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Three days have been set aside to hear Elon Musk's X appeal against a ruling that it must pay out an Irish record unfair dismissal award of €550,131 to a former executive.

Labour Court sets aside three days for X appeal on payout

The Labour Court has set aside three days at the end of next month to hear Elon Musk's X appeal against a ruling that it must pay out an Irish record unfair dismissal award of €550,131 to a former executive.

Business • 17 Jun

The mail presented staff at the tech firm with the choice of signing up to be part of an "extremely hardcore" work culture under Mr Musk's leadership

Award to ex-Twitter exec over dismissal up for appeal

X Corp's Irish subsidiary has filed an appeal against the record €550,000 award it was ordered to pay an executive who was dismissed after tech billionaire Elon Musk took over the firm and told staff to either sign up to work "long hours at high intensity" or have it taken that they had resign.

Business • 25 Feb

The SEC has accused Elon Musk - the world's richest person - of waiting too long to disclose in 2022 he had amassed a large stake in Twitter

US SEC sues Musk over late disclosure of Twitter stake

Elon Musk has been sued by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, which accused the world's richest person of waiting too long to disclose in 2022 he had amassed a large stake in Twitter, the social media company he later bought.

Business • 15 Jan

The undertaking remains in place until September

X to pause using European user data to train AI systems

The operator of the 'X' social media platform has given an undertaking to the High Court to temporarily cease processing the personal data of its European users to train any of its Artificial Intelligence systems.

Business • 08 Aug 24

The case centres on the use of X user's data

DPC in action against Twitter over AI data concerns

The Data Protection Commission has launched High Court proceedings against Twitter International Unlimited Company over concerns about how the personal data of millions of European users of the "X" platform is being processed.

Business • 07 Aug 24

The plaintiffs claimed that because of the posts they have "suffered significant reputational damage"

High Court orders X to provide details about accounts

The High Court has made orders directing the social media platform X, which was formerly Twitter, to provide details about four accounts on its platform to another social media service and two of its founders.

Business • 12 Jul 24

Platforms like TikTok and Instagram's Reels have helped to boost spending on digital video ads

Digital ad spend up 11% last year - IAB Ireland

Almost €960m was spent on digital ads in Ireland last year, up 11% year-on-year.

Business • 02 May 24

X is part of a group of large tech companies facing increased scrutiny under the Digital Markets Act

Irish regulator to assist in EU investigation into X

Ireland's media regulator Coimisiún na Meán said it will be providing assistance to the European Commission for its investigation into X, formerly known as Twitter.

Business • 18 Dec 23

The case was out of the WRC's jurisdiction, the hearing was told

Ex-Twitter exec fails in bid to get €13,000 holiday pay

A former Twitter executive who claims the social media giant did noy abide by part of a severance agreement he signed has failed in an attempt to pursue an outstanding sum of €13,000 as an employment rights claim.

Business • 01 Dec 23

Sam Altman may hold the record for shortest break between terms as CEO - but there have been plenty of other boomerang bosses

Boomerang Boss: CEOs who came back for seconds

With his firing and rapid re-hiring, Sam Altman joins a long list of 'boomerang' CEOs, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 28 Nov 23

Elon Musk's lawyers have said that the SEC's pursuit of him 'has crossed the line into harassment'

Musk asks court to reject SEC's bid to make him testify

Elon Musk has asked a federal judge not to force him to testify in the US Securities and Exchange Commission's probe into his $44 billion takeover of social media site Twitter.

Business • 03 Nov 23

Elon Musk's X to launch premium subscriptions soon

Elon Musk said today that social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, will soon launch two new tiers of premium subscriptions.

Business • 20 Oct 23

X has taken action to remove or label tens of thousands of pieces of content, its CEO said

EU opens investigation into X in test of new tech rules

The EU has opened an investigation into X, the first under new tech rules, after earlier reprimanding X, TikTok and Meta for not doing enough to tackle the spread of disinformation following Hamas' attacks on Israel.

World • 12 Oct 23

X boss Elon Musk is being sued by the SEC again

Musk might lose battle with the SEC over Twitter probe

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken Elon Musk to court again, and this time it may win.

Business • 09 Oct 23

Elon Musk is being sued by the US Securities and Exchange Commission

SEC tries to force Musk to testify in Twitter probe

Elon Musk, the world's richest man, is being sued by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, which is trying to compel him to testify as part of a probe into his $44 billion takeover of social media giant Twitter, a Thursday court filing showed.

Business • 06 Oct 23

Elon Musk continues to spearhead product development at X after appointing a new CEO in May.

X to roll out audio, video calling feature

Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, plans to launch video and audio calls as owner Elon Musk races to build an "everything app" to stay ahead of competition from Meta Platforms-owned Threads.

Business • 31 Aug 23

The lawsuit is one of about a dozen X is facing stemming from Musk's decision to lay off about half of Twitter's workforce beginning last November.

Judge allows X age-discrimination lawsuit to proceed

A California federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing X, the social media service formerly called Twitter, of disproportionately laying off older workers when Elon Musk acquired the company last year.

Business • 30 Aug 23

Since Mr Musk's purchase, the company "has taken significant steps to reduce its cost base.

X paid out €12.7m to redundant Dublin employees

The Irish operation of Elon Musk's social media giant, X, formerly Twitter has incurred redundancy costs of €12.7m at its Dublin base since Mr Musk's acquisition last year.

Business • 29 Aug 23

X is planning to remove the headline and text while retaining just the lead image from links to news articles shared on the platform

X plans to remove headlines from links to news articles

Elon Musk is pushing to change how news links appear on his social media platform X, formerly called Twitter, in a move that could potentially undermine the ability of news publishers to draw audience.

Business • 22 Aug 23

Threads' users will now be able to access the microblogging platform by logging-in to its website from their computers

Meta rolls out web version of Threads

Meta Platforms has today launched the web version of its new text-first social media platform Threads, in a bid to retain professional users and gain an edge over rival X, formerly Twitter.

Business • 22 Aug 23

The move comes just weeks after Musk rebranded the company X

Elon Musk to auction Twitter memorabilia

Elon Musk is auctioning Twitter memorabilia including the iconic bird logos on the signage of the company's San Francisco headquarters.

Business • 10 Aug 23

The new updates will also include a mention button to easily mention someone's account in a thread.

Meta adds new features to Threads to try retain users

Meta Platforms' Threads app is adding new updates including the ability to share posts through Instagram messages, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said today, as the company tries to retain users on its new app.

Business • 09 Aug 23

X has accused the Center for Countering Digital Hate of asserting false claims and encouraging advertisers to pause investment on the platform

Musk's X sues non-profit group that fights hate-speech

Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has sued a nonprofit that fights hate speech and disinformation, accusing it of asserting false claims and encouraging advertisers to pause investment on the platform.

Business • 01 Aug 23

Musk draws heat from San Francisco over giant X logo

A giant, glowing X marks the San Francisco spot where Elon Musk says he plans to keep his company, the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

Business • 31 Jul 23

Bird has flown as Musk replaces Twitter logo with 'X'

Twitter owner Elon Musk has renamed the social media platform as X and unveiled a new logo after 17 years with an iconic blue bird that came to symbolise the broadcasting of ideas to the world.

Business • 24 Jul 23