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Meta, X (formerly Twitter), RTÉ, FAI and Uisce Éireann were the organisations with worst reputations

X business model is changing, according to new financials

When Elon Musk bought the former Twitter, it was heavily reliant on ads from blue-chip companies

Bluesky to roll out verification for organisations and users

Social network to proactively verify authentic notable accounts, adding check mark next to their names

There is no way that big tech can avoid being pulled into the transatlantic trade war

Despite Ireland’s best efforts, the digital tech companies will be pulled into the conflict - this will threaten jobs and could have implications for the way we all use the internet

Google ‘wilfully’ monopolised online advertising market, US judge rules

Decision by federal court heightens the risks that Silicon Valley behemoth will need to sell assets

European Union faces balancing act on Big Tech taxes

Commission president has floated idea in response to Trump tariffs

Ireland will ‘resist’ EU trade tax on US tech firms, says Taoiseach

Martin cites damage to ‘significant sector’ in Republic if union should impose levies as retaliation

Elon Musk’s X records Irish pre-tax loss of €753m in 2022

Data Protection Commission to investigate X over AI model training

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Musk’s xAI buys social media platform X for $45bn

Combined company valued at $80 billion, businessman announces

Belfast solicitor secures order compelling X to reveal identity of ‘coward’ behind anonymous account

Kevin Winters issued proceedings against X in bid to find out who was behind Malachy O account

Case involving Gript, X and the State is grist to the conspiracy theorist mill

If a search warrant had been executed against the Gript office then it would have known about it; but an order to an internet firm demanding private messages is invisible

Elon Musk’s Irish friends and their influence on the powerful billionaire

Musk frequently shares or highlights posts complaining about immigration into Ireland by Michael O’Keeffe, one of a number of Irish people to have grabbed the world’s richest man’s attention

Musk’s X in talks to raise money at $44bn valuation

Valuation would match price Musk paid for site despite loss of users and advertisers

Irish Independent publisher takes legal action against X over ‘fake ads’

Move follows ads and promoted posts on X featuring fake articles using Irish Independent branding

Musk debuts Grok-3 AI chatbot to rival OpenAI, DeepSeek

‘Smartest AI on Earth’ available to X’s Premium+ subscribers immediately

Ireland’s EU commissioner snubs offer to meet top Meta executive

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

The Irish Sea is to be renamed the British Sea – and from now on underwear will be worn on the outside

A few years ago this would have seemed no more absurd than a US president renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America

How will Elon Musk’s business empire benefit from his relationship with Trump?

The world’s richest man now holds huge sway over its most powerful leader — and the US government

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