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Tech

Internet Diaries
The 'banned' Armie Hammer film promoted by Musk that turns anti-immigrant violence into culture
Our FactCheck editor details the internet trends seen by a thirtysomething-year-old man.
Stephen McDermott
14 hrs ago
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4th July 2026
The Morning Lead
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Eimer McAuley
4 Jul
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28th June 2026 - 4th July 2026
High Court
Musk's X accuses Ireland's media watchdog of reputational damage
2 Jul
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tech industry
TikTok's Irish staff braced for hundreds of layoffs as company announces restructuring
Management have informed some staff that their role may be at risk.
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Updated 1 Jul
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WhatsApp
You soon won't need to give someone your phone number to chat on WhatsApp
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Internet Diaries
My conspiracy theory about Biscoff showed me how low-stakes paranoia can make life feel better
Stephen McDermott
28 Jun
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high alert
More than 26 million suspected scam calls were blocked by one network provider last year
25 Jun
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Social Media
Instagram and Facebook down for thousands, as major outage reported
23 Jun
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Internet Diaries
'Cheater buster' sites: The latest scam that offers to expose your partner's secrets for a fee
Stephen McDermott
21 Jun
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FactCheck
The head of US intelligence has been pushing misinformation about Ukrainian 'biolabs'. What are they?
20 Jun
10.6k
social media ban
Sinn Féin says under-16 ban may drive teens to 'darker, unregulated, corners of the internet'
20 Jun
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28
Getting offline
Maybe we should be giving children more options than 'bad' or 'really bad' online lives?
Steve Dempsey
19 Jun
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11
UK
Britain will ban social media for under-16s by early next year
Updated 15 Jun
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75
The Daily Poll
Should trillionaires exist?
14 Jun
19.2k
102
busy hands
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Steve Dempsey
12 Jun
10.8k
46
The Car Clinic
Want some advice from our motoring expert? He's taking your questions
12 Jun
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Investing
OpenAI is going public. Should you buy shares?
11 Jun
6.0k
10
The Social Reckoning
'Companion' film to The Social Network sees Jeremy Strong portray Mark Zuckerberg
10 Jun
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High Court
Elon Musk and X open High Court action against Irish media watchdog
9 Jun
13.5k
Green Light
Permission granted for €1bn data centre campus in Westmeath despite local opposition
8 Jun
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Internet Diaries
A fake Leinster rugby video revealed how YouTube is becoming a wasteland where crappiness pays
Our FactCheck editor details the internet trends seen by a thirtysomething-year-old man.
Stephen McDermott
7 Jun
19.3k
The Morning Lead
Can consumers really opt out of supermarket loyalty schemes when some price differences are so big?
Civil liberties campaigners say consumers have a right to consent to their data being collected – but when opting out means paying more, do we really have a choice?
7 Jun
24.7k
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International Space Station
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5 Jun
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systems down
HSE computer systems back up and running after cyber attack on third party that stores data
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Great
Elon Musk could soon become the world's first trillionaire, as SpaceX to debut on stock market
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May
May 2026
Internet Diaries
How do we understand a world where the White House shitposts about Harambe on his anniversary?
Our FactCheck editor details the internet trends seen by a thirtysomething-year-old man.
Stephen McDermott
31 May
22.4k
Family Business
Succession plans: Life imitates art as Rupert Murdoch's son targets Vox Media
Steve Dempsey
29 May
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8
long commute
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The lunar outpost could see people living and working on the moon within six years.
27 May
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FactCheck
FactCheck: Are there stricter limits on genetically modified foods for animals than for humans?
25 May
3.3k
FactCheck
The EU is bringing in Digital IDs for citizens – but what are they, and how will it affect you?
The app should allow users to verify their age without giving their date of birth.
24 May
30.5k
Test Flight
SpaceX rocket explodes in the Indian Ocean after splashdown
Updated 23 May
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51
Road Safety
Motoring: Should we trust self-driving cars?
Paddy Comyn
23 May
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FactCheck
Amid outbreaks, an age-old theory is being resurrected online: viruses don’t exist
22 May
11.4k
TROUBLESOME TECH
Only one supermarket chain makes 'best reputation' top ten, X and Meta are rock bottom
21 May
18.4k
FactCheck
Debunked: There is no government scheme offering free cheese to recipients of a hantavirus vaccine
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4.1k
modern dating
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Internet Diaries
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FactCheck
'Covid 2.0': Pandemic-era conspiracies return after the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship
Did the Covid vaccine cause hantavirus? No. But that hasn’t stopped people saying so.
Shane Raymond
8 May
12.7k
FactCheck
Debunked: Ivermectin is not a proven cure for cancer, despite claims by famous figures in the US
7 May
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April
April 2026
FactCheck
A bizarre 'time travel' theory is among the conspiracies spreading about the DC shooter
27 Apr
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