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Smooth Company’s Áine Kennedy: ‘My screen time is outrageous. I don’t have a work-life balance at the moment’
Dublin-based entrepreneur on the bootstrapping of her TikTok sensation company and learning to back yourself against bigger fish
Flying Ryanair, smoking on holiday and other things I’ll keep doing even though I shouldn’t
TikTok is awash with people posting about ‘propaganda’ they ‘won’t fall for’ - but here’s my list of things I know I will fall for, time and time again
TikTok wins temporary reprieve on suspension of data transfers from EU to China
Social media group claims absence of a stay on Data Protection Commission decision will cost it billions of euro
The rise of extreme Leaving Cert study regimes online: 5am alarms and marathon cramming sessions
Many Leaving Cert students are sharing their pre-exam regimes on social media - but education experts warn of burnout
TikTok seeks stay on suspension of data transfer to China decision
Data Protection Commission had found platform infringed GDPR rules
Nessa Barrett in Dublin review: A star on the rise in need of time to find her voice
TikTok singer with a cult fanbase has a few good songs, but needs to up her game if she’s to shed the ‘internet famous’ tag
The JNLRs tell us young people love radio. Seriously?
If the results for 15- to 34-year-olds do not make sense, then what price the rest of the listenership survey?
First AI committee to examine ‘urgent’ concern for democracy
Oireachtas committee to hold opening meeting on Tuesday as Government prepares report on 'disruptive impacts’ to workforce
Tate McRae at 3Arena review: An impressive, polished performance
The Canadian singer-songwriter’s Miss Possessive show delivers a sexy, fun and powerful vibe
Irish history takes off on TikTok: Meet the people teaching the world about Ireland in 60-second bites
Irish video creators are becoming popular on the platform, even building big audiences overseas. But is this an effective way to tell often-complex stories?
Is Taylor Swift poised to release a new album? Let’s decode the cryptic clues
Swifties believe the singer is ready to drop her next record – but they could be just clowning
Mexican beauty influencer Valeria Márquez shot dead while livestreaming on TikTok
Valeria Márquez's death is being treated as femicide
Meet the TikTok teachers – and their surprising predictions for the Leaving Cert
Some educators have built up a huge following online and their tips are in demand for students keen to maximise their performance on the big day
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
TikTok fined €530m by Irish data protection watchdog
Issue centres on transfer of European users’ personal data to China
Have you got a shouty, negative boss? You’re not the only one
Shouty leadership is in vogue but smart executives do something far more effective
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
Tech giant algorithms are pushing ‘horrendous’ content at young people, it has been claimed
People Before Profit brings forward bill to switch off algorithms for under 18s
How to move job, move country and find a new social scene
Relocating for work can be exciting – but once the novelty wears off, how can you avoid the loneliness trap?
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
How one couple turned their passion for chocolate into a thriving business
With their creations acclaimed across social media, Daniel Linehan and Georgia Quealy are enjoying their busiest year ever
A Minecraft Movie: Cinemas warn audiences over ‘chicken jockey’ TikTok trend
Minecraft film has proved successful at the box office, but not without disruption from audiences
RTÉ news boss Deirdre McCarthy: ‘Tackling disinformation has to be much more of a focus now’
The woman who leads Ireland’s largest newsroom on disinformation, the ‘digital election’ and RTÉ’s new Clarity mark: 'you will hear that we’re a mouthpiece for the State, or that we’re only representing a certain view. But I think it’s up to us to push back on all the things that legacy media are accused of and tackle this head on.'
Deadline for US sale of TikTok is extended
Trump says additional 75 days will allow US companies more time to finalise acquisition deal
I’ve entered the world of weight-loss clips on TikTok. It’s like heroin chic all over again
Now it’s wearing activewear, and speaks with the mean but well meaning tone of a big sister sitting us down for a serious chat
White House close to approving sale of TikTok’s US unit
April 5th deadline will ban Chinese app in America unless sold
Irish regulator set to fine TikTok €500m for EU data sent to China
DPC to issue the penalty against TikTok before the end of the month, according to sources
Miki Berenyi: ‘The internet has sent people I know completely crazy. That is not restricted to young people’
Fans of the the singer’s early work with Lush will probably adore the new album from Miki Berenyi Trio, which is steeped in her haunting vocals, gorgeously shimmering riffs and deeply personal lyrics
Moving to another country is hard. You’re not failing if you’re not living up to a filtered social media standard
Irish emigrants in Sydney have been taken in by all the social media of Bondi sunrises without realising a lot of travel influencing is a total swizz
Aimee Lou Wood on White Lotus: The novelty of a natural smile
English actor’s broad and beautiful smile has attracted much praise from viewers of the television show
Why is Irish social media star Garron Noone at the heart of a controversy on immigration?
Tiktok personality is known for more light-hearted online content
Irish OnlyFans star Matthew Gilbert named in latest list of tax defaulters
Content creator known as ‘Irish Viking’ made settlements of more than €350,000 with Revenue
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