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Wedding of the Week: They swiped right on Tinder and stole each other's hearts forever
8+ hour, 29+ min ago (487+ words) They swiped right on Tinder and were wed four years to the day of their first date. Niamh Brennan and Eoin English first set eyes on one another in person on May 8, 2022. "We met at Heuston Station and got the…...
I created 40 rules to see if the 'strict dating' Tik Tok trend is the future of connection
8+ hour, 29+ min ago (1268+ words) Tessa Ndjonkou at The Orange Bakery in Rathmines, Dublin. Pictures: Gareth Chaney In Frances Ha, director and actor Greta Gerwig describes the feeling of catching the eye of someone you love in a public space and being comforted in the…...
Catr'ona Redmond: How much can you earn from social media? Here's what I got for a viral video
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (952+ words) For the most part, generating views and followers on social media does not pay and takes an incredible amount of time." Caitr'ona Redmond is an Irish writer who covers food, budgeting and consumer issues, focusing on affordable living for families....
Redmagic 11 S Pro review: A raw gaming powerhouse featuring liquid cooling and a massive battery
1+ week, 4+ day ago (230+ words) You get a totally clean, uninterrupted view because the selfie camera is hidden under the screen. Picture: Noel Campion. I've been living with the Redmagic 11 S Pro for a while now, and it really is a powerhouse. It's an update…...
Esther Mc Carthy: I spent 9 hours and 59 minutes on a single app last week
3+ week, 1+ day ago (268+ words) My house has often devolved into arguments about screentime, and I am far from immune to the doomscroll I don't know if you can relate, but the main arguments in our house (at the moment) are about screen time. I…...
Suspicion greets the end of Iran's 88-day internet shutdown
3+ week, 2+ day ago (353+ words) After 88 days of near-total internet blackout in Iran, long-delayed messages, images and poems flooded phones and social media feeds at about 5pm on Tuesday, when still-limited connectivity flickered back to life. The first reactions, however, were not celebratory. Many new posts…...
Imagine agrees infrastructure deal with Viatel Technology
3+ week, 2+ day ago (311+ words) Niall Tallon, CEO of Imagine. Broadband provider Imagine will migrate its network infrastucture into Viatel Technology Group's Dublin data centre under a new multi-year strategic infrastructure partnership announced on Thursday. Picture: Naoise Culhane Imagine said the agreement will result in…...
John Whelan: High electricity costs threaten Irelands data centre and AI expansion
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (717+ words) Amazon Web Services located in Sterling, Northern Virginia, in the USA, is the largest data centre market in the world. Europe's data centre industry is centred around a familiar group of cities, Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris, and Dublin; the so-called…...
Oireachtas committee calls for limits on social media algorithms instead of under-16 ban
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (541+ words) The committee also called for a ban on 'infinite scroll' features on social media sites, alongside restrictions on or bans of autoplay videos. File picture A social media ban for under-16s should not be implemented, and the Government should instead…...
Meta and Tik Tok say ban on under-16s would not make social media safer
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (625+ words) Tik Tok's head of public policy and government relations Susan Moss, and minor safety public policy lead Richard Collard arriving at Leinster House this morning for the Oireachtas children's committee. Picture: Sam Boal/Collins Meta has claimed an overall ban…...