General Motors and Japan’s Softbank are among the latest investors in Nauto, a Silicon Valley start-up developing software for self-driving vehicles.

The top firms in California’s Silicon Valley carry more weight on the global stage than many countries, which makes building diplomatic relations with them increasingly important, the world’s first national technology ambassador has said.

UCC alumni based in Silicon Valley are primed to help attract some of the best tech companies to Cork, according to the new president of the university.

In this week’s article Kehlan Kirwan predicts that sooner or later the bubble will burst in Silicon Valley and explains why he believes the Irish start-up community needs to take notice of what’s going on in California.

A former partner in leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm Sequoia Capital has countersued a woman who claimed he sexually abused her for more than a decade, arguing she was trying to extort $40 million from him.

Toyota is investing $1bn (€920m) in a Silicon Valley research company to develop artificial intelligence and robotics.

Statistically, the US economy has made a strong recovery from the ‘great recession’ of 2007 onwards, and notwithstanding the negative impact of very harsh weather conditions in the first quarter of this year and last year, activity levels are generally quite strong and upbeat.

Two Limerick brothers are set to join the world’s mega-wealthy after having their company valued at $1.75bn (€1.3bn).