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From laptops to headphones: the best tech gadgets of 2024
25 mins; December 23, 2024
Why accused killer Luigi Mangione has become a hero online
23 mins; December 16, 2024
What to do about social media: kids, encryption and anonymity
24 mins; December 11, 2024
Bitcoin breaks $100k, the Hawk Tuah scam, Apple’s Vision Pro flop and Ireland’s NDRC debacle
25 mins; December 09, 2024
Christmas gift guide – from handwarming powerbanks to the best noise-cancelling headphones
28 mins; December 04, 2024
Revisited - Emojis, ringtones and loudspeakers – 10 tech habits that mark you out as older
23 mins; December 02, 2024
Revisited - The art of people hacking with burglar for hire Jenny Radcliffe
20 mins; November 27, 2024
Bitcoin’s bull run to $100,000
25 mins; November 25, 2024
Why Bluesky is soaring and how to set up an account
25 mins; November 20, 2024
MacBook Pro M4 review verdict — best in class or overkill?
26 mins; November 18, 2024
The inside story of how the FBI caught criminals by making and controlling encrypted phones
21 mins; November 13, 2024
What Trump and Elon Musk plan to do and how it could affect Ireland
30 mins; November 11, 2024
‘I would walk into reception and ask to speak to the CEO,’ co-founder of Irish startup Talio on the importance of networking
18 mins; November 04, 2024
Time, money and security: Irish startup Nocomed on the things you give up when building a business
19 mins; October 30, 2024
Field of dreams: how blind people can now ‘feel’ matches in a stadium thanks to an Irish startup
13 mins; October 28, 2024
The race to a €10,000 electric car as Ireland's outgoing government gets a failing grade
25 mins; October 23, 2024
AI and Adrian’s mole: how the technology is finally starting to make sense
25 mins; October 20, 2024
Google goes nuclear for data centres — time for Ireland to follow suit
17 mins; October 16, 2024
Tesla’s robotaxi flop, ‘enshittification’ and the failed war on dodgy boxes
25 mins; October 14, 2024
Tesla’s robotaxi reveal: will it conquer or crash? Plus: Google’s potential breakup and Ireland’s new mega-startups
25 mins; October 09, 2024
The inside story of how Elon Musk destroyed Twitter
23 mins; October 07, 2024
The video game fan who founded an AI company
24 mins; October 02, 2024
From eating dogs to relatable Russians: a look at disinformation ahead of US elections
30 mins; September 30, 2024
YouTube Premium’s price hike and what to know about the Amazon.ie launch
26 mins; September 25, 2024
YouTube superstar Max Fosh on building an audience of four million subscribers
24 mins; September 23, 2024
Hands on with Apple’s new AirPods 4 and what it’s actually like to be a tech reviewer
26 mins; September 18, 2024
Myth-busting: ‘AI isn’t ready for business’
22 mins; September 16, 2024
Hands on with the iPhone 16 and Apple Watch Series 10
20 mins; September 10, 2024
Back to college: from Sky’s budget mobile plan to tech essentials for students
26 mins; September 09, 2024
Oasis and the dynamic pricing sham
29 mins; September 04, 2024
Choosing the right camera in an era when many think they’re dead
25 mins; September 02, 2024
With DEI under attack by tech bros, is the era of promoting diversity in tech over? Exclusive interview with CEO of Nasdaq-listed Rent The Runway
29 mins; August 28, 2024
Forget the reviews: here are the five gadgets I actually use every day
28 mins; August 26, 2024
Google’s new Pixel 9 phones: the good, the bad and the slightly weird
27 mins; August 21, 2024
A slimmer iPhone, Apple’s new robotic iPad and Facebook’s useful AI glasses: tech to get excited about
24 mins; August 19, 2024
Overhyped AI, Apple flops and no self-driving cars: is this tech’s worst year yet?
24 mins; August 14, 2024
Riots, rants and suing advertisers: how Elon’s mouth is hurting Tesla’s bottom line
25 mins; August 12, 2024
No money, no holidays, no sick pay — welcome to life as a startup founder
20 mins; August 07, 2024
Mac or PC? Which is the best computer system to buy?
23 mins; August 05, 2024
The TV Licence shambles and trouble at Ireland’s National Cyber Security Centre
31 mins; July 31, 2024
Killer robots and the Irish Google worker who quit because of it
30 mins; July 29, 2024
IDA CEO interview: Trump, tariffs and tech overregulation
25 mins; July 24, 2024
America innovates, Europe regulates' -- is the EU strangling tech services and startups?
