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Chinese firm said to plan 300 job cuts in Dublin

The move will see as much as 10% of company’s Irish workforce let go

It is a new world for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, with increasing awareness of the condition, but also a lot of online misinformation

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

Michael McGrath dodged request to sit down with Facebook executive Nick Clegg, records show

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

A number of children told us they regularly sleep with their phone under their pillow

Wang Yi is second senior Chinese political figure to visit in just over a year

Donald Trump’s shock tactics may have pushed Beijing away from negotiating table, experts say

Vannessa Murphy and Zuandra Van Tonder moved from South Africa to Tipperary town in 2022

For the Irish-American comedian, lockdown was preceded by his mother’s death. The impact was profound – but it opened the way to a new life

Growth in television revenues set to be slower than in 2024, while print is expected to decline further

Former Trump critic Sam Altman of OpenAI suddenly reckons the US president ‘will be incredible for the country in many ways’

US president heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles on Friday in first trip of second term

Chinese social media giant survives in US for the moment

TikTok was off air for just 14 hours in the US over the weekend, with Trump granting it a 90-day stay on its Biden-era ban

Tech giants look to capitalise as TikTok briefly goes dark in US

Donald Trump’s push to get federal workers back to the office is putting pressure on US multinationals to row back on flexible working arrangements

WRC adjudicators say legislation gives them no power to consider merits of decisions made on flexible working requests – only the process followed

President-elect says he will give Chinese-owned app more time to find a buyer hours after TikTok pulls plug on 170m users

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

After the US supreme court upheld a ban on the video app unless it sheds its Chinese owners, a final decision on action rests with politicians

Decision means video app could now ‘go dark’ for 170m US users

Over the weekend curious onlookers converged on a Royal Canal crossing in Drumcondra to pay homage to Dublin’s whimsical new landmark

With grief bots, virtual bouquets and streaming of funerals now available to us, is technology making grieving processes easier?

The scientific evidence is not as compelling as some commentators suggest. But our negative narrative around social media may risk becoming a self-fulfilling one

The bestselling author of Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? talks about fear, handling misinformation online and her rise to social media stardom

Veteran executive seen as a potential Google CEO must tackle threats from Trump to tech rivals

Some things should be ushered into the new year like a much-loved guest being shown into the good room. Other things should be discarded like Christmas cardboard refuse

Flexibility in the workplace is still enough of a factor for people to consider cuts to pay or benefits

Many are familiar with the static hum of white noise, but there’s a whole spectrum of coloured noises on the market that people are using to help them sleep

Planet Business: Once heard, some phrases that rose to prominence in 2024 couldn’t be unheard

Technology has changed the way many of us consume information, from complex pieces of writing to short video clips

Boy (14) stabbed by another teen following reported fighting between pair online with others posting TikToks in support of attack

Swede has posted a lengthy apology on social media in wake of allegations published in a Swedish tabloid

Coimisiún na Meán will contribute ‘expertise and analysis to the case’

Despite a near doubling of revenue, Chinese-owned video-sharing platform’s Irish business reports loss of over $1 billion

Worldview: Attacks include sabotage, assassinations, parcel bombs, cyber attacks, electoral interference, social media disinformation campaigns and the testing of military preparedness

Online hatred and toxicity can be hugely damaging, but are digital literacy classes really enough to tackle it?

Further appeal expected for bipartisan measure targeting ByteDance-owned video app over security concerns