Vote at Tesla Germany plant sees main union fall short in works council vote
Elon Musk had urged keeping operation ‘free from external influences’
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X refused stay in Coimisiún na Meán challenge
Judge Cian Ferriter said that in his view, lawyers for X overstated the extent to which the platform would be prejudiced in the event that a stay was not granted
No wonder Tommy Robinson has become a Maga hero
When Maga looks at Europe, it sees a continent pushing itself to the brink with permissive migration policies
Elon Musk and German car union IG Metall lock horns over influence at Tesla
But smaller unions accuse larger rival of aggressive tone and retrograde stance with management
Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros more than just another Hollywood power play
Deal ensures media influence remains in the hands of a small circle of politically-aligned billionaires
Tesla’s reset: Cheaper Model Y makes sense, even if the magic’s gone
Lower prices, fewer frills and a Tesla is a talking point – for good or ill
Chuck Feeney, the billionaire who gave Ireland $1.93bn, was the opposite of Trump
Atlantic Philanthropies made 1,616 grants to the island of Ireland totalling $1.93 billion. Its departure left a void that has been hard to fill
Tesla Ireland’s chief on selling more cars, self-driving taxis and robots in our homes
Kieran Campbell outlines its plans for a future that extends well beyond its current two cars
Hillary Clinton tells congressional panel she has no information on Jeffrey Epstein
Former presidential nominee accuses Republican-led panel of trying to shift focus away Trump’s ties to sex offender
Social-media company X challenges Coimisiún na Meán over handling of complaints
Watchdog employing ‘semantic trick’, High Court told
Anton Savage is incredulous as political peace breaks out
Radio: Newstalk Breakfast host displays sharp instincts, while a passionate denunciation of racism lights up Inside Sport
Data Protection Commission investigates X over ‘nudification’ of images via Grok
Regulator said its investigation will focus on whether Elon Musk-owned company has breached GDPR rules
The world is in peril. Don’t worry about it, they say
In a world steeped in violence and menace, the people in charge constantly tell us not to worry
Iran turns to digital surveillance tools to track down protesters
As Iranian authorities restore some online services after crushing anti-government demonstrations, they are using a technological dragnet to target attendees of the protests
Pushing baby-making on 29-year-olds is patronising, alarmist and tone deaf
Would the prospect of a passive-aggressive letter from a middle-ranking Department of Health bureaucrat get you in the mood?
Proposed ‘investor courts’ will put corporate interests ahead of public ones
Disputes between hugely powerful private companies and the Government ought to be decided in national courts
Heated seats controversy highlights the perils of connected car tech
The connected car was supposed to be a solution, but will it become a problem?
SpaceX IPO faces new questions after Musk’s AI merger
Familiar territory as a cash-generating Musk company props up a riskier venture, with investors left to take it on faith
Lupita Nyong’o, Odessa A’zion and the Norman Nobrains of racially controversial casting
Nobody wants casting directors to be administering DNA tests to establish the genetic suitability of auditioning actors
Holly Cairns urges Taoiseach not to ‘bow to bullies’ when visiting Trump in Oval Office
Social Democrats leader tells party conference that Government should put its plans to scrap the triple lock to a national vote
Russian general remains in coma after Moscow shooting
Vladimir Alexeyev provided Vladimir Putin with intelligence for full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022
Elon Musk met John Collison for a pint. Here’s what happened
The conversation is mainly about Musk but still relatively revealing about Collison’s worldview. These are my takeaways
Early Edition podcast: Cork landlord ‘traumatised’, Taoiseach bounces back and more weather warnings
Plus: French foreign ministry trolls Elon Musk and Ireland’s Six Nations campaign kicks off
French diplomats try out a new social media strategy: mock the trolls
Europe letter: French foreign ministry ‘ups the volume’ in new combative response to online attacks
Social media groups cannot catch all harmful posts, TikTok tells Oireachtas committee
X criticised by rival social media groups over snub to Oireachtas committee after controversy over Grok nudification feature
Musk calls Spanish PM a ‘tyrant and traitor’ over plan to ban under-16s from social media
Pedro Sánchez says too many children are exposed to ‘abuse, pornography, manipulation, violence’ online
French prosecutors raid Elon Musk’s X offices in Paris
Tech billionaire and platform’s former chief Linda Yaccarino summoned for ‘voluntary interviews’ in April
Spain to ban social media access for children under 16
Move follows Australia’s decision to introduce age-based restrictions over child safety concerns
Musk’s SpaceX acquires xAI, giving company a combined valuation of $1.25tn
SpaceX is requesting permission to launch as many as a million satellites into the Earth’s orbit to speed up its AI plans
Graham Linehan to speak at congressional hearing on European big tech regulation
Committee to examine ‘Europe’s threat to American speech and innovation’
We talk a lot about the risks of technology for children. What about adults?
Some cognitive offloading to AI may be helpful. But the mass outsourcing of thinking will inevitably have negative consequences, both for individuals and for broader society
What is in the latest Epstein files? The key revelations so far
Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Bill Gates and Richard Branson are all mentioned in the newly released tranche of documents
Melania Trump is not Rapunzel in the tower, pining to be saved from the ogre imprisoning her
Melania is where she wants to be: in the bosom of a corrupt family that is prostituting the People’s House
Michael O’Leary offers hope of eventual return to Ukraine but only on Ryanair’s terms
Ryanair boss says airports in wartorn state will need to offer big discounts on charges if they want airline’s return
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