23 mins; July 22, 2024
The neutering of the Ford Capri and other crimes in car design
20 mins; July 17, 2024
Samsung Unpacked - from a new smart ring to folding phones to Sydney Sweeney looking bored
28 mins; July 15, 2024
Why I left a great career in banking to run a small startup in breast milk technology
21 mins; July 10, 2024
The big unanswered questions facing Apple’s Vision Pro and self-driving cars
27 mins; July 08, 2024
10 tech signs you’re part of the older generation
23 mins; July 03, 2024
Brain hacking and tracking: the future of wearable neurotechnology
23 mins; July 01, 2024
GameStop, AMC and 'Roaring Kitty' -- a beginner's guide to meme stocks
18 mins; June 26, 2024
Why the death of late-night cafés in Ireland hurts our culture and our startups
24 mins; June 24, 2024
Why Eoghan McCabe isn’t the only tech founder endorsing Donald Trump
22 mins; June 19, 2024
"My parents can't download apps but can WhatsApp easily" Monaghan AI startup tackling medical no-shows via WhatsApp
21 mins; June 17, 2024
Hands on with Apple AI – the good, the bad and the ChatGPT
24 mins; June 12, 2024
The most common Revolut scams and how to avoid them
21 mins; June 10, 2024
Telecoms mogul David McCourt on AI, philanthropy and why he was right about the National Broadband Plan
26 mins; June 05, 2024
Inspeq AI: The Irish startup cleaning up false information created by artificial intelligence
22 mins; June 03, 2024
Tight margins and spinning plates: The CEO of Nory on how restaurants can utilise AI
19 mins; May 29, 2024
Jaguar Land Rover’s plans to disrupt with Range Rover EV despite infrastructure concerns
19 mins; May 27, 2024
From answering phones to running global operations: the meteoric rise of eBay’s Siobhan Curtin
23 mins; May 22, 2024
Overeating and mental health problems: the hidden costs of remote working
25 mins; May 20, 2024
The travel tech that will save you money and time
27 mins; May 15, 2024
Amazon.ie finally arrives, trouble at Tesla and the demise of phone calls
26 mins; May 13, 2024
Love-bombing, pet names and excuses: the signs of romance fraud
20 mins; May 08, 2024
Hands on with Apple's new iPads: the good, the bad and the pricing
19 mins; May 08, 2024
The future of self-driving cars with the CEO of Provizio Barry Lunn
21 mins; May 01, 2024
The TikTok Taoiseach and the case for banning the app on security grounds
25 mins; April 29, 2024
From redundancy to CEO with the co-founder of Glitch Aisling Browne
26 mins; April 24, 2024
The manosphere: the growing trend of algorithms recommending toxicity to young men
24 mins; April 22, 2024
Chat GPT-4, the EU AI act and the race to be the number one chatbot
20 mins; April 17, 2024
Eir complaints staff told “under no circumstances” to provide customers with complaints number
20 mins; April 16, 2024
The TikTok Taoiseach and personalised social media attacks on Irish politicians
26 mins; April 10, 2024
Disney+ clampdown on passwords, Apple’s robot plans and Elon Musk’s predictions on AI next year
21 mins; April 09, 2024
How to beat the mobile, broadband and TV price hikes due to hit this month
23 mins; April 05, 2024
The email from Lego that helped save our company: Emmet O’Neill’s epic journey as CEO of StoryToys
21 mins; April 03, 2024
The pros and cons of folding phones with the best ones ranked, in order
24 mins; April 01, 2024
How I made it: Alison.com boss Mike Feerick on the letter to billionaire Chuck Feeney that changed his life
27 mins; March 27, 2024
EV sales drop for the first time in Ireland: is this the best time to buy electric?
27 mins; March 25, 2024
Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey and X: the battle for the bird
20 mins; March 20, 2024
Apple’s MacBook Air M3: review plus comparison with MacBook Pro
20 mins; March 18, 2024
The Unicorns: From a caravan in Meath to raising $120m in funding with ThreatLocker CEO Danny Jenkins
18 mins; March 13, 2024
Bitcoin is soaring again — is it heading for $100,000? Or maybe $1m?
18 mins; March 11, 2024
Drone delivery for most of Dublin by year’s end: Manna’s Bobby Healy reveals his plans
25 mins; March 06, 2024
People hacking with burglar for hire Jenny Radcliffe
20 mins; March 04, 2024
What are the best Fitness wearables? the top watches, trackers and rings on the market
24 mins; February 28, 2024
Are entrepreneurs born or made? The Irish businessman turned professor on teaching entrepreneurship
27 mins; February 26, 2024
Dodgy box explainer: should users be worried?
23 mins; February 22, 2024
Are we sleepwalking into mass surveillance? Garda bodycams and facial recognition technology
26 mins; February 21, 2024
The frightening reality of videos created by OpenAI’s new text-to-video system Sora
24 mins; February 19, 2024
Civil war: The Russian disinformation campaign stoking division in the US
23 mins; February 14, 2024
Netflix, Disney and Prime: As price hikes loom which streaming services should you cut?
25 mins; February 12, 2024
Helen Dixon’s last interview: the highs and lows of a job battling tech giants
28 mins; February 07, 2024
What are Elon Musk’s plans for merging humans and computers? - Neuralink brain chip explained
15 mins; February 05, 2024
Who is Mr Beast? The story of YouTube’s biggest star
21 mins; January 31, 2024
Revealed: Samsung’s new S24 Ultra is the best Android phone but has one big flaw
28 mins; January 29, 2024
Facebook turns 20 – Has it made the world better or worse?
23 mins; January 24, 2024
Could the Vision Pro be Apple’s first flop under Tim Cook?
23 mins; January 22, 2024
Is cinema dead? Did noisy patrons and Netflix at home kill it?
27 mins; January 17, 2024
I made a deep fake video in 15 minutes — we should worry about them in this year’s elections
20 mins; January 15, 2024
Best box for your buck: which TV bundles are value for money?
25 mins; January 10, 2024
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