Pilita Clark: The Michael O’Leary-style outspoken CEO is an endangered species
Unvarnished views are preferable to the growing pile of pretentious AI tech industry guff
Meta
Make no mistake, US settlement is a win for Meta
With US deal agreed, there is little question of EU really dropping the hammer on Big Tech
Children are turning to AI for advice. We have terrifying examples of where this can lead
One child told us: ‘You guys are not doing anything to help the kids but you all still allow AI use in the school’
Ireland can’t be a dumping ground for data centres other countries don’t want
They have become a defining question everywhere – except Ireland. Why?
Plan to set 13 as EU-wide minimum age for social media access to be discussed
Fianna Fáil MEP calls on European Commission to take a stronger line against social network Meta following the conclusion of a US legal action
Vertiv’s Irish profits more than double as data centre equipment sales surge
Ohio-headquartered IT manufacturer has rapidly grown its Irish presence in recent years
How the finance sector redeemed itself and what tech can learn from it
From court settlements to increased calls for regulation, the sector has become the new black sheep
Investors shrug, but Meta’s $17bn payout comes with a reputational cost
Child protection case settlement removes offers certainty on what could have been a vastly larger liability
Gangs offering €260 online to film murders, conference told
Kennedy Summer School hears size of recent Meta legal settlement a reflection of vast social-media profits
Meta has settled its US case. What does it all mean?
Company denied wrongdoing but agreement could have a wider impact on its business
With news of Mark Zuckerberg’s Irish purchase, I became concerned I had ‘castle blindness’
Could the Norman knight who built Drimnagh Castle in 1240 have imagined it would one day sit near an Aldi?
AI companies are starting to sound desperate, and that’s not a good look
The big question is how long companies investing billions in the technology can wait for widespread adoption
Meta reaches $16.68bn settlement over social media harms to children
Case relating to alleged failures of child protection was getting under way in California
Shares edge higher as Nvidia results loom large
UK housebuilders lifted by British government plan to fund affordable housing
Australian teens returning to TikTok after ban, data shows
Rate for children aged 10 to 12 is higher now than before the ban
Will Ireland continue to take TikTok’s money after M9 crash? Too bloody true we will
We are living off the immoral earnings generated by deliberately addictive and toxic content aimed at children
‘There is a reckoning coming’: Landmark US case could see Meta forced to redesign their product
Potentially seismic lawsuit draws comparisons to 1990s pursuit of tobacco industry
With Meta’s ‘pervert glasses’, we really are going through the digital looking glass
Like a phone held aloft filming, the device places a layer between the wearer and the real world
Social media regulation is little more than a paper tiger
Platforms should be treated same way as traditional publishers and broadcasters are
‘We’re well used to seeing helicopters’: Knockanore awaits latest billionaire Zuckerberg
Locals expect Facebook founder to keep to himself in west Waterford
Mark Zuckerberg and Strancally Castle
Is the Meta chief executive familiar with the concept of working remotely?
What is Meta being accused of in the $200 billion civil trial?
Lawsuit against social media giant was filed jointly by 29 US state attorneys
The Irish Times view on social media regulation: accountability is long overdue
For two decades these companies operated with near-impunity, treated in law as neutral conduits
New campaign aims to ban smart glasses
Stop Smart Glasses is targeting the mass-market sale and promotion of the devices
M9 crash exposes limits of rules on social media giants when it comes to online harms
Deaths of five teenagers linked to popularity of high risk-taking for ‘likes’ and affirmation
Is your boss watching you? The next frontier of workplace surveillance
Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia and Meta are among companies interested in collecting data on how people feel at work
Original home of Mark Zuckerberg’s Irish castle is immortalised in verse as the site of gruesome deeds
‘Gasping shrieks’ of victims could be heard from the fortress that once stood on the land of Strancally Castle, Co Waterford
Mark Zuckerberg buys Strancally Castle in Co Waterford
Tech billionaire and wife acquire Strancally Castle in off-market transaction
Will the world trust Zuckerberg on personalised AI?
Meta’s Muse Glimmer offers consumers and business localised AI but can it overcome reputational scepticism
Ex-Meta staffer testifies daughter (14) was prey on Instagram
If Meta loses case it may face financial penalties of as much as €970m and court orders that could force changes in how it operates its platforms
TikTok offering redundancy agreements amid plans to cut about 300 jobs at Dublin office
Social media giant to offset job losses with creation of 320 new posts, but about 300 workers to go overall
US multinationals call for ‘clearly defined’ funding for energy grid improvements in Budget 2027
AmCham says Ministers should also reduce marginal income tax rates to ‘support talent attraction and retention’
US states accuse Meta of hiding research on teen social media addiction
Document said young users ‘are the best ones’ while another stated teenagers are ‘hooked’, landmark court case hears
Shares slide as surging oil prices and bond yields dent confidence
Tumbling chipmaker stocks sends Wall Street’s main indices near two-week lows
Meta faces US states in trial over social media’s alleged harm to young people
Outcome could have profound consequences for the company
Gardaí to receive pursuit training for the first time in aftermath of M9 crash
Members of the force are not trained to pursue vehicles
Dublin’s empty offices: White elephants and grey spaces in the ‘shadow market’
Multinationals are subletting vast amounts of unwanted space, but property firms forecast a shortage
Ireland’s tech workers are learning the hard way about the risks of our economic model
Jobs losses are accelerating with more AI-related cuts on the horizon. But there are things we can do
Women continue to bear the brunt of bad tech decisions
Meta’s smart glasses are just the latest example of technology being used in ways developers should have anticipated
Meta faces 29 states in US court in biggest test yet of youth social media litigation
Legal experts describe trial as ‘existential’, with Meta saying damages could reach $1.4 trillion
OpenAI’s head of ethics leaves start-up less than a year after joining
Chloé Bakalar’s departure is one of several high-profile exits at the group in recent weeks as safety concerns mount
Of course Hollywood is dying. It’s been dying for nearly 80 years
AI is cited as the latest threat to Hollywood’s survival, yet box office revenues are at record levels
Meta ordered to pay $567 million over harm to children’s wellbeing
Judge orders Meta to add teen-use limits and youth-safety changes for five year
Apple’s $5tn moment shows investors are questioning the AI race
The irony is that investors seeking shelter from expensive AI bets have turned to another expensive stock
European shares rise as earnings offset Middle East worries
Indices advance despite escalating tensions in the region and uncertainty over US interest rates
Meta shares tumble as Mark Zuckerberg tries to sell his vision for AI ‘agents’
Social media chief defends strategy based on personalised bots as costs rise and revenue projections disappoint
Lorcan Murphy: Why covert filming can be a gateway to more serious offending
In the News podcast: Lorcan Murphy used a spy pen to secretly film women; new smart glasses make covert filming even easier
Computing giants ‘pivoting away’ from ‘constrained’ Dublin as data centre hub
Market here being ‘reshaped by power availability, grid access and political sensitivities’
Lorcan Murphy’s use of ‘spy pen’ to record women in Dublin part of ‘path to future crime’
The Dubliner was jailed this month for murdering US nurse Mackenzie Michalski in Hungary
Hundreds of Irish writers set to share millions of euro after €1.31bn Anthropic settlement
Artificial intelligence giant settles copyright infringement case
Hell is empty and all the devils are in my social media feed
Most people I encounter are not bigots, or psychopaths. But as soon as I open a social media app, I’m faced with a terrible and lurid array of aggravating things
Google burns through $6bn in cash as AI spending climbs again
Search giant says it will commit up to $205bn to AI investments in 2026
The market is learning that the magnificent seven are no longer one
Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla are now behaving like separate companies
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