Meta contractor Covalen accused of rushing lay-offs to avoid redundancy payments
Staff at CPL subsidiary told last week that more than a third of jobs at Sandyford headquarters were to go
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TikTok is not addictive, social media giant tells politicians
Oireachtas committee told age verification system at app store level would ‘shift responsibility’ from social media companies
Children’s Rights Alliance calls on Meta to engage with media watchdog investigation
Coimisiún na Meán to investigate if Meta platforms Instagram and Facebook breached provisions of Digital Services Act
Instagram and Facebook are being investigated over content recommender systems
Coimisiún na Meán to ascertain if Meta platforms failed to provide information and transparent options to customers
Deepfake Simon Harris is only the start of the Government’s AI problem
Artificial intelligence will bring significant changes in the world of work, and soon present very considerable political challenges
Google and Meta reveal uneven investor patience for AI
Alphabet’s shares rose sharply, while Meta’s lost almost a tenth of their value following release of financial results this week
Tech sector job losses - this time it is different
Despite booming profits the threat is twofold, as AI is soaking up money and making people redundant
Google outpaces rivals as Big Tech’s AI spending plans rise to $725bn
Meta stock drops on capex increase while Alphabet’s cloud business grows faster than rivals Amazon and Microsoft
Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 review: More than a fun toy
Meta’s latest smart glasses come with good video quality and improved audio, along with better battery life
EU criticises Meta over failure to protect children on social media
Platform could be fined as debate intensifies over banning minors from sites like Instagram and Facebook
Meta contractor Covalen plans to make 700 workers redundant at Dublin operation
Announcement by company follows recent round of more than 300 redundancies at firm
China blocks Meta’s $2bn purchase of AI group Manus
Regulators had reviewed whether deal violated Beijing’s investment rules
AI in the workplace: ‘AI is probably an easy scapegoat, almost a victimless crime’
Employers need to engage more with their staff when deploying AI, says the chair of the UK’s Institute for the Future of Work
AI boom threatens to cause ‘significant upheaval’ for Irish tech jobs
Micheál Martin’s comments come as Meta cuts 10% of global staff, about 8,000 workers
Latest Meta job cuts come on top of 40% reduction in staff at Irish operations since 2022
Meta’s headcount in Ireland has reduced from a post-Covid peak of around 3,000 employees to 1,800 people across multiple sites
Meta to start capturing employee mouse movements, keystrokes for AI training data
Facebook owner adding tracking software in US
Apple chief executive Tim Cook to step down from role
Cook to remain with company as new executive chair with John Ternus taking on chief role from September
Facebook, Google ‘profited from adverts for illegal medicines’, report claims
Reset Tech has collected more than 352,000 ads promoting so-called clickbait cures on Facebook and Google
Dana settles defamation action against The Irish Times
Scallon brought defamation actions against news organisations over reporting of a trial involving her brother
Meta builds AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to interact with staff
Mark Zuckerberg is training and testing his own character as part of wider push to develop ‘personal superintelligence’
Instagram rolls out new teen protections to Irish users
Restrictions had been introduced for UK and US users in October last year
Artificial intelligence report should be wake-up call for Coalition
AI is coming for Ireland’s workforce and that will have huge implications for the country’s future
Magnificent seven no more as Big Tech stocks hit bear market territory
As investors rotate away from high-flying tech, the era of effortless outperformance seems to be over
What to do when the ‘public good’ of information goes bad
The creation and dissemination of reliable news is at an economic disadvantage
Addictive by design: this is the verdict every parent has been waiting for
The real win from this case will be if tech firms are forced to change the way their products are designed
European shares fall as mixed signals on Middle East cloud outlook
Markets still without clarity on how long war will last
Irish law ‘blocking’ actions on behalf of children over ‘addictive’ social media apps
State is in breach of EU law, Irish Council for Civil Liberties claims
Q&A: It’s been a bad week for social media. What happens now?
A US jury has found Meta and YouTube liable for harm caused by the design of their products
Meta and Google case: Is this social media’s ‘big tobacco’ moment?
A landmark trial found Instagram and YouTube are dangerously addictive. The verdict could reshape social media – and the internet itself
Can Amazon prove there are second chances in big tech?
Amazon reportedly is planning a new phone more than a decade after it’s last attempt fizzled
Meta and YouTube found liable in US social media addiction trial
Los Angeles jury awards plaintiffs $3m in damages following first case of its kind to go to court
Meta ordered to pay $375m after being found liable in child exploitation and safety case
Verdict comes from first bench trial to find social media giant liable for acts committed on its platforms
Banning social media won’t work. Here is a smarter way to deal with the problem
It’s naive to think a blanket ban on social media will make the problem go away
Meta ‘planning sweeping lay-offs’ as AI costs mount
Facebook and Instagram parent has reportedly offered huge pay packages to attract top AI staff
AI’s war on reality: what now when you can’t even trust your own eyes?
Proponents of AI assured us that systems for flagging AI content are as smart as AI itself. Except that isn’t always true
‘No clear answer’: Aer Lingus and Facebook struggle to support sick and grieving readers
Aer Lingus says it ‘sincerely apologises’ for delay to reader’s request for letter following serious illness diagnosis
US tactics against Meta open new front in corporate tax fight
IRS questions how Meta’s Irish tax arrangements are structured
Radio review: Oliver Callan has a solution to the longer airtime problem: doom radio
The Radio 1 host pads out his show in counterintuitive style
Tech is overwhelming. Are AI agents the answer?
Try sorting out an inbox full of thousands of marketing emails without AI
Meta agrees multibillion-dollar chip deal with AMD
Shares in US chipmaker surge as deal paves way for social media giant to take a stake in the group
From matters of war to the search for alien life: a week in the life of Donald Trump
Inside Politics: Former prince Andrew’s arrest, Ireland’s EU presidency plans and U-turn on SNAs dominate news too
Meta cuts staff stock awards for a second straight year
Most employees will receive 5% less in equity rewards after bigger cuts a year before
No legislation being prepared to ban social media access for under-16s, says Government
Coalition plans to consult EU and ‘like-minded countries’ to promote Europe-wide measures that could keep children off social media
Zuckerberg defends Meta in landmark social media trial over teen mental health
Meta CEO claims Meta has improved identifying underage users
Irish tech in Russian drones; the infinite scroll; and crypto for cars
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How Ireland’s regulators are taking action against Big Tech
Data Protection Commission has imposed billions in fines in recent years, but has collected only a fraction so far
Meta urges Ireland to block planned EU law targeting addictive social media features
The tech giant included the proposal in a submission to the Government on Ireland’s upcoming EU presidency
Tenancies board posts portrayed landlords as ‘unscrupulous’, claims representative group
Complaint not taken seriously by State agency, says Irish Property Owners Association
Meta and WhatsApp given leave to seek judicial review of €12.9m levy by Irish media watchdog
Companies claim they were given ‘invoices’ instead of the ‘appropriate notices’ by Coimisiún na Meán
Walmart joins $1tn club, trading like a tech stock
Discount retailer trades on multiples that are higher than Apple, Google parent Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia and Meta
Can social media ruin your child’s life? A jury is set to decide
The first in a series of legal cases to allege that Instagram, YouTube and other platforms are dangerously addictive is on trial
Big tech is profiting from deepfake videos of celebrities selling face cream and Bitcoin
Almost all of Meta’s revenue comes from ad sales, while ads still make up about three-quarters of Google's revenue
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