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Twitter’s payout to unfairly dismissed manager is slashed
Gary Rooney, who had worked for the social media firm since 2013, was originally awarded €550,131 by the Workplace Relations Commission
OpenAI investors question $852bn valuation as strategy shifts
Chief executive Sam Altman refocuses AI company as Anthropic tests its early lead
SpaceX IPO shows how Wall Street bends to Musk
Rule adjustments being made by index providers are bending long-standing norms to accommodate a single company
Tesla slides, but valuation still looks wildly detached from reality
Some analysts are bearish on the electric vehicle maker but Tesla bulls have always valued hype rather than hard numbers
Fawning focus on the Artemis II mission reveals a disturbing arrogance
We should leave the moon alone
The internet is deciding what to forget
Despite relying heavily on digital data, we have left its preservation to a mishmash of individual efforts
‘Only the head was sticking out’: Mobile Irish relic causes a surprise in Scotland
Wicklow GAA’s April Fool bombs; Children’s hospital seeks ‘economically advantageous’ provider; Musk praises ‘cunning’ Irish breakthrough for Starlink
Aer Lingus has begun its free in-flight wifi. Bang goes a rare oasis of tranquillity
Soon the only place a person will get free of online badgering is when under general anaesthetic
How does SpaceX justify a $1.75 trillion valuation?
Starlink’s growth may justify optimism – but critics of Elon Musk say the numbers still require heroic assumptions
Tesla shares fall as company posts one of its worst sales quarters in years
Carmaker struggling to turn around its core business in increasingly challenged electric-vehicle market
Elon Musk’s Tesla secures permission to open new sales outlet in north Dublin
Fingal council has granted permission to Tesla Motors Ireland Ltd to change the use of an industrial premises located in the North City Business Park
War in the Middle East has cooled enthusiasm of conservatives for an Irish Trump
Cracks are appearing in the so-called ‘conservative’ alliance, nationally and internationally
Countdown under way for first manned moon mission in more than 50 years
Three US and one Canadian astronaut are due for liftoff on 10-day test mission swinging around the moon and back
Muskism: essential to understanding where we are and how we got here
A convincing case that Muskism has been possible only because our culture celebrates gross inequality and derides empathy and the common good
Elon Musk’s X must pay costs of failed application against media regulator, court rules
Main case due to be heard over two days in early July
The X factor: how tweeting polluted the relationship between players and fans
Twenty years after the first tweet, sport remains in the grip of the social media site and its toxic output
Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase, US jury finds
Amount of damages X owner could have to pay to shareholders ‘likely to be in the billions’
Vote at Tesla Germany plant sees main union fall short in works council vote
Elon Musk had urged keeping operation ‘free from external influences’
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
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