Are Ireland’s tech layoffs down to an AI rout?
TikTok, Stripe, Workday and Salesforce are among companies to record layoffs in Ireland this year
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How social media firms used the ‘like’ button to turbocharge their business models
New book charts the psychology of the like button in the digital world and looks at its future in the world of AI
Tech giants’ indirect emissions rose 150% in three years amid AI growth, UN says
Indirect carbon emissions from Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta, rose on average by 150% from 2020 to 2023
Illegal or fake weight-loss drugs seized by medicines watchdog this month almost five times 2024 total
Authority says it never endorses or lends its logo to brands or products
European Union risks becoming the ‘museum of the world’, says Meta privacy chief
Erin Egan says social media group is working to comply with regulation to unlock the benefits of AI but ‘the puck keeps moving’
How to stop your posts, photographs and other data from being sucked into AI machines
There are ways to ensure your data is not used by social media and search platforms to train their artificial intelligence models
Taoiseach tells Apple chief Ireland will cut ‘regulatory burden’ facing businesses
iPhone maker, which has European HQ in Cork, previously warned of ‘aggressive competition’ from countries trying to lure multinationals
Blackpilled: Incels, Media and Masculinity by Meadhbh Park and The New Age of Sexism How the AI Revolution is Reinventing Misogyny by Laura Bates
Two deeply researched, brave and fascinating new books explore how AI-powered tools are remaking old sexist channels for the exploitation and abuse of women - and what could be done about it
Can AI agents replace office workers? We put them to the test with some routine tasks
Apps from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and more were asked to write emails, book travel and summarise the news. Here’s how they fared
Zuckerberg saying AI will cure loneliness is like big tobacco suggesting cigarettes can treat cancer
It’s a solution that can only lead to a deeper emptiness and to a lonelier, less human world
Zuckerberg takes pop at Apple during Stripe Sessions talk
In discussion with Stripe cofounder John Collison, Facebook founder addresses AI potential and failure of digital currency Libra
Tech earnings defy expectations but the future is uncertain
Tech bosses’ public display of loyalty to Trump should have earned them more than being cannon fodder
‘Tariffs’ is about to become the excuse for absolutely everything we don’t like
My vote for the next pet peeve to be thrown into the semantic black hole of ‘tariff’ would be the hidden fees we pay on everything in the app economy
Playing ‘whack-a-mole’ with Meta over my fraudulent avatars
How is it possible that a company with such huge resources, including artificial intelligence tools, cannot deal with this?
‘The threat of the US kneecapping itself is real’: tech insiders voice fears over global AI race
Tariffs and threat of new duties on chips and computing infrastructure could frustrate American ambitions
Microsoft and Meta both beat Wall St expectations on earnings
Anlayst focus is on company’s performance in artificial intelligence and how they care coping with tariff-related volatility
Facebook content moderators cannot sue for psychological injuries in Ireland, court rules
Moderators were employed by companies in Germany and Spain to which Facebook/Meta outsourced content moderation work
Meta introducing service to protect public figures from fake ads
Tech giant will use facial recognition technology to help detect and prevent scam ads on Facebook and Instagram
Credit union movement named most reputable organisation in Ireland
Meta, X (formerly Twitter), RTÉ, FAI and Uisce Éireann were the organisations with worst reputations
Irish universities take millions of euro from big business. Are they too close for comfort?
Many higher education institutions now rely on industry-sponsored professorships, research centres and scholarships to plug State funding gaps
Trump tariffs could hit profits at Irish banks
Liquidators unable to find Xerotech buyer; Fine Gael TDs back tourist tax; Meta office value slumps; and a €525m planning bill
Can AI make my life easier? I spent a week living and working with chatbots to find out
Artificial intelligence isn’t going to take over our lives just yet, but it can make certain jobs quick and easy
Alphabet’s sales beat estimates on Google search ad business
AI changes to search decimate traffic to independent websites
Careless People: The controversial book is shocking and reveals Facebook is far worse than we could have suspected
Sarah Wynn-Williams’ shocking Meta exposure is a scream-fest for anyone who cares about democracy
Mark Zuckerberg haunted by old emails in high-stakes US trial
Meta founder’s antitrust defence rests on showing that TikTok is rapidly expanding in his main market
The Irish Times view on the fines on Apple and Meta: Big tech must play by the rules
The major players are making big profits in Europe and should not escape proper regulation here
Instagram’s co-founder testifies Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg withheld resources
Kevin Systrom backs US Federal Trade Commission’s case in monopoly trial
EU fines Apple and Meta combined €700m
Sanctions come on foot of investigations into suspected breaches of EU Digital Markets Act
There is no way that big tech can avoid being pulled into the transatlantic trade war
Despite Ireland’s best efforts, the digital tech companies will be pulled into the conflict - this will threaten jobs and could have implications for the way we all use the internet
Google ‘wilfully’ monopolised online advertising market, US judge rules
Decision by federal court heightens the risks that Silicon Valley behemoth will need to sell assets
Irish authors seek to stop Big Tech ‘scraping’ their work for AI amid copyright breach claims
Irish Writers Union plans to take legal action if companies including Meta continue to use their work without agreement
What if Mark Zuckerberg had not bought Instagram and WhatsApp?
The big ticket deals were derided at the time, but the apps are now two of the most important parts of Meta’s business
Meta’s Zuckerberg says TikTok is a major competitive threat
US Federal Trade Commission looking to unwind Facebook’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp in 2012 and 2014
Zuckerberg considered spinning off Instagram in 2018
Emails show Meta chief’s frustration that Instagram was benefiting from Facebook, but not returning enough back to the company
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