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Tech

Tesla

Elon Musk's net worth falls by €700 million in one day after failed Cybertruck stunt

23 Nov 2019

50.6k

DISNEY PLUS

Disney's new streaming service adds disclaimer to classic films about racist stereotypes

14 Nov 2019

21.5k

Facebook News

Facebook defends inclusion of 'alt-right platform' Breitbart News on new journalism feature

26 Oct 2019

13.7k

Racism

Twitter defends response to 'absolutely abhorrent' abuse directed at Ryan family

9 Oct 2019

45.9k

message encryption

Facebook warned that new privacy rules could aid terrorism and child abuse

4 Oct 2019

11.7k

ASAI

Two complaints against online bank upheld over offensive use of word 'bulls**t' in ad campaign

6 Sep 2019

18.6k

Clear history

Facebook launches new privacy tool to limit data-scraping from third-party websites and apps

21 Aug 2019

8.0k

Transparency Report

Google unsure when updated statistics on 'delist' requests from State bodies will be published

17 Aug 2019

7.0k

Social Media

Instagram rolls out test hiding likes on posts for Irish users from today

17 Jul 2019

28.0k

Social Media

Facebook set for $5 billion fine in the US over privacy and data protection failings

13 Jul 2019

7.4k

two wheels good

E-scooters are flooding city streets worldwide, so just how green are they?

7 Jul 2019

39.0k

Outage

If your WhatsApp and Facebook aren't working, you're not alone

3 Jul 2019

76.9k

Poll

Poll: Would you support a legal age-verification system for social media websites?

23 Jun 2019

26.0k

spectre

This deepfake video of a megalomaniac 'Mark Zuckerberg' is testing Facebook

12 Jun 2019

33.2k

policy and economy

Facebook warned that ban on children's junk food ads could hurt marketing of Spotify playlists

3 Jun 2019

11.9k

Data Protection

Supreme Court rejects Facebook appeal in EU-US data transfer case

Updated 31 May 2019

14.5k

FAKE NEWS

Explainer: Why is Facebook allowing a doctored video of 'drunk' US Speaker Nancy Pelosi to stay online?

26 May 2019

33.6k

Explainer

Have a Huawei phone? Here's how Google's new Android measures may affect you

20 May 2019

61.2k

Tech wars

Google to cut ties with Huawei as it's set to restrict access to Android

20 May 2019

21.5k

internet in mourning

Online celebrity Grumpy Cat dies aged 7

17 May 2019

29.6k

voice kids

Russian TV kids talent show cancels result after bots taint vote

16 May 2019

16.5k

spyware

WhatsApp has identified a 'serious security vulnerability' - Here's what you need to know

14 May 2019

71.5k

spyware

Irish users urged to download latest version of WhatsApp after phones infected with spyware through missed calls

Updated 14 May 2019

48.2k

get connected

Love at first like: Facebook to add 'secret crush' feature as part of revamp of social network

1 May 2019

17.5k

Data Breach

Facebook says whatever fine it faces over password breach is matter for Irish data watchdog

26 Apr 2019

10.4k

Galaxy Fold

Samsung delays launch of folding smartphone amid reports that its screen keeps breaking

23 Apr 2019

22.6k

Down

Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram back after massive two-hour outage

14 Apr 2019

19.1k

Opinion

Opinion: My name is Gearóidín and I want the Irish State to give me back my fadas

Gearóidín McEvoy

12 Apr 2019

49.0k

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Social Media

Tech companies face fines and jail time if they fail to remove violent content under new Australia law

4 Apr 2019

6.5k

beijing calling

British authorities join US in raising suspicion about Chinese tech firm Huawei

28 Mar 2019

13.2k

Security Breach

Facebook admits its staff had access to millions of users' passwords

21 Mar 2019

15.5k

illegal

EU fines Google €1.49bn for blocking ads by rivals

20 Mar 2019

8.8k

NASA

SpaceX Dragon capsule docks with International Space Station

3 Mar 2019

18.8k

capsule

A rocket that will bring US astronauts back to space has blasted off with a dummy named 'Ripley'

2 Mar 2019

11.1k

FAKE NEWS

'Digital gangsters' at Facebook knowingly violated data privacy and 'bullied' other tech companies

18 Feb 2019

12.7k

down boy

Goodbye woofs and meows, hello doggie translators: Here's the future of being a great pet owner

17 Feb 2019

12.8k

banks of the grand canal

Dublin office block The Reflector goes on sale for €155m

13 Feb 2019

29.7k

hot and cold

New fabric automatically cools or insulates based on its environment

10 Feb 2019

26.6k

Suicide

'We will not allow any graphic images of self-harm, such as cutting on Instagram'

8 Feb 2019

8.4k

prime target

Amazon's Jeff Bezos publishes threats from National Enquirer about sexts to his mistress

8 Feb 2019

30.8k

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