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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 2h

Strolling down Grand Parade and crossed paths with the Big Fella. 🚲 Monument to Michael Collins right here in Cork City—a brilliant tribute captured in bronze at the very spot of his historic 1922 address. #Ireland

standing next to an old-fashioned bicycle on the Grand Parade in Cork. He is dressed in a long coat and hat, facing away from the camera. The pavement in the foreground features embedded stone markers with text, and the background shows historic buildings and a banner reading "PURECORK.IE".

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Volt Europa @volteuropa.org · 25/09/2026

Europe's defence problem isn't money. It's the absence of a political centre of gravity. Volt MEP Reinier van Lanschot sets out six building blocks for a European pillar within NATO. 🇪🇺 Read the blueprint: volteuropa.org/news/a-bluep...

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 27/09/2026

Snowflake is teaming up with STACKIT to enhance EU data sovereignty. This integration ensures robust encryption, compliance, and operational independence for organizations, all within Europe's stringent regulatory framework. #DataSovereignty #CloudComputing www.snowflake.com/en/blog/snow...

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Snowflake Integrates with STACKIT for EU Data Sovereignty

The integration of Snowflake with STACKIT brings sovereign data and AI to Germany's regulated industries.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026

3 years as a judge for the Irish Green Transformation Awards, and the 2026 finalists have been announced. It’s fascinating to see how organisations across Ireland are turning ambition into action. Congrats to all the finalists. #Ireland #Sustainability www.linkedin.com/posts/antoni...

Antonio Santos sits at a wooden table working on a laptop, with a coffee cup in front of him. The image includes illustrations of a light bulb, circular arrows with the Irish flag, and a retro computer, symbolising ideas, green transformation, Ireland and technology.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026

The sudden collapse of the Ovom Care fertility clinic in Cascais, Portugal, leaves hundreds of patients stranded mid-treatment and facing severe financial losses. This crisis underscores the significant risks when essential reproductive healthcare is driven by venture capital models.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026

🇧🇷 Brazilian President Lula has signed a decree to completely ban all online gambling and sports betting just over a week before the presidential election. Users have until October 5 to withdraw funds before apps are blocked. Huge implications for a multi-billion dollar market! 🛑💸👏👏👏

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026

TikTok has settled with Alabama over social media addiction claims, agreeing to pay at least $100M, with potential to reach $300M based on conditions. This marks a significant move in addressing concerns about the platform's impact on teens. 📱💰 #SocialMedia www.techmeme.com/260925/p23#a...

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TikTok reaches a settlement with Alabama over social media addiction claims; Alabama will receive at least $100M, and up to $300M if certain conditions are met

By Gnaneshwar Rajan / Reuters. View the full context on Techmeme.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 25/09/2026

Irish women aged 55 to 65: 62.9% labour force participation. Men the same age: 78.0%. Wider gap than the European average. I checked how Ireland compares to Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden. www.linkedin.com/pulse/irelan...

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Ireland's "later-career leak": what Balance for Better Business's September report says, and how it compares across Europe

Balance for Better Business data on why Irish women leave work after 50, and how the gap compares across Europe.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 24/09/2026

A clip from one my podcasts. Most apps hide what they know about you. Lumin shows you the list, lets you change it, and gives you control over your data. What should an app remember about you? #Privacy #DataOwnership #ProductDesign #Disability

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 24/09/2026

🚨 Breaking: Schneider Electric is close to acquiring Bulgaria's Shelly Group, a smart home device maker, for €1.27B (excluding debt). This move could significantly enhance Schneider's smart home portfolio. Stay tuned for updates! #SmartHome #TechNews www.techmeme.com/260924/p4#a2...

