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
Apple's new iPhone 16 shows how AI is shaking up the tech giant There's a rush to incorporate AI-based tools into smartphones and Apple is no different, as the new iPhone shows Iphone 16 • 10 Sep 24
Apple's new iPhone 16 shows how AI is shaking up the tech giant There's a rush to incorporate AI-based tools into smartphones and Apple is no different, as the new iPhone shows Iphone 16 • 10 Sep 24
The growing online threats to sabotage elections Cybercriminals have upped the ante in the war on democracy with techniques that aim to disrupt and influence elections Politics • 09 Sep 24
The growing online threats to sabotage elections Cybercriminals have upped the ante in the war on democracy with techniques that aim to disrupt and influence elections Politics • 09 Sep 24
Why is employee surveillance and tracking on the rise? There are several reasons to be concerned about this workplace trend as firms seek to push employees to return full-time to the office Work and careers • 11 Sep 24
Why is employee surveillance and tracking on the rise? There are several reasons to be concerned about this workplace trend as firms seek to push employees to return full-time to the office Work and careers • 11 Sep 24
A step by step guide to how a Cork homeowner cut energy costs Gerald Bruton's campaign to cut energy costs and emissions involved both new technologies and behavioural change Energy • 06 Sep 24
A step by step guide to how a Cork homeowner cut energy costs Gerald Bruton's campaign to cut energy costs and emissions involved both new technologies and behavioural change Energy • 06 Sep 24
What does Telegram founder's arrest mean for tech platforms? Pavel Durov's arrest in Paris may have consequences for Telegram, its users and other social media platforms technology • 02 Sep 24
What does Telegram founder's arrest mean for tech platforms? Pavel Durov's arrest in Paris may have consequences for Telegram, its users and other social media platforms technology • 02 Sep 24
How reliable is your step count? The problem with trackers That fitness tracker on your phone or watch you use to measure your activity may not be as accurate as you think Health • 27 Aug 24
How reliable is your step count? The problem with trackers That fitness tracker on your phone or watch you use to measure your activity may not be as accurate as you think Health • 27 Aug 24
Are connected cars the future of transportation? Connected cars would allow for the fast and efficient exchange of data about traffic, weather, parking and other issues Transport • 24 Jun 24
Are connected cars the future of transportation? Connected cars would allow for the fast and efficient exchange of data about traffic, weather, parking and other issues Transport • 24 Jun 24
Be careful what you type: is your boss watching your keyboard? As the recent Wells Fargo case shows, employer surveillance of workers raises many important questions Work and careers • 18 Jun 24
Be careful what you type: is your boss watching your keyboard? As the recent Wells Fargo case shows, employer surveillance of workers raises many important questions Work and careers • 18 Jun 24
Why do so many films show AI taking over the world? Both Atlas and The Creator stick to the plot of AI films and are dominated by a fear of AI taking control of our world Film • 12 Jun 24
Why do so many films show AI taking over the world? Both Atlas and The Creator stick to the plot of AI films and are dominated by a fear of AI taking control of our world Film • 12 Jun 24
Does LinkedIn make you feel like an imposter at work? LinkedIn can make you start worrying about your own career when you see colleagues boasting about promotions, awards and other wins Work and careers • 21 May 24
Does LinkedIn make you feel like an imposter at work? LinkedIn can make you start worrying about your own career when you see colleagues boasting about promotions, awards and other wins Work and careers • 21 May 24
How companies make it hard to cancel online subscriptions It's all down to dark patterns, those design tricks used to convince you to do things you may not have originally planned technology • 09 May 24
How companies make it hard to cancel online subscriptions It's all down to dark patterns, those design tricks used to convince you to do things you may not have originally planned technology • 09 May 24
How to spot fake online reviews Being able to differentiate between genuine feedback and deceptive endorsements is vital for making informed decisions Consumer Affairs • 08 May 24
How to spot fake online reviews Being able to differentiate between genuine feedback and deceptive endorsements is vital for making informed decisions Consumer Affairs • 08 May 24
How rise of zero-day brokers is causing worldwide security risks Zero-day hackers exploit security vulnerabilities in software that the developers of that software are often completely oblivious about technology • 18 Apr 24
How rise of zero-day brokers is causing worldwide security risks Zero-day hackers exploit security vulnerabilities in software that the developers of that software are often completely oblivious about technology • 18 Apr 24
Should governments ban TikTok - and can they really ban an app? A cybersecurity expert explains the risks the app poses and the challenges to blocking it Brainstorm • 15 Mar 24
Should governments ban TikTok - and can they really ban an app? A cybersecurity expert explains the risks the app poses and the challenges to blocking it Brainstorm • 15 Mar 24
How 19th century invention helps produce powerful computer chips Increasing the computational power of microchips means using a process rooted in an early version of film photography technology • 06 Mar 24
How 19th century invention helps produce powerful computer chips Increasing the computational power of microchips means using a process rooted in an early version of film photography technology • 06 Mar 24
10 ways to keep your electronic devices in top working condition There are potential cost-savings and benefits from taking good care of your electronic products technology • 01 Mar 24
10 ways to keep your electronic devices in top working condition There are potential cost-savings and benefits from taking good care of your electronic products technology • 01 Mar 24
High stakes: how technology has transformed poker Winning at poker use to be about reading people, but it's now a game of advanced strategic concepts and complex computer simulations poker • 07 Feb 24
High stakes: how technology has transformed poker Winning at poker use to be about reading people, but it's now a game of advanced strategic concepts and complex computer simulations poker • 07 Feb 24
Will anyone actually want to read AI generated stories? While the technology is relatively new, the trajectory for AI-written stories isn't necessarily upwards Media • 17 Nov 23
Will anyone actually want to read AI generated stories? While the technology is relatively new, the trajectory for AI-written stories isn't necessarily upwards Media • 17 Nov 23
What jobs won't disappear due to AI? 'The introduction of every major disruptive technology has had an influence on jobs, but it also changes the nature of those jobs' Work and careers • 13 Sep 23
What jobs won't disappear due to AI? 'The introduction of every major disruptive technology has had an influence on jobs, but it also changes the nature of those jobs' Work and careers • 13 Sep 23
