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Search ArticlesStryve co-founder Gunter Bayer sees AI as an opportunity for more human-to-human business
In association with Stryve Irish companies are rushing to adopt AI tools such as Copilot and Claude amid a lot of industry hype, according to Gunter Bayer, chief information officer and co-founder of Stryve. The technology expert says the bigger opportunity for SMEs may be much more mundane. “AI isn’t coming for your job,” he says. “It may be coming for the six hours of tedious admin you do every week. The next phase of AI adoption isn’t about giving everyone an AI chatbot.
OpenAI integrates advertisements into ChatGPT’s image generation feature
OpenAI is integrating ads into ChatGPT’s image generation feature. A system determines, based on the content of the conversation, whether and where ads are shown. The company announced this in a blog post. Although these ads are already active for free and Go users in 31 European countries, rollout for a select group of US advertisers is scheduled for later this month. According to the company, the ads are clearly labelled as advertising.
Anthropic invests $100m to train AI engineers
To address the widespread shortage of skilled specialists in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), Anthropic is allocating $100 million (€88.8 million) to a new training initiative. This programme, known as the Claude Frontier Academy, aims to certify 10,000 “frontier deployed engineers“ by the end of 2027. These trainees will be recruited through the company’s Claude Partner Network.
Google unveils Gemini 4 Argon, its new frontier model
Google announced its new frontier model, Gemini 4 Argon, which is initially rolling out to trusted cyber defenders through its Fairwind Program, a limited-access initiative by Google DeepMind and Google Cloud. The company said Argon is designed for complex, long-running tasks across software engineering, legal and financial work, and cybersecurity. It will initially be available to paid API customers and Google AI Ultra subscribers.
Investigation into AI hacks costs OpenAI over half a million dollars a day
OpenAI is currently spending more than $500,000 (€444,000) a day on investigating security breaches involving its AI agents. This includes research into unauthorised intrusions into various Australian government platforms. The company is analysing an enormous dataset of 50 petabytes (50 million gigabytes) to detect unintended activities.
Acer expands commercial distribution in Ireland with Exertis partnership
In association with Exertis Ireland Acer UK have announced the expansion of its commercial distribution agreement with Exertis Ireland. The deepened partnership opens direct access for the Irish IT channel to Acer’s commercial Chromebook portfolio, equipping local resellers to meet surging demand across both primary, secondary, and higher education, as well as the wider commercial enterprise sector.
More than three-quarters of Irish businesses see upskilling as strategic priority
Upskilling was viewed as a strategic priority by 78% of Irish business leaders, according to new research from Skillnet Ireland. The findings came from Ireland’s Talent Landscape 2026, the third annual study of workforce priorities and emerging skills needs across the Irish economy, launched by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless.
WEEE Ireland begins search for circular economy projects with awards up to €50,000
WEEE Ireland has committed €200,000 to help electrical and battery producers develop and test projects focused on repair, reuse, remanufacturing and recovery. The WEEE Future Fund is intended to help turn circular economy policies into practical projects that keep electrical products, components and materials in use for longer. The first funding round will provide awards of up to €50,000 for projects. The initiative is planned as a multi-year programme, subject to approval.
Stripe to create 200 jobs, taking Dublin workforce past 1,000-employee mark
Stripe is to create 200 new jobs at its Dublin headquarters as the financial services company expands its Irish workforce to more than 1,000 people. Stripe is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland. The new roles will include positions across engineering and go-to-market functions. Stripe said its workforce in Ireland had increased by more than 35% since the start of 2026.
Guinness Enterprise Centre builds UK network to aid Irish start-ups
The Guinness Enterprise Centre (GEC) is building a network of partnerships with innovation hubs across the UK to help Irish start-ups expand into the country. The Dublin-based entrepreneurial hub said it expects the network to include 20 innovation hubs by the end of 2027, providing founders with local networks, workspace, university connections and support when entering the UK market.