US authorities hit Meta with $16bn tax claim related to Irish transfers
Tech giant facing third US tax court case in recent years related to transactions from 2010
Tech giant facing third US tax court case in recent years related to transactions from 2010
Data Protection Commission proposes levy over user’s personal data being held in digital warehouse
If 83% of Irish children have access to the internet at night, that means the entire online world has access to 83% of Irish children at night
Lip-BU Tan’s background as an investor has complicated his role as head of Intel
About 60 staff will take part in action on Wednesday
The country is trying to wean children under 16 off TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube and Instagram with a new law. Teenagers are sceptical
‘Balance’ phones, voice-messaging device and landlines are part of the equipment used by parents in Smartphone Free Childhood Ireland
Parents and schools are working together to impose community-wide bans on smartphones until their children reach certain ages
Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, X, YouTube, Reddit will need to deactivate all accounts for under 16s from December 10th
Firms also claimed Facebook parent unlawfully retained about €5 million in prepayments
Meta shares responded to news that the tech giant could cut up to 30 per cent of its Metaverse budget
Instagram, Facebook and Threads lock out thousands of accounts in Australia in advance of next week’s deadline
Brussels expected to announce investigation in coming days in its latest challenge to big tech
Whether you want to boost health and fitness, keep the kids busy or just upgrade your phone, there’s lots to choose from
Business welcomes reforms but warn that time for talking is now over with a need to see consistent commitment to implementation
Rout in bitcoin deepens, sending crypto-related shares down
If I wanted your tedious advice on how to do the simplest thing online, I would have asked for it
Facebook parent company seeking about 400 redundancies with area of content moderation likely affected
Staff numbers down by 20% with employees averaging €147,959 in salary before share-based pay and other benefits
We missed the chance to shape social media before it shaped us – with AI there will be no second bite of the cherry
Markets appear to be increasingly wary of big AI promises unsupported by cash flow or path to profitability
As Gareth Lambe builds online GP services group Medihive into a major medtech player, he says trust is the key to making the most of technology
Dublin market lagged behind neighbouring markets
Chipmaker’s earnings could set the tone in markets for the rest of the year
Algorithms ensure that people who click on scams are likely to see more of them
Regulator’s report highlights Irish exposure to possible market downturn
Academic studies found that people who rely heavily on AI for tasks like writing generally perform worse than those who don’t
Michael McGrath says initiative aims to safeguard fairness of elections and counter foreign information manipulation
Sr Stan ‘confronted homelessness not merely as a social problem but as a moral and spiritual one’
AI integration has boosted Google search, which generated $56.6 billion in revenue
Alphabet, Meta and Microsoft divide the market over whether they can translate huge capital expenditure into income
‘Cable cowboy’ also owns two large estates, at Humewood in Wicklow and Castlemartin in Kildare, and regularly stays at both
European shares see third session of decline
Facebook owner asked Government to lead pushback against data protection laws at EU level
Company is investing record amounts to try to push progress in AI
Meta says it suspended accounts used to provide advertising services without warning due to serious breaches
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties complaint focuses on the process under which former Facebook and WhatsApp public policy head was appointed
Going viral can help a candidate reach the masses but deepfake videos are ‘a threat to democracy’, expert says
Tech giant faces penalty of up to 6% of global annual revenue
The world is going all-in on Sam Altman and company’s AI vision but the risks will increase as the points of potential failure grow exponentially
Campaigners say appointment of Niamh Sweeney undermines trust in Data Protection Commission, which they say has an ‘abysmal’ record in taking on big tech companies
Tech giant wants impacted workers to apply for other internal positions
Independent candidate in race for Áras condemns video, calling it ‘a disgraceful attempt to mislead voters’
Two companies in talks to sublet space from social media giant following National Bank of Canada deal for fifth floor in Block 2
Meta sought Government’s help to rein in Brussels regulators after €200 million fine
Function was launched in the US in July
New update, which limits the content that users under 18 can view, will roll out in Ireland in early 2026
Concentration at the top is ‘extreme’, as the five largest S&P 500 stocks account for more than 25% of index’s value
In online battle for support, Catherine Connolly is beating Heather Humphreys
As platforms degrade into outrage and slop, users are turning away
Campaign history will be wiped out as providers of digital political ads press delete on their archives
If you dream about making a big change in your life, take inspiration from these five people, who each took a leap of faith mid-career that paid off
Platform blamed its suspension of US president’s channel after Capitol riot on pressure from Joe Biden
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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