Apple’s earnings top analysts’ forecasts but year-over-year sales drop again
Apple made a slightly higher profit last quarter even though sales dipped during the period – a time during which the iPhone maker became the first publicly held company in the US to be valued at
Nintendo’s profit jumps as Super Mario franchise gets boost from hit film
Nintendo has reported a 52% increase in net profit for the first fiscal quarter following the success of its Super Mario film and the new Zelda video game. Demand was strong for Nintendo Switch game software,
AI could displace jobs and undermine social cohesion, report warns
Artificial intelligence (AI) could reshape jobs or be used to create conspiracy theories that could cause political instability, according to a document outlining the possible threats facing Ireland. The National Risk Assessment report, which began in
UK Competition watchdog gets ad data promises from Facebook owner Meta
Meta has promised to not use the data from adverts placed by other businesses on the Facebook platform in order to compete against them after the competition watchdog flagged concerns. Meta told the UK Competition and
Virgin Galactic completes final test flight before taking customers into space
Virgin Galactic completed what is expected to be its final test flight on Thursday before taking paying customers on brief trips to space, marking what the space tourism company described as a “fantastic achievement” in what
Meta Ireland to cut about 490 jobs
Facebook owner Meta is to make approximately 490 full-time employees redundant across its Irish operations. The roles are being cut from a number of teams including finance, sales, marketing, analytics, operations and engineering. Employees at Meta
Male characters in role-playing video games ‘speak twice as much as females’
Male characters in role-playing video games have 50% more dialogue than females, highlighting a “stark gender imbalance” in the gaming genre, scientists have said. In role-playing games (RPGs), the gamer controls one or more characters undertaking
