How to stop your posts, photographs and other data from being sucked into AI machines
There are ways to ensure your data is not used by social media and search platforms to train their artificial intelligence models
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Taoiseach tells Apple chief Ireland will cut ‘regulatory burden’ facing businesses
iPhone maker, which has European HQ in Cork, previously warned of ‘aggressive competition’ from countries trying to lure multinationals
Blackpilled: Incels, Media and Masculinity by Meadhbh Park and The New Age of Sexism How the AI Revolution is Reinventing Misogyny by Laura Bates
Two deeply researched, brave and fascinating new books explore how AI-powered tools are remaking old sexist channels for the exploitation and abuse of women - and what could be done about it
Can AI agents replace office workers? We put them to the test with some routine tasks
Apps from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and more were asked to write emails, book travel and summarise the news. Here’s how they fared
Zuckerberg saying AI will cure loneliness is like big tobacco suggesting cigarettes can treat cancer
It’s a solution that can only lead to a deeper emptiness and to a lonelier, less human world
Zuckerberg takes pop at Apple during Stripe Sessions talk
In discussion with Stripe cofounder John Collison, Facebook founder addresses AI potential and failure of digital currency Libra
Tech earnings defy expectations but the future is uncertain
Tech bosses’ public display of loyalty to Trump should have earned them more than being cannon fodder
‘Tariffs’ is about to become the excuse for absolutely everything we don’t like
My vote for the next pet peeve to be thrown into the semantic black hole of ‘tariff’ would be the hidden fees we pay on everything in the app economy
Playing ‘whack-a-mole’ with Meta over my fraudulent avatars
How is it possible that a company with such huge resources, including artificial intelligence tools, cannot deal with this?
‘The threat of the US kneecapping itself is real’: tech insiders voice fears over global AI race
Tariffs and threat of new duties on chips and computing infrastructure could frustrate American ambitions
Microsoft and Meta both beat Wall St expectations on earnings
Anlayst focus is on company’s performance in artificial intelligence and how they care coping with tariff-related volatility
Facebook content moderators cannot sue for psychological injuries in Ireland, court rules
Moderators were employed by companies in Germany and Spain to which Facebook/Meta outsourced content moderation work
Meta introducing service to protect public figures from fake ads
Tech giant will use facial recognition technology to help detect and prevent scam ads on Facebook and Instagram
Credit union movement named most reputable organisation in Ireland
Meta, X (formerly Twitter), RTÉ, FAI and Uisce Éireann were the organisations with worst reputations
Irish universities take millions of euro from big business. Are they too close for comfort?
Many higher education institutions now rely on industry-sponsored professorships, research centres and scholarships to plug State funding gaps
Trump tariffs could hit profits at Irish banks
Liquidators unable to find Xerotech buyer; Fine Gael TDs back tourist tax; Meta office value slumps; and a €525m planning bill
Can AI make my life easier? I spent a week living and working with chatbots to find out
Artificial intelligence isn’t going to take over our lives just yet, but it can make certain jobs quick and easy
Alphabet’s sales beat estimates on Google search ad business
AI changes to search decimate traffic to independent websites
Careless People: The controversial book is shocking and reveals Facebook is far worse than we could have suspected
Sarah Wynn-Williams’ shocking Meta exposure is a scream-fest for anyone who cares about democracy
Mark Zuckerberg haunted by old emails in high-stakes US trial
Meta founder’s antitrust defence rests on showing that TikTok is rapidly expanding in his main market
The Irish Times view on the fines on Apple and Meta: Big tech must play by the rules
The major players are making big profits in Europe and should not escape proper regulation here
Instagram’s co-founder testifies Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg withheld resources
Kevin Systrom backs US Federal Trade Commission’s case in monopoly trial
EU fines Apple and Meta combined €700m
Sanctions come on foot of investigations into suspected breaches of EU Digital Markets Act
There is no way that big tech can avoid being pulled into the transatlantic trade war
Despite Ireland’s best efforts, the digital tech companies will be pulled into the conflict - this will threaten jobs and could have implications for the way we all use the internet
Google ‘wilfully’ monopolised online advertising market, US judge rules
Decision by federal court heightens the risks that Silicon Valley behemoth will need to sell assets
Irish authors seek to stop Big Tech ‘scraping’ their work for AI amid copyright breach claims
Irish Writers Union plans to take legal action if companies including Meta continue to use their work without agreement
What if Mark Zuckerberg had not bought Instagram and WhatsApp?
