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Tech

good information

Is the metaverse the internet of the future? Or 'an old idea that's never worked'?

21 Feb 2022

19.1k

Non-fungible tokens

NFTs remain a mystery to most Irish people but a quarter would consider buying one

12 Feb 2022

20.9k

Gaming

Wordle moved to New York Times website and winning streaks reset

11 Feb 2022

16.7k

the new digital age

A pivotal moment: The internet is in a state of uncertainty right now - what happens next?

7 Feb 2022

11.5k

digital banking

Revolut takes 'first steps' toward offering loans and bank accounts to Irish users

1 Feb 2022

37.1k

Research

‘Trove of racial hatred’ exposed by investigation into online platforms

12 Jan 2022

13.8k

Elizabeth Holmes

Judge asked to delay Theranos founder sentencing to September

12 Jan 2022

20.2k

Banned

Meta targets 'cyber mercenaries' using Facebook to spy

16 Dec 2021

13.7k

Frozen Out

Amazon server outage hits thousands of Disney+ and Netflix customers

8 Dec 2021

28.0k

Innovate

Watchdog orders shop to refund customers who never received PS5 consoles bought last year

10 Nov 2021

36.9k

Court

WhatsApp Ireland allowed to challenge €225m GDPR fine in High Court

8 Nov 2021

11.5k

Meta

Facebook ends facial recognition over privacy fears

2 Nov 2021

12.5k

Frances Haugen

Facebook whistleblower says social network makes hate ‘unquestionably worse’

25 Oct 2021

18.2k

budget 2022

Electric cars 'not yet affordable' for many as Ireland pushes for a million on the road by 2030

13 Oct 2021

29.4k

110

logging off

Open Thread: Your tips for quitting or cutting down on social media

6 Oct 2021

6.6k

Facebook

Zuckerberg says claim Facebook put profits over safety 'just not true'

6 Oct 2021

11.8k

Too big to fail

What do Irish politicians make of calls to 'nationalise' or 'break up' Facebook?

5 Oct 2021

18.9k

Explainer

Explainer: Why did Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp go down yesterday?

5 Oct 2021

37.5k

China

Canadian pair released from China following US deal with Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou

25 Sep 2021

19.6k

Apple

Apple will not let Fortnite back to app store until case ends

23 Sep 2021

14.5k

Hungary

Orban party blames opposition for Hungary primaries debacle after alleged cyber attack

19 Sep 2021

16.3k

throwing shade

Ireland's data watchdog raises concerns over new Facebook/Ray-Ban smart glasses

17 Sep 2021

49.6k

Misinformation

The HSE has reported more than 1,000 Covid-19 misinformation posts on social media

17 Sep 2021

26.0k

GDPR

WhatsApp Ireland fights back against Data Protection Commissioner's €225 million fine

Updated 16 Sep 2021

16.0k

Baldonnell

Amazon to create 500 jobs at new Irish warehouse

9 Sep 2021

59.0k

National Broadband Plan

Eir to add a further 200,000 homes and businesses to its gigabit fibre network

Updated 11 Aug 2021

24.7k

tiktok

TikTok to open cybersecurity centre in Ireland

27 Jul 2021

11.7k

SolarCity

Debt, solar shingles and Desperate Housewives — Why are some Tesla shareholders suing Elon Musk?

17 Jul 2021

25.1k

Cyber Security

Major investment and increase in staff at National Cyber Security Centre

13 Jul 2021

10.8k

Banks and organised crime

Gardaí believe that Irish financial institutions could be at risk from an international crime gang

1 Jul 2021

32.1k

Cyber Attack

HSE effort to rebuild systems after ransomware attack is 'gaining momentum'

29 May 2021

19.3k

Oireachtas Committee

Facebook says its content moderators are ‘not denied access’ to non-disclosure agreements

21 May 2021

9.0k

How it began

HSE ransomware attack began on a single computer when an employee clicked on a link

20 May 2021

195k

167

Troubled Cyber Defence

Ireland's response to the HSE cyber attack has been undermined by Government cuts to Defence Forces, say senior officers

20 May 2021

51.0k

facebook moderation

Facebook touts progress in curbing hate and violent content

19 May 2021

4.8k

the good information project

China is setting up its own version of GDPR - but how will it work in one of the most secretive countries in the world?

19 May 2021

12.6k

Data Breach

Personal data of MyHome.ie customers 'inadvertently' leaked online

19 May 2021

34.3k

The Daily Poll

Poll: How often do you change your online passwords?

18 May 2021

24.6k

The Red Planet

China lands spacecraft on Mars for the first time

15 May 2021

20.9k

Artificial Intelligence

EU unveils 'landmark' rules on Artificial Intelligence to curb 'high-risk' technologies

21 Apr 2021

10.7k

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