Radio Walton Institute’s Stephen Barnes on the next wave of extended reality Job cuts at TikTok, a report on data centres that wouldn't pass the Leaving Cert and Trump's crypto plan pays off 3 Jul
Life TikTok introduces ad-free tier in UK for €4.60 Video service expects up to 6% of users will pay for cleaned-up feeds 13 May
Blogs If the US is standing up to social media then we need to talk content as well as algorithms Billy MacInnes wonders what a lawsuit against Meta and Google will achieve beyond confirming what we already know 13 Feb
Life European Commission finds TikTok contravened Digital Services Act Features such as infinite scroll, auto-play, push notifications and personal recommendation system slammed 9 Feb
Radio Logitech’s Elaine Laird on the challenge of getting girls interested in STEM careers France begins decoupling from Big Tech and the rest of the week's big news 30 Jan
Blogs Tiktok doing the dance of decline US companies have taken a majority stake in China’s video breakout but the clock is ticking for social media, says Jason Walsh 23 Jan
Life TikTok launches new ‘PineDrama’ app for bite-sized drama series Video sharing platform takes on established services ReelShort and DramaBox 20 Jan
Trade A deal on the sale of TikTok US finally comes together Chinese parent company ByteDance to retain 20% ownership 22 Dec
Life Oracle to build US TikTok algorithm Chinese parent company ByteDance to hand over copy for management and retaining in the US 23 Sep
Radio IBM’s Elaine Hanley on cyber security in 2025 How to stay safe in 2025 and Meta tries to make AR happen, again 19 Sep
Life TikTok ban averted as social network moves entire operation to US Parent company Bytedance will retain only a 20% share 16 Sep
Trade TikTok parent company ByteDance valued at more than $330bn Social network catches up to Meta in revenue 28 Aug
Life TikTok continues AI push, slashes jobs in the UK Further redundancies raise questions over ability to confirm to Digital Services Act 25 Aug
Trade TikTok replaces 150 German employees with AI Social network continues to downsize across Europe 13 Aug
Life TikTok replaces human moderators with AI Dutch staffers first to be axed as attention turns to Malaysian office 5 Aug
Radio Microsoft’s Sharepoint patchwork Redmond suffers a security nightmare, and Amazon gets involved in primary education through EdTips 25 Jul
Life TikTok’s US drama continues as Blackstone pulls out of consortium Investment firm withdraws as deadline for sale or shutdown approaches 22 Jul
Life Combination of heatwaves and TikTok sends price of matcha soaring Social media trend could cause years-long shortage 9 Jul
Life TikTok develops new US app version ahead of expected sale September release scheduled but social network yet to find buyer 7 Jul
Life Trump claims buyer in place for TikTok’s US operation President says in Fox News interview that more details to come "in two weeks" 1 Jul
Life Tech giants are failing to combat misinformation, according to the European Union EDMO says Big Tech must try harder to meet code of conduct 27 Jun
Life US TikTok sale deadline extended after China cuts off negotiations due to tarriffs Trump issues another reprieve after talks collapse 7 Apr
Life Amazon makes last-minute bid to acquire TikTok’s US business Zoop, AppLovin, Silver Lake, Oracle and Blackstone also in the running 4 Apr
Life TikTok faces uncertain future as US sale deadline approaches Democratic senators urge Trump to extend the deadline for the sale of social network 27 Mar
Life TikTok introduces new safety features for teens New measures include 'wind down time' before bed 13 Mar
Trade Up to 300 Irish jobs expected to be lost at TikTok Minister confirms plans for social media giant to restructure its operation 6 Mar
Trade TikTok struggles for balance between growth and protecting users DSA report says nearly 21.2m pieces of content removed from July-December 2024 4 Mar
Life TikTok lays off staff in trust and security department as restructuring takes place Cuts affect teams in Asia, Europe and the Middle East and Africa 21 Feb
Life Perplexity AI proposes $300bn merger with TikTok’s US arm Core recommendation algorithm will remain under the control of ByteDance under deal's terms 28 Jan
Life Meta offers thousands to lure TikTokkers and YouTubers Eligible creators can receive up to $5,000 depending on their social media reach 24 Jan
Life TikTok restored in the US after ban lasts 14 hours Trump signals cosy relationship with Big Tech as ban hastily lifted 20 Jan
Blogs Social media landscape in chaos with more than a ‘vibe shift’ underway Internet billionaires are expecting to profit handsomely as they fall in line with Trump, but social media faces choppy waters ahead, says Jason Walsh 17 Jan
Life ‘TikTok refugees’ are flocking to China’s social media app RedNote. This is what we know about it RedNote has attracted a flurry of users looking for an alternative platform as possible US ban draws closer 15 Jan
Radio Google shares the year in search A look at what was on Ireland's mind in 2024 and the rest of the week's news 13 Dec
Life TikTok won’t roll out new reward mode in Europe after protests Europe steps in as app comes into conflict with new regulations 6 Aug
Trade Donald Trump ‘suddenly a fan’ of TikTok Trump previously called TikTok, which is used by 170 million Americans, a threat, but is now active on the medium himself 18 Jul
Life Investor turns to crowdfunding in attempt to save TikTok’s US operation Entrepreneur turns to crowdfunding model despite ByteDance saying video sharing service not for sale 29 May
Life Snapchat, Instagram battle for TikTok’s user base as it faces US ban Social networks look to Indian experience for inspiration 30 Apr
Life TikTok CEO defiant as Biden administration signs off on ‘sell or ban’ law CEO promises users the site will not shutter US operation 26 Apr
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