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Latest corporate overture to Trump administration marks effort to ward off possible tariffs on chips from Taiwan

Even in the most transactional theory of Maganomics, bluffs on tariffs can only take the US president so far

If you’re worried your child might be savvy enough to create their own adult account, there are a few more obstacles in the way

Ireland risks being left behind in the digital age by our negative view of data centres, says Garry Connolly, director of industry lobby group Digital Infrastructure Ireland

A few sacrifices have been made to bring down the price for a wider audience

CEO Dave Ricks credits Donald Trump with inspiring its push for US-based manufacturing

Glitch comes as iPhone maker seeks to shore up its relationship with the US president

Shareholders vote largely in line with tech giant’s guidance

Investment promised by tech giant not much more than that which firm had already intended

Internet gives you access to a world of information at your fingertips, but with the good comes the bad

Replacement of iPhone SE to retail at $599 in US but €729 in Ireland

Hedge funds are reducing exposure to mega-cap tech stocks

Corporate sponsors contribute an annual cash infusion each year, and gains are typically reinvested

Planet Business: Plastic straw update, Elon Musk’s 19-year-old Doge lieutenant and the latest in Gulf of America appeasement

Return to work mandates can weed out underperforming staff but risk pushing away valued workers

It’s not practical to completely cut off online access, but there are ways of minimising exposure to harm

Series is based on the rise and fall of a fraudster who faked brain cancer and claimed to have been cured by a health diet

Investors don’t seem unduly bothered by the ‘dumbest trade war in history’

Investigatory Powers Act can compel companies to remove encryption

The release of DeepSeek’s new model has shaken assumptions about who has the upper hand in developing the technology

The nail-biting thriller is one of the most-lauded films of the past year - and making it involved secret shoots as well as interrogation by Iranian authorities

Emergence of DeepSeek has upended rivals’ plans

Including The Kardashians, Apple Cider Vinegar, Reacher, Zero Day, A Thousand Blows and more

Silicon Valley group says there are signs rollout of AI features will boost handset demand

Much of the data on your phone is more valuable than the device itself should it get stolen

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Concern about slow sales in China and roll-out of company’s AI system

Planet Business: Executive order recap, the man who designed Melania Trump’s hat and how the television ratings compared to previous ceremonies

Tech giant’s international operation in Cork believed to be largest taxpayer in Republic

Ireland is home to the regional headquarters of many US multinationals and could be in the firing line of this move

Coca-Cola hit the headlines after gifting Trump with his very own personalised Diet Coke bottle for his inauguration

White House dismisses warning from TikTok as stunt as users scramble to alternative platforms

Including Severance, White Lotus, The Studio, Poker Face, Stranger Things and Black Mirror

Rollout of upgraded voice assistant hit by delays as Big Tech group struggles to overcome technical hurdles

Options range from smartwatch-type devices to ones worn with a strap or even as jewellery

Tech groups urging president-elect Donald Trump to intervene against 'overzealous' European regulation

Apple, which employs 6,000 here, has asked shareholders to vote against move seen as courting favour with Trump administration

Eight tech giants now hold combined market capitalisation of almost $19trn

Dominant foreign smartphone maker faces slowing economy and competition from domestic rivals

Tánaiste visited Apple HQ in Cork day before tech giant told another Minister that ‘slow progress’ on infrastructure in city was ‘hindering’ its growth plans