technology EU probes Google, Apple and Meta over app stores, search rankings, user consentinvestigations are looking into the tech companies’ compliance with the Digital Markets Act, which came into force recently
Referendums Analysis: The growing confusion and support for a double No vote was clear on social media A detailed analysis of commentary online in the final days of the campaign made clear both proposals were doomed to fail
The Big Picture Vincent Boland: A US ban of TikTok raises issues of principle and practicality and is antithetical to free speechThe US and the UK have over-reacted with these displays of performative pandering to political lobbies and snubbing of allies
Tech British politicians still scrolling 12 months on from TikTok ban on government devicesThe British defence secretary Grant Shapps was forced to ditch TikTok from official devices, but remains an avid user
Connected Newsletter Connected newsletter: Stripe says no to an IPO as the State weighs a national innovation hubConnected at the Business Post is your source for the news that matters in technology and innovation, all told from an Irish perspective
Companies Investment banker Mnuchin eyes Tiktok purchase Former US Treasury Secretary has spoken to potential co-investors about acquiring tech giant days after lawmakers sought to buy the app
Tech US house passes bill that would lead to TikTok ban if Chinese owner doesn’t sellThe bill, passed by a vote of 352-65, would require the social media company to separate itself from its parent company due to links with the Chinese state
Social Media Irish far right videos viewed ‘over 13.5 million times’ on YouTubeOireachtas committee to hear of how social media is used to promote hatred which has led to rise in arson attacks on properties linked to asylum seekers
Tech Irish TikTok executive Cormac Keenan to quit role Chinese-owned company is making a number of executive-level changes globally
Connected Magazine Policing tech: Now the real work startsWith Big Tech facing a crackdown from regulators, Jonathan Keane looks at what lies ahead in terms of regulation
Connected Newsletter Connected newsletter: A tough week for TikTok as Nvidia shares surge Connected at the Business Post is your source for the news that matters in technology and innovation, all told from an Irish perspective
Explainer Explainer: Why layoffs at TikTok and other tech firms could be a real problem for IrelandIn an increasingly AI-themed tech world, could multinationals start looking away from Ireland when it comes to their long-term business plans?
Tech TikTok to cut hundreds of jobs in Dublin amid global reshuffle The social media company plans to try find new roles for up to 70 per cent of the people whose jobs are at risk
Tech TikTok facing threat of EU fines in digital content clampdownThe probe comes four months after the media platform was fined almost €350m by Ireland’s data watchdog over its handling of teenagers’ privacy
Politics TikTok to roll-out measures to stamp out disinformation ahead of Irish referendumsVideo-sharing platform’s measures include new rules and technologies to tackle misleading AI-generated content, and the banning of political ads
Connected Connected newsletter: Tech giants schooled as online scams riseConnected at the Business Post is your source for the news that matters in technology and innovation, all told from an Irish perspective
Tech Taylor Swift songs pulled from TikTok over licensing disputeUMG is removing songs from the ByteDance-owned short-form video app after months of fruitless negotiations over a new agreement
Tech Zuckerberg gives impromptu apology at dramatic Senate hearingMeta founder went off script and apologised to families of children who were victims of sexual exploitation on social media
Tech Zuckerberg accused of having ‘blood on his hands’ at Senate hearingTech executives admonished at Senate hearing by US politicians meeting to discuss companies’ failure to protect children online
Connected Connected newsletter: Web Summit chief steps down as tech job losses mountConnected at the Business Post is your source for the news that matters in technology and innovation, all told from an Irish perspective