Niall Kitson

Mistral AI is considering developing its own semiconductors to gain greater control over its operating framework. Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch told CNBC that while the company currently relies on Nvidia's technology, in-house chips are a viable long-term strategy to significantly reduce the cost of processing data tokens. Such a move would bring Mistral into line with US giants like Google and Amazon, which use application-specific integrated circuits to optimise the synergy between hardware and software.

According to a study carried out by Aithos, an AI centre based in Amsterdam, leading artificial intelligence platforms regularly violate European legal standards during simulated trials. The research focused on 12 different models, using technology from Anthropic, OpenAI and Google, and evaluated their performance in 10 specific scenarios designed to provoke illegal responses. The results showed that even the most compliant model failed to comply with the law in 46% of the tests.

Artificial intelligence is getting expensive – and companies are starting to rethink their embrace of the disruptive technology. Playing by a well-worn Silicon Valley playbook, AI companies charged rock-bottom prices to hook customers after ChatGPT burst onto the scene. Kevin Simback of start-up incubator Delphi Labs called it the era of ‘subsidised intelligence’ – meaning [&hellip

Irish consumers are holding on to their mobile phones longer than their European peers, according to a study by refurbished marketplace Swappie. While more than two-thirds (69%) of Irish consumers are keeping old phones at home versus the European average of just over half (51%). Some 15% of devices were reported as either sold or [&hellip

Stryve has announced the acquisition of Kilkenny managed service provider Business IT Solutions (BITS). The deal accelerates Stryve’s ambition by strengthening its leadership team, deepening its technical expertise, and enhancing its service nationwide. The combined company will continue to operate from its offices in Naas, Kilkenny, Galway and Dublin. The combined headcount will exceed 70 [&hellip

Cyber security is no longer just an IT issue – it is a critical business risk and what makes it challenging for organisations is the velocity of change. This shift from awareness to action will be the focus of an upcoming executive briefing in Dublin, hosted by Leaf IT in partnership with Dublin Chamber.

Your biggest client just received an e-mail from you that you never sent. It looked like you. It came from your domain. Somewhere between your outbox and their inbox, criminals were lurking.

Procurement support company BidReview.ai has launched a new self-service AI platform designed to help businesses assess and improve tender submissions before they are submitted to buyers. The new online tool allows users to upload draft tender responses alongside request for proposal (RFP) or tender documentation and receive an AI-generated assessment of the submission, including indicative [&hellip

Two-thirds (66%) of Irish organisations are shipping untested code – higher than the 60% global average, with many citing leadership pressure to prioritise speed and the volume of AI-generated code as key drivers. As a result almost half of Irish organisations lose between €430,000 and €4.3 million annually due to poor software quality, with security, compliance [&hellip

Bitcoin dipped on Wednesday morning, falling to its lowest level since February. The cryptocurrency dropped by 2.3% to a low of $65,385, just as global stock markets were soaring. While the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 hit record highs on Tuesday and Japan’s Nikkei 225 reached an all-time high on Wednesday, capital appears to [&hellip