Cubic3 Cuts Dublin Jobs, Google Bows to EU on Spam Rules, and Irish Actors Battle AI Voice Cloning

Around 160 staff at Irish unicorn Cubic3 learned their jobs are at risk, with management proposing to cut 52 Dublin-based roles out of 70 globally. The Cork-founded automotive software firm — valued at over $1 billion after its €473 million SoftBank deal in 2024 — cited competitive pricing pressures and increasing use of AI as contributing factors. The redundancies would be compulsory, with notices...