Varadkar to lead global group trying to solve massive energy efficiency problem
Ireland has been given a leading role in a new group that will attempt to find ways of pushing through energy efficiency policies faster, following on from its hosting of the International Energy...
View Article10 pioneering health-tech start-ups set to have a global impact
The Technology Pioneers of 2019 represent a collection of 56 early to growth-stage companies identified by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as trailblazers of new technologies and innovations. Among this...
View Article6 cybersecurity start-ups transforming global risk management
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has selected 56 emerging tech firms from around the world for its 2019 Technology Pioneers, six of which are cybersecurity start-ups promising to transform international...
View Article5 pioneering start-ups creating the factory of the future
The fourth industrial revolution, or industry 4.0, has been a hot topic for the World Economic Forum for some time, so no surprise that some of its selected Technology Pioneers of 2019 are operating in...
View ArticleWhat the Amazon fire story tells us about our failing media literacy
Where were you when you first heard of the fires sweeping across the Amazon rainforest? I was watching RTÉ News at home last Wednesday night. And, yes, I was a bit unnerved that this was the first I...
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Greta Thunberg wants system change – here’s how that works
A version of this article was originally published by The Conversation (CC BY-ND 4.0) Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist who recently crossed the ocean in a carbon-free racing...
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In a world of cyberthreats, the push for cyber peace is growing
A version of this article was originally published by The Conversation (CC BY-ND 4.0) Digital conflict and military action are increasingly intertwined. And civilian targets – private businesses and...
View Article‘The climate emergency is a race we are losing, but it is a race we can win’
The world is losing the race against the climate emergency, “but it is a race we can win”, UN secretary-general António Guterres has warned a summit on tackling the issue. The UN estimates there needs...
View ArticleIrish arrest made after bitcoin traced to global child abuse network
On Wednesday (16 October), a 23-year-old South Korean man identified as Jong Woo Son was named by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) as the administrator of a website called Welcome to Video. The DoJ...
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Scientists name beetle after climate activist Greta Thunberg
A tiny new species of beetle that was found more than 50 years ago has been named after environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg. Scientists at the Natural History Museum in London have officially...
View ArticleUBI Global names the world’s best accelerators and incubators
The latest ranking of start-up incubators and accelerators from UBI Global has been announced at the company’s World Incubation Summit in Doha, Qatar. The 2019-2020 World Benchmark Study of Business...
View ArticleApple Maps criticised for labelling Crimea as part of Russia
Apple’s decision to show the region of Crimea as part of Russian territory in its mapping and weather apps has been labelled as “appeasement” by critics. The Apple Maps app now displays a border...
View ArticleCOP25 reveals that some people just want to watch the world burn
I had a different plan for this week’s op-ed. I was going to delve into my own journey to a more sustainable life. I started this year with seven suggested climate-conscious resolutions and while I...
View ArticleOut of a crisis, an opportunity for a greener future arises
It was the thought that launched a thousand memes. In recent weeks, many Twitter users shared images of Venice’s canals looking cleaner and more tranquil than ever in recent memory as evidence of a...
View ArticleIrish media needs new voices and perspectives
I’m not about to use my weekly column to share my view of the Black Lives Matter protests now spreading across the world, because the opinion of a white Irish editor is not needed here. At Silicon...
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Equitable access to coronavirus vaccine threatened by ‘vaccine nationalism’
A version of this article was originally published by The Conversation (CC BY-ND 4.0) The University of Oxford recently published promising news about the results from the phase one and two trials of...
View ArticleIDA CEO says Ireland is ‘resilient’ in face of declining global FDI
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) saw a dramatic drop in the first half of 2020. This is according to figures from the latest Global Investment Trends Monitor from the United Nations Conference on...
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The future of health needs continued injections of wealth
“Your health is more important than your wealth” is one of my mam’s mantras. It’s not groundbreaking, but somehow we always need reminding. And my mam is always sure to remind us if we ever do forget....
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What Covid-19 can teach us about a sustainable future
The past year has seen the world in crisis. It has also seen the world in cooperation against a global threat. A concerted effort to tackle Covid-19 was, of course, necessary in the face of the...
View ArticleAmid a global chip shortage, new players are seeking a slice of the action
We are in the midst of a global chip shortage. No, this isn’t the return of the Brexit-driven shortage of Scottish potatoes that threatened our chippers. We are running low on computer chips. The teeny...
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