- Facebook is expanding its workforce in Ireland, 100 new jobs available Facebook is expanding its workforce at its international headquarters in Ireland, adding 100 new positions and growing the company's total head count to 500 at its base in Ireland's capital, Dublin.
- Dublin's Web Summit team has "taken over" The Europas, Europe's tech startup awards The Web Summit team has "taken over" The Europas, Europe's tech startup awards, and will host an event this coming January in Berlin.
- Tawkon wants to protect against cellphone radiation Cellphone radiation is a contentious issue. The World Health Organisation describes it as possibly carcinogenic, and most research to date has proved inconclusive. Whether that research is proven or not, many would prefer to air on the side of caution. For that reason, Israeli startup Tawkon has created an Android app that attempts to limit users' exposure to harmful levels of cellphone radiation.
- Tawkify – offline internet dating, kind of Just when you thought the web was saturated with dating sites (and it probably is), Tawkify comes along. We caught-up with Kenneth Shaw, co-founder and CEO of the Silicon Valley-based startup at the Dublin Web Summit and listened to his story.
- Day two of the Dublin Web Summit [Gallery] Day two of the Dublin Web Summit has ended with another great line-up of speakers and startup presentations. The Electric Ireland Spark of Genius competition came to a close with SmartThings announced as the overall winner and recipient of a €100,000 cash prize. Here's our image round-up of the second and final day of the Dublin Web Summit.
- Day one of the Dublin Web Summit [Gallery] Day one of the Dublin Web Summit has almost ended. Now the largest tech conference in Europe, the scale of this year's event is evident - over 200 speakers, 370 exhibiting startups and 4,000 in attendance. Our day one gallery should give you a flavour of the day's proceedings.
- Dublin named as one of seven best new cities for startups Fortune has named Dublin, Ireland as one of the seven best new global cities for startups, sharing Silicon Valley's "potent combination of creativity and capitalism".
- Last call for entries to Spark of Genius startup competition This coming Friday, September 14, is the final date at which entries to the Electric Ireland Spark of Genius startup competition will be accepted.
- Kevin Rose and 4chan's Chris Poole join Dublin Web Summit lineup Well-known serial internet entrepreneur Kevin Rose and 4chan founder Chris Poole have both joined this October's Dublin Web Summit lineup.
- First speakers at this year's Dublin Web Summit announced The first set of speakers at this year's Dublin Web Summit have been announced; a list that consists mostly, and quite purposely, of female entrepreneurs in tech as founder Paddy Cosgrave attempts to highlight this growing demographic.