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The AI tool has been mired in international furore over its ability to generate sexualised images of women and children without their consent

Company says AI tool will no longer enable ‘editing of images of real people in revealing clothing’ in places where that is illegal

For all the technology and computing power behind it, it seems the one thing AI lacks is a good dose of cop-on

Niamh Smyth says X must be held accountable for controversial AI-generated sexualised content

Authorities enforced one of the deepest blackouts in history but smuggled Starlink devices have helped to get information out

AI controversy has dragged the British prime minister back into a war of words with the world’s richest person

Micheál Martin knows demonstrating competence on domestic issues remains the biggest challenge

‘Deepfake’ intimate picture of former TV presenter shared online during unsuccessful 2024 election campaign

Plus, the Dáil is back today, intermittent fasting, and how Musk’s Grok has ushered in our new media dystopia

The photograph has been understood as bearing a special relationship to truth. Not any more

As Chinese exports to Europe surge and European exports to China shrink, countries like Germany that once gained most from the trade relationship are now at risk

In the News podcast: Legislators appear powerless as Grok AI tool on X offers ‘nudification’ function used on woman and children

Under Elon Musk, X is a vast disinformation network, a hotbed of extremism, a radicalisation tool. And now its chatbot is a creator, publisher and distributor of awful material

‘Law or no law’, there is no reason for a programme to generate images of people without clothes on, says former garda

As weird and unpleasant as the flood of sexualised AI images on X is, the prompts used to create them are even more disturbing

UK ministers threaten possible ban for X after Grok tool is used to make sexual images of women and children without their consent

Focus of protests shifts from economic grievances to demands for political change

Patrick O’Donovan says he has deactivated his X account over concerns around Grok

Public listings raised $171.8 billion globally last year, an increase of 39 per cent on 2024

Elon Musk’s AI firm spending billions to build out AI infrastructure

Radio: On RTÉ, the Liveline host hears callers’ fears of sexually explicit AI, while Oliver Callan is discombobulated by an errant guest

The annual Consumer Electronics Show is a smorgasbord of futuristic technology products

Decision also influenced by increased levels of unchecked hate, misogyny, racism and anti-LGBTI+ content on the platform

Elon Musk-owned Grok app has been widely downloaded following news it could create illegal sexual images and videos

EU executive tried to keep correspondence between union’s tech enforcer and US multinationals under wraps

The Protection of Voice and Image Bill would target AI deepfakes and identity ‘hijacking’

Regulator, Rape Crisis Ireland and civil liberties campaigners criticise generated images using Grok

Irish MEP calls on EU to investigate 'deeply disturbing' trend

Challenges to Google, Meta, Apple and X will test Brussels’ willingness to stick with digital rule book

Johnson has previously attracted attention for his practice of taking detailed measurements of his nocturnal erections

Elon Musk’s car maker delivered fewer fully electric models than its rival in 2025

The Shenzhen-based carmaker delivered 4.6m vehicles last year, up 7.7% on 2024

Offering staff weight-loss drugs can improve productivity and reduce time lost to sickness

Being grateful for our bodies and the way they enable us to experience the world can be an act of quiet rebellion

This year has seen yet more companies leave the Irish stock market, including travel software group Datalex and hotel chain Dalata

Close-up photographs serve as reminders of the power of the image and of magazine journalism

Tesla’s share price is a bet on a future that may not exist

Did you ‘floodlight’ on a first date? Were you ‘aura farming’ on Instagram? Some terms, once heard, couldn’t be unheard

Keir Starmer’s 2025 was turbulent as Reform UK kept up the pressure, while King Charles dealt with the fallout of his brother Andrew’s association with Jeffrey Epstein

Ireland is in a highly precarious position as we head into 2026, on the faultline between our allies in the EU and the US administration and Big Tech