Playing ‘whack-a-mole’ with Meta over my fraudulent avatars
How is it possible that a company with such huge resources, including artificial intelligence tools, cannot deal with this?
Microsoft and Meta both beat Wall St expectations on earnings
Anlayst focus is on company’s performance in artificial intelligence and how they care coping with tariff-related volatility
Can AI make my life easier? I spent a week living and working with chatbots to find out
Artificial intelligence isn’t going to take over our lives just yet, but it can make certain jobs quick and easy
Mark Zuckerberg haunted by old emails in high-stakes US trial
Meta founder’s antitrust defence rests on showing that TikTok is rapidly expanding in his main market
Instagram’s co-founder testifies Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg withheld resources
Kevin Systrom backs US Federal Trade Commission’s case in monopoly trial
What if Mark Zuckerberg had not bought Instagram and WhatsApp?
The big ticket deals were derided at the time, but the apps are now two of the most important parts of Meta’s business
Meta’s Zuckerberg says TikTok is a major competitive threat
US Federal Trade Commission looking to unwind Facebook’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp in 2012 and 2014
Meta’s Zuckerberg admits he bought Instagram because its camera was ‘better’
Admission appears to bolster allegations by US antitrust enforcers that Meta used a ‘buy or bury’ strategy to snap up potential rivals
Zuckerberg says Meta has more competitors than FTC claims
US government is arguing that Instagram acquisition should be unwound
Meta warned Government of ‘unsustainable’ operating environment for tech companies in EU
Senior executive Joel Kaplan called for ‘urgent action’ by Ireland to ‘address the challenges we face collectively’
What is Meta AI and why is it in my WhatsApp?
It’s been in the US since 2023 but what Irish users are getting is not quite the same
How many Ciara O’Briens does it take to start taking personal data seriously?
For years, at least three people who share my name have been merrily handing out my email address to everyone from online shopping sites to their doctors. They’re lucky identity theft isn’t my business
Irish victims of WhatsApp fraud lost an average of €1,200 last year
We ranked as the second worst affected country for fraudsters targeting people through the messaging app, Revolut says
The State agency that could become the country’s biggest builder of new homes by 2027
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The WhatsAppification of work has ruined my work-life balance
A dividing line between work and social life has been breached
WhatsApp group of 200 young men created to target woman in her student accommodation, Dáil hears
University of Limerick student alleges shouting and bullying behaviour with no remedial action taken by accommodation provider when first contacted
Meta AI to launch in Europe
Users will have access to intelligent chat features in WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Messenger
The man lobbying for data centres in Ireland: ‘Disparaging them means you’re effectively demonising the big tax takes’
Ireland risks being left behind in the digital age by our negative view of data centres, says Garry Connolly, director of industry lobby group Digital Infrastructure Ireland
A surreal Sunday on my Stoneybatter doorstep: ‘People have been stabbed, go inside and lock the door’
On a frightening afternoon last weekend, our diverse community came together in shared confusion and concern
Meta to end third-party fact-checking programme: ‘It’s time to get back to our roots around free expression’
Company to rely on ‘community notes’ in free speech pitch
‘Like a creeping coup’: In Pakistan, lack of internet access is costing livelihoods
Country has a track record of curbing online accessibility by banning social media sites or shutting the internet off entirely
Daniel O’Donnell says friend was scammed by a fake social media account posing as him
Friend had already sent money via Apple Pay when ruse was discovered
How to organise all the photos that clog up your phone
Storing thousands of images and videos, most of which you will never look at again, is slowing down your phone and costing you money
Meta staff fired for misusing free food vouchers
Staff given daily meal allowances for breakfast, lunch and dinner as a perk common in Big Tech companies
The online scams to avoid in Ireland: A new WhatsApp trick, MyGov texts and what to look out for
And how can we avoid falling victim to them?
‘After a year of horrendous bullying I avoid almost all social media’
As more people question their smartphone use, some are consciously turning their backs on the virtual world in favour of real life
Roblox and YouTube main sources of online content which ‘bothered or upset’ primary school children - report
Online safety charity says there is ‘vital need’ for online safety education in schools
Here’s a €15m question: Your firm is being investigated. Should you delete your WhatsApps?
Most employees are untrained in competition law and need guidance from regulators and employers
WhatsApp accounts of Biden and Trump staffers targeted by Iranian hackers, Meta says
Investigators linked activity to same network blamed for hacking incident reported by Trump campaign
WhatsApp Ireland swings to loss as company sets aside more money to deal with fines
Irish entity lost €8.2m after tax last year, down from profits of more than €41m in 2022
Children’s mental health under attack by the smartphone
Diversity, equity and inclusion programmes are implemented in a spirit of political correctness and woke
High Court delays Meta €265m fine challenge until EU court decision
Length of adjournment in Data Protection Commission case likely to be short, court says
Supreme Court to hear Garda Commissioner’s appeal over ban on using WhatsApp video in disciplinary inquiry
Appeal court had ruled that materials seized under search warrant could not be used in disciplinary process absent legislation
I bought into the idea that wellness guru Andrew Huberman could fix my life. Then I read about him
Does it matter if the paragon of the scientifically-optimised existence is actually kind of a jerk in real life?
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