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Tech

Last week
7th June 2026 - 13th June 2026
busy hands
No sex please, we're scrolling: Data is showing us that smartphones may be reducing fertility
Steve Dempsey
12 Jun
10.0k
46
The Car Clinic
Want some advice from our motoring expert? He's taking your questions
12 Jun
9.3k
Investing
OpenAI is going public. Should you buy shares?
11 Jun
6.0k
11
The Social Reckoning
'Companion' film to The Social Network sees Jeremy Strong portray Mark Zuckerberg
10 Jun
5.1k
7
High Court
Elon Musk and X open High Court action against Irish media watchdog
9 Jun
13.4k
Green Light
Permission granted for €1bn data centre campus in Westmeath despite local opposition
8 Jun
19.2k
44
Internet Diaries
A fake Leinster rugby video revealed how YouTube is becoming a wasteland where crappiness pays
Our FactCheck editor details the internet trends seen by a thirtysomething-year-old man.
Stephen McDermott
7 Jun
19.0k
The Morning Lead
Can consumers really opt out of supermarket loyalty schemes when some price differences are so big?
Civil liberties campaigners say consumers have a right to consent to their data being collected – but when opting out means paying more, do we really have a choice?
7 Jun
24.6k
73
This month
June 2026
International Space Station
Space station astronauts end safety procedures after air leak sparked evacuation concerns
5 Jun
3.7k
2
systems down
HSE computer systems back up and running after cyber attack on third party that stores data
Updated 4 Jun
73.3k
Great
Elon Musk could soon become the world's first trillionaire, as SpaceX to debut on stock market
4 Jun
8.8k
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Last month
May 2026
Internet Diaries
How do we understand a world where the White House shitposts about Harambe on his anniversary?
Our FactCheck editor details the internet trends seen by a thirtysomething-year-old man.
Stephen McDermott
31 May
22.1k
Family Business
Succession plans: Life imitates art as Rupert Murdoch's son targets Vox Media
Steve Dempsey
29 May
6.9k
16
long commute
Want to move to the moon? Nasa has unveiled plans for its first moon base
The lunar outpost could see people living and working on the moon within six years.
27 May
4.3k
43
FactCheck
FactCheck: Are there stricter limits on genetically modified foods for animals than for humans?
25 May
3.3k
FactCheck
The EU is bringing in Digital IDs for citizens – but what are they, and how will it affect you?
The app should allow users to verify their age without giving their date of birth.
24 May
30.2k
Test Flight
SpaceX rocket explodes in the Indian Ocean after splashdown
Updated 23 May
18.8k
60
Road Safety
Motoring: Should we trust self-driving cars?
Paddy Comyn
23 May
4.4k
52
FactCheck
Amid outbreaks, an age-old theory is being resurrected online: viruses don’t exist
22 May
11.3k
TROUBLESOME TECH
Only one supermarket chain makes 'best reputation' top ten, X and Meta are rock bottom
21 May
18.4k
FactCheck
Debunked: There is no government scheme offering free cheese to recipients of a hantavirus vaccine
15 May
4.1k
modern dating
Bumble is killing the swipe and replacing it with AI matchmaking – how romantic
15 May
9.1k
18
Internet Diaries
An OnlyFans stunt and the Epstein files came to snooker's Mecca via online attention-seekers
Stephen McDermott
10 May
24.6k
FactCheck
'Covid 2.0': Pandemic-era conspiracies return after the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship
Did the Covid vaccine cause hantavirus? No. But that hasn’t stopped people saying so.
Shane Raymond
8 May
12.7k
FactCheck
Debunked: Ivermectin is not a proven cure for cancer, despite claims by famous figures in the US
7 May
11.8k
April
April 2026
FactCheck
A bizarre 'time travel' theory is among the conspiracies spreading about the DC shooter
27 Apr
17.9k
Internet Diaries
I waded through conspiracies about Argentina's porn scandal before I knew anything about the women
Stephen McDermott
26 Apr
30.7k
Tech
Apple CEO Tim Cook to step down in September as tech giant names his replacement
20 Apr
12.9k
19
AI sloppiness
In this new AI-generated world, everything is kind of plagiarism and nothing is
Steve Dempsey
8 Apr
5.5k
10
FactCheck
FactCheck: What does a price map tell us about energy costs in Ireland compared to Europe?
3 Apr
23.1k
March
March 2026
connected
Aer Lingus swerves Elon Musk row and begins rollout of Starlink-powered free Wi-Fi
30 Mar
23.4k
37
Internet Diaries
Relationship hacking: The internet's latest dubious way of telling men how to 'get girls'
Stephen McDermott
29 Mar
13.6k
33
FactCheck
Debunked: A Kneecap gig in Havana did not cause an energy blackout and deaths in Cuba
24 Mar
6.1k
Fuel Prices
Motoring: Does it make sense for you to switch to an electric vehicle?
Paddy Comyn
21 Mar
24.0k
93
Interpol
The international DNA policing project 'giving back names' to anonymous murdered women
14 Mar
3.9k
Explainer
Artificial Intelligence at war: How the US and Israel is using AI in its bombing of Iran
The United States has confirmed that it is using artificial intelligence in its bombardment of Iran but it is not a new venture for the American military.
Niall O'Connor
12 Mar
5.5k
FactCheck
Debunked: A graph about bisexual women shared with false claims it is about transgender kids
10 Mar
5.7k
Internet Diaries
The internet really wanted me to see Alysa Liu - but all I got was weird sexualised content
Stephen McDermott
8 Mar
18.0k
36
FactCheck
Debunked: Fake footage used to push agendas as the US and Israel go to war with Iran
5 Mar
19.3k
February
February 2026
ai committee
Ireland's DPC has pushed back against a TD's allegation that it is 'too close to big tech'
24 Feb
4.6k
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