SpaceX prepares for lift-off, but investors should pause
Analyst says IPO looks ‘like a way to lure unsuspecting investors into paying off’ debt, ‘fund an increasingly costly AI race and lock in a trillion-dollar pay day’
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Women don’t explicitly promise to love, honour and surrender their financial autonomy in marriage, but many do anyway
Successful launch of SpaceX IPO is far from certain
Elon Musk’s space exploration business thinks it’s worth $1.75tn, but some analysts value it at only half that
Doctor found guilty of misconduct over Covid-19 posts on social media
Dublin GP Marcus de Brun also found guilty of professional misconduct over attendance and comments at a public rally during pandemic
SpaceX’s IPO is a disaster waiting to happen and Irish pension funds will be exposed
If Elon Musk succeeds in listing SpaceX on the stock market, our pensions could be invested in this one-sided racket
‘They turn on you’: Mayo’s love/hate relationship with the febrile world of Twitter
In his research, Michael Lang examined nearly half a million tweets about the greatest Mayo team never to win an All-Ireland
What’s going on at Gript, Ireland’s answer to Fox News?
Financial pressure, a sexual harassment allegation and an editor resigning after he claimed to be subject to anti-Semitic bullying
EU fines China’s Temu €200m for failing to prevent sale of illegal goods
Online retailer becomes second company to be punished under EU’s Digital Services Act after Elon Musk’s X
Credit unions, IRFU and An Post named Ireland’s most reputable organisations
Reputations Agency’s annual ranking measures ‘emotional bond’ between public and organisations
Elon Musk’s Irish X unit pays €680m dividend last year despite huge losses
Irish arm of X company records pre-tax loss of €240m in 2024
AI chatbots leading children into ‘terrible harm’, Oireachtas committee hears
Fake, AI-generated material poses ‘greater risks for children than adults’, says Children’s Rights Alliance
Dublin byelection contender Daniel Ennis threatens legal action over ‘malicious’ X posts
Lawyers for Social Democrat claim Nick Delehanty sought to cause ‘maximum reputational damage’ ahead of vote
Why is the US conspiracy theorist who championed ‘pizzagate’ so interested in Ireland?
American conspiracy theorists and figures in the alt-right media ecosystem were paying close attention during the recent fuel protests
Ireland appears to be running out of patience with social media firms
Meta is accused of using ‘dark patterns’ to exploit users, a deceptive design that stops users opting out of social media feeds curated by algorithms
Writer, hypnotist and paedophile: The Irish fake journalist who ‘duped’ two abuse survivors
Edward White wrote books with two women while claiming to be a journalist - he was later convicted of assaulting a nine-year-old girl
‘Trust me bro’: Iran mocks Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ amid wrestling over talks to end war
Saudi Arabia stopped US military from using its bases or airspace to carry out operation top open Strait of Hormuz
Ukraine: 27 killed in latest Russian attacks before Kyiv deadline on proposed ceasefire
Not an option for Russia to halt strikes for one day for military parade while continuing strikes, says Zelenskiy
John McGuirk criticised by High Court judge after adjournment of libel action against Paddy Cosgrave
Trial of McGuirk’s case, in which he alleges he was defamed by Cosgrave in 2021, was due to begin on Tuesday
EU criticises Meta over failure to protect children on social media
Platform could be fined as debate intensifies over banning minors from sites like Instagram and Facebook
How Trump transformed America’s media order
A recent report found the US was experiencing its sharpest decline in democracy, citing pressure on the media as a key factor
Rising electricity prices; first Free State census; the world’s worst humanitarian crisis
Early Edition: Fianna Fáil parliamentary party is rallying around Micheál Martin amid pressure for new leadership of the party
Tech problems? Even astronauts can’t outrun them
Artemis II’s commander couldn’t get Outlook to work on his personal device, proof that astronauts are just like the rest of us
How does SpaceX justify a $1.75 trillion valuation?
Starlink’s growth may justify optimism – but critics of Elon Musk say the numbers still require heroic assumptions
War in the Middle East has cooled enthusiasm of conservatives for an Irish Trump
Cracks are appearing in the so-called ‘conservative’ alliance, nationally and internationally
Traveller feuds: How family pride and social media are driving extreme violence
In the wake of attack on Scarlett Faulkner in Co Tipperary, actor John Connors says Traveller feuding is worsening rapidly
Muskism: essential to understanding where we are and how we got here
A convincing case that Muskism has been possible only because our culture celebrates gross inequality and derides empathy and the common good
Elon Musk’s X must pay costs of failed application against media regulator, court rules
Main case due to be heard over two days in early July
Hundreds of scientists back all-Ireland service to tackle misinformation
Science Media Centre aims to debunk myths and stop misinterpretations of science taking hold
Lionel Jospin, architect of 35-hour work week, dies aged 88
Former French prime minister re-established credibility for country’s Socialist Party after bribery and fraud scandals
The X factor: how tweeting polluted the relationship between players and fans
Twenty years after the first tweet, sport remains in the grip of the social media site and its toxic output
AI’s war on reality: what now when you can’t even trust your own eyes?
Proponents of AI assured us that systems for flagging AI content are as smart as AI itself. Except that isn’t always true
Apps creating child abuse content not banned under existing EU law
Mother behind Coco’s Law targeting online abuse says ‘soul-destroying’ AI content must be included
Alan Shatter to take defamation case against TD Paul Murphy over Epstein claims
Former minister for justice complains to FAI and Bohemians over supporters banner at game
Minor disruption expected as Dart services resume after power issue
Irish Rail says one southbound service cancelled on Friday morning and some others to operate with ‘reduced capacity’
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