Technology

EU to outline curbs on children accessing social media

Children and teenagers aged under 15 will not be able to open a social media account without express parental or guardian permission under new draft plans set to be outlined.

Europe • 15 Sep

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Governments worldwide are way behind on AI - Bill Gates

No government in the world is ready for the changes artificial intelligence will bring to society, Bill Gates has said, as he warned of the risks ahead.

World • 15 Sep

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EU set to propose social media, AI ban for under-15s

The European Union will propose a ban restricting ⁠under 15s from social media, video sharing platforms, AI chatbots and online games, in the most sweeping plan yet to protect children from online dangers, a European Commission document has shown.

Europe • 14 Sep

Global market AI momentum showing signs of vulnerability

The AI-linked rally that has seen world stock markets soar over the last two years is showing growing signs of vulnerability, global central bank ⁠umbrella body, the Bank for International Settlements, said today.

Business • 14 Sep

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Everyone wants safe AI but who will be first to take action?

AI has become a race where all involved can see the risks, but nobody wants to be the first to apply the brakes and pay a price for doing so

Artificial Intelligence • 14 Sep

A dynamic close-up showing a scientist or technician, using a dropper to add a liquid sample to a test tube in a rack

Call for global AI rules after Claude bioweapon research

The European Commissioner with responsibility for tech regulation has said that global rules on artificial intelligence (AI) are "really needed".

Science and Technology • 11 Sep

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How supermarkets are using AI to watch you in the aisles

Shops have always used retail surveillance, but AI has supercharged it in so many ways, including some you might not even notice

Shopping • 11 Sep

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Doomsday tech - could AI really kill us all?

Stark warnings from artificial intelligence researchers that advanced forms of the technology could wipe out humanity have raised questions over whether governments are moving fast enough to regulate it.

Business • 11 Sep

TikTok has 'change of heart' and will attend committee

TikTok will attend the Oireachtas Committee on Media later this month, having initially rejected an invite, Labour TD and commitee chair Alan Kelly has said.

Ireland • 11 Sep

Minister for Communications Patrick O'Donovan speaking in Dublin Castle

Fines for social media firms counterproductive - minister

Minister for Communications Patrick O'Donovan has said that fines imposed on social media firms are "free advertising" for platforms and have become counterproductive.

Ireland • 10 Sep

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Half of workers reconsidering careers over AI - survey

Almost half of workers say AI is making them reconsider their career path, according to new research from Microsoft.

Business • 10 Sep

The iPhone Duo foldable smartphone during a product unveiling event at Apple Park in Cupertino, California

Apple unveils first foldable smartphone iPhone Duo

Apple has unveiled a foldable phone called Duo, introducing the biggest change in years in the company's flagship product.

Science and Technology • 10 Sep

Qualcomm strikes AI chip deal with Amazon

Qualcomm has said that Amazon could buy up to $60 billion of its AI data-centre chips and related products under a long-term partnership, bolstering the chipmaker's effort to become a major supplier of AI infrastructure.

Business • 09 Sep

Apple CEO John Ternus looks at an iPhone Duo foldable phone

New Apple CEO unveils company's first folding phone

Apple unveiled a foldable phone called Duo, introducing the biggest change in years in the company's flagship product.

Business • 09 Sep

'Playing with our lives': AI worker quits Anthropic

An artificial intelligence researcher who left OpenAI to join Anthropic has decided to leave the industry, accusing both US companies of "playing with our lives" in the race to develop AI models capable of self-improvement.

Business • 09 Sep

Europe firms in talks for satellite-to-mobile venture

Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Vodafone Group and Telefonica are in early talks to create a consortium to bid on European Union satellite spectrum and offer direct-to-mobile services, Bloomberg News has reported , citing people familiar with the matter.

Business • 08 Sep

AI gains benefiting employers rather than staff - report

Employers rather than staff are capturing most of the productivity benefits from the increased use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace.

Business • 08 Sep

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Google warns of lower quality amid Europe search revamp

Alphabet's Google has today rolled out changes to its online search results in Europe to satisfy EU antitrust regulators, a move which it said will degrade users' experience and ratchet up costs for European businesses.

Business • 08 Sep

Media watchdog to investigate X over parental concerns

The media regulator Coimisiún na Meán has opened an investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform X amid concerns over its age assurance measures and parental controls.

Ireland • 08 Sep

A man holds a foldable phone from Huawei

Huawei, Xiaomi launch new foldable smartphones

Huawei and Xiaomi launched new flagship foldable smartphones today, stepping up competition in China's premium handset market ahead of Apple's product launch later this week.

Business • 07 Sep

The landing page of the Hugging Face platform set against an AI interactive background

Nvidia to buy Hugging Face for nearly $13 billion

Nvidia will buy popular developer platform Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, using its growing AI war chest to expand its influence in the booming market for open-source models that can nearly match the best from OpenAI and Anthropic at lower costs.

Business • 04 Sep

AI firm Moonshot files confidentially for Hong Kong IPO

Chinese AI startup Moonshot has confidentially filed for a Hong Kong initial public offering, joining a slew of domestic and global rivals in pursuing a public listing, said three people with knowledge of the plans.

Business • 03 Sep

Human v machine: the battle for music's soul in the AI age

As AI becomes capable of doing more of the things humans do, where do we want to draw the line between humanity and machine?

Prime Time • 04 Sep

Close-up of mobile phones in children's hands in the school

Age measures not stopping underage social media access

There has been no reduction in underage children's access to social media platforms, despite legal obligations which came into effect in July 2025 designed to prevent this, according to a new report.

Ireland • 02 Sep

EU orders AI supercomputer from Bull as demand grows

The European Union has awarded French state-owned Bull a €387.8m contract to build a new AI-focused supercomputer, the company's largest-ever order, as Europe seeks to expand computing capacity and close the gap with the US and China.

Business • 01 Sep

technology

EU to outline curbs on children accessing social media

Governments worldwide are way behind on AI - Bill Gates

EU set to propose social media, AI ban for under-15s

Global market AI momentum showing signs of vulnerability

Everyone wants safe AI but who will be first to take action?

Call for global AI rules after Claude bioweapon research

How supermarkets are using AI to watch you in the aisles

Doomsday tech - could AI really kill us all?

TikTok has 'change of heart' and will attend committee

Fines for social media firms counterproductive - minister

Half of workers reconsidering careers over AI - survey

Apple unveils first foldable smartphone iPhone Duo

Qualcomm strikes AI chip deal with Amazon

New Apple CEO unveils company's first folding phone

'Playing with our lives': AI worker quits Anthropic

Europe firms in talks for satellite-to-mobile venture

AI gains benefiting employers rather than staff - report

Google warns of lower quality amid Europe search revamp

Media watchdog to investigate X over parental concerns

Huawei, Xiaomi launch new foldable smartphones

Nvidia to buy Hugging Face for nearly $13 billion

AI firm Moonshot files confidentially for Hong Kong IPO

Human v machine: the battle for music's soul in the AI age

Age measures not stopping underage social media access

EU orders AI supercomputer from Bull as demand grows

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