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rte.ie > brainstorm > 2026 > 0327 > 1516581-voice-spoofing-audio-deepfakes-biometric-fraud-scams-crime

All you need to know about voice spoofing and audio deepfakes

2+ hour, 13+ min ago  (566+ words) Analysis: Biometric fraud like voice spoofing and audio deepfakes are part of broader social engineering attacks by scammers and criminals AI-powered tools analyses the unique patterns of a person's speech'such as tone, pitch, and rhythm'and use this data to produce…...

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rte.ie > news > business > 2026 > 0320 > 1564350-new-amazon-phone-in-pipeline

Amazon plans smartphone comeback after Fire phone flop

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (1092+ words) Amazon introduced its first smartphone in 2014, hoping to take on Apple and Samsung. Instead, the Fire Phone - overseen directly by founder Jeff Bezos - was scrapped in barely over a year, one of Amazon's highest-profile flops. Now, Amazon is dialing up…...

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rte.ie > news > business > 2026 > 0320 > 1564259-cyber-attacks-ireland

Irish cybersecurity chief warns on Iran-linked attacks

1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (308+ words) Ireland's cybersecurity chief has said it is "entirely possible" we could see more Iran-linked cyberattacks. Last week, the Cork base of medical technology company Stryker was impacted by a global cyberattack targeting the firm's operations. Richard Browne, Director of the…...

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rte.ie > news > business > 2025 > 1202 > 1546935-national-cyber-security-centre-assessment

Ireland at increased risk of cyber attacks - report

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (295+ words) Ireland is at increased risk of cyber attacks according to the latest assessment from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). The report warns of an escalating threat landscape and of rapidly evolving technologies that are putting the country's critical infrastructure…...

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rte.ie > news > ireland > 2026 > 0304 > 1561615-rte-player-tender

€30m tender issued for RTÉ Player technical support

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (240+ words) RT" has issued a tender with an estimated value of "30 million for the provision of technical support services for the RT" Player. The contract will run for a seven-year period from 2028 onwards. The tender states that RT" is seeking expressions…...

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rte.ie > news > business > 2026 > 0303 > 1561432-apple-new-product-launches

Apple launches new generation of MacBook laptops

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (467+ words) Apple has today launched a series of MacBook laptops at a starting price of $1,099, as it looks to attract customers with new hardware in a shrinking PC market that is grappling with memory chip shortages. The MacBook lineup, spanning the…...

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rte.ie > news > business > 2026 > 0223 > 1559881-semiconductors-maynooth-business

New course set to boost Irish semiconductor industry

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (348+ words) The new course - the Master of Engineering Science in Integrated Circuit Design - includes an embedded, paid internship. It is the first dedicated course of its kind in Europe. The new 15-month course is described as "an intensive programme" that mixes…...

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rte.ie > news > 2026 > 0218 > 1559170-podcast-its-a-race-cyber-threats-on-the-increase

Podcast: 'It's a race' - cyber threats on the increase

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (510+ words) The cyber security situation is "already worse" than believed late last year, the director of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Richard Browne has said. In December, an assessment from the NCSC found Ireland was at increased risk of cyber…...

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rte.ie > news > business > 2026 > 0206 > 1557084-intel-amd-notify-china-customers-of-long-waits-for-cpus

Intel, AMD notify China customers of long waits for CPUs

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (553+ words) Intel and AMD have notified Chinese customers of supply shortages for server central processing units (CPUs), with Intel warning of delivery lead times of up to six months, people with knowledge of the delays said. The supply constraints have driven…...

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rte.ie > news > business > 2026 > 0106 > 1551743-dell-revives-xps-brand-with-new-laptops

Dell revives XPS brand with new laptops

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (327+ words) Dell has "brought back its popular XPS laptop lineup a year after retiring the premium brand, as it looks to drum up demand in a sagging personal computer market. The company unveiled its thinnest laptops yet, XPS14 and "XPS 16, with plans…...