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Just Eat Takeaway sells Grubhub to Wonder Group for $650m ow.ly/n59N50U5Zzi

Apple’s geo-blocking practices ‘unlawful’, finds EU consumer authority ow.ly/Qx6y50U5ZlA

Have you listened to the latest episode of The Leaders' Room yet? @SAP’s Liam Ryan talks about why AI is a game-changer for businesses. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts and watch here ow.ly/UGHQ50U5YOr @IDAIRELAND #SiliconRepublic #TheLeadersRoom #AI #Leadership

Trump appoints Elon Musk to new US government role ow.ly/ztZB50U5Xhe

Why identity security is having an identity crisis ow.ly/evcI50U5X2j

Irish innovator makes history at James Dyson Awards ow.ly/oP7h50U5UaN

Check out today’s Daily Brief for the latest sci-tech news, including: 👔 Trump has given Elon Musk a new job 🏆 Irish innovator makes history at @JamesDysonAward 📱 EU says Apple’s geo-blocking practices ‘unlawful’ ...and more! ow.ly/uxNV50U5TA5

More than learners: How the public adds value to science ow.ly/Ql1G50U5uq7

What this validation engineer loves most about her life science career ow.ly/wzfe50U5tKj

Meta will roll back its ‘pay or consent’ ad model in the EU ow.ly/95Nw50U5qmY

Amazon employee data stolen by hacker, company confirms ow.ly/TAiS50U5pOk

Irish businesses to spend nearly €8bn on company culture plans ow.ly/ABsh50U5pL2

We need to decarbonise 20 times faster to stay on target, PwC says ow.ly/unFS50U5nzM

Canadian fintech Neo Financial secures multimillion funding round ow.ly/I4Ov50U5jOq

Can Ireland sustain its leadership in tech, pharma and engineering? ow.ly/EBS750U5iao

Trinity researchers will use AI to tackle utilities sector challenges ow.ly/cqbx50U53RO

PepsiCo invests €2.4m in rooftop solar panels at Cork facility ow.ly/WLHB50U53xS

Oxla: Reducing the big costs of big data processing ow.ly/32Nh50U527K

‘AI can only solve real-world problems with the right data’ ow.ly/ucq450U5103