Patrick Collisson joins Y Combinator as a Partner
Y Combinator, the startup accelerator programme based in Silicon Valley, has announced the addition of four partners, including Limerickman Patrick Collision, CEO of Stripe, who will join as a part-time partner. Patrick is a Y Combinator
The Brave Entrepreneurs of Irish TV
Everybody is talking about Irish TV today, as the Mayo company announced its plans to launch a 24 hour TV channel on 1 May, aimed at the Irish diaspora, and promising to create 150 jobs in
Heartbleed: Don’t Rush to Change your Password unless Advised
You've probably heard about Heartbleed, the security vulnerability in a particular version of OpenSSL which was made public on Tuesday. Security expert Bruce Schneier described it as "catastrophic" On the scale of 1 to 10, this
People Won’t Laugh at You for using Comic Neue, Maybe
The choice of a typeface is usually a matter of context. What's right for a flyer advertising a funfair is wrong for an auditor's report. Mostly, it's a matter of taste, and design professionals generally favour
Irishman Inducted into Internet Hall of Fame
Congratulations to Dr Dennis Jennings, who is among 24 people inducted today by The Internet Society, to The Internet Hall of Fame. Dr Jennings is the first Irishman to be included in the Hall of Fame, which is
EU Top Court Overturns Data Retention Directive
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) announced this morning its ruling with respect to the Data Retention Directive. And they've ruled - "The Court of Justice declares the Data Retention Directive to be invalid" Here's the
