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Tech
This week
30th August 2026 - 3rd September 2026
FactCheckNepal
Debunked: Fake videos of the Nepal floods viewed on social media tens of millions of times
SeriesInternet Diaries
Ireland should ask Mark Zuckerberg the next time we need billions to look like money well spent
Our FactCheck editor details the internet trends seen by a thirtysomething-year-old man.
Last week
23rd August 2026 - 29th August 2026
Online Safety
Organised crime groups using online gaming to 'radicalise' minors and make crime 'glamorous'
Must Readtech layoffs
Over 160 staff at Irish 'unicorn' firm Cubic3 told their jobs are at risk
Around 160 people have been told that their jobs are at risk as the firm aims to cut 70 roles globally, over 50 of which will be Dublin-based.
Must Readm9 crash
Car thefts, garda chases and fake licences: Irish accounts showing illegality persist on TikTok
There is also evidence the social media platform’s algorithm is presenting such videos to users who have previously viewed them – essentially boosting their visibility.
Analysisbig tech
Big Tech is being sued from all angles in the US. Why not in Ireland?
Lawyer Paul Tweed said that anyone considering bringing a case would need to be prepared to face the ‘financial might’ of tech giants.
election misinformation
Meta, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn didn't act on 77% of misinformation reported during Áras race
SeriesInternet Diaries
What's not enjoyable about the minor panic over a Cat in the Hat prowling the sunny south-east?
Last month
August 2026
Patch
OpenAI confirms it isn't buying a teenager's startup, despite cheers for offer at Dublin event
Must ReadSocial Media
Tribute posts to M9 teenagers prompt angry backlash and more than 2,000 comments on Facebook
Must Readm9 crash
'Get me famous’: TikTok accounts rack up thousands of views with stolen cars and garda pursuits
A network of TikTok accounts show posts that glorify so-called joyriding and being chased by gardaí.
Layoffs
Around 300 TikTok staff in Ireland offered termination agreements after consultation process
Online Safety
Meta ordered to pay $567m for endangering children by making them vulnerable to predators
Electronic Arts
Saudi-led group (including Jared Kushner's firm) closes $55bn deal to buy gaming giant EA
SeriesThe Car Clinic
'It is time for me to buy a new EV for between €50-60k. What would you recommend?'
SeriesInternet Diaries
A fake story about the housing crisis tried to make me gamble with an online casino in Cyprus
July
July 2026
ColumnInternet Diaries
You're not my mate, Dublin Airport; please stop posting banter online like one of the lads
SeriesInternet Diaries
Keep politics out of football? Try telling that to the internet's army of World Cup shitposters
Artificial Intelligence
Hundreds of jobs to be created in Leixlip, as Intel to inject €5bn into campus
Series7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: The strange story behind the late Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart
SeriesInternet Diaries
Seinfeld memes went viral this week and made me worry too much about the future
FactCheckChat control
What is ‘chat control’, the EU's contentious plan to fight online child abuse?
SeriesNobody Needs This
Whatever happened to having a think? The rise of AI veganism
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
hold up
Plans for controversial €1bn data centre campus in Co Westmeath stalled after 10 appeals lodged
SeriesInternet Diaries
The 'banned' Armie Hammer film promoted by Musk that turns anti-immigrant violence into culture
Our FactCheck editor details the internet trends seen by a thirtysomething-year-old man.
Must ReadThe Morning Lead
TikTok workers 'terrified' over potential job losses - and wary of AI's role
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