Tech Meta fined €265m by Data Protection Commission over Facebook privacy breachLatest fine brings to almost €1 billion total amount platform has been fined by DPC
Connected Start-ups get set to flex their musclesCan Ireland be a start-up ‘superpower’ in an economic downturn? Jonathan Keane investigates
Tech Meta expected to cut 350 jobs at Irish operationSocial media giant, which directly employs 3,000 people in Ireland, announced it was cutting 11,000 roles worldwide on Wednesday
Connected Wylie: Nothing has changed with FacebookChristopher Wylie, the Cambridge Analytica whistleblower, has said that Facebook hasn’t changed significantly to protect users since the scandal broke in 2018
The Big Picture Vincent Boland: Rarefied air of the metaverse proving too thin for investorsA year after Mark Zuckerberg changed Facebook’s name to Meta, his $30 billion long-term bet on an unknown future has failed to convince even his most stalwart backers
Media How WhatsApp has ticked the boxes for Zuckerberg The Facebook tycoon snapped up the messaging app in 2014 for $16bn, it’s now worth $50bn. And although the ubiquitous WhatsApp group and memes can be annoying, the app has allowed us communicate in ways that would astound our parents
Companies Big Tech laying off recruitment staff amid fears of slowdownFacebook, Apple and Twitter are making recruiters redundant as they await an expected economic downturn
Big Read Ireland’s data centre dilemma: How can the national grid cope as digital demand grows? As the power system struggles to supply the demands of 70-plus data centres, many are asking why the government has been so keen to express continuing support for the energy-sapping industry
Meta DPC decision on Facebook data transfers is delayed as other watchdogs objectThe social media giant has warned that the commissioner’s preliminary order threatened ‘devastating’ and ‘irreversible’ consequences for its business model
Tech Meta reports first ever quarterly sales decline Mark Zuckerberg says ‘we seem to be entering an economic downturn’ as Facebook and Instagram cite falling advertisers’ budgets
Companies Apple, Google, Amazon: Tracking the tech companies that are slowing hiringMultinationals are braced for recession and rethinking their staffing needs across the world
Companies Meta’s data centre used same electricity as 151,000 homesThe company’s latest sustainability report has shown that the amount of electricity consumed by the Meath data centre has nearly doubled since 2019
Meta Former Facebook moderator to publish book about his experiencesChris Gray, who was a contractor for CPL in Ireland, has been a vociferous critic of how Facebook treats the moderators that it hires to screen graphic content
Social media Meta updates privacy system in response to ‘feedback from regulators’The parent company of Facebook says it aims to update its policies more frequently
Meta to mount awareness campaign amid fears over smart glassesThere are concerns over the ability of wearers of the RayBan-Stories to film people without their knowledge
Privacy watchdog awaits Facebook’s next move after EU-US data transfer dealThe deal struck between the US and EU on international data transfers is likely to see the Data Protection Commissioner receive submissions to its ongoing inquiry into Facebook
Online casino company sues Facebook in dispute over ads In Touch Games is seeking damages and compensation for alleged Competition Act breaches over Pocketwin commercials
Meta fined €17m by Data Protection CommissionThe penalty relates to 12 data breach notifications in 2018
Tech giants in Ireland have ‘got away with it’, Facebook whistleblower to claimFrances Haugen to call for independent review of DPC and warn of ‘egregious harms’ caused by decisions taken by Facebook at its Dublin HQ
No changes planned for Novi’s Irish staff after sale Employees at Meta’s fintech operation in Dublin will not be immediately affected by its $182 million deal with Silverlake
