https://www.rte.ie/news/technology/en-ieRTÉ 2026-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:17:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1002/1593746-openai-staff-fired/ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has said that it has fired three researchers for allegedly mishandling "sensitive information" and violating company policies, including work that involved an external organisation that evaluates artificial intelligence models.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:51:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1002/1593746-openai-staff-fired/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/1001/1593563-gaming-companies/Nine online gaming companies - including the makers of Candy Crush, Minecraft, and Clash of Clans - are being investigated by European consumer authorities, including the CCPC, for potential breaches of consumer protection law.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/1001/1593563-gaming-companies/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0930/1593462-apple-launches-payment-service-in-india/Apple has rolled out its payment service in India as it looks to grab a slice of the lucrative digital payments market in the world's most populous country.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:13:15 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0930/1593462-apple-launches-payment-service-in-india/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0929/1593421-ai-trump/Donald Trump has stressed self-regulation over government rules at a major gathering of AI executives and government officials at the White House.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:47:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0929/1593421-ai-trump/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0929/1593289-openai-safety-concerns/OpenAI will not release its newest artificial intelligence model, known as Astra 6.1, after internal testing by the ChatGPT-maker revealed it did not meet safety standards, the company confirmed.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 03:34:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0929/1593289-openai-safety-concerns/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/technology/2026/0925/1592973-eu-x-platform-fine/The European Union has said that it was "ready to defend" its €120 million fine against Elon Musk's X platform after the United States asked a top court to let it intervene on Mr Musk's side.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:42:32 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/technology/2026/0925/1592973-eu-x-platform-fine/technologyhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0924/1592747-eir-to-retire-3g-services/Telecommunications company eir is reminding customers that it will begin retiring its 3G network across the country from October.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:24:30 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0924/1592747-eir-to-retire-3g-services/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0924/1592748-meta-glasses-ai/Meta has unveiled several new wearables powered by its AI models, including an audio-only, camera-free version of its smart glasses, amid global concerns about privacy and the filming of women and girls without their consent.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:43:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0924/1592748-meta-glasses-ai/Science and Technologyhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0924/1592756-squarespace-dublin-investment/Squarespace, the US company that helps small and medium sized companies to set up their own websites, today announced an additional €70m investment in Ireland, in partnership with IDA Ireland.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:22:06 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0924/1592756-squarespace-dublin-investment/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0924/1592755-australia-ai-hack/A rogue OpenAI model bypassed safeguards during training and hacked an Australian government website, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said as he admonished the ChatGPT creator over an "obviously unacceptable" breach.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:12:14 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0924/1592755-australia-ai-hack/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0924/1592791-hcs-invests-1-45m-in-24-7-managed-services-capability/Irish IT managed services and digital transformation company HCS has announced a €1.45m investment in the launch of its 24/7 managed support capability for Irish and international customers.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:58:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0924/1592791-hcs-invests-1-45m-in-24-7-managed-services-capability/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/0921/1592380-5g-6g-mobile-connectivity-technology-sensors-radio-waves/6G will bring faster speeds but the true innovations will go beyond what we consider a mobile network to do such as integrated sensingMon, 21 Sep 2026 14:34:52 +0100https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/0921/1592380-5g-6g-mobile-connectivity-technology-sensors-radio-waves/Connectivityhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0923/1592682-uk-media-regulator-investigates-pornhub-over-age-checks/The UK media regulator Ofcom said today it had opened an investigation into whether adult content platform Pornhub has complied with its legal duties to prevent children from seeing pornography.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:50:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0923/1592682-uk-media-regulator-investigates-pornhub-over-age-checks/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0923/1592722-ai-development-needs-extreme-care-openai-boss-tells-un/The world's leading artificial intelligence companies warned the United Nations Security Council of the risks posed by AI to humanity, appealing for ⁠governments to work together.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:57:29 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0923/1592722-ai-development-needs-extreme-care-openai-boss-tells-un/Artificial Intelligencehttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0922/1592458-amd-joins-1-trillion-club-as-chipmakers-rally/Advanced Micro Devices soared past $1 trillion in market capitalisation for the first time last night, joining a small group of chipmakers to reach the milestone, as investors bet on its expanding role in AI computing.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:28:16 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0922/1592458-amd-joins-1-trillion-club-as-chipmakers-rally/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0922/1592514-microsoft-global-ai-diffusion-report/A new report reveals that Ireland rose to third place globally and took the top spot in Europe as one of the world's leading markets for AI adoption.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:59:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0922/1592514-microsoft-global-ai-diffusion-report/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0921/1592325-china-slows-humanoid-robot-ipo-rush/Chinese regulators are putting the brakes on a rush of humanoid-robot companies seeking listings, people familiar with the matter said, as they scrutinise whether soaring valuations and revenue tied to state-backed projects reflect commercial demand.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:08:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0921/1592325-china-slows-humanoid-robot-ipo-rush/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0921/1592330-google-fined-403m-by-dpc/Tech giant Google has been fined €403m by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) over the processing of location data.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:22:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0921/1592330-google-fined-403m-by-dpc/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0921/1592341-eu-urged-to-act-faster-on-online-risks-facing-children/Stronger regulation is needed to protect children from online abuse, exploitation and unsafe platforms, the Online Safety Coordinator with the Children's Rights Alliance has urged.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:28:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0921/1592341-eu-urged-to-act-faster-on-online-risks-facing-children/Artificial Intelligencehttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/0916/1591780-digital-classroom-education-funding-families-budget-2027/Digital competence is an important part of modern education, yet the issue is when a national move towards this puts the responsibility on families to fundWed, 16 Sep 2026 14:33:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/0916/1591780-digital-classroom-education-funding-families-budget-2027/Educationhttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2026/0918/1591988-chatbots-clarity/While chatbot addiction is not a recognised diagnosis, researchers are beginning to examine similarities between problematic chatbot use and established behavioural addictions.