Does your Roomba have things to say about the state of your gaff? Understanding how new domestic machines perceive the world can teach us a lot about how to design and interact with them Society • 30 May 25
Does your Roomba have things to say about the state of your gaff? Understanding how new domestic machines perceive the world can teach us a lot about how to design and interact with them Society • 30 May 25
How you could be hit by the Sim-swap fraud used to attack M&S The hackers behind the M&S cyberattacks used a little-known but dangerous technique – and anyone could be vulnerable technology • 15 May 25
How you could be hit by the Sim-swap fraud used to attack M&S The hackers behind the M&S cyberattacks used a little-known but dangerous technique – and anyone could be vulnerable technology • 15 May 25
Why AI therapists are not an ideal fix for mental health support The rising popularity of AI chatbots and therapeutic apps for mental health support pose as many questions as answers Health • 09 Apr 25
Why AI therapists are not an ideal fix for mental health support The rising popularity of AI chatbots and therapeutic apps for mental health support pose as many questions as answers Health • 09 Apr 25
Careless people: the decline and fall of the tech bros As a new book shows, growth and success has turned optimistic tech startups into corporate cesspits of greed, manipulation and contempt Work and careers • 09 Apr 25
Careless people: the decline and fall of the tech bros As a new book shows, growth and success has turned optimistic tech startups into corporate cesspits of greed, manipulation and contempt Work and careers • 09 Apr 25
Are you ready for 4D food printing to fill your fridge? 4D food printing means your snack could change shape, colour, flavour or texture over time, creating a dynamic eating experience technology • 04 Apr 25
Are you ready for 4D food printing to fill your fridge? 4D food printing means your snack could change shape, colour, flavour or texture over time, creating a dynamic eating experience technology • 04 Apr 25
How AI can (and can't) help you at work It's helpful to consider the limitations of AI before figuring out how it can and can't help with workplace efficiency and productivity Work and careers • 25 Mar 25
How AI can (and can't) help you at work It's helpful to consider the limitations of AI before figuring out how it can and can't help with workplace efficiency and productivity Work and careers • 25 Mar 25
Here's how digital tech can help improve your mental health Digital technology can provide information, be a helpful stepping stone, and can be used to enhance face-to-face support Mental Health • 06 Mar 25
Here's how digital tech can help improve your mental health Digital technology can provide information, be a helpful stepping stone, and can be used to enhance face-to-face support Mental Health • 06 Mar 25
Ireland is joining CERN so what will this mean for us? Membership of the CERN research centre opens all sorts of doors, but it doesn't mean we're gearing up for nuclear energy Physics • 20 Feb 25
Ireland is joining CERN so what will this mean for us? Membership of the CERN research centre opens all sorts of doors, but it doesn't mean we're gearing up for nuclear energy Physics • 20 Feb 25
What happens when ChatGPT takes a university exam? It's clear that GenAI tools can already effectively deal with and solve many of the topics taught to university students Education • 17 Feb 25
What happens when ChatGPT takes a university exam? It's clear that GenAI tools can already effectively deal with and solve many of the topics taught to university students Education • 17 Feb 25
Are phone bans in schools a real fix for classroom distraction? Issues such as teaching, curriculum assessment and resources are also crucial to student engagement, but far more challenging and costly to fix Education • 11 Feb 25
Are phone bans in schools a real fix for classroom distraction? Issues such as teaching, curriculum assessment and resources are also crucial to student engagement, but far more challenging and costly to fix Education • 11 Feb 25
How a phone designed for criminals was controlled by the police Monumental in scale and sophistication, Anom reshaped global perceptions of privacy, security and the reach of law enforcement Crime • 06 Feb 25
How a phone designed for criminals was controlled by the police Monumental in scale and sophistication, Anom reshaped global perceptions of privacy, security and the reach of law enforcement Crime • 06 Feb 25
What did sci-fi get right (and wrong) about the smart home? Early science fiction imagined smart homes as liberating, but such portrayals have now shifted from utopian to dystopian Science Fiction • 09 Jan 25
What did sci-fi get right (and wrong) about the smart home? Early science fiction imagined smart homes as liberating, but such portrayals have now shifted from utopian to dystopian Science Fiction • 09 Jan 25
What to know about security on your child's smartphone or tablet A smartphone can be a positive part of your child's life, but that means being proactive about their security online Online Safety • 03 Dec 24
