Facebook, Google and Twitter told to do more to fight fake news ahead of European elections

A first batch of monthly progress reports from tech giants and advertising companies on what they’re doing to help fight online disinformation have been published by the European Commission. Platforms including Facebook, Google and Twitter signed up to a voluntary EU code of practice on the issue last year. The first reports cover measures taken […]

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Salesforce is building new tower in Dublin and adding hundreds of jobs

Salesforce put the finishing touches on a tower in San Francisco last year. In October, it announced Salesforce Tower in Atlanta. Today, it was Dublin’s turn. Everyone gets a tower. Salesforce first opened an office in Dublin back in 2001, and has since expanded to 1,400 employees. Today’s announcement represents a significant commitment to expand even further, […]

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Krispy Kreme 24 hour drive-through causes so much chaos in Ireland it shuts after 1 week

How excited would you be if a 24 hour doughnut drive-through opened in your neighbourhood? Would you drive there at all hours, queuing and honking your horn the whole time?
That’s exactly how excited the residents of the Irish capital Dublin were whe…

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Facebook stops accepting foreign-funded ads about Ireland’s abortion vote

Facebook has announced it has stopped accepting ads paid for by foreign entities that are related to a referendum vote in Ireland later this month, saying it’s acting to try to prevent outsiders from attempting to skew the vote. The referendum will decide whether to repeal or retain Ireland’s constitutional ban on abortion. “Concerns have […]

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This is what a red alert for snowfall actually looks like at an airport

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The UK may be known for snowvereacting, but Ireland is contending with some serious weather, to the point where the whole country was on red alert on Thursday.

The “Beast from the East” is no joke at Dublin airport. Their official Twitter account put out this footage Thursday of the view from inside the terminal.

So this is what a ‘Red Alert for heavy snowfall’ actually looks like @DublinAirport. We’ll have further updates in the morning. Stay safe#StormEmma #BeastFromTheEast #Snow pic.twitter.com/ENajr7xaFX

— Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) March 2, 2018 Read more…

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Stripe will establish an engineering hub in Dublin

 Stripe will open its first engineering center outside the United States in Dublin, the company told Reuters today. Dublin isn’t a surprising choice. Though the online payment processing provider is based in San Francisco, its founders are Irish and Stripe’s European headquarters are already in the Irish capital, where it has about 100 employees. Reuters says Stripe will hire… Read More

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