Many high-profile political aides have taken up lucrative post-government careers elsewhere

Stocks tumble despite strong earnings reports from most Silicon Valley heavyweights

Ireland’s position is particularly precarious

X criticised by rival social media groups over snub to Oireachtas committee after controversy over Grok nudification feature

Refusal of X to appear labelled ‘deeply disappointing’ by media committee chairman

‘Supply is not currently close to matching demand levels at this stage,’ report says

Almost 20,000 more people are out of work last month compared with December 2024

Microsoft says cloud sales growth slowed in second quarter

Luxury stocks a drag on European shares

Euronext Dublin finished the day up 1.5% mainly on the back of a surge from Bank of Ireland

Parents worry about toxic social media and their children accessing inappropriate content but they are not powerless in limiting access

Country’s largest local authority undertakes review of social media platform use as others sign out for good

Coco’s Law bans sharing of intimate images but does not appear to criminalise generating them

State-driven attempts to shut down a corner of the public realm are wrong

Staff, who review material on social media networks for safety, seek union recognition, better redundancy terms

‘Deepfake’ intimate picture of former TV presenter shared online during unsuccessful 2024 election campaign

Impact of AI on productivity is apparent but is still relatively small compared to the considerable investments in the technology to date

EU executive tried to keep correspondence between union’s tech enforcer and US multinationals under wraps

Damage caused by US tariffs has so far been muted but that won’t last

Meta contractor announced 420 job losses last year but subsequently reduced that number