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Creativity and innovation shine brightly in Cannes

As the Mediterranean sun set on the famous Croisette in the picture-postcard town of Cannes last Friday night, local hoteliers, catering companies, event managers, yacht charter firms and municipality workers were probably breathing a sigh of relief.

Tech firms aim to standardise the ‘metaverse’

Meta and other tech giants racing to build the emerging metaverse concept have formed a group to foster development of industry standards that would make the companies’ nascent digital worlds compatible with each other.

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Conor Skehan Opinion Not all bad news in blizzard of data, but our media needs to take a hard look at itself

TikTok — for news? Did anyone ever imagine that a Chinese site mostly used for short video clips of stunts, tricks and dances, would become recognised as a part of a growing trend for younger people to get news from ‘side-door’ sources?

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Adrian Weckler Opinion No jeans, no runners? Dublin Tech Summit messes up the dress up

What’s the weirdest thing a tech conference could have? €1,000 jumpers? Stuttering wifi?

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Central Bank warns of oversupply risk to the office market

A flood of new offices hitting the market is running well in excess of post-pandemic demand which has been dampened by the big shift to remote working, the Central Bank has warned.

Firms introducing new perks to woo recruits, but do employees just want a higher salary?

Firms are increasingly offering employees sweeteners including flexible working, personal leave and mental health supports to keep them happy at work. But can they replace a good old-fashioned pay rise, particularly as inflation nears double digits?

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Julia Molony Opinion Farewell to the era of the girlbosses

For over a decade, Sheryl Sandberg has been the human face of Facebook. Since she moved from Google to become chief operating officer of the company in 2008, she’s been credited with making the company profitable by developing its targeted ads business model.

Ad fraud solution continues to elude advertisers

Earlier this week, the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), the representative organisation for advertisers in the US, sent shockwaves throughout the industry when it published a report that stated that ad fraud, in all its guises, would amount to around $120bn (€112bn) this year.

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Helaine Olen Opinion Departure of Sheryl Sandberg from key Facebook role is a sign of the times for women

Last week, Sheryl Sandberg announced that she would be leaving her position as chief operating officer of Facebook’s parent company later this year. It’s hard not to see her exit as yet another sign of the times for women – and a reminder of how the optimistic spirit of her signature book, Lean In, has faded.

Regulatory body says pharmacist ‘guilty of misconduct’ over social media posts on abortion pills

A Co Louth-based pharmacist has been found guilty of professional misconduct over controversial comments she posted on Facebook about abortion and the potential impact of the 2018 constitutional amendment to legalise the termination of pregnancy in Ireland.

Long-time Zuckerberg ally Sheryl Sandberg to quit executive role at Meta

Sheryl Sandberg, the second-most powerful executive at Facebook owner Meta after founder Mark Zuckerberg, is quitting her job as chief operating officer.

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The door has shut on the traditional office - Indeed's US marketing boss on the new world of work

When Jessica Jensen started off her career in corporate America in the 1990s, there was a rigid but unwritten rule book as to how women should look and act. The uniform included stockings (tights), she recalls.

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WFH or back to the office: making the most of the workplace

Picture this: a company brings a team away on an annual retreat. The venue is a yacht in the middle of crystal blue ocean. The reason they can afford the trip is that remote working has gone so well, profits are booming. This is what employees at Irish company Nearform experienced for their annual get-together. The company grew the firm to a turnover of €40m – without location being a factor.

The internet cookie is crumbling and a new digital ad space is now emerging from the wreckage

Third-party cookies used to be the building blocks of digital advertising. They captured interactions and preferences; powered personalisation, retargeting and tailored messages; they tracked conversion and attribution.

Irish escort website encouraged men to live out their ‘war-inspired fantasies’ by paying for sex with Ukrainian refugees

An Irish escort website encouraged men to live out their “war-inspired fantasies” by paying for sex with Ukrainian women who had fled the war.

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Adrian Weckler Opinion Don’t be so quick to write off tech stocks: they’ve got fundamentals

In the 1987 film Wall Street, Hal Holbrook’s moralistic character, Lou Mannheim, takes Charlie Sheen’s impetuous young Bud Fox to one side.

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The perfect working holiday – Five things you need in your ‘bleisure’ toolkit

It’s the latest bit of jargon to invade our lexicon. But ‘bleisure’ – mixing a work trip with some time off or a bit of sight-seeing – is a real and increasing phenomenon.

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Brendan O'Connor Opinion Mid-life Crisis: ‘People on Twitter seem to spend a fair amount of their time with the hump because of some randomer who said mean things. I feel I cut them off at the pass by just not getting involved’

Depending on my mood, the fact that everyone else is doing something either makes me think, “I should probably do that” or else “I definitely shouldn’t do that”.

Katrina vanden Heuvel Opinion Online oligarchs creating platform to end free speech

‘The most epic troll ever.” That’s how one Twitter employee described Elon Musk’s offer to buy the platform, and how it has largely been covered – as the latest entrepreneurial romp in the billionaire’s ever-growing cult of personality.

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Spotify to open podcast moderation base in Dublin in wake of controversy over creator content

Spotify is to open a content moderation base in Dublin as it contends with scrutiny of some of its podcasts.

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Sinead Ryan Opinion Why giving refugees a home is not as simple as it sounds

The Irish reaction to and support for Ukrainian refugees has not been found wanting.

UK regulator says Facebook promises action on scam ads

The head of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said Facebook owner Meta Platforms has promised to only allow registered firms to advertise financial promotions on its sites, and called on Twitter to clarify its own position.

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Máiría Cahill Opinion Harsh soundbites from the pulpit will turn people away from the church

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession, was left unaided.

TikTok is catching up on Instagram and Facebook with its Irish subscriber base

TIKTOK now has 2.25 million active user accounts in Ireland, a sharp rise from January, when it had 2.1 million active accounts.

Ireland’s tech firms are making their way back to the office

Thousands of workers at the Irish arms of big tech firms including Apple and Google are being told to return to their offices in the coming weeks in a major retreat from the remote working that has dominated corporate culture since the start of Covid. Minimums of two or three days a week in the office are set to end the option of fully remote work in many firms.

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Adrian Weckler Opinion Russia’s cyber war on the West will hurt us even if we don’t get a direct hit

When will we see cyber fallout from the Russian war in Ukraine? What damage will it do here in Ireland? Most authorities think it’s inevitable.

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Martina Devlin Opinion If we’re to tame the Facebook behemoth, we must think holistically as well as legally

It’s the Goliath of social media networks, the go-to communication tool of the modern age, but privacy concerns mean Facebook also causes considerable unease – it collects huge quantities of data on its users and unashamedly monetises their identities.

Seven things we learned as Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen appeared before Oireachtas committee

FACEBOOK whistleblower Frances Haugen said Ireland has a unique role to play to hold social media platforms to account, as she appeared before an Oireachtas committee this morning.

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Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen: ‘This is Ireland’s moment to shine’

“This is Ireland’s moment to shine.” That is Frances Haugen’s message to Taoiseach Micheál Martin this weekend, as she prepares to appear before the Oireachtas media committee.

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Adrian Weckler Opinion No, Facebook isn’t leaving the EU – despite all your wishful thinking

No, Facebook isn’t leaving Europe.