Surveillance: How to have a life online, but under the radar
Using internet services can leave you open to data collection or tracking
The true carbon cost of feeding the data centre monster
EirGrid calculates that by 2028 data centres will be consuming 29% of Ireland’s electricity
Technology to make working from home work for you
Advanced applications are enabling en-masse deployment of remote working
Life as a Facebook moderator: ‘People are awful. This is what my job has taught me’
Chris Gray, one of former employees suing tech giant, gives talk about gruelling work
How social media platforms battle misinformation while profiting from it
Fake news is hard habit to kick when there’s profit to reap and algorithms propelling it
Are you a Monica, Joey or Chandler when it comes to your data privacy?
Net Results: GDPR promised much but most websites still have dark designs on your data
Make reclaiming your online privacy a priority in 2020
With the right tools you can continue to use your favourite sites without being surveilled
‘Short window’ to stop AI taking control of society, warns ex-Google employee
Meredith Whittaker warns we are becoming lab animals in a giant tech experiment
Be afraid: The era of easy deepfake videos is upon us
Digitally altered audio-visual content puts us on the brink of an information apocalypse
Privacy issues pervade Digital Summit Dublin
Taoiseach notes challenges in regulating tech sector without stifling innovation
‘I have been called ‘suicide girl’ by one of the big investors here in Ireland’
KeepAppy co-founder invented app after mental health crisis brought her to brink
Ryanair job cuts, US rate cuts, and concerns over the public services card
Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Ryanair could close bases, Goodman’s buys into Green Reit, and Hines plans 1,400 homes on Dublin site
Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
'Killer robots' are not science fiction - they're here
Campaign to Stop Killer Robots has one main message – all weapons must have meaningful human control
Woebot and Wisdo shine at Google Play Awards
Web Log: Self-care chatbot created by Irish woman named Standout Well-Being App
Archiving the Net: ‘Preserving the web isn’t impossible’
How will future historians make sense of the vote to repeal the 8th, Brexit, or Trump?
Can the inventor of the web save its future?
On system’s 30th birthday, Tim Berners-Lee hopes to ensure it stays safe and open
Could you learn to predict the future? – and why you might want to
We didn’t see online shopping or streaming services coming, what else are we failing to predict?
Yubo concerns, Time to get happy, TCD to open up
News, views and opinions from Student Hub contributors and Irish Times writers
The top six trends in artificial intelligence for 2019
Voice search and ‘Minority Report’-style ads among the tech to become the norm this year
Monetising your personal data is loaded with peril
Internet users can take back control of their data while swapping it for cash or services
Stock exchange CEO’s €5.75m pay day, Ryanair turbulence, and more warnings of a slowdown
‘Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from ‘The Irish Times’ business desk
Can advertising standards keep up with social media's influencers?
Rise of Irish social media influencers raises issues for advertisers
Government addresses pensions deficit, while Eir addresses customer service
Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from ‘The Irish Times’ business desk
Link found between self-control and smartphone use
People with low self-control more likely to check phones as soon as they get notifications
AI is learning how to trump purveyors of 'fake news'
Dublin-based AI start-up Aylien is in the vanguard of change in machine learning
Does Amazon have a counterfeiting problem?
The Anchor headphone mount has been a victim of the online retailer’s lack of action
Snakelike skin allows robot to crawl through difficult terrain
Web Log: Harvard researchers say robot could be used for search and rescue operations
Finding the happy path between Siri, Alexa and humans
Mariana Lin on how to get the human conversation into artificial intelligence
Childproofing your smartphone could be child’s play
Weblog: ICare technology works on the principle that children swipe differently to adults
This app can teach an old dog new tricks
Regular brain training shakes dogs out of their apathy in old age
Machine learning puts Nicolas Cage in every picture
Weblog: AI fakery spawns memes of actor as Indiana Jones – and Daisy Ridley as a porn star
Why tweet when you can toot on Mastodon
One of its unique selling points is that there don’t seem to be any celebrities using it
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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