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Yesterday
1st October 2026
This week
27th September 2026 - 2nd October 2026
FactCheckGarvaghy Road
AI images and misinformation shared widely online during Garvaghy Road stand-off
Liftoff
SpaceX rocket orbits Earth for the first time but only completes two of six planned trips around
SeriesInternet Diaries
Dublin's Winter Lights has moved to January, and the haters expect 'Ramadan lights' will follow
Last week
20th September 2026 - 26th September 2026
AnalysisMeta Muse
Zuckerberg says his new AI tool will 'improve our lives'. Are we insane enough to believe him?
White House
Trump hosts Xi Jinping for state dinner and the guest list included Elon Musk and Sam Altman
Great News
Some Amazon customers will receive cheques for up to $200 following settlement with US regulators
AI HACK
World must be 'mindful' of AI risks, McEntee says after rogue OpenAI model hack on Australian site
The AI model bypassed safeguards during training went on to hack the government website.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the AI tool sought access to a health statistics portal in June and "didn't accept no for an answer".
OpenAI did not raise the alarm until September, when it sent a message to a generic email inbox that is only checked once each day.
Cybersecurity
Irish Revolut customers' data involved in second security breach
This incident pertains to US broker DriveWealth, which provides US stock trading services for Revolut customers.
driving engagement
‘Not professional’: TikTok unable to give Irish viewing figures for dangerous driving videos
General Assembly
Burnham wants UK to lead on developing AI safety, after Trump dismisses concerns as a 'hoax'
Privacy
Google fined €400m by Irish watchdog for not being clear it was using customers' location data
Last month
September 2026
Must ReadThe Morning Lead
'It was embarrassing': Fraudsters are now targeting you by offering you a job
The prevalence of scams in Ireland is well above the European average.
Data Breach
Data of a dozen Irish customers understood to be impacted after Revolut duped by fraud email
FactCheckcrypto scam
Debunked: Videos of Zuckerberg saying humanity's water is almost depleted are deepfake scams
Artificial Intelligence
'Whoever wins AI wins': Trump dismisses tech chiefs' concerns AI development is moving too fast
media committee
TikTok has 'change of heart' and will attend Oireachtas committee after initially refusing to
navier-stokes problem
OpenAI says it cracked a maths puzzle that has eluded humans for decades in about 88 hours
SeriesInternet Diaries
A strange article about Glen Hansard led me to the promise of €500k before it disappeared
AnalysisTrump's YouTubers
Why Robert F Kennedy Jr is copying Dollar Shave Club
But also… why needy politicians’ direct-to-consumer playbook will fail.
FactCheckjeffrey epstein
Debunked: Pictures of Ursula von der Leyen with Jeffrey Epstein are AI-generated
Must ReadHigh Court
Denis O'Brien has launched a new legal case against Meta's headquarters in Dublin
The businessman is already suing the social media platform over scam ads on Facebook and Instagram.
FactCheckNepal
Debunked: Fake videos of the Nepal floods viewed on social media tens of millions of times
August
August 2026
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.
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.
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