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The game will also restrict under-13s from being able to play, search or discover games with unrated experiences. Read more: Roblox bans social hangouts, free-form creation for under-13s

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/roblox-child-safety-policy-features

The proposed ban includes those already on the platforms and those with parental consent. Read more: Australian cabinet proposes social media ban for under-16s

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/australia-social-media-minimum-age

Last year, many regions including Canada, the EU and the UK banned the app from government devices citing security concerns. Read more: Canada orders TikTok to close business, allows app to fun...

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/canada-bytedance-tiktok-business

Episode four of The Leaders’ Room’s season two features outgoing SAP Ireland managing director, Liam Ryan. This series is created in partnership with IDA Ireland. Read more: A life of tech ...

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/the-leaders-room-podcast-liam-ryan-sap-ireland

While reports suggest the closure of its advocacy division, a spokesperson said advocacy is still ‘a central tenet’ of the non-profit’s work. Read more: Mozilla Foundation lays off 30pc o...

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/mozilla-foundation-staff-layoffs-non-profit-job-cuts

The plaintiff initially filed the complaint in March, after she became a victim to gift card fraud. Read more: US judge dismisses gift card lawsuit against Google

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/google-play-gift-card-lawsuit

The new office, located at Bonham Quay, will open sometime in spring in 2025. Read more: Liberty IT announces new office space in Galway

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/liberty-it-business-expansion-new-office-galway

Caitlin Kalinowski oversaw the development of Meta's augmented reality glasses that were announced five years ago. Read more: Former Meta AR glasses hardware lead joins OpenAI to lead robotics

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/meta-hardware-lead-openai-robotics-business

The funding approved by Enterprise Ireland has been used by more than 400 companies to help reduce carbon emissions. Read more: More than €55m granted to Irish companies for decarbonisation

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/decarbonisation-funding-enterprise-ireland-smes-carbon-emissions

When users on X block someone, the blocked user will still be able to view their posts, but can't interact with them. Read more: X officially allows blocked users to view public posts

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/x-blocked-users-blocking-feature-public-posts-social-media

Cullen succeeds Deborah Threadgold, who has been promoted to a new role as vice-president of cross-brand technology sales. Read more: Nathan Cullen is IBM Ireland’s new country general manage...

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/ibm-ireland-nathan-cullen-country-general-manager

The Italian competition watchdog requested the investigation for fear the acquisition will affect trade in the single market. Read more: EU investigates Nvidia acquisition of Run:ai over compet...

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/european-commission-nvidia-acquisition-ai-start-up-runai

The investigation will look into Temu's content and product recommender systems as well as the sale of illegal products on the platform. Read more: EU to formally investigate Temu for possible ...

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/temu-dsa-eu-investigation

The online system will free up immigration staff to focus on processing applications, the Department of Justice said. Read more: New digital hub for Irish immigration permits partners with ID-P...

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/ai-immigration-permit-renewal

The tech giant plans to spend big on AI because it sees 'strong momentum' in this area. Read more: Meta to increase AI spend as revenue soars

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/meta-earnings-ai-2024

Altair is known for its computational science and AI for industrial simulation and data analytics. Read more: Siemens to buy Altair for $10bn to boost industrial software

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/siemens-buys-altair-industrial-software-ai-deal

In a letter to staff, CEO Drew Houston said the cuts will be in areas where the company has ‘over-invested’. Read more: Dropbox is laying off another 500 employees

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/dropbox-job-cuts-staff-layoffs-restructuring

A deal was reached between the two Belfast-based companies for an undisclosed sum. Read more: Instil snaps up Vertical Structure for cybersecurity boost

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/instil-vertical-structure-acquisition-belfast-cybersecurity

CEO Sundar Pichai says the investment in AI is paying off for the tech giant. Read more: A quarter of Google code now generated using AI

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/google-ai-code-earnings-q3-2024

Sarah Irwin discusses how AI is powering in-house legal work and how she forged her own business at the point where technology and the law meet. Read more: The ‘solopreneur’ at the intersec...

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/solopreneur-intersection-technology-law-ai-automation