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Tech

'Unprecedented surge' in data usage in Ireland since 2019, report finds
Yesterday
4th February 2026
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.
This week
1st February 2026 - 5th February 2026
Musk calls Paris prosecutors raid of X office in France a 'political attack'
Last week
25th January 2026 - 31st January 2026
Debunked: No, the EU didn’t fine X €45 million for making users ‘think Donald Duck was a real person'
Debunked: Anti-immigration campaigner posts AI image of men in boat during Dublin flooding
Social media giants face trial over claims platforms are designed to addict children
Last month
January 2026
Motoring: The fears around EV battery don't actually stack up AND there's a big change coming
Paddy Comyn
Tánaiste says Cabinet proposals ready in weeks to deal with AI non-consensual sexual images
X granted permission to bring Court of Appeal case against Ireland's Online Safety Code
Taoiseach to travel to high-stakes Davos summit as world leaders brace for Trump tariff showdown
A new phenomenon: Irish psychotherapist treating men for 'AI porn addiction'
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.
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.
Debunked: Fake images of Sinn Féin members at a demonstration are AI-generated
Debunked: Old and fake footage claimed to show the US seizing Maduro and the raid's aftermath
How is Grok creating sexualised images of women, and what should you do if you're affected?
Last year
2025
France eyes Australia-style ban on social media for under-15s next year
In memoriam: Remembering the famous faces from around the world we lost in 2025
Opinion: Any shifts in employment patterns as a result of AI, government must be ready to respond
Malcolm Byrne
Conspiracies, false identities, and AI feature in misinformation shared after Sydney shooting
Debunked: Claims ‘15-minute cities’ are a totalitarian scheme resurface after Hong Kong fire
X now shows where individual users are posting from: What does it tell us about Irish accounts?
Debunked: Fake video of children learning Islamic prayer in school shared millions of times
Debunked: A real explosion in Kerry was followed by fake footage that claimed to show it happening
FactCheck: Does Ireland produce less energy from wind now than it did 20 years ago?
Amazon to build transatlantic subsea cables connecting Cork to Maryland
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How did one glitch break half the internet?
23m
Convincing AI-generated videos and images are flooding social media ahead of the election
Opinion: Hollywood agencies want to represent the first AI 'actress'. Film audiences must push back
Niamh O'Reilly
YouTube to pay Trump $22m settlement for suspending his account
Opinion: Christianity is having a resurgence on social media - but what's driving it?
Andrea Horan
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Will ChatGPT's new parental controls actually work?
22m
Union takes its fight against Bank of Ireland's return-to-office policy to the WRC
Dubliners concerned new drone deliveries will disrupt funerals
M&S offers discount to Irish shoppers as online orders remain unavailable after April cyberattack
Debunked: Viral video of Trump berating the Irish government over immigration is fabricated
Has Irish dancing's global success really helped the scene back at home?
OpenAI releases new ChatGPT version with 'PhD level' expertise, but it can't spell 'blueberry'
Q&A: What we know (and don't know) about the EU-US tariff deal
Project launched to test new tech that sends text messages as they are typed