Ray Tomlinson, Who Put the @ into Email, Dies
Tributes have been paid to computer programming pioneer Ray Tomlinson, who died at the weekend. Mr Tomlinson, who was 74, is widely credited with inventing email, while he was working on ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet, in 1971. He
Paypal Announces 100 New Jobs in Dublin
PayPal has announced the creation of 100 new jobs at its Global Operations Centre for Europe, the Middle East and Africa in Ballycoolin, Dublin. The positions will be filled by mid-April and will contribute to bringing
Watch The Oscar Winning Short Stutterer Online For Free (And Legal)
Shan Christopher Ogilvie and Benjamin Cleary pose backstage with the Oscar® for Best live action short film, for work on “Stutterer” during the live ABC Telecast of The 88th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre in
Smart Business Show comes to Dublin
We're at the Smart Business Show today, on the second day of a two day event sponsored by Vodafone Ireland. The event got underway yesterday with Dara Murphy, Minister for European Affairs & Data Protection, and Minister of State
Fergal Crehan on “Ireland as a Digital Privacy Powerhouse” [Video]
On Friday, Twitter announced a change to their terms of service and privacy policy which puts Ireland at the centre of its international operations, citing the benefits of European data protection law as a rationale for the move. Just
IEDR Optimise 2015 [Video]
The IEDR have launched this year's "Optimise" with a video featuring Francis Brennan: https://youtu.be/d9mBfWNfh08 While many Irish small businesses have websites (though a lot still don't!) of those that have sites only a small number of
Twitter International Puts Ireland at the Centre of New Privacy Policy
Changes to Twitter's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, which will take effect on May 18, put Ireland at the centre of the social media company's international operations. Twitter sent email to users today outlining the changes, and pointing
