‘Sectioned and given electric shock therapy – but I had a deadly brain bug, not depression’
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Tyndall’s Peter O’Brien awarded for contributions to chip sector
Peter O'Brien has received the 2025 Semi European Award, which recognises those who have had an impact on global semiconductor …
Quantum pioneers Bennett and Brassard win Turing Award
The pair are considered originators in their field, which blends physics and computer science in treating quantum mechanical phenomena as …
Kota ranks ninth in Sifted’s 100 fastest-growing UK and Irish start-ups list
Protex AI, Altra, Barespace, Tines, Nory and CleverCards also made it to this year's list. Read more: Kota ranks ninth …
Prof Lynne Taylor and Dr Sarah O’Keeffe awarded 2026 St Patrick’s Day Medal
The Research Ireland St Patrick’s Day Medal honours exceptional academic and industry leaders with strong Irish roots. Read more: Prof …
A Quantum Leap for the Turing Award
Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard pioneered quantum information theory. Now they’ve been awarded the highest honor in computer science.
How this year’s Oscars got political
As One Battle After Another swept the Academy Awards, Paul Thomas Anderson, Javier Bardem and Conan O’Brien gave a welcome …
One Battle After Another sweeps the Oscars as Michael B Jordan and Jessie Buckley win big
Paul Thomas Anderson’s revolutionary epic took home six awards while Sinners scored four including for best actorOscar winners 2026: the …
Mr Nobody Against Putin wins the best documentary Oscar
Primary school teacher Pavel Talankin’s record of the indoctrination of his pupils to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine beats contendersOscars …
‘He blazed his own trail’
The actor and singer remembered her co-star in 1973’s The Way We Were, who died in SeptemberOscars 2026 winners: the …