Stripe Capitalises on Twitter Buy and Apple Pay
On Monday Twitter announced that they are testing a 'Buy button', with a limited introduction beginning in the US. Stripe, founded by the Collison Brothers from Limerick, is one of five companies providing payment services for
Two Phones and Lotsa Watches, Three Chords and the Truth
Yesterday's Apple product announcements are probably the least surprising there have ever been. The much anticipated iWatch turns out to be much more sensibly named as Apple Watch, and the iPhone 6 is bigger, better and comes in
Freakonomics on Regulating the Sharing Economy
We recently had Steve DelBianco of Netchoice on our podcast, to talk about the regulatory and legislative challenges facing disruptive "sharing" innovators, specifically Lyft and Uber and the proposed California legislation regarding insurance. This week's Freakonomics podcast and
Astronomy Ireland Lecture Tonight: Putting Soil into Orbit
Trinity College Dublin (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Tonight's monthly lecture by Astronomy Ireland is all about soil. If the human race is to become a space-faring species, we will need to think about soil, what it is,
Netflix Announce New Social Feature and Gotham Deal
You know that feeling when you've watched something really great, something that moves you or makes you laugh, and you immediately think of someone else who would love it too? It’s the feeling of wanting your
Duolingo’s Irish Language Course Launches in Beta
Duolingo, the crowdsourced language-learning company, has beta-launched one of its most eagerly anticipated courses: Irish. It may come as a surprise to some, but when Duolingo asked its community what language courses they should develop next
