Nvidia scraps deal to buy UK chip designer Arm
The multibillion-pound deal for US tech giant Nvidia to buy UK computer chip designer Arm has collapsed, the two companies have confirmed. The 40 billion dollar (£29.5 billion) purchase, first announced in 2020, had been the
Spotify CEO tells employees cancelling Joe Rogan ‘not the answer’
Joe Rogan’s mouth has put Spotify in a tough spot, but the streaming giant is apparently not ready to part ways with the popular podcast host despite intense criticism over his anti-coronavirus vaccine comments and
Facebook owner suffers 26% plunge in share price, Blames Apple for Ad Changes
A historic plunge in the stock price of Facebook’s parent company has helped yank other tech stocks lower on Wall Street, abruptly ending a four-day winning streak for the market. The 26.4% wipeout for Meta Platforms,
Uptown Funk Mashup of 66 Old Movie Dance Scenes
Spotted this morning. Fred & Ginger, Gene Kelly, all the old dancing heroes are here to remind us of the heyday of the Hollywood dance musical. They've got the funk! [youtube]https://youtu.be/M1F0lBnsnkE[/youtube] HT: Boing-Boing
Facebook Building Green Data Centre In Ireland
The planned Facebook data centre in Clonee, Co. Meath, Ireland Facebook has announced that they have started building a data centre in Ireland. The new data centre will be their second one in Europe
Taxi Tech Company iCabbi Targets €15m International Expansion
Richard Watson, investment manager, Dublin BIC and Gavan Walsh, founder and CEO, iCabbi Irish taxi technology company iCabbi has announced that it is targetting €15M annual recurring revenue (ARR) within two years with expansion in the
Spotify Buys Irish Startup Soundwave
Irish music discovery startup Soundwave has announced its acquisition by the music streaming service Spotify. Launched in 2012 it was jointly named as 'One to Watch' in the IIA Net Visionary Awards the following year, together with Trustev,
