We already had a perfectly good term for ‘rage bait’ – it’s hate speech
Look at the tech bros lined up at Donald Trump’s inauguration: their cumulative wealth has increased from $40 billion to $1 trillion in 13 years
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Elon Musk and X granted High Court permission to challenge Coimisiún na Meán investigation
Media regulator had commenced a formal investigation ‘into the provider of the X online platform under the EU Digital Services Act’
Culture wars have come for Dublin’s Winter Lights festival
Posts on X are channelling rage at the wokerati accused of being out to ban Christmas
EU fines Elon Musk’s X €120m for transparency violations
Penalty under the Digital Services Act risks escalating tensions with US government
Indie musician John Maus: ‘It sucks to be called a Donald Trump supporter’
Songwriter was labelled a Trump fan after the January 6th riots in the US – a situation that might have sunk him
If Musk is right that work will soon be optional, Trump’s sales pitch to voters is doomed
The US president’s political renaissance was partly based on his ability to sell to Americans the vision of a returning blue-collar prosperity
Advice to chief executives: read a book – it’ll help you do your job better
If Elon Musk is ‘uncultured’, a false opposition between literature and business may be to blame
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg should take Billie Eilish’s question seriously
If you’re a billionaire, she asked, why are you a billionaire?
Elon Musk’s view of pre-immigration Ireland: Lovely small towns full of ‘hobbits, frankly’
On Joe Rogan, Musk conjured up a vision of phalanxes of swarthy paedophiles descending on the bucolic villages of Britain and Ireland
Musk plans potential Tesla-Intel partnership
CEO’s comments come after Tesla shareholders back his $1tn pay packet
As Tesla sales tank, Musk gains a trillion-dollar pay day
Because of their faith in the divisive chief executive, investors continue to treat the company as something other than a car maker
Giuliano da Empoli on ‘predatory’ big tech and Trump: ‘The formula is rage plus the algorithm’
The author of The Hour of the Predator, which is about the symbiotic relationships of political strongmen and tech titans, says this moment ‘feels a bit scary’
The Irish Times view on Elon Musk’s pay: trillion-dollar messiah
Tesla’s profits have fallen due to a strong consumer backlash against his political activities
Tesla deal to make Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire
World’s richest person could receive the largest corporate payout in history if he meets required goals
Supreme Court judge critical of bank in appeal case, and the $20,000 robot butler
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Tesla shareholders must finally stand up to Elon Musk
Shareholders gather to vote on an unprecedented package of stock options that could be worth $1tn to car maker’s boss
Norway’s oil fund to vote against Elon Musk’s $1tn pay deal at Tesla
World’s largest sovereign wealth fund is a top-10 investor at US electric vehicle maker
Tesla’s trillion-dollar plea: Won’t somebody think of Elon Musk?
As investors prepare to vote, the board warns the world’s richest man may walk away — and the stakes could not be higher
Mysterious bright light over Ireland’s skies sparks UFO theories
Social media lit up with theories of what had caused mysterious bright light in the sky
John Collison seems to have missed a fundamental truth about Irish politics
It is a stretch to think that we want to change our electoral system enough to make his vision a reality
Tesla chairwoman warns Musk could quit if shareholders reject $1tn pay deal
Robyn Denholm urges investors to support billionaire chief’s package ahead of crucial November 6th vote
Picasso’s vertical paintings, Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar pay package, and the art of stock valuation
Stock markets are more efficient than art auctions, but still not perfect
Nasa, we have a problem: Elon Musk spat shows issues facing US agency
The rift with SpaceX is the latest symptom of the disarray engulfing the US agency and its ambitions
‘Absolute violence and worse is the only thing that should happen’: How social media drove the Citywest riots
Far-right agitators, retweeted by prominent international figures including billionaire Elon Musk, used social media networks to foment anger
Musk pleads for $1tn pay terms as Tesla profits drop more than a quarter
Elon Musk’s carmaker hit by US tariffs, loss of emissions credit revenue and big investments in AI
Threads messaging to be rolled out in Ireland over ‘next few days’, says Meta
Function was launched in the US in July
Elon Musk hit by exodus of senior staff over burnout and politics
Churn at Tesla and xAI comes amid disillusionment with billionaire’s activism, strategic pivots and mass lay-offs
Going to hell in a handcart pushed by sentient AI: Time to act, or fold by default
‘An Armageddon is coming. Artificial intelligence will turn on us, inadvertently or nonchalantly’
Elon Musk and Prince Andrew among names listed in latest Epstein documents release
Trump ally Steve Bannon and billionaire Peter Thiel had meetings scheduled with Epstein, calendar shows
Trump’s €100,000 visa fee plan opens the door for Ireland
Ireland has chance to benefit from workers who otherwise may have transferred to the US
Trump’s $100,000 visa fee is a serious blow to Ireland
The White House is putting purity over prosperity - and Ireland will suffer
Share slump overshadows BYD’s European breakthrough over Tesla
Chinese car maker’s overseas sales more than doubled in the first half of 2025, overtaking Tesla in Europe for the first time
Ego or strategy? The motives behind Elon Musk’s $1bn Tesla buy
Sceptics note Tesla boss bought company shares after he had been briefly supplanted by Oracle’s Larry Ellison as world’s richest man
RTÉ host Colm Ó Mongáin goes nuclear on rudderless Liveline
Radio: Fabled phone-in show is drifting despite talents of guest host, while Brendan O’Connor underlines his interview skills
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