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technology

High Court Twitter dispute over AI chatbot is resolved

The dispute centred around the DPC's concerns about the processing of personal data of millions of X's European users to train any of the respondent's artificial intelligence systems

<p>On Tuesday we learned that the Irish army’s staffing levels have fallen under 6,000 — the first time that has happened in living memory. Picture: Leon Farrell/RollingNews.ie</p>

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Irish Examiner view: At the very least, defence should have a dedicated minister

<p>Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Adjudicator, Michael MacNamee, found that Mr Rooney was dismissed because he did not click “yes” to a ‘Fork in the Road’ email from Elon Musk (pictured) and for that reason alone. File picture</p>

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Twitter ordered to pay €550k to Irish senior worker for not clicking 'yes' in 'Fork in the Road' email

Elon Musk

comment-analysis

As an ex-Twitter boss, I have a way to grab Elon Musk’s attention. If he keeps stirring unrest, get an arrest warrant

AI safety summit

technology

Elon Musk's X agrees to refrain from using some EU users' data to train its AI chatbot

SFergus Finlay: We should shut down social media platforms that help to spread hate

Elon Musk on Twitter

Coimisiún Na Meán may face holding X and Elon Musk to account

Social media platform could be facing multi-million euro fines for breaching legislation

Fri, 12 Jul, 2024

Dave Calhoun

Boeing warns customers of further 737 Max delays amid crisis

Delays have become the norm in aerospace as planemakers and engine manufacturers grapple with disrupted shipments of parts and raw materials, worker turnover and other market turmoil still lingering from the pandemic.

Fri, 12 Jul, 2024

X chief shakes up inner circle amid cost-cutting push

X chief shakes up inner circle amid cost-cutting push

Linda Yaccarino is reshaping the top team at Twitter/X, under pressure from Elon Musk to boost sales and cut costs

Sun, 23 Jun, 2024

TikTok strategy

Oireachtas children’s committee to hear social media companies defend use of artificial intelligence

TikTok is “currently in the process” of testing the automatic labelling of AI-generated content, the Oireachtas children’s committee will hear tomorrow.

Mon, 15 Apr, 2024

Musk says X is considering removing likes, reposts from content

Musk says X is considering removing likes, reposts from content

The platform formerly known as Twitter is seeking to add money features to the app, which Musk has previously said would include the ability to send payments to other users

Wed, 06 Mar, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Disdain for Oireachtas committees is close to contempt for democracy

Twitter/X took part in a 'deeply frustrating' meeting, the FAI delivered late and heavily-redacted documents, and key RTÉ figures have not even offered a pretence of co-operation

Fri, 23 Feb, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Musk can’t cover up the decline of X

Irish Examiner view: Musk can’t cover up the decline of X

Elon Musk continues to shred the value of his Twitter/X platform, and suspending the likes of Séamas O’Reilly is but the latest expression of that

Wed, 14 Feb, 2024

Séamas O'Reilly: I criticised 'free speech absolutist' Elon Musk's X. My account was suspended

Séamas O'Reilly: I criticised 'free speech absolutist' Elon Musk's X. My account was suspended

On Saturday evening X, formerly known as Twitter, suspended Séamas O'Reilly's account. It happened hours after he wrote about the social media platform in his 'Irish Examiner' column. Here, he gives his response

Tue, 13 Feb, 2024

'Was it something I said?': 'Irish Examiner' columnist Séamas O’Reilly sees X account suspended

'Was it something I said?': 'Irish Examiner' columnist Séamas O’Reilly sees X account suspended

"Personally, I’m quite annoyed," said Séamas O’Reilly of his suspension from the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. "Professionally, I’m alarmed."

Mon, 12 Feb, 2024

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S Dolan O'Hagan: Why I won't be 'taking a break' from X

It seems journalists and some media companies are moving away from Elon Musk's controversial platform. Dolan O'Hagan explains why he feels they are wrong to do so

Fri, 26 Jan, 2024

Elon Musk sued for defamation by worker in Ireland employed to stop disruptive posts on X

Elon Musk sued for defamation by worker in Ireland employed to stop disruptive posts on X

Part of the plaintiff's role with the company is to help prevent disruption and misinformation being posted on X about elections

Mon, 15 Jan, 2024

Threads app

EU ads about child protection excluded Sinn Féin supporters

Targeted Twitter ads promoting the scanning of EU citizens' electronic devices excluded people interested in far-right groups such as AfD — but also Ireland's most popular party

Thu, 28 Dec, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Social media must play by the rules

Irish Examiner view: Social media must play by the rules

Taoiseach and Tánaiste have added their voices to the growing clamour of warnings from security chiefs and rights campaigners about Twitter

Wed, 27 Dec, 2023

Leo Varadkar: X, formerly Twitter, 'has always been a bit of a sewer'

Leo Varadkar: X, formerly Twitter, 'has always been a bit of a sewer'

Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin both questioned the direction the platform, formerly known as Twitter, has taken since it was taken over by Elon Musk.

