Up to 100 jobs are to be created with the expansion of three companies in Dublin, Cork and Laois.

Google’s mystery barges, which prompted speculation about everything from offshore data centres to floating research labs, may serve a more prosaic role as upscale party venues.

Yahoo said it is acquiring blogging service Tumblr for $1.1bn (€850m) cash, a bold bet by chief executive Marissa Mayer to revitalise the struggling internet pioneer by co-opting a web property with strong visitor traffic but little revenue.

Would you buy a “lazy shoe” that complains when you run? Well, Google made one anyway.

A British internet entrepreneur accused software giant Apple today of “holding its customers to ransom” by apparently threatening to shut down its iTunes music download site.

Stocks pulled back today after aluminium producer Alcoa Inc. kicked off earnings season with a weaker-than-expected profit report and minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting stoked concerns about the economy.