{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/690b5df3317c91fd9a7765c9/699607cc4a6b6137bf3a4fad?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Uber in Ireland, ChatGPT caricature trend, the multinationals propping up the economy","description":"<p><a href=\"https://irishtimes.com/business/2026/02/19/ireland-should-embrace-uber-and-other-ride-hailing-apps-to-increase-options-says-watchdog/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ireland should embrace Uber,</a> Bolt and other ride-hailing apps to increase options for taxi users, says the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission</p><p><br></p><p>Just three companies – technology groups <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/apple/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple</a> and <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/microsoft/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft</a> and pharma group <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/eli-lilly/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Eli Lilly</a> – were responsible for almost half the corporation tax collected by the State in 2024.</p><p><br></p><p>Online fads such as sharing photos of yourself from 2016 and 2026 are <a href=\"https://irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/02/19/our-inner-idiots-feed-ai-models-for-free-and-we-dont-even-realise-it/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">goldmines for training AI systems</a>, yet we keep doing them.</p><p><br></p><p>From wrist injury to walking revolution: How one Dublin engineer <a href=\"https://irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/02/19/from-wrist-injury-to-walking-revolution-how-one-dublin-engineer-reinvented-the-dog-lead/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">reinvented the dog lead</a></p>","author_name":"The Irish Times "}