Google unveils Cloud Run instances for always-on AI agents
about 18 hours agoPersistent AI agents can now run for up to seven days on Google Cloud Run instances, with fixed endpoints and no autoscaling.
Irish stories
EY Ireland & CrowdStrike launch cyber resilience tie-up
Critical sectors in Ireland are under growing pressure to keep services running as AI-driven cyberattacks outpace traditional defences.
Qualcom lifts Northern Ireland revenue 30% on retail demand
Retailers' shift to secure digital payments and ordering systems helped lift annual revenue in Northern Ireland by 30%, with five jobs added.
Esri Ireland partners DataBuilders to connect data
Irish organisations could cut delivery risk and duplication as the firms link scattered data for GIS, cloud and AI projects.
Payzone & Miconex expand local gift cards across Ireland
Shoppers in Ireland can now buy locally branded gift cards at more than 3,000 Payzone outlets, boosting town-centre spending.
Exponent backs Irish power services firm OFS growth
Rising demand for reliable grid support and data centre power is drawing private equity into OFS, with Exponent set to back its expansion.
One in eight adults in Ireland in AI romance survey
More than 510,000 adults in Ireland now say they are romantically involved with AI chatbots, raising questions about human relationships.
How loop engineering is changing coding
By focusing on evidence and small reversible changes, loop engineering could curb costly AI coding mistakes before they reach production.
Editor Interviews
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Mimecast CEO: Agentic AI threat novel but not entirely new
Hidden AI risks are already widespread in workplaces, with Mimecast saying users are driving shadow tools and most exposure still starts with people.
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The internet times are a'changing Fastly
Bot traffic is forcing Fastly to adapt its edge cloud tools as publishers and AI firms battle over caching, access and data protection.
Yesterday
AI will fade, says Dell Technologies' ephemeral Chief AI Officer
Dell says agentic AI should shift routine tasks below the machine line, freeing staff for expert work while making the role temporary.
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Schrodinger's ERP both dead and alive, says Rimini Street
Businesses can avoid costly ERP rip-and-replace projects by layering AI and automation onto existing systems, Rimini Street says.
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Expert Opinions
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The future of autonomous security
Labour shortages and rising security costs are pushing businesses towards robots that can monitor large sites overnight and flag incidents to staff.
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AI is creating a semiconductor boom. But who will keep it running?
Rising AI chip demand is putting pressure on fabs to keep costly equipment productive, making refurbishment and repairs increasingly vital.
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Why Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Starts With Clean Data
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Modern data teams: key roles, structures and data quality
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iManage links governed legal data to Gemini Enterprise
Law firms can now query governed case files and precedent in Gemini Enterprise without creating risky copies of sensitive records.
Nasuni acquires DryvIQ to boost file data governance
The deal gives enterprises one platform to classify and govern unstructured files before using them in AI systems, reducing compliance risk.
Semtech touts LoRa for utility-scale solar monitoring
Operators can cut cabling costs and improve fault detection as Semtech pushes LoRa for remote monitoring across vast solar farms.
AI agents fail to ace browsing tasks in Decodo test
The study found browser agents often stumbled at checkout and other irreversible steps, raising safety and reliability concerns for businesses.
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Analyst Insights
Industry research and analysis from leading firms.
Gartner: firms shift growth to monetisation & platforms
Large firms are increasingly squeezing more revenue from existing assets as product innovation loses edge to copycat rivals and tighter capital scrutiny.
Yesterday
Netscout adds CDN-bypassing DDoS protection features
Enterprises can now spot DDoS attacks hidden behind shared CDN traffic, reducing the risk of blocking legitimate customers on the same path.
Yesterday
Data centre infrastructure market to hit USD $128bn by 2034
Rising cloud and AI demand is set to almost quadruple spending on data centre physical infrastructure to USD $128.27 billion by 2034.
2 days ago
Digital twin market to hit GBP £4.2 billion by 2030
Stand-alone spending remains tiny, but the sector is set to more than triple as firms struggle to stitch together fragmented digital twin tools.
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