NBC and Universal Pictures owner Comcast has made a $30.9bn takeover approach for Sky in an attempt to trump 21st Century Fox's efforts to seize full control of the UK broadcaster.

Nine members of a television crew have pleaded not guilty to creating a false public alarm and other counts after one of their devices prompted a fake-bomb alert at one of New York's three major airports.

Shares in computer services firm VMware — whose main Irish offices are in Cork —plunged yesterday after broadcaster CNBC reported it is considering acquiring Dell Technologies in a reverse merger, bringing Dell back to markets in what could be the industry’s biggest deal ever.

US stocks have set more records in quiet post-holiday trading as technology companies again did much of the heavy lifting.

A report that Rupert Murdoch held talks about selling film and television assets to Walt Disney added another layer of uncertainty to his £11.7bn (€13.3bn) bid to buy all of broadcaster Sky.

A report that Rupert Murdoch held talks about selling film and television assets to Walt Disney added another layer of uncertainty to his £11.7bn (€13.3bn) bid to buy all of broadcaster Sky.

Apple is reportedly working on sensors designed to monitor blood sugar levels through contact with the skin, according to an article from CNBC.

Contrary to recent reports it now seems that the upcoming anniversary edition iPhone 8 smartphone is ‘unlikely’ to cost $1000

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has back-tracked on his claim last year that Donald Trump’s policies are “racist and dangerous”, saying it “doesn’t follow at all” that he believes the US president himself is racist.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has insisted Ireland’s economic recovery can survive the Brexit fallout amid Government claims more than 100 companies are considering moving to this country in the wake of last June’s vote.

US President-elect Donald Trump has signalled that he may cancel a new Air Force One being built by Boeing because the costs are "out of control".

After the Trump victory, the big question is whether the IDA will maintain foreign investment. The Government should consider cutting corporation tax, reports Kyran Fitzgerald.

Hillary Clinton is pushing her supporters to cast early ballots in key battleground states in the race for the White House, as Donald Trump tries to make up ground with intensified attacks following the FBI's renewed examination of her email practices.

Twitter shares plunged yesterday, a day after the technology website Recode reported that Alphabet’s Google and Disney would not bid for the social network and Apple was unlikely to be a suitor.

Herbalife shares rose yesterday after billionaire Carl Icahn bought more than 2.3m shares in the nutrition company.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump defended his decision to label US president Barack Obama the “founder” of Islamic State (IS).

The PlayStation VR is going to be a new venture for the entire industry, and that means the launch is going to be very interesting.

Apple chief executive Tim Cook plans to visit Beijing later this month to meet high-level government officials, at a time when it is facing some setbacks in its most important overseas market.

It’s an Aladdin’s cave for golf nuts. Heaven for hackers. Valhalla for garage golfers and other madcap inventors believing they’ve come up with the game’s greatest gadget.

Republican presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Ben Carson, are threatening to boycott the next GOP debate because of its proposed format. This is a rare political alliance between the leading outsider candidates.

Thousands of technology enthusiasts will descend upon West Cork next month as part of the country’s first National Digital Week.

The media baron Rupert Murdoch is preparing to hand over the CEO job at Twenty-First Century Fox to his son, James, the firm’s channel Fox News reported.

Greece made a small interest payment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday, but European lenders dashed hopes for a cash-for- reforms deal before a more crucial, bigger instalment Athens must pay next week.

A state body specifically tasked with giving technical financial advice to the Government was locked out of discussions with ministers on the night of the bank guarantee, and had just “90 seconds” to raise concerns.

Beware. The Rubberbandits are bringing their madcap musical to a town near you, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

Oil prices will probably continue to decline and could reach as low as $30 (€26.40) a barrel, according to Gary Cohn, president of Goldman Sachs Group.

Arsene Wenger has told major shareholder Alisher Usmanov and everyone else connected with the club to get behind his Arsenal team if they want to help turn the season around.

American television host Joe Kernan should probably have done a bit of research before he interviewed head of IDA Ireland Martin Shanahan about the country’s economic prospects on CNBC's 'Squawk Box'.

To be honest, he doesn't seem to know much about us at all.

The Irish arm of US investment banking giant Cantor Fitzgerald has posted an after-tax profit of just over €8m for 2013.

Apple CEO Tim Cook says he’s proud to be gay.

When it comes to the pub trade, the ‘real capital’ is clearly elbowing its way to the counter in the nation’s capital.

In the course of a strong attack on American businesses suspected of moving off shore to avoid taxes, US president Barrack Obama specifically mentioned Ireland as one of the havens during a television interview on the business network CNBC on Thursday.

Enterprise chiefs have defended luring companies to Ireland after US president Barack Obama accused multinationals of relocating to exploit unpatriotic tax loopholes.

The US President has singled out Ireland in his criticism of American multinationals that move to other countries to cut their tax bill.

Uh-oh. This is bad…

One of the world’s most powerful businesswomen will discuss women leadership in business at an invite-only conference in UCC today.

One of America’s most powerful businesswomen is to receive an honorary doctorate at University College Cork.

German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble says he is tired of calls to sacrifice deficit reduction for economic growth, just as US Treasury secretary Jacob J Lew pressed Germany to boost domestic demand.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has conceded that income tax rates are too high in Ireland.

Hertz Global Holdings rose to a record high after the largest publicly-traded US rental-car company said it adopted a so-called poison pill upon seeing “unusual and substantial activity” in its stock.