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Tech

This week

8th March 2026 - 14th March 2026

Explainer

Artificial Intelligence at war: How the US and Israel is using AI in its bombing of Iran

The United States has confirmed that it is using artificial intelligence in its bombardment of Iran but it is not a new venture for the American military.

Niall O'Connor

12 Mar

5.1k

FactCheck

Debunked: A graph about bisexual women shared with false claims it is about transgender kids

10 Mar

5.3k

Internet Diaries

The internet really wanted me to see Alysa Liu - but all I got was weird sexualised content

Stephen McDermott

8 Mar

17.3k

36

Last week

1st March 2026 - 14th March 2026

Sponsored

Great Irish Bark Off: Meet your Pup of the Month

FactCheck

Debunked: Fake footage used to push agendas as the US and Israel go to war with Iran

5 Mar

18.7k

Last month

February 2026

ai committee

Ireland's DPC has pushed back against a TD's allegation that it is 'too close to big tech'

24 Feb

4.5k

6

Phishing

Irish consumers warned devices such as dodgy boxes may have been compromised in cyberattack

9 Feb

34.6k

45

INTERNET LOVERS

'Unprecedented surge' in data usage in Ireland since 2019, report finds

5 Feb

5.4k

18

grok

Social media firms criticise X for snubbing Oireachtas Committee on online safety

Committee chair Alan Kelly said it was “deeply worrying” and “pretty disrespectful” that X did not attend the committee.

Updated 4 Feb

9.6k

56

Sponsored

This Government-backed low-cost loan can help you save on your energy bills for years – here’s how

Investigation

Musk calls Paris prosecutors raid of X office in France a 'political attack'

Updated 3 Feb

18.9k

76

January

January 2026

FactCheck

Debunked: No, the EU didn’t fine X €45 million for making users ‘think Donald Duck was a real person'

30 Jan

3.3k

FactCheck

Debunked: Anti-immigration campaigner posts AI image of men in boat during Dublin flooding

29 Jan

18.8k

California

Social media giants face trial over claims platforms are designed to addict children

26 Jan

6.3k

24

voices

Motoring: The fears around EV battery don't actually stack up AND there's a big change coming

Paddy Comyn

24 Jan

16.3k

69

Online Safety

Tánaiste says Cabinet proposals ready in weeks to deal with AI non-consensual sexual images

22 Jan

2.1k

11

X appeal

X granted permission to bring Court of Appeal case against Ireland's Online Safety Code

20 Jan

4.6k

World Economic Forum

Taoiseach to travel to high-stakes Davos summit as world leaders brace for Trump tariff showdown

Updated 20 Jan

10.3k

63

Technology

A new phenomenon: Irish psychotherapist treating men for 'AI porn addiction'

18 Jan

16.9k

67

FactCheck

Factfind: Who, if anyone, can be held legally responsible for abuse images on Grok and X?

While the harms of abusive images are clear, the law is far murkier.

17 Jan

5.5k

Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk's X to block Grok from 'undressing' people as AI minister to meet representatives

Questions have been raised about how effective the measure will be.

Updated 15 Jan

19.1k

FactCheck

Debunked: Fake images of Sinn Féin members at a demonstration are AI-generated

13 Jan

11.7k

FactCheck

Debunked: Old and fake footage claimed to show the US seizing Maduro and the raid's aftermath

6 Jan

8.8k

Nudification

How is Grok creating sexualised images of women, and what should you do if you're affected?

6 Jan

13.0k

Last year

2025

Online Safety

France eyes Australia-style ban on social media for under-15s next year

31 Dec 2025

6.3k

50

in memoriam

In memoriam: Remembering the famous faces from around the world we lost in 2025

30 Dec 2025

27.6k

16

Artificial Intelligence

Opinion: Any shifts in employment patterns as a result of AI, government must be ready to respond

Malcolm Byrne

16 Dec 2025

3.2k

FactCheck

Conspiracies, false identities, and AI feature in misinformation shared after Sydney shooting

15 Dec 2025

13.1k

FactCheck

Debunked: Claims ‘15-minute cities’ are a totalitarian scheme resurface after Hong Kong fire

2 Dec 2025

6.2k

x marks the spot

X now shows where individual users are posting from: What does it tell us about Irish accounts?

26 Nov 2025

11.7k

FactCheck

Debunked: Fake video of children learning Islamic prayer in school shared millions of times

14 Nov 2025

13.0k

FactCheck

Debunked: A real explosion in Kerry was followed by fake footage that claimed to show it happening

13 Nov 2025

5.3k

FactCheck

FactCheck: Does Ireland produce less energy from wind now than it did 20 years ago?

10 Nov 2025

9.0k

under the sea

Amazon to build transatlantic subsea cables connecting Cork to Maryland

4 Nov 2025

18.1k

44

23m

FactCheck

Convincing AI-generated videos and images are flooding social media ahead of the election

22 Oct 2025

13.9k

a star is coded

Opinion: Hollywood agencies want to represent the first AI 'actress'. Film audiences must push back

Niamh O'Reilly

4 Oct 2025

6.4k

11

6 january

YouTube to pay Trump $22m settlement for suspending his account

30 Sep 2025

8.2k

Religion

Opinion: Christianity is having a resurgence on social media - but what's driving it?

Andrea Horan

23 Sep 2025

8.9k

22m

financial services union

Union takes its fight against Bank of Ireland's return-to-office policy to the WRC

20 Aug 2025

25.5k

66

Dundrum

Dubliners concerned new drone deliveries will disrupt funerals

Updated 20 Aug 2025

21.4k

56

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