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Liz Carolan: Big tech is profiting from deepfake videos of celebrities selling face cream and Bitcoin
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (357+ words) The lax controls that enable this money to keep flowing through the system have also allowed scams and fraud to become endemic, particularly, a new report suggests, on social media platforms, eroding the trust consumers can place in the content…...
David McWilliams on how social media giants are making billions from fake ads
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (181+ words) First up on this week's episode of Inside Business, we look at new research this week from Revolut suggests that social media companies made "32 million in revenue from scam ads to Irish users in 2025. The figure for Europe as a…...
KPMG pressed its auditor to pass on AI cost savings
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (590+ words) KPMG, one of the world's largest auditors of public and private companies, negotiated lower fees from its own accountant by arguing that artificial intelligence (AI) will make it cheaper to do the work, according to people familiar with the matter....
PSNI officers and staff affected by data breach offered £7,500 compensation each
1+ week, 2+ day ago (346+ words) Thousands of officers and staff employed by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have been offered payments of "7,500 (8,700) after a data breach resulted in their personal details being published in error. The Police Federation for Northern Ireland, which represents…...
Huawei lobbies Government for ‘proportionate’ EU regulation and cutting red tape
1+ week, 4+ day ago (738+ words) Huawei Ireland representatives held meetings with Irish Government ministers at a time when European Union institutions had halted contacts with the Chinese tech company's lobbyists in Brussels. Items discussed in the Irish meetings included the need for "proportionate" EU regulations,…...
Plan to save Digital Hub by bringing it under control of council published
2+ week, 1+ day ago (546+ words) A plan to save Dublin's Digital Hub by bringing it under the control of Dublin City Council has been published by the Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA). In 2021, the government announced the dissolution of the DHDA with the gradual wind…...
Tusla ‘failed to show lawful basis for processing whistleblower’s data’, watchdog finds
3+ week, 7+ hour ago (572+ words) The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has found Tusla failed to demonstrate a lawful basis under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for its processing of a whistleblower's personal data. Ciar'n Kenneally resigned from his role with the Child and Family Agency…...
Former Inland Fisheries Ireland chief begins case at Workplace Relations Commission
3+ week, 2+ day ago (430+ words) The former chief executive of the State agency charged with managing the country's inland fisheries and sea angling resources has initiated proceedings against the organisation. The Irish Times understands that Francis O'Donnell has filed complaints against Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI)…...
Tech resolutions: From privacy to decluttering and making AI suit you
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1127+ words) We all know the drill: January is "new year, new me" time as we make resolutions that are bound to be discarded before the clocks go forward. Small changes are more likely to stick, particularly when it comes to using…...
Firms push for Ireland to lead âpro-enterpriseâ drive amid âanti-innovationâ EU rules
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (599+ words) Multinational firms pushed for Ireland to take a "leadership role" in arguing for "pro-enterprise" regulations in Europe against a backdrop of "anti-innovation" rules. The companies raised a litany of concerns with the State's inward investment agency, IDA Ireland, as the…...