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Have a listen to my take on €100 charge for RIP.ie one year on.

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Rip.ie turns 20 this year with mixed feelings over its €100 charge
Report from John Cooke
www.rte.ie
February 2, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Turns out updates to GPT‑4o are sparking genuine grief—people are mourning their AI companion like a friend. The study dives into how we bond with language models and what it means for digital relationships. #GPT4o #AICompanion #DigitalMourning

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February 8, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Edited by #KatrinGerber, #LarissaHjorth, and #CrystalAbidin, this timely collection examines how digital platforms reshape grief, remembrance, and whose losses are amplified or erased online. doi.org/10.4324/9781...

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The Digital Life of Grief | Online Mourning in the Age of Hashtags, Al
This book investigates how mourning is transformed in the digital age, where grief is mediated by algorithms, circulated through hashtags, and shaped by the
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August 14, 2026 at 1:58 PM