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 06:01:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2026/0918/1591988-chatbots-clarity/Clarityhttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0918/1592048-anthropic-ai-us/Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic has said that AI systems are increasingly capable of building future versions of themselves, adding to mounting concerns about the dangers of the powerful technology.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:42:39 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0918/1592048-anthropic-ai-us/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0917/1591847-open-ai-misbehaviour-cases/Britain's King Charles has warned of the "existential dangers" of artificial intelligence systems falling into the wrong hands, as he addressed leading AI executives.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:10:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0917/1591847-open-ai-misbehaviour-cases/Science and Technologyhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0916/1591713-ai-labs-mark-zuckerberg/The Canadian computer scientist considered one of the founders of AI, Yoshua Bengio, has said that humanity is "losing control" of the technology and the world needs guardrails similar to nuclear arms controls.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:36:30 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0916/1591713-ai-labs-mark-zuckerberg/Science and Technologyhttps://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/0916/1591727-eu-social-media/The European Commission has proposed a ban on social media access for under 13s, with "safe design" obligations for platforms for users between the ages of 15 and 18.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:32:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/0916/1591727-eu-social-media/Europehttps://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/0915/1591557-eu-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.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/0915/1591557-eu-social-media/Europehttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0915/1591578-artificial-intelligence/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.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:44:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0915/1591578-artificial-intelligence/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0914/1591453-social-media-ban-eu/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.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:25:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0914/1591453-social-media-ban-eu/Europehttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0914/1591487-bank-for-international-settlements-on-ai/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.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:12:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0914/1591487-bank-for-international-settlements-on-ai/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/0914/1591236-ai-safety-responsibility-regulation-profit-commercial-race/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 soMon, 14 Sep 2026 12:27:19 +0100https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/0914/1591236-ai-safety-responsibility-regulation-profit-commercial-race/Artificial Intelligencehttps://www.rte.ie/news/technology/2026/0911/1591121-anthropic-bioweapon/The European Commissioner with responsibility for tech regulation has said that global rules on artificial intelligence (AI) are "really needed".Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:38:41 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/technology/2026/0911/1591121-anthropic-bioweapon/Science and Technologyhttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/0911/1590631-retail-surveillance-ai-technology/Shops have always used retail surveillance, but AI has supercharged it in so many ways, including some you might not even noticeFri, 11 Sep 2026 09:20:14 +0100https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/0911/1590631-retail-surveillance-ai-technology/Shoppinghttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0911/1591163-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.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:55:04 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0911/1591163-doomsday-tech-could-ai-really-kill-us-all/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0911/1591188-tiktok-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.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:37:37 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0911/1591188-tiktok-committee/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0910/1590975-media-regulator-social-media/Minister for Communications Patrick O'Donovan has said that fines imposed on social media firms are "free advertising" for platforms and have become counterproductive.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 05:30:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0910/1590975-media-regulator-social-media/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0910/1590965-ai-trends-survey/Almost half of workers say AI is making them reconsider their career path, according to new research from Microsoft.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0910/1590965-ai-trends-survey/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/technology/2026/0909/1590969-apple-iphone/Apple has unveiled a foldable phone called Duo, introducing the biggest change in years in the company's flagship product.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:46:30 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/technology/2026/0909/1590969-apple-iphone/Science and Technologyhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0909/1590842-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.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:55:18 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0909/1590842-qualcomm-strikes-ai-chip-deal-with-amazon/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0909/1590903-new-apple-ceo-expected-to-unveil-its-first-folding-phone/Apple unveiled a foldable phone called Duo, introducing the biggest change in years in the company's flagship product.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:37:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0909/1590903-new-apple-ceo-expected-to-unveil-its-first-folding-phone/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0909/1590913-anthropic-researcher-quits/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.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:16:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0909/1590913-anthropic-researcher-quits/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0908/1590688-european-mobile-phone-companies/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.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 07:28:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0908/1590688-european-mobile-phone-companies/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0908/1590657-ai-employment-report/Employers rather than staff are capturing most of the productivity benefits from the increased use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0908/1590657-ai-employment-report/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0908/1590739-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.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:07:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0908/1590739-google-warns-of-lower-quality-amid-europe-search-revamp/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0908/1590789-coimisiun-na-mean-x-investigation/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.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0908/1590789-coimisiun-na-mean-x-investigation/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0907/1590563-foldable-phones/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.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:51:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0907/1590563-foldable-phones/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0904/1590285-nvidia-to-buy-hugging-face/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.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:29:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0904/1590285-nvidia-to-buy-hugging-face/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0903/1590165-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.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:43:58 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0903/1590165-ai-firm-moonshot-files-confidentially-for-hong-kong-ipo/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2026/0903/1590116-human-v-machine-the-battle-for-musics-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?Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2026/0903/1590116-human-v-machine-the-battle-for-musics-soul-in-the-ai-age/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0902/1590013-social-media-report/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.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0902/1590013-social-media-report/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0901/1589907-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.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:52:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0901/1589907-eu-orders-ai-supercomputer-from-bull-as-demand-grows/Business