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Nearly two-thirds of parents have rules about how long or when their children are allowed to go online. Photograph: iStock Majority more conscious of privacy online in last year, survey finds
  • Sarah Burns
  • 21:33

Two-thirds of parents check children’s online behaviour, ComReg research reveals

(Logo from Parler displayed on a smartphone and computer. Photograph: Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Apple, Amazon suspend Parler social network from App Store, web hosting service
  • 11:37

Parler favoured by many supporters of US president Donald Trump

  • Apple, Amazon suspend Parler social network
Google suspends Parler social networking app from Play Store  Parler displayed on a smartphone. Photograph: Olivier Douliery/AFP Getty Images
  • 07:54

Apple gives 24-hour warning to app favoured by supporters of Donald Trump

Irish scientists discover how rare earth mineral is formed TCD scientists Adrienn Maria Szucs and Dr Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco whose research shows a new path to bastnäsite formation.
  • Kevin O'Sullivan
  • 14:14

TCD team suggests boosting Bastnäsite production is possible with right conditions

Elon Musk’s neuroscience startup unveils computer chip in pig’s brain This video grab made from the online Neuralink livestream shows Gertrude the pig implanted with a Neuralink device during a presentation on Friday. Photograph: Neuralink/AFP via Getty Images
  • 10:58

Neuralink project hopes to help cure neurological conditions like Alzheimer’s, dementia and spinal cord injuries

Microsoft sacks journalists to replace them with robots Dozens of journalists have been fired after Microsoft decided to replace them with artificial intelligence software.
  • 11:12

Users of MSN website and Edge browser will now see news stories generated by AI

Wolves’ Diogo Jota beats Alexander-Arnold to Fifa 20 charity title  Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Diogo Jota triumphed in the ePremier League Invitational Fifa 20 tournament. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images
  • 19:43

Portugal forward edges Liverpool in tight contest in ePremier League Invitational

Email overtakes phone as most popular way to contact public services In 2017 just 9 per cent of people used email to make queries or carry out transactions with public services. Last year the figure soared to 29 per cent. Photograph: iStock
  • Brian Hutton
  • 01:00

Number of people using email for such purposes has tripled since 2017 – survey

Life online: ‘I found no joy in what I was doing’ Arguments that companies are upholding their reputation by policing social media posts can interfere with employees’ rights to privacy. Photograph: iStock
  • Emma Jacobs
  • 21:17

Different users can experience the minefield of social media in vastly different ways

How top health websites are sharing sensitive data with advertisers Some of the UK’s most popular health websites are sharing people’s sensitive data. Photograph: iStock
  • 08:14

Sites embed code into browsers which allow third-party companies to track individuals around internet

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David McWilliams: Why Ireland will recover faster than others

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Government needs to get ready to govern again

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Diarmaid Ferriter: We are being infantilised on Covid-19 by an immature Government

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Newton Emerson: Minding the cross-Border vaccine gap

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Taoiseach Micheál Martin at Government Buildings in Dublin, where he addressed the nation on Tuesday evening. Photograph Julien Behal Photography/PA Wire Government damned if they do and damned if they don't over Covid restrictions
Grand Canal Square: Of the people polled, 68 per cent said they favoured the living with Covid option, while less than half that number, 30 per cent, said they favoured zero-Covid. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill Public support for lockdown will nose dive once vulnerable vaccinated
Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaking to media outside Government Buildings before. Photograph: Sasko Lazarov Pat Leahy: Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael pay for Covid failures

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Illegality of viewing streamed content is far from certain Private consumers of films streamed by portals appear not to be breaking the law

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