Niall Kitson

3 days ago | techcentral.ie | Niall Kitson

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined TikTok €530 million for breaches of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) relating to the social network’s transfer of EU citizens’ personal data to servers in China. On top of the fine, the DPC issued an order giving the social network six months to bring its processing into line with GDPR. The decision also includes an order suspending TikTok’s transfers to China if processing is not brought into compliance within this timeframe.

3 days ago | techcentral.ie | Niall Kitson

The past few years have not been kind to RTÉ. Already faced with an existential threat in how media is consumed, the public broadcaster has been forced to fight plenty of other fires, from funding uncertainty to proposed redundancies, not to mention the scandal that enveloped Ryan Tubridy in 2023. The latest criticism RTÉ is facing follows the revelation that €3.6 million was spent on an IT modernisation plan that went wrong.

4 days ago | techcentral.ie | Niall Kitson

Chinese tech giant Alibaba has launched its latest range of AI models under the name Qwen3. According to Alibaba, these models match – and in some cases would even exceed – the performance of Google’s best systems and OpenAI. Most of the Qwen3 models are, or will soon be, available for download via an open license on AI platforms such as Hugging Face and GitHub. The models range in size from 600 million to 235 billion parameters.

4 days ago | techcentral.ie | Niall Kitson

Apple seems to have benefited from the trade war sparked by US president Donald Trump as consumers worried about tariffs chose the first quarter of 2025 to buy a new iPhone. The Cupertino, California-based tech giant reported revenues of $95.36 billion and profits of $24.6 billion for the fiscal second quarter (ended March 29). IPhone sales came in at $46.84 billion, slightly higher than expectations of $46.17 billion.

4 days ago | techcentral.ie | Niall Kitson

The Tesla board has issued a strong denial regarding reports suggesting they are looking for a replacement for CEO Elon Musk. The Wall Street Journal initially claimed, citing unnamed sources, that the board had become frustrated with Musk’s involvement in President Trump’s administration and Tesla’s falling stock price. The report claimed that the board had instructed Musk to devote more time to Tesla and made a public commitment to that effect.