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8s ago
An analysis of European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) data by Geotab has revealed that Ireland ranked 10th for Electric Vehicles sales across Europe in 2023 but has seen a significant decline in sales in the first quarter of 2024 and recorded the largest year-on-year decline (down 41.4%) in EV sales in March 2024 across the [&hellip
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TechCentral.ie
9s ago
The good news is that tech companies are not allowed to copy your brain waves. The bad news is that they never stop trying to rob us all of our humanity. The governor of Colorado this week signed into law an amendment to its privacy statute that means the state’s privacy laws would at least [&hellip
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TechCentral.ie
5h ago
This week we have job cuts at Tesla, Humane’s AI pin fails to live up to the hype, and social media comes under pressure for failing to protect children… again. Later, Dimitra Incorporated CEO and founder Jon Trask talks about how farmers can use blockchain to become more profitable. To never miss an episode of TechRadio subscribe, [&hellip
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TechCentral.ie
23h ago
SolarWinds has unveiled a ground-breaking new consultative approach to maximise the value of IT service management (ITSM) solutions for enterprises without the burdensome costs and staffing requirements typically associated with high-level IT consultancy. With the launch of a free online evaluation and assessment tool, SolarWinds now offers enterprises a deeper understanding of their current ITSM practices [&hellip
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TechCentral.ie
23h ago
Are channel companies risk-averse? It’s a question I have to ask after reading a summary of the CompTIA State Of The Channel 2024 report. It suggests that despite all the talk of our fast-moving and innovative technology industry, channel businesses are not big risk-takers, with only 23% describing themselves as having a ‘high risk tolerance’. [&hellip
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TechCentral.ie
23h ago
SusBioME, an emerging greentech start-up, as the overall winner of the 2024 UCD VentureLaunch Accelerator Programme. The start-up is developing technology for use in the anaerobic digestion process to increase renewable gas yields from biomass. Renewable gas from anaerobic digestion is key for energy security and sustainability. In the anaerobic digestion process organic feedstocks, including wastes, [&hellip
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TechCentral.ie
23h ago
Google is expanding its Maps service in the coming months to include information about electric car charging stations. The rollout will begin in the US before being rolled out internationally. Among the new EV-related features will be information on where to find a charge point but also how to schedule a charge and rate the [&hellip
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TechCentral.ie
2d ago
Fifteen Cork start-up founders have completed Enterprise Ireland’s New Frontiers Programme in Munster Technological University’s Rubicon centre. Among the successful companies are Volta Robotics, which works to find a ‘second life’ for EV batteries; Gabro Games, a desktop app for classic video games; and social media management platform for content creators LA edit. Starting last [&hellip
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TechCentral.ie
2d ago
Russia-linked hackers behind the attack on Microsoft’s internal systems stole credentials for US federal agencies that could be used to compromise government departments, cyber authorities said. The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an emergency directive on 2 April requiring federal agencies to reset credentials and hunt for potential breaches or malicious activity. The [&hellip
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TechCentral.ie
2d ago
Astronomers have pinpointed methane emission on a brown dwarf. Their discovery, which was a major surprise for such a cold, distant world, was made using the next-gen James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)(JWST). The findings suggest this brown dwarf might generate aurorae similar to those seen on our own planet as well as on Jupiter and [&hellip
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