Sun, 24 Dec, 2023

Government urged to stop paying for Twitter ads

Calls comes in light of 'vile' content being allowed on the platform, and revelation that Elon Musk instructed staff not to suspend users who post racist, sexist, or homophobic content

Sun, 17 Dec, 2023

Letters to the Editor: Progress has to be made on climate financing

Letters to the Editor: Progress has to be made on climate financing

Global leaders gathered at Cop28 must make progress on increasing levels of climate financing, as well as delivering on existing funding commitments, and ensuring funds reach the world’s poorest countries which are severely impacted by climate ...

Mon, 04 Dec, 2023

Fianna Fáil to 'engage' with councillor who said Dublin rioters should be shot in head

Fianna Fáil to 'engage' with councillor who said Dublin rioters should be shot in head

The Limerick-based councillor withdrew the remarks, saying that it had been merely a show of his emotions on the issue

Thu, 30 Nov, 2023

CC IMMIGRATION OFFICE

McEntee: Twitter did not engage with requests to remove 'vile' posts during riots

Justice Minister said while other social media platforms responded, X, formerly Twitter 'did not fulfil their own community standards'

Wed, 29 Nov, 2023

New bus stops for Cork City as MacCurtain Street officially opens for two-way traffic

Tánaiste worried at 'hate and bile' being directed towards migrants on social media

The Tánaiste said he hopes that nine-year-old Emily Hand is among the hostages released as Gaza enters into its second day of ceasefire

Sat, 25 Nov, 2023

Elon Musk 'broke the seal' on global tech lay-offs, says Signal president Meredith Whittaker

Elon Musk 'broke the seal' on global tech lay-offs, says Signal president Meredith Whittaker

Meredith Whittaker talks about Signal's expenses, the global tech lay-offs and attending Web Summit for the second time

Fri, 17 Nov, 2023

Fergus Finlay: Respect for difference is the vital ingredient to create real peace

S Fergus Finlay: Respect for difference is the vital ingredient to create real peace

Facebook is a great way to get a discussion going, even now and again to have a good old argument. I tend to be more of a broadcaster than a reader — these golden words (or at least the link to them) go up on Facebook every week.

Tue, 24 Oct, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Social media is new front line in the Israel-Hamas propaganda war

Irish Examiner view: Social media is new front line in the Israel-Hamas propaganda war

Twitter, now rebranded as X, is among the social media platforms hosting disinformation in the 21st-century version of the age-old propaganda battle for hearts and minds

Thu, 12 Oct, 2023

Elon Musk Stock Sale

Musk facing another battle with US regulator

The new case again shines a spotlight on the extraordinary feud between the world's richest man Elon Musk and the powerful US securities regulator.

Mon, 09 Oct, 2023

The Social Media Overuse

S Gareth O'Callaghan: Why did they film me while I prayed for my life after car crash?

The effects social media are having on the mental health of the individual and on society in general is growing evermore disturbing, according to Gareth O'Callaghan

Sun, 08 Oct, 2023

X, formerly Twitter, strips headlines from news story links to improve their look

The change came after owner Elon Musk said it would ‘improve the esthetics’ as platform becomes increasingly hostile for news organisations

Thu, 05 Oct, 2023

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, unveils suit of batteries for homes, businesses, and utilities at Tesla Design Studio April 30, 2015 in

Senior Twitter employee secures court order halting disciplinary process against him

Plaintiff claims he is being subjected to a process that is 'a complete sham' over allegations he 'demonstrated hostility' to the company for allegedly liking tweets critical of X, Mr Musk and the firm's chief executive Linda Yaccarino

