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A conversation with Michael Jackson, chief revenue officer at DSM Distribution

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By Frank Quinn
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The 2026 Tech Excellence Awards distributor of the year winner was DSM Distribution, a channel-focused IT distributor focusing on the best and biggest IT brands that works closely with the biggest IT vendors to bring the best in technology, price, and service.
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It’s time to talk utility, not possibility, in AI

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By Niall Kitson Verified
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Somewhere between the breathless claims that artificial intelligence (AI) will cure cancer and the fears that it is a bubble held up by accounting tricks sits a boring truth: the technology works. It works just badly enough to be dangerous. For criminals, which is to say businesses acting outside the law, AI doesn’t have to be good.
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Zuckerberg admits progress on Meta’s AI agent is falling short of expectations

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By Niall Kitson Verified
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During a recent internal meeting, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, admitted that the development of AI agents – automated tools designed to perform tasks for users – was falling short of the company’s initial expectations. He noted that progress on these systems had not accelerated over the past four months as anticipated, meaning that the strategic goals linked to this technology have not yet been achieved.
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Viatel continues UK push with purchase of Scottish cyber security consultancy

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By Niall Kitson Verified
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Viatel Technology Group has acquired Scottish cyber security consultancy FullProxy in a move that expands its presence in the UK market and deepens its capabilities in cyber resilience. The transaction broadens the reach of the Irish-headquartered group into Scotland and the wider UK enterprise and public sector market amid rising demand for specialist cyber expertise from highly regulated organisations.
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Horizon Europe accelerator programme approves €10.4m investment in Pilot Photonics

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By Niall Kitson Verified
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Dublin-based integrated photonics firm, Pilot Photonics, have been approved for a recommended investment of up to €10.4 million from the Horizon Europe European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator. The funding will support Pilot Photonics’ next phase of growth, including product qualification, high-volume manufacture, and expansion of the team in Ireland and internationally.
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Robinhood CEO: “AI agents will soon be able to perform just as well as human investors”

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By Niall Kitson Verified
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AI agents are rapidly reaching a skill level comparable to that of human traders, according to Vlad Tenev, the CEO of Robinhood. In a recent interview with CNBC Tenev said ‘agentic technology’ – AI capable of carrying out complex tasks independently – is a key focus area for major tech companies such as Anthropic and OpenAI. Robinhood has already entered this market and in May introduced features that allow AI agents to execute stock trades on behalf of their customers.
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Apple orders 10m units of its first foldable iPhone

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By Niall Kitson Verified
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Apple is showing great confidence in its entry into the foldable device market by raising the production target for its first foldable smartphone to around 10 million units. This upward revision compared to earlier estimates of 7-8 million suggests that the company expects considerable demand, even though the device’s retail price is expected to exceed €2,000. According to Nikkei Asia, this foldable model – which may be called the iPhone Ultra – will be part of a broader strategy for 2026.
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Walton Institute’s Stephen Barnes on the next wave of extended reality

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By Niall Kitson Verified
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This week we have a €100,000 government report on Irish data centres that managed to overlook the reasons people hate them. Later, we have job cuts at TikTok and good times for Trump as his memecoin empire rakes in more than $1 billion. Later, we find out why extended reality is finally ready for public consumption with Stephen Barnes, mixed reality lab lead at the Walton Institute.
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European Court of Justice upholds record €4.1bn Google fine

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By Niall Kitson Verified
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The EU’s top court upheld Thursday a record €4.1 billion fine the bloc slapped on Google for anti-competitive practices related to its Android operating system. The European Court of Justice dismissed the US tech giant’s second attempt to overturn the penalty imposed by the European Commission in 2018 – which remains the EU’s highest ever antitrust fine. “The Court of Justice dismisses the appeal brought by Google and Alphabet… thereby confirming the penalty imposed on them,” the court said.
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European member states and Google still want to keep cookie banners

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By Niall Kitson Verified
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Plans to phase out cookie banners are under pressure. The European Commission had wanted to replace cookie banners with an automated consent signal. However, Google and several EU member states that are actually calling for simpler regulation and a reduction in administrative burdens – including Germany and France – are obstructing this. In the most recent position of the European Council of 18 June, the plan to abolish cookie banners has already been deleted.
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