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Intel plans huge plant in Ireland
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Tuesday, 14 May 2024 11:33

Intel plans huge plant in Ireland


Not sure it will go through at all, at all

Chipzilla is in advanced talks for a deal with Apollo Global Management in which the equity firm would provide more than $11 billion to build a facility in Ireland.

Intel starts high-volume EUV Intel 4 production in Ireland
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Big win for Europe

A moment ago, Intel´s CEO Pat Gelsinger announced the start of high-volume manufacturing on the Intel 4 process technology at Fab 34 in Leixlip, Ireland.

AMD plans $135 million in 6G
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Thursday, 22 June 2023 11:20

AMD plans $135 million in 6G


Money spent in Ireland

AMD plans to invest $135 million in strategic research and development projects in Ireland over the next four years.

Ireland fines Meta €265 million
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Tuesday, 29 November 2022 10:18

Ireland fines Meta €265 million


User data made public

Ireland's Data Protection watchdog the DPC has fined Meta €265 million for failing to safeguard the personal data of more than half a billion users of its Facebook service.

Ireland fines Facebook $18.7 million
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Wednesday, 16 March 2022 12:12

Ireland fines Facebook $18.7 million


12 data breach notifications

Ireland's data regulator said it was slapping an $18.7 million fine on Facebook parent Meta Platforms after an inquiry confirmed 12 data breach notifications in 2018.

Big Tech Data centres draining Ireland of power
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And they don’t even pay much tax

Big Tech companies drawn to Ireland due to sweeteners and tax benefits are draining the country's power grids to power their data centres.

Google shifted $75.4 billion profit out of Ireland
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"Double-Irish" tax arrangement

Just in case you wonder about the sort of money that Google was funnelling through Ireland and Bermuda in 2019, the figure is $75.4 billion.

Facebook to stop transferring data to the US
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Thursday, 10 September 2020 12:18

Facebook to stop transferring data to the US

 
Irish say we don’t trust you

A European Union privacy regulator has sent Facebook a preliminary order to suspend data transfers to the US about its EU users.

Ireland opens another privacy investigation into Apple
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Turd’s a charm

Apple’s primary regulator in the European Union, Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), has opened a third privacy investigation into the Fruity Cargo Cult.

Intel plans multi-year expansion projects in Oregon, Ireland and Israel
Published in PC Hardware


Part of its data-centric plans

Chipzilla is talking about manufacturing expansion at its three main sites –  Oregon, Ireland and Israel.