Peter Flanagan
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Assistant Business Editor at The Irish Times. Likes are bookmarks, opinions are my own.
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The Trump administration is in talks with Intel to have the US government potentially take a stake in the beleaguered chipmaker, helping support the company’s effort to expand domestic manufacturing
Trump Administration Said to Discuss Taking Stake in Intel
The Trump administration is in talks with Intel Corp. to have the US government potentially take a stake in the beleaguered chipmaker, helping support the company’s effort to expand domestic manufacturing, according to people familiar with the plan.
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August 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The Trump administration is in talks with Intel to have the US government potentially take a stake in the beleaguered chipmaker, helping support the company’s effort to expand domestic manufacturing
More importantly, has anyone IDed his watch
Meta just announced Oakley smart glasses. They start at $399, and they'll be available later this summer www.theverge.com/news/690133/...
June 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
More importantly, has anyone IDed his watch
I mean, sure. But I've plenty of cricket sources. The Athletic's USP was local coverage of most US sports teams in one place. Not anymore alas.
🏏 “CRICKET ON THE ATHLETIC?! MY WORD… LET’S GO."
🏏 “We need more cricket content on The Athletic please.”
🏏 “Dear Athletic…. more cricket articles please."
We heard you.
Welcome to cricket coverage from The Athletic.
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🏏 “We need more cricket content on The Athletic please.”
🏏 “Dear Athletic…. more cricket articles please."
We heard you.
Welcome to cricket coverage from The Athletic.
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Welcome to cricket coverage from The Athletic
We've read your comments, we've listened and, from today, you'll be able to find cricket coverage on The Athletic
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June 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I mean, sure. But I've plenty of cricket sources. The Athletic's USP was local coverage of most US sports teams in one place. Not anymore alas.
"The value of goods exports for the period was 44.1 per cent higher than a year earlier."
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Irish economy expands by almost 10% as exporters rush to beat tariff deadlines
CSO figures show economy, as measured by GDP, expanded by 9.7 per cent in the first quarter
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June 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
"The value of goods exports for the period was 44.1 per cent higher than a year earlier."
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End of an era, you might say: Irish Department of Finance to wind down special bank shareholdings unit
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Department of Finance to wind down special bank shareholdings unit
Group oversaw State shareholdings in banks after financial crash, wind down of IBRC and working out of Nama
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May 27, 2025 at 10:48 AM
End of an era, you might say: Irish Department of Finance to wind down special bank shareholdings unit
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Classic.
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Trump Extends Deadline for 50% Tariffs on EU to July 9
President Donald Trump said he would extend the deadline for the European Union to face 50% tariffs until July 9 after a phone call with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
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May 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Classic.
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Everything's fine
(TechCrunch) - Anthropic’s newly launched Claude Opus 4 model frequently tries to blackmail developers when they threaten to replace it with a new AI system and give it sensitive information about the engineers responsible for the decision ..
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May 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Everything's fine
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This is a hell of a way to discover that the Windows 95 noise was a Brian Eno composition.
Brian Eno calls on Microsoft to cease its partnership with Israel and pledges to donate the original fee for his Windows '95 chime to victims of Israel's genocide in Gaza
Brian Eno Calls On Microsoft To Cease Partnership With Israel, Will Donate Windows ‘95 Chime Fee To Victims In Gaza
Art-music master Brian Eno is the composer of what might be one of the most-heard pieces of music in history, even if much of the world doesn’t necessarily process it as a piece of music. Eno made the...
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May 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This is a hell of a way to discover that the Windows 95 noise was a Brian Eno composition.
Essential reading for those of us without access to the terminal this AM www.ft.com/content/8167...
Bloomberg Terminal outage support thread
How then shall we live?
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May 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Essential reading for those of us without access to the terminal this AM www.ft.com/content/8167...
This is a very good, and revealing, piece on the state of bailiff culture in the UK these days. Mad stuff. www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/202...
‘I soon regretted not putting on pants’: Unwelcome early-morning callers arrived at my door, demanding £1,000
Bailiffs hired by local authorities prefer payment before breakfast - especially at the weekend
www.irishtimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM
This is a very good, and revealing, piece on the state of bailiff culture in the UK these days. Mad stuff. www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/202...
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Initial probe into cause of power outages in Spain & Portugal today suggests fault rather than cyberattack, according to the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA). “For the moment the investigation seems to point out to a technical/cable issue,” a spokesperson for the agency tells me.
April 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Initial probe into cause of power outages in Spain & Portugal today suggests fault rather than cyberattack, according to the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA). “For the moment the investigation seems to point out to a technical/cable issue,” a spokesperson for the agency tells me.
Intel flicks at job cuts in its earnings release. It "is taking actions to drive better, more efficient execution across the business. The plan includes streamlining the organization, eliminating management layers and enabling faster decision-making.'
April 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Intel flicks at job cuts in its earnings release. It "is taking actions to drive better, more efficient execution across the business. The plan includes streamlining the organization, eliminating management layers and enabling faster decision-making.'
Something very Joe Pesci in Goodfellas about this story:
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HSBC fired investment bankers on bonus day and gave them no bonuses
Lender is taking a tougher approach to costs under new chief executive Georges Elhedery
www.irishtimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Something very Joe Pesci in Goodfellas about this story:
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March 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Season 1 of The West Wing has come to life
February 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Season 1 of The West Wing has come to life
Dublin commercial property market is fine. Totally fine.
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Dublin docklands office block let to WeWork to sell for knockdown €50m
Dublin docklands office block to sell for 53% less than 2018 value
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February 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Dublin commercial property market is fine. Totally fine.
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It's February, 6c in Dublin with a real feel of 2c, and I just had a wasp in the kitchen. Totally normal...
February 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It's February, 6c in Dublin with a real feel of 2c, and I just had a wasp in the kitchen. Totally normal...
In non-Storm Eowyn news: www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
Diageo weighs Guinness sale amid drinks brands review
Drinks giant is grappling with sliding demand for its wider products and falling share price
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January 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
In non-Storm Eowyn news: www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
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Scoop here — Mike Bloomberg will offer to fund the UN's climate body amid Trump cutbacks
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POLITICO Pro: Bloomberg offers climate cash to UN amid Trump cutbacks
The move by billionaire Mike Bloomberg comes in response to President Donald Trump's move to pull funding for U.N. climate programs.
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January 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Scoop here — Mike Bloomberg will offer to fund the UN's climate body amid Trump cutbacks
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Really enjoyed this. The notion of Stipe and the rest of REM as pensioners is pretty confronting if I'm honest.
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Opinion | How the biggest rock band in the world disappeared
R.E.M. taught Gen X it’s better to fade away than to burn out.
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January 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Really enjoyed this. The notion of Stipe and the rest of REM as pensioners is pretty confronting if I'm honest.
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God Bless 6 Music's 90s Forever
January 10, 2025 at 10:25 AM
God Bless 6 Music's 90s Forever
The Andersen Consulting brand is returning and I am here for it www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
Andersen Consulting brand set for resurrection
A 1990s name makes a comeback with help from George Shaheen, who led it for more than a decade
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January 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The Andersen Consulting brand is returning and I am here for it www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
I mean...
Musk examines how to oust Starmer as UK prime minister before next election on.ft.com/3DXI4Tb
Musk examines how to oust Starmer as UK prime minister before next election on.ft.com/3DXI4Tb
Musk examines how to oust Starmer as UK prime minister before next election
Technology billionaire interested in building support for another political party, notably Reform UK
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January 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I mean...
Musk examines how to oust Starmer as UK prime minister before next election on.ft.com/3DXI4Tb
Musk examines how to oust Starmer as UK prime minister before next election on.ft.com/3DXI4Tb