X faces Irish investigation over concerns children not protected from pornography and violence
Media regulator Coimisiún na Meán raises specific concerns at age assurance protocols and parental controls on platform
Elon Musk
Social media’s age of the follower is replaced by tyranny of the recommender machine
It’s easy to rage against the machine. It’s harder to propose a viable alternative
Germany’s far-right earthquake leaves Merz reeling with ‘existential shock’
AfD’s historic victory sets clock ticking on Germany’s postwar constitutional order, chancellor warns
The Magaverse is echoing the language of Ireland’s most pro-data centre party
The pro-data centre language of US politicians sounds strikingly familiar to an Irish audience
‘We just don’t want them’: Hundreds gather in a Kildare town over data centre plans
Noise issues in Clondalkin are a cautionary tale – but it’s not too late for Kildare, town meeting hears
Uber to cut 10% of its employees as focus shifts to robotaxi network
Ride-hailing group to eliminate 3,300 jobs as competition rises in food delivery sector and robotaxi race intensifies
Investors shrug, but Meta’s $17bn payout comes with a reputational cost
Child protection case settlement removes offers certainty on what could have been a vastly larger liability
A wickedly inventive political ad is airing in Texas as midterm elections loom
Success of many democratic socialist candidates primary vote cycle has been down to avowed refusal to accept donations from super PACs
Ireland should give Donald Trump a reality check when he visits
His increasingly chaotic rule is causing long-term damage
Ukraine seeks Musk’s go-ahead to use Starlink-equipped drones inside Russia
Kyiv wants to target missile launchers across border but Zelenskiy fired defence minister with direct line to SpaceX owner
The Danube ran dry, and revealed an overblown metaphor
Its water levels have sunk so low that dozens of wrecked Nazi warships have been exposed. It’s hard not to see this as an extreme metaphor
SpaceX’s wild ride shows how quickly markets can change their minds
Technicals and sentiment tend to get downplayed in media explanations of market movements
Inside Intel: how America’s chip champion came back from the brink
The group’s shares have quadrupled, but it has yet to prove itself a serious manufacturing competitor to Taiwan’s TSMC
Most X accounts posting about Belfast unrest were based outside UK
Analysis shows just 4.5 per cent of tweets about Belfast violence came from Republic of Ireland
If Elon Musk is right and AI makes jobs extinct, what will we do with our free time?
Humans have three things the multibillionaire’s machines will never have
After the hype, SpaceX investors return to the numbers
For all the talk of the future, investors still have to account for the present
An 18m crater on the Moon is the smallest of our Elon Musk-shaped problems
SpaceX incident felt like a parable for the move-fast-and-break-things leadership style espoused by the Tesla founder
I have yet to be convinced that the current zeal for AI is anything more than a bubble
I have yet to be convinced that the current zeal for AI is anything more than a bubble
Markets advance on Middle East hopes despite SpaceX spending shock
Shares in Elon Musk’s firm plummeted after he announced blockbuster spending on AI
Andrew Tate’s jail journal: the surprise comedy hit of the summer
It’s no Wildean Ballad of Reading Gaol, but in its own way it is a notable ode to a very modern unravelling
Watch the skies: What are the chances of being hit by a piece of space junk?
Every week, a tonne of space debris falls to Earth as more rockets and satellites go into orbit. Who pays for the damage?
The US is shooting mirrors into space to redirect the sun. There may be a few issues
Reflect Orbital plans to launch a fleet of 50,000 satellites into orbit making the night sky three to four times brighter
How Musk transformed Twitter from communal town square to right-wing conspiracy hub
Twitter had its faults but it didn’t have an overt political agenda, that changed under Elon Musk
Metrolink property deals, Grinds 360’s losses and All Together Now
Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan
Overseas aid and the US
We can be proud that Ireland continues to stand in solidarity with the most marginalised around the world
The Odyssey is so conservative, I am half surprised it wasn’t written by Jacob Rees-Mogg
We have been told that the left’s grasp on the culture is all but total – yet the biggest film of the year is a Christian morality play
Let them eat crumbs: Growing wage inequality is bad for both workers and businesses
Companies in Ireland should disclose the ratio of CEO pay to median employee pay as US and UK groups do
Andrew, Tristan Tate to seek release from US jail while fighting extradition
Brothers being held in a federal jail in Miami as a US judge weighs Britain’s extradition requestn
Elon Musk’s Wokebusters and the failing campaign against The Odyssey
Let’s not pretend right-wing blowhards criticising Christopher Nolan’s film really care about infelicities in shipbuilding
Josh Kerr’s ballsiest world record is motivating and demoralising for milers everywhere
Four-time Irish 1,500m champion Cathal Doyle says the race to catch up is already on
Tesla’s profits plunge as Elon Musk’s carmaker uses discounts to boost sales
Capital expenditures more than doubled as company accelerates pivot to AI and robots
X launches fresh court challenges against Coimisiún na Meán
Latest legal actions could involve decisions on complaints against social media giant
What top CEO pay and gender pay gap reporting tell us about Irish business
Available figures show that women continue to trail in the workplace on pay and their representation in the upper ranks
SpaceX falls back to Earth after IPO frenzy
Shares slipped below their $135 listing price less than a month after SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO
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