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First spike in reports of problem appeared around 10am on Wednesday morning

Senior team leaders, including Esther Crawford, among those locked out of systems or fired by email

New Zealand author Eleanor Catton on her country’s former prime minister, social media and her new novel Birnam Wood

As it moves its Dublin HQ into new offices, the US company is bucking the downward tech trend by continuing to hire and expand

Social media platform is ending free SMS verification for logging in, unless you are a Twitter Blue user

Justices will weigh in for the first time on law that shields tech platforms from liability for content published on their sites

Mark Zuckerberg announces plan to allow users to verify their accounts for up to €14 a month

Tesla chief has pledged to step down as Twitter CEO, and is searching for a successor to take over by year end

Minister for Enterprise expects job growth from multinationals this year

Firm was only tech platform not to complete EU report under voluntary code of practice

Stocktake: Troubled group responds to allegations with much waffle and desperate appeals to Indian nationalist sentiment

Billionaire who took over social network last year says last three months were ‘extremely tough’

Ruling may have implications for others suing social media giants in Northern Ireland

Tech firm is cutting costs across the board

Big Brotherish apps can monitor the websites workers visit and the programs they use to tally up how much time is spent on each

Top advertisers cut spending on the social media platform after Elon Musk’s takeover

Since taking over the company, new owner Elon Musk has slashed costs and refused to pay some outstanding bills

Sometimes the best evangelism is telling people you’re Christian and then not being a complete jerk

Company has laid off roughly 50% of staff since billionaire took over in October 2022

‘I’m shocked at how narrow a range of people and discussions Twitter’s algorithm fed to me’

Computing giant, which employs about 3,500 people in Ireland, plans to cut its workforce worldwide

Analysts says social media platform now worth closer to $15 billion than the $44 billion Tesla boss paid for it

‘Grey space’ is surplus office accommodation that is leased but not in use

Unthinkable: The French philosopher believed it is possible to know everything there is to know about another person

The move marks the latest labour-related action faced by Elon Musk following mass lay-offs

Better focus on security and less focus on your phone will pay dividends for most people in terms of wellbeing

New year, new media habits: these simple changes can reinvigorate tired routines

Billionaire's Twitter takeover has tarnished his personal brand with his investors

Has technology sector matured or is it entering a different phase of development?

Electric vehicle maker is on track for worst ever annual performance

The year was dominated by rollercoaster news stories such as Elon Musk’s turbulent takeover of Twitter, the downfall of Elizabeth Holmes and the numerous cryptocurrency scandals

Social media network now back online after widespread disruption

Less than $100 can buy tens of thousands of votes to influence results of public polls, warns digital rights group

Billionaire confirms he will step down as boss of platform after he finds a replacement

There are people – usually men – who will set the world on fire rather than admit to defeat

Sinead McSweeney challenged company’s contention that she had resigned by not replying to a generic email after she was subsequently locked out

Investor urges carmaker’s chief to stop ‘attacking his woke left customer base’ following sharp drop in company’s stock value

Rampant egomania is not creation. It is not even, in the jargon of neoliberalism, creative destruction. It is merely destruction

More than 17.5m votes cast on Twitter poll, with 57% telling the controversial boss it is time to go

Controversy is latest to involve Musk