The Irish Games Fund has been expanded and relaunched by the Irish Game Makers Association and Screen Ireland Digital Games Portfolio for 2026 and will now consist of three separate funding strands designed to support developers at different stages of the production cycle: the Development Fund, Prototype Fund, and Release Fund. The first of those…
If the first thing you think of when you hear “AI” is ChatGPT, you are not alone. But the technology has evolved beyond a simple question-and-answer chatbot and now works across multiple platforms and uses. You can ask AI to organise your email, or help you create a new website, even if your coding knowledge…
Dublin-based BeaconSites reports a 14% Perplexity AI citation rate in SurgeGraph’s June 2026 benchmark, sevenfold above typical performance. The agency attributes results to schema markup, fresh content cadence, and MediaCastHub distribution across 1,000+ publisher domains. Dublin, Ireland, July 1, 2026 — BeaconSites, a Dublin-based digital marketing agency, achieved a 14 per cent citation rate on…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is having a profound impact on the funds industry with widespread adoption of both generative AI and agentic AI speeding up processes and reducing costs. The former is being used to prepare and process documentation while the latter is being used to manage end-to-end workflows, particularly where the systems involved in the…
The Big Four accounting firms posted more job adverts for AI specialists than auditors last year in a sign of how the technology is reshaping professional services firms. Roles requiring AI skills made up almost 7 per cent of job postings by Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC in English-speaking countries in 2025, an FT analysis…
Meta is planning sweeping lay-offs that could affect 20 per cent or more of the company, three sources told Reuters. The reported move comes as the Facebook and Instagram parent seeks to offset costly artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure bets and prepare for greater efficiency brought about by AI-assisted workers. No date has been set for…
Digital transformation involves the integration of digital technology into all business areas, reshaping operations, culture and customer experiences to meet changing market needs, improve efficiency, and create new value. But now, in the era of AI and other cutting-edge technologies, it goes far beyond the mere digitalisation of existing systems and processes and instead represents…
Generative artificial intelligence tools are a “societal disaster” and a “major threat” to truth and democracy, a Trinity College Dublin academic has warned. An Oireachtas committee meeting to discuss the role of truth and democracy in an “AI-driven world” heard views that generative AI produces “plausible output without any regard for truth or accuracy”. Citing…