What to know about security on your child's smartphone or tablet A smartphone can be a positive part of your child's life, but that means being proactive about their security online Online Safety • 03 Dec 24
Are you being driven to distraction by technology? Digital tools have increased the amount of work we do so it may be time to embrace slow productivity in the workplace technology • 04 Dec 24
Are you being driven to distraction by technology? Digital tools have increased the amount of work we do so it may be time to embrace slow productivity in the workplace technology • 04 Dec 24
The golden age of video games is over After years of blockbuster titles and massive creativity by designers and developers, video games just feel so tired now Gaming • 29 Nov 24
The golden age of video games is over After years of blockbuster titles and massive creativity by designers and developers, video games just feel so tired now Gaming • 29 Nov 24
Why Bitcoin's price has surged since Donald Trump's win Fans of the world's largest cryptocurrency hope its value will continue to soar as Trump prepares to return to the White House in 2025 Crypotcurrencies • 28 Nov 24
Why Bitcoin's price has surged since Donald Trump's win Fans of the world's largest cryptocurrency hope its value will continue to soar as Trump prepares to return to the White House in 2025 Crypotcurrencies • 28 Nov 24
The rise of the all-seeing smart doorbell in our towns and cities A smart doorbell is a means of securitisation that heightens surveillance and may lead to unintended consequences technology • 04 Dec 24
The rise of the all-seeing smart doorbell in our towns and cities A smart doorbell is a means of securitisation that heightens surveillance and may lead to unintended consequences technology • 04 Dec 24
Why Irish undersea cables are seen as potential military targets As we grow more reliant on digital infrastructure, these cables will become increasingly attractive targets to hostile nations technology • 20 Nov 24
Why Irish undersea cables are seen as potential military targets As we grow more reliant on digital infrastructure, these cables will become increasingly attractive targets to hostile nations technology • 20 Nov 24
How competitive is the Irish broadband market? We should consider such factors as ease of movement between providers, increasing broadband speed and falling prices Broadband • 08 Nov 24
How competitive is the Irish broadband market? We should consider such factors as ease of movement between providers, increasing broadband speed and falling prices Broadband • 08 Nov 24
Happy birthday Excel: marking 40 years of spreadsheet errors As the world's most popular office software marks 40 years of cells and rows, why do we keep making the same mistakes with spreadsheets? technology • 07 Nov 24
Happy birthday Excel: marking 40 years of spreadsheet errors As the world's most popular office software marks 40 years of cells and rows, why do we keep making the same mistakes with spreadsheets? technology • 07 Nov 24
Meet the hackers for hire who disrupt democratic elections Election hacking has become a global industry and the costs involved are shockingly low technology • 31 Oct 24
Meet the hackers for hire who disrupt democratic elections Election hacking has become a global industry and the costs involved are shockingly low technology • 31 Oct 24
How Elon Musk has become a powerful figure in US politics Unlike other politically-charged tech billionaires supporting conservative causes, Musk is the only one who has gone all out for Donald Trump Elon Musk • 29 Oct 24
How Elon Musk has become a powerful figure in US politics Unlike other politically-charged tech billionaires supporting conservative causes, Musk is the only one who has gone all out for Donald Trump Elon Musk • 29 Oct 24
10 ways to maintain healthy smartphone habits Many of us use our phones more than we think we do or more than we would like to at times Health • 22 Oct 24
10 ways to maintain healthy smartphone habits Many of us use our phones more than we think we do or more than we would like to at times Health • 22 Oct 24
Here are some risks you routinely take going online in public From a concert to the local shop, there are many ways your private information can be stolen and used by hackers in malicious ways technology • 10 Oct 24
Here are some risks you routinely take going online in public From a concert to the local shop, there are many ways your private information can be stolen and used by hackers in malicious ways technology • 10 Oct 24
Should your child have a 'dumb' phone instead of a smartphone? Unhappiness among children and teenagers is often seen as being related to smartphone use, but it's not as simple as that technology • 11 Sep 24
Should your child have a 'dumb' phone instead of a smartphone? Unhappiness among children and teenagers is often seen as being related to smartphone use, but it's not as simple as that technology • 11 Sep 24
