Accenture finds employees increasingly believe reskilling is unavoidable, yet many are being asked to use new technologies without the required training.Read more: Clear gap between AI expectations and preparedness, finds report

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/clear-gap-ai-expectations-preparedness-report-accenture

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The basic assumptions behind online commerce are starting to fracture, says Paul Conroy, CTO at Square1, as he looks back at last week’s Stripe Sessions in San Francisco. Read more: Opinion: Agentic commerce – Europe can’t afford to watch from the sidelines

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/opinion-agentic-commerce-europe-cant-afford-to-watch-from-the-sidelines-stripe-sessions

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The programme will deliver enhanced national datasets, policy briefings, peer reviewed academic outputs and a flagship WDC report designed to inform decision makers and the wider public. Read more: National research partnership to examine flexible work and Ireland’s economy

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/national-research-partnership-flexible-work-irelands-economy-wdc-atu

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The expansion follows the organisation’s recent authorisation as an electronic money institution by the Central Bank of Ireland, providing a strategic gateway to support SMEs across the continent.Read more: Global fintech platform Currenxie to create 30 Dublin-based jobs

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/jobs-news/global-fintech-platform-currenxie-30-dublin-based-jobs-seekers

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The new research shows that of all the regions surveyed, Irish jobseekers had the worst opinion of AI in the interview process. Read more: AI interviews creating negative experience for Irish jobseekers, finds report

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/ai-interviews-negative-experience-irish-jobseekers-report-greenhouse

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If you have ambitions to further your career in the cyber space, consider one of the following 10 exciting organisations. Read more: 10 companies in Ireland actively recruiting in cybersecurity

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/jobs-news/10-companies-ireland-actively-recruiting-cybersecurity-jobs-careers

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The centre will bring together a ‘growing team’ of researchers and scientists, Quantexa said.Read more: Quantexa opens new Dublin office and R&D centre

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/quantexa-opens-new-dublin-office-and-rd-centre

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Forrester’s research has shown that a failure to commit to long-term, inclusive AI education, can greatly impact an organisation. Read more: Investing in part of the workforce creates an AI skills gap, finds report

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/investing-workforce-ai-skills-gap-report-forrester-working-life

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The partnership is aiming to deliver a quantum computer that can calibrate and run itself without the need for manual oversight. Read more: Equal1 partners with Q-Ctrl for quantum data centre deployment

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/equal1-partners-with-q-ctrl-for-quantum-data-centre-deployment-ai

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Liberty IT’s Sarah Whelan discusses the skills she uses daily and her reaction to her nomination as part of Liberty IT’s Culture Stars initiative.Read more: How does this principal software engineer organise her work day to day?

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/people/principal-software-engineer-skills-career-development-liberty-it

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Amgen’s Luke Sheppard discusses Ireland’s biopharma space and how his career trajectory was powered by graduate opportunities. Read more: The biopharma senior associate whose career was fuelled by FUEL

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/people/biopharma-senior-associate-career-fuelled-fuel-amgen-leadership

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The funding round was extended by existing strategic and venture investors, and joined by Milan-based venture capital group The Techshop as well as new national institutional investors.Read more: Galway-based AI start-up Octostar raises €6.1m

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/galway-based-ai-start-up-octostar-raises-e6-1m

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Leeanne Patterson discusses her role in the HR space and how organisations can develop a healthy and happy company culture.Read more: ‘Positive workplace culture starts with respect, trust and communication’

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/people/positive-workplace-culture-respect-trust-communication-tcs

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Prove said the roles would be across product, software engineering, research and development, and data science, supporting global product development and growth.Read more: Prove to create 50 new ‘high-value’ roles in Ireland

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/jobs-news/prove-to-create-50-new-high-value-roles-ireland

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Iran-linked cyber group Handala claims responsibility for the attack.Read more: Stryker’s Cork site struck in cyberattack

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/strykers-cork-site-struck-in-cyberattack-handala-iran

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Big Tech will be subject only to a voluntary framework rather than binding rules that telecom providers will have to comply with, Reuters reports.Read more: Reuters: New EU networks regulation will go easy on Big Tech

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/digital-networks-act-eu-dna-us-big-tech-reuters

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Meta and Apple became the first companies to receive DMA penalties earlier this year.Read more: Meta’s tweaked ad experience gets EU nod after DMA penalty

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/meta-facebook-instagram-european-commission-ads-data-protection-digital-markets-act

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MSD’s Aoife Allen didn’t start out in the pharmaceutical sector, but a natural curiosity and broad skillset stood to her when the time came to make a change. Read more: Thinking of a pivot? This pharma operations technician got a start in Arts

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/people/pivot-pharma-operations-technician-arts-msd-skills-growth

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The IT service provider, which claims to support 20pc of the web, blamed its latest disruption on a change it made to its Web Application Firewall.Read more: Fresh Cloudflare global outage hits LinkedIn, Zoom and more

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/cloudflare-outage-react-it-firewall-disruption

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As part of its Science Week programme, Ireland’s Marine Institute is highlighting the ocean of jobs available in the marine sector.Read more: A career with ‘porpoise’: Dive into the best jobs in the marine sector

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/career-jobs-marine-institute-science-engineering-mariner-bas-survey-ocean

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Understand yourself, have a consistent brand and get people to talk about you, says Kevin Breslin in his top tips for businesses to rank on AI search. Read more: Want to rank high on AI search? Here’s what to know

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/ai-artificial-intelligence-search-ranking-top-tips-kevin-breslin-chatgpt

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BMS’ Tom McDonald discusses the range of opportunities available in the growing biopharma sector. Read more: ‘In the biopharma industry there are many paths you can follow’

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/people/biopharma-industry-career-path-skills-growth-leadership

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Accenture’s Hugh O’Gara and Caoimhe Ryan offer their advice, tips and tricks, for navigating an early-stage career. Read more: ‘Nobody has all the answers, those who say they do, don’t’

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/accenture-skills-graduates-consulting-working-life-balance

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Anitia Lubbe from the North-West University in South Africa, explores how, with education, there is potential for greater trust in the use of AI.Read more: How can universities take AI from ‘threat to an opportunity’?

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/universities-ai-threat-opportunity-skills-artificial-intelligence

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Arto Minasyan discusses how artificial intelligence has the potential to deconstruct language barriers and promote inclusivity.Read more: Can AI break down ‘accent bias’ in the workplace?

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/ai-break-down-accent-bias-workplace-diversity-equality

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A company is only as strong as its cybersecurity network so employees and employers are equally as responsible in ensuring a safe and productive environment.Read more: Top tips for improving organisational cyber hygiene

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/advice/top-tips-improving-organisational-cyber-hygiene-working-life

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‘Research is the engine behind new medicines,’ says programme lead Prof Walter Koch.Read more: Ireland’s biggest cancer research programme gets €28m for new phase

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/precision-oncology-ireland-cancer-research-e28m-funding-phase2

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Ardian will purchase Energia Group from I Squared Capital which acquired the company in 2016 for €1bn.Read more: French private equity firm Ardian to acquire Energia

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/french-private-equity-firm-ardian-acquire-energia-energy-renewable

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If you are looking to join an active, exciting and dynamic sector, then why not consider a career at one of these organisations.Read more: Which rapidly growing sectors are hiring right now?

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/jobs-news/stem-jobs-sectors-ai-hr-software-cybersecurity

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If you are an educator looking to teach something new, or a young person who wants to upskill, consider one of these cool programming languages.Read more: Child’s play: Top 6 programming languages for young people

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/advice/programming-language-young-people-skills-coding-game-development

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