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Sources: Schneider Electric is nearing a deal to acquire Bulgaria-based smart home device maker Shelly Group at a €1.27B valuation, excluding debt

From Bloomberg. View the full context on Techmeme.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 24/09/2026

Tower Semiconductor, an Israeli foundry, is investing $4B to establish its largest production hub for optical communications chips in Japan. This move highlights the growing importance of optical tech in the semiconductor industry! 🇮🇱🇯🇵 #TechNews #Semiconductors www.techmeme.com/260924/p7#a2...

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Israeli foundry Tower Semiconductor says it will set up its largest production hub for optical communications chips in Japan as part of a planned $4B investment

By Shuhei Ochiai / Nikkei Asia. View the full context on Techmeme.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 24/09/2026

The nonsense of trying to get people to the office continues, and people continue to ignore it. Around 9,000 civil servants working in core Scottish Government directorates were told to spend at least 40% of their time in the office from October last year. #FutureOfWork

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The question Scottish Government couldn't answer on civil service home working

Scottish ministers remain unable to enforce office attendance targets as Ivan McKee insists trade unions will not control hybrid working policy.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 23/09/2026

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill moves to ban alcohol discounts linked to supermarket loyalty cards. I don’t drink alcohol, but I feel that the Irish government is very agile to regulate small things and slow to regulate what matters. www.independent.ie/business/iri...

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Jennifer Carroll MacNeill moves to ban alcohol discounts linked to supermarket loyalty cards

New regulation closes a loophole in the Public Health (Alcohol) Act exploited by grocery shops and off-licences

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 23/09/2026

DeepSeek has unveiled its innovative method for training AI agents at scale, managing 3M sandboxes daily! The paper highlights the challenges of agent execution and emphasizes the need for enhanced observability. Europe mandates regulatory sandboxes by 2027. #AI #DeepSeek #TechNews

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DeepSeek publishes its method for training AI agents at scale

DeepSeek's paper on training AI agents calls their execution untrustworthy and runs 380,000 sandboxes at once. Europe's own sandboxes arrive in 2027.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 23/09/2026

A new research revises bat family phylogeny and biogeography using reference genomes and fossils! This study sheds light on bat evolution, adaptations, and their role in ecosystems. Check out the findings in the latest issue of Nature! #Bats #Evolution #NatureScience www.nature.com/articles/s41...

An infographic titled "BAT 1K Phase 1: 21 Families, 103 Chromosome-level genomes" featuring a central circular diagram surrounded by illustrations of various bat families, with lines connecting them to different segments representing genomic data, echolocation types, and diets

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 23/09/2026

The US criticizes Australia's digital duty-of-care proposal, which has a provision that would require social media platforms to let users opt out of algorithms www.techmeme.com/260923/p3#a2...

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The US criticizes Australia's digital duty-of-care proposal, which has a provision that would require social media platforms to let users opt out of algorithms

By Angus Whitley / Bloomberg. View the full context on Techmeme.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 23/09/2026

California lawmakers look to curb use of ‘emotional AI’ at work The new measure would ban bosses from using AI to assess or predict employee mood or emotions. #FutureOfWork www.hr-brew.com/stories/cali...

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California lawmakers look to curb use of ‘emotional AI’ at work

The new measure would ban bosses from using AI to assess or predict employee mood or emotions.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 23/09/2026

TikTok is facing scrutiny at the Irish Parliament over car theft videos, yet their playbook relies on deflecting algorithm responsibility and insisting they're just "one part of a wider picture." When dangerous, illegal trends get amplified for views, that should be considered criminal.

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TikTok will insist it is ‘only one part of a wider picture’ as bosses face questions from TDs over car-theft videos

Social media giant initially refused invitation to appear before Oireachtas Media Committee

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 22/09/2026

Microsoft is on its third Chief Accessibility Officer, and that is the interesting part antoniovieirasantos.substack.com/p/microsoft-...

