Tech resolutions: From privacy to decluttering and making AI suit you
Focusing on small steps on security, data management and sustainability can make life less digitally chaotic
MyFirst Voice 2 review: Karaoke fun for kids
Wireless speaker and microphone offers voice effects that turn your young child’s sweet tones into those of a dinosaur, a baby, a cat and others
AI Minister to seek legal advice on Government response to Grok app
Niamh Smyth says X must be held accountable for controversial AI-generated sexualised content
Gráinne Seoige calls on Government to pass law criminalising AI-generated fake nude images
‘Deepfake’ intimate picture of former TV presenter shared online during unsuccessful 2024 election campaign
With €520bn expected to be invested in AI this year, can it ever really deliver artificial general intelligence?
Impact of AI on productivity is apparent but is still relatively small compared to the considerable investments in the technology to date
Elon Musk responds as UK threatens fines and possible ban for X over Grok’s AI-created images
UK ministers threaten possible ban for X after Grok tool is used to make sexual images of women and children without their consent
Are sexualised images being made by Grok AI illegal in Ireland?
Backlash after AI tool used to create flood of suggestive images on X
DocuSign reports $118m profit swing in Dublin unit on back of 54% jump in revenues
Irish unit of US electronic signature software company back in the black after restructuring that saw almost 50 people leave business
Musk’s Grok restricts image generator to paid users after outcry over sexualised AI images
Patrick O’Donovan says he has deactivated his X account over concerns around Grok
Musk’s xAI reports $1.46bn quarterly loss
Elon Musk’s AI firm spending billions to build out AI infrastructure
Hipster robots and cuddly artificial intelligence take over Las Vegas
The annual Consumer Electronics Show is a smorgasbord of futuristic technology products
Regulation too slow to stem tsunami of AI-generated child sex imagery
Elon Musk-owned Grok app has been widely downloaded following news it could create illegal sexual images and videos
Simply being an AI company will no longer be a differentiator for start-ups in 2026
Funding and securing top talent will remain key challenges for start-ups and international expansion needs to be a focus from the off
SwitchBot Safety Alarm review: It will find your keys and also deter an attacker
Small enough to carry regularly, a useful device that was only let down by the sometimes patchy bluetooth connection
Capacity constraints the big challenge for AI as we head into 2026
Looking too far into the future can make fools of us, but data-centre power shortfall and social media regulatory wrangles lie ahead
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