WhatsApp Adds Advanced Chat Privacy to Blocks Chat Exports and Auto-Downloads
WhatsApp adds chat export block for privacy + Meta fined €200M by EU for illegal ad consent model.
Trump accuses Zelensky of harming peace talks
The Ukrainian leader’s refusal to discuss territorial concessions is prolonging the conflict, the US president has said Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky could lose the entirety of his country if he continues…
The Irish Independent’s View: Europe must act on US indifference to Russian aggression
No amount of finesse can disguise a snub, not even a diplomatic one. One party is always left out in the cold.
Social and affordable home building targets missed
Not only has the Government missed its 2024 social and affordable housing projections, it has actually gone backwards for the first time in terms of its delivery targets
More than 200 injured after jumping from buildings in 6.2 earthquake in Istanbul
Earthquake lasted 13 seconds with 100 aftershocks
Crypto, Forex ‘Membership’ Scam Pulled in $198 Million, SEC Says
A scam operator enticed investors to buy “membership packages” in his purported cryptocurrency and foreign exchange trading company, but used the money to enrich his family and pay off other…
McIlroy moved by post-Masters wave of appreciation
Rory McIlroy is humbled that his tale of perseverance in completing the career grand slam has touched people from "all walks of life" - including two US presidents.
“You Can’t Lick a Badger Twice”: Google’s AI Is Making Up Explanations for Nonexistent Folksy Sayings
Adding the word "meaning" to nonexistent folksy sayings is causing Google's AI Overviews to cook up invented explanations for them.
UN agency halts life-saving treatments in African state
Millions of Ethiopians are “one shock” away from catastrophe as a result of funding deficits, the World Food Program warns The World Food Program (WFP) has suspended treatment for 650,000…
Niall Quinn calls for Irish soccer to be given its ‘fair share’ of money from betting levy funds
Former Ireland striker Niall Quinn has called on the government to hand Irish soccer a ‘fair share’ of revenue from the betting levy, as he insists the spo...
Wicklow man who couldn’t remember where he parked car on stag finds it a MONTH later
A man who couldn’t remember where he parked his car while on a stag do in Co Cork has finally been reunited with his vehicle - almost a month later.
Thousands pay final respects to Pope Francis as Vatican considers extending public viewing
The public viewing of Pope Francis' casket is scheduled to resume Thursday, a day after it began with numbers that were so strong that the Vatican said it would consider…