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Mark Zuckerberg on the Gant family farm in Blanchardville, Wisconsin in April 2017

How the Donald Trump years have changed Facebook

Facebook • 19 Jan

"Despite their popularity, only a few studies have investigated how accurate sleep devices are". Photo: Getty Images

Why your sleep tracker isn't as accurate as you think

Sleep • 20 Jan

In 2017 alone, there were about 14,000 incidents which caused millions of websites worldwide to go offline

Here's why the internet crashes thousands of times a year

technology • 10 Dec 20

"Failed tech projects are legion because these projects go wrong in all businesses and in all countries"

Why Ireland needs to appoint a Chief Software Officer

technology • 23 Nov 20

"The reality is that we have not even tried to read, let alone understand, the terms and conditions that apply."

The biggest lie online: why we ignore legal terms and conditions

Consumer Affairs • 19 Nov 20

"After decades of relatively light intervention, decision-makers and the public have become increasingly aware of the imperative for more stringent regulation" Photo: Getty Images

Who controls the internet?

technology • 12 Nov 20

We've all found out this year what happens when algorithms take over from exam papers

As Leaving Cert students have found out, algorithms can be flawed

technology • 08 Oct 20

"Although Excel is popular and commonly used for analysis, it has several limitations that make it unsuitable for large amounts of data and more sophisticated analyses." Photo: PixieMe/ Shutterstock

Why you should never use Microsoft Excel to count Covid cases

Coronavirus • 08 Oct 20

Will you be cycling more 10 years from now?

Why we need a technological dialogue around climate change

Transport • 01 Oct 20

Marty Cooper: "We knew that this was going to be a big deal, but we weren't certain it was going to happen in our lifetime"

The man who invented the mobile phone

History • 19 Aug 20

'Instead of blaming older adults' online behaviour on cognitive decline, we can take a constructive view where education becomes the remedy' Photo: Getty Images

Why do so many older adults share and believe fake news?

Fake News • 17 Aug 20

GPT-3: 'you type some text to it and it responds with text'

Is GPT-3 the big leap forward for AI?

technology • 12 Aug 20

Not up your street (yet): the Tesla Model 3 which is fitted with a full self-driving system. Photo: Sjoerd van der Wal/Getty Images

5 reasons why self-driving cars are still not on our roads

Brainstorm • 10 Aug 20

"The attention to privacy and data protection in the design of the tracker function is welcome, but it is the least we should expect"

Why have over a million Irish people downloaded the Covid-19 app?

Covid Tracker App • 20 Jul 20

"We've been working hard to bring this type of surgery into the 21st century, by ensuring it is advanced and adapted to help perfect decision-making during surgery everywhere it is done."

How technology is improving cancer surgery

Health • 15 Jul 20

Satellite imagery of the border area just south of Aughnacloy, Co Tyrone. Photo: DigitalGlobe via Getty Images

How green does Ireland look from space?

Climate Change • 23 Jun 20

Dominic Cummings, advisor to British prime minister Boris Johnson. "Humans are not good at judging their risk of experiencing things that can damage their health so we underestimate the likelihood of common health conditions and risks"

How technology can help reduce risky behaviour around the virus

Coronavirus • 29 May 20

"Musicians of all types have reported that platforms like Zoom and Skype simply do not provide suitable substitutes to playing together live"

Why learning to play music needs more than screentime

Music • 15 May 20

You on your fourth video call today with that lad from accounts who thinks he's a stand-up comedian

It's not all Zoom and gloom: how to improve video calls

Video calls • 18 Jan

Researchers at the Pitie Salpetriere hospital in Paris, France using the Magnetoencephalography (MEG) platform to detch variations in the brain's magnetic field during various types of activity. Photo: BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Can technology find an effective cure for dementia?

Dementia • 05 May 20

"Robots will get into trouble"

Can you sue your robot?

technology • 01 May 20

"While access to information is critical and important and many governments have lifted all internet shutdowns, some have broadened the restrictions on access to information online"

Coronavirus, inequality and the digital divide

Coronavirus • 30 Apr 20

The Australian government's COVIDSafe app has been downloaded by more than one million Australians already. Photo: Saeed KHAN / AFP via Getty Images

How contact tracing apps work in the fight against the pandemic

technology • 28 Apr 20

"Governments and companies are making a better job of responding to the pandemic because they have learned from past crises"

What would have happened if the coronavirus had struck in 1999?

Coronavirus • 28 Apr 20

A self-driving robot makes a home delivery in Milton Keynes. Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Meet the coronavirus drones and robots

Coronavirus • 17 Apr 20

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