Leigh McGowran Journalist
  • Dublin
  • Silicon Republic

Leigh Mc Gowran is a journalist with Silicon Republic since November 2021. He has previously worked as an environmental and breaking news journalist, and a local radio presenter.

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Silicon Republic, Dublin Live

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  • Technology
  • Business

641 Articles
over 1 year ago
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Google expands its open-source chip initiative with new partnership

Google has partnered with GlobalFoundries to release an open-source design kit and said it is a 'milestone' for the c...

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over 1 year ago
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Slack resets user logins as bug leaked hashed passwords for years

The bug was active since 2017, but Slack said only 0.5pc of its users were affected and plaintext passwords were not ...

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over 1 year ago
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The Earth is spinning faster, causing the shortest day in recent history

Scientists said the Earth is spinning faster than usual, with a recent date being the shortest day recorded since acc...

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over 1 year ago
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What’s going on with the Twilio data breach?

Twilio said hackers managed to access the data of a number of customers after stealing employee login details in a ph...

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over 1 year ago
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Charity retail platform Thriftify to create 20 jobs following €1.6m investment

Thriftify said it has grown around 300pc each year since launching in 2018 and is now investing in continued expansio...

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over 1 year ago
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Fexco and Tekenable team up, creating 75 jobs in Dublin and Kerry

A new partnership between Fexco and Tekenable will see the Irish companies invest in new services and create new jobs...

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over 1 year ago
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100,000 robot lawnmowers to sing Happy Birthday to Mars rover

Robot lawnmowers around the world have been given an update to celebrate the Curiosity rover's 10th year on Mars.

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over 1 year ago
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VictoriaMetrics: An open-source data platform helping satellites get to orbit

VictoriaMetrics’ data monitoring platform will be used by UK space-tech firm Open Cosmos as it looks to launch low-Ea...

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over 1 year ago
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LiveEO lands €19m to fuel space data insights for enterprises

LiveEO uses AI to analyse earth observation data, providing real time insights for enterprise companies such as infra...

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over 1 year ago
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YouTube is checking out a way to let users zoom in on videos

A pinch-to-zoom feature on videos is being trialled with YouTube Premium subscribers this month to gather feedback.

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over 1 year ago
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Microsoft pilots its Xbox Game Pass family plan in Ireland

Testers in Ireland can now add up to four people to their Xbox Game Pass family plan, as long as they're all in the s...

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over 1 year ago
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Gaming sector cyberattacks rise by 167pc in one year, Akamai says

Akamai said the growing value in gaming has attracted more criminals seeking to disrupt online games and steal valuab...

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