Screenshot of a Substack post from antonievieirasantos.substack.com titled "Microsoft is on its third Chief Accessibility Officer, and that is the interesting part," written by António Vieira Santos and dated September 22, 2026. The subtitle reads, "Why corporate longevity matters in accessibility, what happens when leaders leave, and the hard questions facing enterprise tech in the age of AI." A circular portrait of the author appears above the title and next to the publication details.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 22/09/2026

HiBob, the Israeli HR tech company, has secured a record $166M investment led by Salesforce, boosting its valuation to $3.2B! This funding will help HiBob expand its Bob platform, enhancing workforce data management and AI integration. #HRTech #Investment www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/ar...

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Salesforce leads $166 million investment in HiBob, valuing Israeli HR tech company at $3.2 billion | CTech

The Bob developer says its platform can provide the workforce data, organizational context and permissions needed to deploy AI tools and agents inside companies.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 22/09/2026

The Irish state has announced that the country's three main mobile operators have agreed to a national roaming agreement for mission-critical communications used by first responders. #Ireland www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/iris...

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Irish gov't sets out national roaming agreement for Ireland's emergency services

eir, Three Ireland, and Vodafone have signed the agreement

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 22/09/2026

Exciting news! Templo’s new visual identity for DeafCity Hub blends creative coding, British sign language, and motion capture, celebrating Deaf culture. This vibrant design animates their mission, showcasing the beauty of gestural communication. #DesignInnovation www.itsnicethat.com/articles/tem...

Against a solid magenta background, the word "Accessible" is written in a wavy line with each letter inside its own white circle outlined in orange. In the bottom right corner, there is a small photo of a woman with long curly dark hair wearing a black t-shirt and a necklace.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 22/09/2026

Meta blocked an ad in Spain promoting a theatre production about Virginia Woolf, classifying it as relating to “social issues.” When algorithms can mistake literature and feminist ideas for something that shouldn’t be advertised, we need to ask: who gets to decide what ideas are acceptable?

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WIRED @wired.com · 21/09/2026

You don’t need to listen to a three-hour podcast to find the manosphere; it’s right there in the conference room. 🔗 www.wired.com/story/women-...

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WIRED @wired.com · 21/09/2026

They were denied opportunities because men can “handle the pressure better.” Another popular trope is the man who only seems to hear a good idea when another man says it. www.wired.com/story/women-...

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We Surveyed 634 Women Who Work in Tech. They Let Loose

Executives happily automating their days with AI. New hires confronting bro culture. Women in tech have a lot to say—and they told it all to WIRED.

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WIRED @wired.com · 21/09/2026

WIRED asked 634 women what they really think about working in tech. They told us about harassment, bias, unequal treatment, and the everyday indignities that still shape life in the industry. 🔗 www.wired.com/story/women-...

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 21/09/2026

One European company owns Evernote, Vimeo, WeTransfer, AOL, Eventbrite, Airtable, Meetup and Komoot, and it's buying Miro. Its name is Bending Spoons. More than 50 acquisitions so far. Did you know these all had the same owner? www.linkedin.com/posts/antoni...

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 20/09/2026

People have been saying quantum computing is '5 years away' since 2010. I heard it yet again last week from an academic at a tech conference here in Ireland. Sadly, time ran out before the Q&A, so she escaped my question! I worked for HPC company who said this a few times.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 20/09/2026

Meta is challenging the UK's media regulator, Ofcom, over the Online Safety Act, claiming the fees and duties imposed on WhatsApp and Instagram are flawed. This legal move reflects ongoing tensions between tech companies and regulatory efforts to enhance online safety. #OnlineSafetyAct #Meta

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Meta launches legal challenge against UK media regulator over Online Safety Act

Action against Ofcom comes as social media companies are being accused of using courts to slow down implementation

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 20/09/2026

Germany's Carsten Breuer has been appointed as NATO's top military official, emphasizing the need for robust European defense against Russia. His leadership comes at a crucial time, highlighting the alliance's commitment to security in the region. #NATO #Defense

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 15/09/2026

Salesforce Expands Artificial Intelligence Partnership With Siemens. press.siemens.com/global/en/pr...

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