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Five security steps you need to take now on your phone

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

Ryanair grows profits tenfold, while Aer Lingus cabin and ground crew seek talks on pay deal

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Apple investors turn jittery as earnings loom

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

Mr Cook goes to Washington and other tales from Trump’s inauguration

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

Apple share slump amid iPhone woes should sound caution for new Government

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

Donald Trump threatens tax war over US multinationals

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

From woke to wooing: companies kneel before Donald Trump

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

US TikTok ban: App warns it will go dark on Sunday without assurance from Biden

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

Meghan Markle’s lifestyle tips, plus other TV for your glazed-but-happy eyes in 2025: ‘One must be firm with one’s butler’

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

Amazon races to transplant Alexa’s ‘brain’ with generative AI

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

Good-looking and practical: the best activity trackers on the market from €100 to almost €1,000

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

EU to review investigations into Apple, Google and Meta as US pressure mounts

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

Moves by Meta and Amazon to drop diversity programmes in US unlikely to affect Ireland

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

Broadcom becomes the latest tech stock trillionaire

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

Apple’s China troubles mount as foreign phone sales in the country sink for fourth month

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

Apple lobbied Micheál Martin and other Fianna Fáil politicians on transport infrastructure issues

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

Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+: 10 of the best new shows to watch in January

Including American Primeval, The Rig, Severance, Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action and Goosebumps: The Vanishing

Wonderwallets: the cost of everything in 2024, from Oasis tickets to Leinster House bike shelter

Planet Business: The year in numbers, from Boris Johnson’s book advance to fines for dirty toilets at Dublin Airport

TV in 2025: 25 of the best new and returning shows to watch out for in the 12 months ahead

Including The Traitors, The White Lotus, Zero Day, Your Friends & Neighbors, The Walsh Sisters and The Bear

From Apple’s record valuation to Zara’s share surge: An A-Z of financial markets in 2024

It was a challenging year for some listed companies and a record year for CEO departures

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