Fri, 22 Sep, 2023

Farewell, Irish Twitter and its #vinb, #hometovote, coddle and Uncle Joey

Farewell, Irish Twitter and its #vinb, #hometovote, coddle and Uncle Joey

‘Irish Twitter’ happened in spite of, not because of, any deliberate strategy on the part of the social media giant and Darach Ó Séaghdha is in mourning at its imminent demise

Fri, 22 Sep, 2023

Online safety reforms

Irish Examiner view: Democracy under threat on social media

These media giants cannot merely shrug off content creators who deliberately use their sites to spread disinformation

Tue, 29 Aug, 2023

GERMANY-MEDIA-TESLA-AWARD

Tesla investors to get $12,000 each as compensation for Musk's tweet

A total of 3,350 claims will be paid out of the fund set up from the settlement if the plan is approved, according to the filing

Fri, 25 Aug, 2023

Climate change from drought to green growth

People tweeting about climate abandoned 'toxic' Twitter after Musk takeover, study finds

Researchers said the 'exodus of environmental users on Twitter was an existential threat' to a main way of informing people who want to take climate action

Tue, 15 Aug, 2023

Mark Zuckerberg,Elon Musk

Irish Examiner view: Billionaires should not control the media

Whatever about the revolting prospect of Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk brawling in a cage fight, both are embroiled in rows which threaten to disrupt the role of independent media

Tue, 08 Aug, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Flogging a dead bird

Twitter rebrand

Tue, 25 Jul, 2023

The Threads app

Irish Examiner view: Billionaires’ bout

It would be stretching credulity to say the proposed fight between Elon Musk of Twitter and Mark Zuckerberg of Meta is eagerly anticipated

Thu, 06 Jul, 2023

Threads v Twitter: Is this the main bout between Musk and Zuckerberg?

Threads v Twitter: Is this the main bout between Musk and Zuckerberg?

Tesla tycoon challenged Meta boss to a cage fight but the launch of Twitter’s rival this week may provide the real actionThreads app to launch 6 July amid mass backlash against Twitter

Wed, 05 Jul, 2023

Elon Musk Speaks At Satellite Conference In Washington, DC

Irish Examiner view: Tech giants with it all to lose

Musk v Zuckerberg

Fri, 23 Jun, 2023

Meta fine

'Unacceptable and disappointing': Tech giant decline invitations from Oireachtas committee

Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said the Oireachtas finance committee had sent invitations to Google, Meta, Twitter, and Amazon last month.

Wed, 14 Jun, 2023

Man with planet earth in hands

Bad-faith actors spreading lies about climate change, warns WMO

Explosion in followers for climate denial Twitter accounts

Tue, 30 May, 2023

Ron DeSantis

Musk seeks to shore up sinking Twitter with DeSantis campaign event

The social network has floundered since the tech billionaire took over — political live streams may give the platform relevance, write Kari Paul, Johana Bhuiyan, and Maanvi Singh

Wed, 24 May, 2023

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Europe unable to police how big tech uses our data, says report

Five years since going live, the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is “largely paralysed”, one of Ireland’s foremost privacy advocacy bodies has said.

Mon, 15 May, 2023

Big Tech results to test whether layoffs is passing phase or indicator of recession

Big Tech results to test whether layoffs is passing phase or indicator of recession

Official Irish figures suggest that so far the fallout has been limited on the wider economy here

Mon, 24 Apr, 2023

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MEPs call for EU summit on fears over artificial intelligence

MEPs have called on EU leaders to hold a summit to find ways to control the development of advanced artificial intelligence, or AI, systems such as ChatGPT, saying they were developing faster than expected.

Mon, 17 Apr, 2023

Musk keeps everyone guessing as Twitter holding company becomes X Corp

Musk keeps everyone guessing as Twitter holding company becomes X Corp

X Corp was set up on March 9 in Nevada with its merger with Twitter submitted on March 15, according to records filed in the state

Tue, 11 Apr, 2023

Social Media Site Twitter Debuts On The New York Stock Exchange

Twitter source code leak leads to legal hunt for perpetrator

Code forms the basis for the web service’s various functions and internal tools

Mon, 27 Mar, 2023

10th anniversary of The Good Friday Agreement

S Joyce Fegan: How would Good Friday Agreement's architects have navigated Twitter?

Twenty five years on, one can only wonder how the Good Friday Agreement would have worked out in today’s world of cyber arguments, where a flash-in-the-pan comment can rupture relations in an instant and further entrench opposing views

Fri, 17 Mar, 2023