The Israeli military’s reliance on Microsoft’s cloud technology and artificial intelligence systems surged during the most intensive phase of its bombardment of Gaza, leaked documents reveal. The files offer an inside view of how Microsoft deepened its relationship with Israel’s defence establishment after 7 October 2023, supplying the military with greater computing and storage services…
Taoiseach nomination process under way After a procedural vote on the order of business, we are under way with the process of appointing Martin. Albert Dolan TD of Fianna Fáil, who tried but failed to introduce the motion yesterday because of protests from opposition benches yesterday, opens the debate with a joke: “As I was…
The Labor government has ridiculed the Coalition’s plan to allow small businesses to claim tax deductions on meals and entertainment, saying it amounts to using taxpayer money to “shout your boss steak tartare”. Meanwhile, the opposition leader Peter Dutton has declined to say how much the idea would cost – or exactly what would be…
If the Chinese-owned TikTok is deemed definitively by the US to be a national security threat, it is hard to see how the UK or other western countries could conclude differently. But the fact that Donald Trump has walked into the White House talking of a reprieve for the video-sharing network, which restored its service…
The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) has been accused of nepotism after it hosted a photography exhibition by a large donor to its £40m makeover. Zoë Law’s work is on display until 2 March in the Studio Gallery and Spotlight Space, with the organisation also acquiring her portrait of Noel Gallagher for its permanent collection. In…
Good morning. A few days after a ceasefire brought at least temporary relief to Gaza, violence erupted in the occupied West Bank. On Tuesday, the Israeli military launched what was described as an extensive raid in the city of Jenin, a day after Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians, setting vehicles and property ablaze in a violent…