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A newsletter on technology and politics through an Irish lens, written by Liz Carolan
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A moment of truth for Europe's tolerance of Ireland's tech ties
https://www.thebriefing.ie/a-moment-of-truth-for-europes-tolerance-of-irelands-tech-ties/
Published: April 8, 2025 12:14
All going well, I will be on The Tonight Show this evening to talk tech and tariffs. Sharing my thoughts here; please do reply / email me with your own if you think I'm wide of the mark. The tariff triple threat The Irish state faces at least three
The Lookout: two recent good listens on tech stocks
https://www.thebriefing.ie/the-lookout-recommendations-from-the-briefing-2/
Published: March 13, 2025 14:32
This is the first of a new series of recommender newsletters. I'm starting with two recent podcast listens I've really enjoyed, each looking at the precarious world of tech stock valuations, and reflect on what it can mean for all of us. As always you tell
How to squander an empire
https://www.thebriefing.ie/how-to-squander-an-empire/
Published: February 28, 2025 21:56
It is easy to look rich if you raid the family silver.
The Elizabeth Holmes of government efficiency
https://www.thebriefing.ie/a-new-age-of-empire-2/
Published: February 20, 2025 10:43
I have a piece in the Irish Times today about Elon Musk's performative vandalism of the US government. He has unleashed a band of inexperienced twenty somethings - some reportedly still teens - to "disrupt" government. And it is profoundly idiotic (not the…
Are politicians' AI dreams making them the electric sheep?
https://www.thebriefing.ie/ai-dreams-2/
Published: February 14, 2025 13:18
Kier Starmer’s recent policy commitments show about his hopes and fears for AI, and the potential folly of his FOMO
It's the Grifter Olympics, and this is just the Opening Ceremony
https://www.thebriefing.ie/its-the-grifter-olympics-and-this-is-just-the-opening-ceremony/
Published: January 20, 2025 11:22
I cannot stop thinking about the Trump Meme Coin "$TRUMP", possibly the largest grift - and corruption opportunity - ever orchestrated by a political figure. And we can only anticipate more.
Guest explainer: what next for TikTok, and tech, following the US ban?
https://www.thebriefing.ie/guest-explainer-what-next-for-tiktok-and-tech-following-the-us-ban/
Published: January 17, 2025 20:45
The US Supreme Court has upheld the ban on TikTok to come into effect Sunday, 19 January . What happens next?
Audio: Ireland in the queasy middle
https://www.thebriefing.ie/audio-irelands-transatlantic-predicament-2/
Published: January 8, 2025 17:51
Mark Zuckerberg's comments on Europe yesterday seem to have gone under the radar, drowned out by his announcement of a radical shift in content moderation at Meta. But they really are striking. He said that Meta would: “work with President Trump to push…