New US corporation tax regulations could put Ireland in Trump’s crosshairs
The US’s biggest companies must list country-by-country tax payments, including vast sums paid to Irish Exchequer
Meta
Is the tech jobs market really as bad as we think?
Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Employment in tech sector rose at steepest rate for a year in May despite Meta cuts
Year-ahead outlook ‘improved further’, according to AIB data, despite fears of job displacement from AI
Meta scores a rare win on EU regulation
EU’s general court rules Facebook Marketplace should not be regulated under bloc’s Digital Markets Act
In a time of sky-high oil prices, should Ireland go nuclear?
Advocates say new, smaller reactors could deliver ‘abundant, cheap and clean power – the Holy Trinity’
Media lost its first two battles with Big Tech. It’s unlikely to win the third one, either
Artificial intelligence is latest technology that challenges traditional news distribution and publishers’ copyright
Singapore mobilises international response over fears seabed becoming global battlefield
Underwater fibre-optic cables carry more than 95 per cent of intercontinental data traffic
AI is moving fast. Official Ireland is not
Looking at the AI boom now recalls the chaotic dot-com bubble of the late 1990s, though there is little doubt that jobs are on the line
Are falling loans for home purchase a canary in the property coal mine?
Economic realism starts to weigh on monthly figures published by the banking sector ahead of high profile tech job losses
Ireland’s great AI job displacement: ‘Every employer, every worker should be talking about this’
Employers and unions think the Government needs to do more to mitigate what many believe will be a big upheaval in the jobs market
AI is coming for tech jobs, but what will it mean for the Irish economy?
In the News podcast: Meta staff in Ireland face cull of 350 jobs and more firms may follow suit
When God and Mammon agree on AI’s dangers then it’s time to pay attention
If predictions on job losses come true, the State’s accommodation of corporate America will be tested
Economy ‘dangerously dependent’ on tech giants, Dáil told
Government frightened they will pull investment and move jobs elsewhere, Labour leader Ivana Bacik says
AI guardrails stripped from Meta and Google models in minutes
Software designed to remove safety protections creates systems that provide responses on biological weapons and malware
AI could impact more than 40% of all jobs in Ireland, IMF warns
Coalition will need to look at temporary targeted budget measures to support households in the aftermath of Gulf war inflation shock
Ireland is facing a cocktail of uncertainty - two key signs this week need to be heeded
More tech cutbacks are likely and Ireland’s jobs market is stalling- a response is needed
Food for thought on data centres and their demands
Irish taxpayers and consumers seem to be subsidising big companies
Workers at Meta contractor Covalen not allowed to work for other platform service providers
Employee representatives critical of Facebook owner policy
Ironic that data centres are contributing to job cuts in the world’s data centre capital
Ireland’s problem is not a lack of State planning, but rather planning that concentrates on making the country a profitable environment for foreign investment
Meta loses High Court challenge to possible €430m fine
Data Protection Commission has power in inquiry into individual complaint to make orders affecting general data access practices, High Court rules
Numbers working in construction surges by 11.7% amid generally weak CSO jobs data
Concern as the number of people in employment falls by 15,700, or 0.6%, from the previous quarter on a seasonally adjusted basis
Four months of pay, healthcare benefits: what Meta is offering redundant staff
Under Irish law, companies must offer a minimum of two weeks of normal pay per year of service, plus an additional week’s payment
Ireland leads calls to review EU-Israel trade
Inside Politics: Micheál Martin says behaviour of Israeli security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir towards Gaza flotilla activists was ‘disgusting’ and ‘disgraceful’
Meta Ireland staff shrinks 50% from Covid peak
Latest round of cuts much worse than initial 10 per cent feared for Ireland
Fears grow in Government over further tech job losses after Meta cuts 20 per cent of Irish workforce
More cuts expected as roll-out of artificial intelligence technology takes its toll
Credit unions, IRFU and An Post named Ireland’s most reputable organisations
Reputations Agency’s annual ranking measures ‘emotional bond’ between public and organisations
What lies ahead for Meta in Ireland?
The tech giant will have cut close to half its Dublin numbers after latest round of job losses. So where does it end?
Meta to lay off 350 staff from its Irish offices
Irish-based staff at parent of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram to lose jobs as part of global restructuring
Meta workers are bracing for another round of job cuts. We should all be nervous
The immediate fallout will hit a number of sectors, but the longer-term implications for Ireland are troubling
Nvidia closes out earnings season as expectations stay high
The world’s most valuable company has rallied hard into this report, soaring more than 40 per cent over the past six weeks
Redundancy rules ‘worthless’ if Meta contractor can simply ignore them, says union
Covalen declined invitation to WRC to discuss more than 700 planned redundancies as workers stage one-day strike
Bertie Ahern’s comments on immigration ‘totally wrong’, says Jack Chambers
Tánaiste Simon Harris expects former taoiseach to ‘reflect’ on ‘any hurt or harm’ remarks have caused
‘Gobsmacked’: Smart ‘toy’ brings new independence for the visually impaired
AI-enabled smart glasses from Meta give information about where objects are, people around you or even the signage in front of you
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
The GlossOpens in new window
Read the digital edition of The Gloss magazine now
Family NoticesOpens in new window
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices