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# busterbox

Warner Bros company hit out at Dublin start-up 'like a ton of bricks' over Scooby brand name

ScoobyBox has had to change its brand name to BusterBox after trademark issues with a Warner Bros company.

25.0k

Feb 24th 2018, 7:45 AM

# funding boost

The new project helping parents develop their kids' emotional resilience

Education Desty, a software development start-up is rolling out mentors in schools to get children to use its programme.

15.7k

Feb 22nd 2018, 6:15 AM

# special gift

This start-up prints 3D hands for disabled kids so they can feel like superheroes

“The hands can have a magical ability to make a kid feel good about his or her special hand or arm, and give them some confidence.”

13.5k

Aug 16th 2015, 6:10 PM

# rapchat

How a 22 year old turned a crazy idea into a company seeking $2 million

He realised the enormous potential that social media held in the area of freestyle rap.

35.3k

Jun 1st 2015, 8:00 PM

# start-up

Bored of seeing the same old thing when you start up a browser? Change it

If you want to make it a little more useful the next time you start up your browser.

13.8k

May 4th 2015, 9:15 AM

# Snapcash

Snapchat turned down a $3bn offer from Facebook. Good call: it's now worth $19bn

All those snaps are adding up.

13.1k

Feb 18th 2015, 1:40 PM

# spinning around

These maps show Ireland's third level spin-off companies - but what do they tell us?

The country’s spin outs all in one place – but what do they need to survive?

11.0k

Sep 27th 2014, 10:00 AM

# Back To School

The Big Idea: The Dublin education company building a global audience of 1 million students

Examtime is just 18 months old, but already is making waves in the education world by putting students first.

10.6k

Sep 11th 2014, 8:49 PM

# disaster zones

This Galway husband and wife team found a new purpose for drones - saving lives

Disaster Tech Lab uses drone mounted sensors to search for survivors using WiFi signals.

19.7k

Sep 1st 2014, 5:34 PM

# no more blow-outs

A flip-flop company crowdfunded $10,000 in ONE hour

Willi Footwear wants to make sure your thongs never break on you again.

22.9k

Jul 25th 2014, 5:25 PM

# disrupt

10 pieces of insufferable tech jargon we must destroy

Stop disrupting us with your gamification-based start up.

28.4k

Jan 24th 2014, 1:20 PM

# Web Summit

Create-your-own-video-ad company wins start-up award

Viddyad praised for originality and potential by judges at ESB Spark of Genius award during Web Summit.

8.3k

Oct 30th 2013, 5:45 PM

# Week in Web

Weird Wide Web: Self-driving cars, printed weapons and is the NSA watching you?

All of your essential tech and social media news for the week in one byte-sized portion.

6.0k

Oct 27th 2013, 11:00 AM

Voices

Column: Childcare is the main obstacle for women getting into business

If we want more women to become entrepreneurs and help rebuild the economy, then a national childcare scheme is needed, says Sarah Nic Lochlainn.

150

Feb 20th 2013, 7:00 AM

# Abarta

Archaeologist brings Ireland's heritage to life in new audio guide

Irish archaeologist Neil Jackman says wanted to “create something positive” when he found himself unemployed – and so he rounded up a talented team to bring Ireland’s history to life.

5.6k

Jul 15th 2012, 6:00 PM

# Start Ups

Ten 'stand out' start-ups selected for business support programme

Each of the ten teams selected will be provided with mentoring from world-class industry experts and €15,000 seed funding.

4.9k

Apr 16th 2012, 6:34 PM

# Next Big Thing

So, what exactly is Pinterest? (And why is everyone paying attention to it?)

Pinterest is the next big social network apparently – but what exactly is it? Here’s our handy cut-out-and-keep guide.

11.7k

Jan 15th 2012, 5:00 PM

# RIP

22-year-old founder of social networking site found dead

Ilya Zhitomirskiy set up Diaspora with three other New York University students in 2010 as an ‘anti-Facebook’.

10.7k

Nov 15th 2011, 4:42 PM