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Adrian Weckler’s top tech picks of 2022

It has been a mixed year for gadgets. While there has been a handful of ‘wow’ products, there has also been a higher-than-usual number of so-so upgrades among major tech brands. Of the many products to cross our review desk this year, these are the outstanding ones in their field.

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Meta faces another blow to advertising revenues from EU

Meta faces a fresh blow to its advertising business after Europe’s governing data protection body looks poised to restrict the social platform’s behavioural advertising system.

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Regulating AI – what Irish business needs to know ahead of new European Union legislation

As artificial intelligence (AI) pervades every element of our lives, the EU has released a series of new legislative proposals which will have significant impacts for consumers and businesses .

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Dyson’s new futuristic Zone headphones will protect you from pollution

In many ways, Dyson’s newly announced €799 Zone headphones are typical of the genre. High-end audio quality, active noise cancellation, long battery life.

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Stripe’s John Collison predicts ‘leaner 2023’ for tech

STRIPE’S John Collison is predicting a “leaner” 2023 in European technology, but says the industry’s long term prospects remain good.

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Fintech firms seeking licences urged to talk with Central Bank as soon as possible

Fintech firms should engage early with the Central Bank of Ireland before filing an application, according to an official at the regulator.

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Ask Adrian: Buying a small smartphone and mini reviews of the Nothing Ear Stick and Logitech K380

Question My mother is looking for a small smartphone. She currently has a second-hand iPhone, but the battery is going, so she’s looking for a phone of a similar size, but preferably cheaper than Apple. What would you suggest? — Maura McGrath

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Irish corporate IT users are unwilling to use Microsoft’s browser

Irish workers are locked in a battle with their bosses over the use of Microsoft software.

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Ex-FTX cryptocurrency CEO says he did not ‘knowingly’ misuse clients’ funds

The former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX has said that he did not “knowingly” misuse customers’ funds, and said he believes his millions of angry customers will eventually be made whole.

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Adrian Weckler’s big Christmas tech gift guide 2022

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Fibrus lands €125m UK government deal to roll out broadband in Cumbria

The Northern Ireland fibre broadband firm founded by a former National Broadband Plan executive has won a £108m (€125.2m) deal to roll out state-subsidised broadband in northern England.

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Twitter has reinstated senior Irish executive Sinéad McSweeney following generic ‘firing’ email, High Court told

Twitter has told the High Court that it has restored Irish-based senior executive Sinéad McSweeney to her position with the company.

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Elon Musk claims Apple is ‘threatening’ to boot Twitter from its app store

Elon Musk is starting a Twitter war of words with one of the social media app’s most important partners: Apple.

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Ireland shedding ‘soft touch’ tag, with almost €1bn in fines for Mark Zuckerberg’s under-fire Meta

Does nearly €1bn in data fines mean Ireland is finally on top of regulating big tech?

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Cyber Monday spending rebounds as inflation prompts bargain hunting

Spending on Cyber Monday, the biggest US online shopping day, may hit a record $11.6bn (€11bn), according to a report, as discounts on everything from pajamas to AirPods drive shoppers to click “add to cart” even under the strain of inflation.

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Elon Musk suggests Apple threatened to pull Twitter from App Store and has mostly stopped advertising

Elon Musk has said that Apple has cut back its advertising on Twitter and even threatened to withhold the social network from its app store, suggesting that a fight is brewing between the two companies.

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Meta fined €265m in Facebook data-scraping case that exposed millions of mobile phone numbers

Meta has been fined €265m by Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner for not preventing millions of Facebook users’ phone numbers, emails and other personal data being ‘scraped’ and published onto the wider internet.

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Analysis: does nearly €1bn in data fines mean Ireland is finally on top of regulating big tech?

Does the latest mega-fine on Meta mean that Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner, often criticised in some parts of Europe, is getting on top of big tech enforcement?

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Meta fined €265m in Facebook data-scraping case that exposed millions of mobile phone numbers

Meta has been fined €265m by Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner for not preventing millions of Facebook users’ phone numbers, emails and other personal data being ‘scraped’ and published onto the wider internet.