1+ week, 3+ day ago   (578+ words) Robert Walters research found that one-third of Irish employers would hire a professional without meeting them in real life first. One of the elements of the pandemic that has never quite disappeared is the appreciation amongst both professionals and employers…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (597+ words) Roughly 20pc of Uber’s management layer is being cut, alongside nearly half of its micro teams. Uber is cutting roughly 3,300 jobs globally in a bid to reduce management layers and focus investments into future opportunities. The layoffs, which amount to around…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (406+ words) Proposed redundancies are expected to take place between 7 and 21 October. PayPal is laying off 164 of its Ireland-based workers in a now familiar Big Tech move to “simplify” company operations for long-term growth. The layoffs represent 11.9pc of PayPal’s total full-time Irish…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (840+ words) IT Search’s David Shanahan discusses recruitment in fintech, the crucial skills jobseekers should prioritise and the recommended educational routes. For David Shanahan, a director at Irish recruitment agency IT Search, which is a member of the Vertical Markets Group, when…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (389+ words) The online banking app has established a dedicated division within its broader AI department. Neobank Revolut has announced plans to develop machine learning architecture across its financial services, as part of the new Revolut Research division. Revolut Research is a…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (502+ words) US AI leadership will be through an open ecosystem of models, not frontier dominance, Jensen Huang said. Nvidia is planning to use its $6bn deal with AI start-up Poolside to build open-weight AI models that can rival the likes made by…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (321+ words) From left: Jascha Achterberg and Danyal Akarca. Image: Linda Brownlee. The company aims to lower AI costs by attaching each task to the model and hardware that best suits it. Callosum, a UK-founded AI start-up that develops software to match…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (518+ words) Unitree H2 Plus humanoid robot. Image: Nvidia China holds more than 97pc of the burgeoning market despite lacking big budget VC attention. Investors swam to back China’s first publicly listed humanoid maker Unitree Robotics, sending the company’s shares surging past 460pc in its…...