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Last week
10th March 2024 - 16th March 2024
US lawmakers pass bill to ban TikTok nationwide if Chinese owners don't sell the app
Reddit aims to raise over $500 million in stock market debut
Arrested, disgraced, injured: Cryptocurrency scams promote hoax stories about Irish celebrities
Have you seen spam ads appear on your social feeds?
One scam recently came about after a hacking of an Indian politician's Meta account.
The Journal understands the account was compromised by hackers who launched more than 50 ad campaigns.
Celebrity scam ads appear on Facebook and X.com after less than a minute of scrolling through main feeds.
This month
March 2024
Former Twitter executives sue Elon Musk for almost $130 million in unpaid severance
Elon Musk sues OpenAI for 'betraying' company's founding mission for profit
Booking.com denies security breach after phishing scam attempt made on its website
Drone food delivery firm says it plans to address noise complaints as it starts D15 deliveries
Last month
February 2024
Debunked: Audio of Gordon Ramsay praising Irish protestors is fabricated, likely by AI
Debunked: Image of mountainous hay bales before Eiffel Tower is not a real photograph
EU Commission warns Ireland must tackle online terrorist content
This year
2024
Debunked: Video does not show a diesel-powered generator recharging an electric Bus Éireann vehicle
Adrian Dunbar and Andrew Scott call out audience members using devices during theatre shows
Microsoft adds dedicated AI assistant button to Windows PC keyboards
Last year
2023
Debunked: No evidence of Graham Linehan’s claims about crowdfunding and ‘top surgery’
Poll: Do you play video games?
Operators of UK nuclear plant denies reports its IT networks have been attacked by cyber groups
Irish consumers paying more than UK shoppers for some products this Christmas
Here's what happened today: Saturday
Sam Altman to return as CEO of OpenAI less than a week after being sacked
Elon Musk's X sues media non-profit over portrayal of site as full of antisemitism
Former OpenAI boss Sam Altman to join Microsoft following shock sacking
Advertisers drop X after Elon Musk backs antisemitic post
IBM pulls ads from X after report says they appeared next to antisemitic posts
EU opens probes into YouTube and TikTok over child protection measures on platforms
EU to ban Meta from using personal data to target ads
AI 'one of the biggest threats' to humanity, warns Elon Musk
Cuffe flags weight-based tax for cars as potential measure to curb spike in sales of SUVs
Paddy Cosgrave resigns as Web Summit CEO amid controversy over Israel comments
EU opens disinformation probes into Meta and TikTok over spread of Israel-Hamas content
How X, formerly Twitter, is platforming a deluge of misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war
FTX Trial: Founder's top exec testifies against him in crypto-fraud trial
'Astonishing and admirably raw': International reviews praise U2's opening nights in Las Vegas
TikTok dismantles operation that targeted Irish users with 'divisive views' on nationalism
Apple to update iPhone 12 in France over radiation concerns from regulators
TikTok fined €345 million by Ireland's data watchdog over processing of children’s data
Glitch in DCU email list allows students to view sensitive information of other students
The European Union's tough new laws on social media content have officially come into force
People Before Profit propose scrapping TV licence and funding RTÉ through a new 'Big Tech Tax'
X's subscription service, formerly Twitter Blue, now allows users to hide their blue ticks
San Francisco warns Musk he needs permit for giant, flashing X sign