Ann O’Dea

1 week ago | siliconrepublic.com | Ann O’Dea

US government funding for nonprofit research organisation MITRE to maintain and develop its critical CVE database of cyber vulnerabilities expires today. A critical vulnerability database run by non-profit MITRE, and used by IT administrators and cybersecurity professionals worldwide, runs out of US funding today (16 April). The MITRE database is used by security researchers and cybersecurity defenders worldwide.

1 week ago | siliconrepublic.com | Ann O’Dea

Three Irish-based researchers have been awarded prestigious Royal Society-Research Ireland University Research Fellowships (URFs) totalling €5.25mThe Royal Society-Research Ireland funding is a big boost to the three early-career researchers. Totalling €5.25m, it will enable them to establish independent research programs at their own institutions. Awardees receive eight years of support, with a mid-term assessment to ensure “continued excellence and impact”.

1 week ago | siliconrepublic.com | Ann O’Dea

Friday saw an announcement from the US administration of an exemption on small electronics like phones and laptops, but on Sunday said it was only a short reprieve. The US markets saw a small rally on Friday after the US administration announced that electronics like smartphones and laptops, largely produced in China, would be exempt from the 125pc Chinese tariffs, and the 10pc tariff on all goods imported to the US.

1 week ago | siliconrepublic.com | Ann O’Dea

As the EU chats trade deals with the rest of the world, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has signalled Big Tech could be targeted if US negotiations fail. In a week like no other for international trade, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has told the Financial Times that a tax on US big tech companies could be part of any response to US tariffs, should negotiations fail during the so called ’90-day pause’.

2 weeks ago | siliconrepublic.com | Ann O’Dea

The EU’s ambitious AI Continent Action Plan aims to make Europe a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI). We take a look at the details. As signposted in February by European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, at the AI Action Summit in February in Paris, the wide ranging initiative aims to transform Europe’s strong traditional industries and its talent pool into “powerful engines of AI innovation and acceleration”.