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Coimisiún na Meán has opened investigations into Meta relating to the recommender systems on Facebook and Instagram. It comes amid concerns over the ability of users to easily change their feed preferences. @rtenews https://t.co/Ep0dYtQT9D

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What are the various social media bans and age restrictions being considered by governments around the world? @rtenews https://t.co/rWnITfKVGR

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What are various countries planning when it comes to social media bans and age restrictions? @rtenews

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Facebook parent company Meta is to cut 10% of its global workforce, which would equate to approximately 8,000 staff.
It is not yet known what impact the layoffs will have on the company's Irish operation, which employs around 1,800 people. @rtenews
https://t.co/CD7BKSw1Kv

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The Government has launched a new national artificial intelligence training platform designed to provide people with access to AI skills. @rtenews https://t.co/vI7AwCHwP7

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A new survey has found that 58% of doctors reported using artificial intelligence in clinical practice within the last year, with more than one in five using it daily. @rtenews https://t.co/u7VE0I1dkk

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In an update, the NCSC said the capabilities of the Mythos AI model as described by Anthropic appear to represent a significant change in the way hardware and software vulnerabilities are identified and patched. @rtenews https://t.co/aLfe8DkwcE

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The implications of AI for cybersecurity are "both vast and inherently unpredictable", the director of the National Cyber Security Centre will tell the Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence. @rtenews https://t.co/Mdov5VmhNM

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Who will be the winners and losers of AI adoption? @rtenews https://t.co/mM5KZddULK

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A study from the Economic and Social Research Institute has found that artificial intelligence adoption among Irish firms is likely to lead to job losses, concentrated among highly educated workers. @rtenews https://t.co/UD79WfEh73

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Jamie Palmer is a 25-year-old from Tipperary who is building a robot labour force for space. @rtenews

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This week’s landmark addiction verdict will have big implications for social media companies. @rtenews
https://t.co/GvzUP4pc9i

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It’s understood around 15 jobs are at risk at the Irish operation of Meta. It is not linked to recent media reports of 20% global cuts but is linked to AI adoption by the company. @rtenews https://t.co/h3iHXOSg6f

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Ireland's cybersecurity chief has said it is entirely possible we could see more Iran-linked cyberattacks. @rtenews
https://t.co/yJsons629D

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Work has been completed on a data centre in Dublin that is not connected to the national electricity grid and instead runs off its own on-site power plant. @rtenews https://t.co/HMilhnL2dj

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The Taoiseach’s office has defended its handling of the matter saying Mr Martin followed up on Mr Kelly’s request for X to appear before the Oireachtas Media Committee. @rtenews https://t.co/2eeDeGTvgH

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Chair of the Oireachtas Media Committee Alan Kelly has criticised the Taoiseach for making a "minimalistic" effort to get X to appear before the Committee.  A two-sentence email sent by the Taoiseach's office to X has been released to RTE News under FOI. @rtenews

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The Department of Communications is not ruling out holding individual directors of social media companies liable for online safety breaches. @rtenews https://t.co/7MeemKuOva

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Cork District Court is due to hear motions on Friday relating to compensation claims by victims of the HSE cyberattack. @rtenews https://t.co/ULqGSWIihw

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The Central Bank has issued a warning about an increase in AI ‘deepfakes’ being used by scammers to create realistic social media ads and profiles impersonating public figures. @rtenews
https://t.co/hvXr9Up4DX