Cork students win BTYSTE for gender stereotyping project The 56th winners of the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition were Cormac Harris and Alan O’Sullivan, who conducted research on gender stereotyping in young children and created an initiative to combat gender bias. READ MORE >>

CIT to lead €3.8m project to develop sensors for drones CIT has been chosen to lead a new EU project with record funding to build tiny sensors for drones to monitor the environment. It brings the total amount of funding secured by the CAPPA research centre in the past five years to €10m. READ MORE >>

Solar farms with 500MW planned for Ireland A joint Danish-Irish venture will spend €300m developing solar farms in Ireland. Creating 1,000 jobs in the process, the farms are set to produce a total of 500MW of electricity, enough power for as many as 25,000 homes. READ MORE >>

Personio will launch in Ireland after $75m Series C Following a $75m Series C funding round, Personio will launch in Ireland and the UK, opening a new London office to support this expansion. Since it launched in 2015, the HR platform has raised a total of $130m. READ MORE >>

Dublin start-up Pointy to be acquired by Google Google plans to acquire Dublin start-up Pointy, which has created a device that automatically lists a bricks-and-mortar store’s inventory online so customers can find local products. Pointy has raised $19.2m since it was founded in 2014. READ MORE >>

Why Ireland for fintech and payments As a committed member of the EU and with a strong, independent regulator willing to engage with interested parties, Ireland is one of the most desirable hubs for fintech and payments not only in Europe, but the world.   READ MORE >>