Hailo Quits ‘Unprofitable’ North America
Hailo, the taxi hailing app has announced that it is pulling out of North America because it says the price war between local ride-sharing startups Uber and Lyft is making it "impossible" to be profitable there. The Financial
Cosplayers of New York Comic Con
Thanks to Mashable for rounding up some of the more spectacular costumes from New York Comic Con at the weekend and putting 52 of them in a video, and hats off to the man who went
#Budget15: Goodbye Double Irish – Hello Knowledge Box
#457199556 / gettyimages.com The controversial 'Double Irish' tax loophole was abolished in yesterday's budget speech by the Minister for Finance Michael Noonan. The move had been widely expected following increasing international pressure, and the announcement by the EU that
Chuck Norris tops Van Damme (with CGI help)
OK - so this ad featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme is over the top (although it does have a point to make about Volvo Dynamic Steering). But when it comes to OTT, you know Chuck Norris has
Bitcoin – Collapse or Correction?
Here's a chart from Mt Gox, a Bitcoin exchange, showing Bitcoin's value for the past month. Following a spike which saw Bitcoins trade for over $1200, the price would appears to have stabilised at around
2013 was All About Social
Here's a very quick video by Social Bakers summing up the social media trends of 2013. It points to the success of Facebook and Twitter in 2013, and adds that Google has become "the go-to social
Happy Christmas – See you at SUXmas!
SUXmas is the Christmas party for Irish startup community, and the community has responded enthusiastically, with all 250 tickets sold out for the event tomorrow night in Bar Tengu in Dublin. Blacknight are sponsoring the event,
