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21st July 2024 - 27th July 2024
Defamation
Fake ads about Tánaiste paid for by stolen credit cards originated in Russia and Belarus
25 Jul
14.3k
This month
July 2024
South Dublin
Google's planned data centre to contribute over 220,000 tonnes of carbon emissions a year in the short term
8 Jul
12.5k
50
This year
2024
What's Googing On?
Why did Google tell people to eat rocks and glue cheese to pizza?
Google’s ‘AI Overview’ rollout has had some high-profile glitches.
29 May
5.4k
AI FAUX PAS
Irish Google rep says bizarre AI results are 'not typical' of most answers
29 May
14.2k
18
FACTCHECK
Debunked: Deepfaked Michael O’Leary appears in scam ad pushing financial platform ‘Ryan Chain’
7 May
10.2k
Social Media
Fake ad data Tánaiste obtained from Google through court order being 'forensically analysed'
8 Apr
13.5k
incognito
Google agrees to delete billions of user records collected in Chrome private browsing mode
2 Apr
27.6k
19
THE MORNING LEAD
Arrested, disgraced, injured: Cryptocurrency scams promote hoax stories about Irish celebrities
Have you seen spam ads appear on your social feeds?
One scam recently came about after a hacking of an Indian politician's Meta account.
The Journal understands the account was compromised by hackers who launched more than 50 ad campaigns.
Celebrity scam ads appear on Facebook and X.com after less than a minute of scrolling through main feeds.
Shane Raymond
10 Mar
21.9k
Voices
With Silicon Valley 'visionaries', profits are prioritised over true technological progress
Peter Bloom
13 Jan
12.6k
14
Last year
2023
High Court
Micheál Martin resolves court action with Google over what he says are fake and damaging ads
Updated
14 Dec 2023
15.4k
36
Google
'What is a barter account' and 'what is botulism?' among top Google searches of 2023
11 Dec 2023
7.1k
4
Social Media
Meta and TikTok explain response to Dublin riots and misinformation to Oireachtas Committee
6 Dec 2023
8.1k
Ads
Tánaiste files High Court proceedings against Google over ads using his name and image online
6 Dec 2023
11.5k
big tech
Social media companies to address TDs today over disinformation and media literacy
6 Dec 2023
4.5k
FACTCHECK
Debunked: YouTube ads feature Elon Musk in deepfake videos pushing cryptocurrency scams
20 Oct 2023
6.7k
big tech
EU labels tech giants 'gatekeepers', announcing new law aimed at cracking down on monopolies
6 Sep 2023
4.9k
5
High Court
Court dismisses claim DPC failed to fully investigate complaint over alleged Google data breach
Updated
28 Aug 2023
9.1k
Google
Google developing AI tool for journalism alongside major American newspapers
20 Jul 2023
9.3k
41
big tech
EU watchdog orders Google to break up digital ad business over competition fears
14 Jun 2023
4.7k
3
Job Cuts
Taoiseach says Coveney 'engaging' with tech sector as Google confirms it will cut 240 Irish jobs
22 Feb 2023
45.3k
38
chat gpt
Microsoft and Google go head-to-head with new products aimed at winning AI tech battle
Updated
8 Feb 2023
10.7k
4
tech lay offs
Google's parent company Alphabet plans to cut around 12,000 jobs, 6% of its global workforce
Updated
20 Jan 2023
22.2k
16
All time
Privacy
EU court rules Google must delete inaccurate search information if proven wrong
8 Dec 2022
7.9k
5
location tracking
Google reaches $391.5 million settlement with 40 US states over location tracking
14 Nov 2022
10.6k
fleeing russia
Google searches for ways to leave Russia spike as Putin announces conscription of reserves
Updated
21 Sep 2022
63.3k
31
location data
Google to delete user location history on US abortion clinic visits
2 Jul 2022
18.5k
63
Courts
High Court challenge alleges DPC failed to investigate complaint made about Google, IAB Europe
14 Mar 2022
8.4k
Google Ireland Ltd
Tory MP reaches settlement over Google ad suggesting he was 'sympathetic to abuse of children'
10 Mar 2022
10.1k
the good information project
'We have to think hard about prioritisation': The environmental impact of Ireland's data centres
27 Feb 2022
20.0k
18
Ads
Publishers aim to 'break Google's stranglehold' over advertising with antitrust complaint
11 Feb 2022
7.5k
3
Google
Google employees 'will need to be vaccinated' before returning to offices
Updated
29 Jul 2021
42.5k
158
thorny issues
Explainer: Why bosses could be on shaky legal ground if they ask staff about vaccine status
29 Jul 2021
23.0k
39
one-star reviews
Restaurants dealing with 'malicious, coordinated' campaign of abuse from anti-vaccine cert protesters
29 Jul 2021
84.3k
148