The big ticket deals were derided at the time, but the apps are now two of the most important parts of Meta’s business
Meta’s Zuckerberg says TikTok is a major competitive threat
US Federal Trade Commission looking to unwind Facebook’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp in 2012 and 2014
Zuckerberg considered spinning off Instagram in 2018
Emails show Meta chief’s frustration that Instagram was benefiting from Facebook, but not returning enough back to the company
Meta’s Zuckerberg admits he bought Instagram because its camera was ‘better’
Admission appears to bolster allegations by US antitrust enforcers that Meta used a ‘buy or bury’ strategy to snap up potential rivals
Zuckerberg says Meta has more competitors than FTC claims
US government is arguing that Instagram acquisition should be unwound
Meta warned Government of ‘unsustainable’ operating environment for tech companies in EU
Senior executive Joel Kaplan called for ‘urgent action’ by Ireland to ‘address the challenges we face collectively’
Irish writers take legal action against social media giant Meta over unauthorised reproduction of literary work in AI
Legal case seeks immediate injunction to stop ‘ongoing AI artistic larceny’
Meta to begin using public Facebook, Instagram data to train AI in Europe
Company paused plans last year after a request from Data Protection Commissioner
European Union faces balancing act on Big Tech taxes
Commission president has floated idea in response to Trump tariffs
Ireland will ‘resist’ EU trade tax on US tech firms, says Taoiseach
Martin cites damage to ‘significant sector’ in Republic if union should impose levies as retaliation
What is Meta AI and why is it in my WhatsApp?
It’s been in the US since 2023 but what Irish users are getting is not quite the same
Meta whistleblower to say company helped China in AI race
Meta says claims ‘riddled with false claims’
Emer McLysaght: Fighting Big Tech, Big Landlord and Big Pharma seems insurmountable
I do care about Complete Aisling books being used by Meta to train its AI systems. I just feel helpless to do anything about it
‘It’s time to move on’: Unease is growing among my friends in the tech sector
A new tell-all memoir by a former Facebook executive is selling fast, but it fails to recognise the full nature of corporate behemoths that prize growth above all else.
Magnificent seven stocks are cheaper, but are they cheap enough?
Might the worst be over for Big Tech?
Debate: Should Ireland build more data centres?
Providing IT infrastructure for the likes of Amazon and Meta is key for our economy, but environmental costs worry opponents
Irish victims of WhatsApp fraud lost an average of €1,200 last year
We ranked as the second worst affected country for fraudsters targeting people through the messaging app, Revolut says
The WhatsAppification of work has ruined my work-life balance
A dividing line between work and social life has been breached
Facebook exposé Careless People is a gruesome update to The Social Network
Sharks, wasps and billionaires combine to make this memoir by Sarah Wynn-Williams the blueprint for a much-needed sequel to The Social Network
The Siren’s Call and Owned: Commodifying attention and journalistic guns for hire
Two books ask important questions about how our attention is manipulated and monetised
Honest influencers: I have ‘never made any money, ever’ from online content
Some high-profile influencers rarely label sponsored content as required by advertising rules, according to their peers
Google, Apple face further EU crackdown on Big Tech
Commission risks wrath of Trump with new push to open up platforms
Meta AI to launch in Europe
Users will have access to intelligent chat features in WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Messenger
Investors seeking refuge from the not-so-magnificent seven
An alternative for investors seeking greater global diversification is the MSCI World Equal-Weighted index
How to spot a low performer at work
It’s a lot harder than it should be despite decades of corporate effort
Burke family pays Facebook to promote its video of their Washington DC protest
Family member Josiah Burke has spent more than €45,000 since April 2019 promoting family campaigns on Facebook, data shows
Facebook whistleblower finds mischievous party animal Enda Kenny ‘almost charming’
Plus: James Dyson could be in for a land in Waterford; the Irish master of plaster; and the NCH’s bonus buyout
Meta wins emergency ruling to temporarily stop promotion of tell-all book
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties condemned the company for seeking, and securing, the emergency order
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