Kerry global financial services company Fexco has opened a €21m research centre near its headquarters in Killorglin.

‘The days of our years are threescore years and ten — Psalm 90

Achieving universal access to contraception would save and improve millions of lives, and put societies on a faster track to shared prosperity. The world should be devoting far more attention and resources to this goal, writes Bjørn Lomborg.

In salvaging the fractured parts of herself to become whole again, Chanel Miller is elevating the #MeToo movement to another level. She has taken full control of the narrative.

The Dropout, a six-part series from ABC Radio, explores one of the scandals of the decade in the rise of Elizabeth Holmes and her company Theranos.

We can’t be perfect all of the time, despite what we are told by the beauty and diet industry. It’s all about motivation, says dietitian Aoife Hearne

Here is a selection of people who have moved into interesting new roles.

Like past waves of technological innovation, the new era of artificial intelligence and automation promises increased productivity, higher wages, and even longer lifespans, write Christopher Pissarides and Jacques Bughin.

Around 1 in 10 couples say they met while working together at the same company.

Convicted fraudster Peter Conlon, who founded the collapsed Pembroke Dynamic fundraising platform business, is practising "transformative meditation", Kriya yoga, and doing 25,000 steps a day, the High Court has heard.

In his new book, ‘Can Medicine be Cured?’ Prof Seamus O’Mahony is highly critical of the medical system, particularly when it comes to spending huge amounts of money on drugs that do little to improve health or prolong life

Business books of the year

American Ryder Cup rookie Bryson DeChambeau says his goosebumps got goosebumps every time Tiger Woods texted him this season to see if he wants to play a practice round together. This unlikely couple is fast becoming one of golf’s bromances, and they could be paired together in either foursomes or fourballs tomorrow or Saturday at Le Golf National.

Anthony Seldon is one of Britain’s leading educationalists and social commentators. He has served as a close adviser to former leaders, including Tony Blair and David Cameron. In recent years, he has turned his attention to the ongoing impact of new technologies, in particular, artificial intelligence (AI), on education and on society, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

A man has been arrested and charged with sending letters with white powder to five people, including one to Donald Trump Jr. that landed his wife, Vanessa, in hospital.

The body of the Stephen Paddock, who sprayed more than 1,000 bullets into a Las Vegas country music concert, is to be sent to Stanford University for study.

Treatment with the "cuddle" hormone oxytocin can improve the social abilities of some children with autism, research has shown.

Experts are warning that social media is weakening our grip on our positive virtues, from honesty to self control, writes Ailin Quinlan.

The chief financial officer of the Californian custom product company Zazzle tells reporter Pádraig Hoare why he made Cork his new home last year.

Kehlan Kirwan talks with Nick Halla, chief strategy officer of Impossible Foods. With backers including Bill Gates, the food start-up aims to replace meat at your table and use science to create the foods of the future.

A team of researchers from Stanford University have developed something electronics giant Samsung will no doubt be interested in; a smartphone battery complete with a built-in ‘fire extinguisher’.

Up to 30% of the population may sleepwalk at least once in a lifetime and in the US, it’s increasingly being used as a defence in criminal trials, writes Rita de Brun

Verizon Communications agreed to buy Yahoo’s web assets for $4.83bn (€4.39bn), ending the company’s two-decade run as an independent business that took it from Stanford University startup at the dawn of the internet age to also-ran behind nimbler online rivals such as Google and Facebook.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

A 10-year-old boy in the US who has autism is getting help from “autism glass”, an experimental device that records and analyses faces in real time and alerts him to the emotions they are expressing.

A case in California is exposing the fault-lines of the way we perceive rape and sexual assault, writes Joyce Fegan

There are many difficult things about being a parent but one I struggle often with is how to explain the horrible things that can occur in the world, and why they might happen, writes Alison O’Connor.

Drones have the potential to make some amazing technological advances but there are a few issues in the way - most notably battery life.

Last week I looked at the potential impact of Brexit on the UK economy and concluded that in the short term it would be very negative for the economy, but the longer-term impact would depend on what sort of trade deal the EU would agree with Britain.

International guidelines for alcohol consumption are so confusing it is enough to turn you to drink.

Room, from Irish director Lenny Abrahamson, already looks like one of the best films of 2016, writes Helen Barlow

Should children be left to their own electronic devices in the classroom? No, says Tom Butler, who argues against the myth that the wholesale application of computers is beneficial to students

Ireland’s top universities have slipped slightly in a major world ranking system but the country still retains four in the top 300.

Irish technology firms have a number of key advantages that could see them outlast competitors in the US and further afield, new research suggests.

Reports that paddle-boarders encountered a humpback whale off West Cork on June 17 have made east coast dwellers green with envy.

Humans have caused the start of Earth’s sixth mass extinction, according to leading academics.