump's executive order targeting TikTok

Updated 7 Aug 2020

35.8k

tiktok

Explainer: TikTok is on the block but why has Donald Trump given Microsoft 45 days to make a bid?

4 Aug 2020

18.6k

Social Media

Microsoft reportedly in advanced talks to buy US TikTok operation

2 Aug 2020

21.2k

stepping down

Bill Gates quits Microsoft board to spend more time on philanthropy

14 Mar 2020

25.0k

Study

Amazon, Microsoft and Intel may be putting world at risk through killer robot developments, study says

22 Aug 2019

24.7k

Startups and tech

Voice-control startup SoapBox Labs is working with Microsoft to prove its tech can go global

14 Mar 2019

302

RIP

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies of cancer aged 65

15 Oct 2018

26.7k

tham luang caves

'Primal fears come out': The conditions inside the Thai cave and how the rescuers are getting the boys out

9 Jul 2018

58.9k

security risks

Spectre and Meltdown: What you need to do to keep your computer safe

4 Jan 2018

17.9k

Leo Actually

Leo, Zuckerberg and Tim Cook: Varadkar's mission to woo US tech companies

4 Nov 2017

11.0k

Sales

Looking for a new job? Microsoft is hiring another 200 people in Dublin

5 Oct 2017

19.2k

Funding

Bebo and Microsoft's founders are pumping cash into this retail tech startup

21 Sep 2017

670

USS Indianapolis

Lost US Navy warship found seven decades after it was sunk in the final days of World War II

20 Aug 2017

25.8k

Fresh Coat

MS Paint isn't being scrapped - but you will have to download it

25 Jul 2017

8.4k

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