Tech It’s business as usual on data transfers despite Meta rulingProposed new legislation means it is unlikely the Facebook parent company will have to pay the DPC’s €1.2 billion fine
Meta Nick Clegg touts Metaverse to Simon Coveney as way to boost Irish education Emails between tech giant’s Global Affairs President and Minister for Enterprise sent six weeks before Meta confirmed 500 more jobs cuts in Ireland
Tech Facebook-parent Meta to cut close to 500 jobs in IrelandFinal number of redundancies is dependent on a collective consultation process with employees
Tech Facebook-owner Meta must hand over data to European regulators in anti-competitive probeThe tech giant is being investigated over its sales platform and use of data
Tech Analysis: Meta’s ‘innocent bystander’ act in data transfer dogfight is disingenuous following record fine Given Meta has pumped $10 billion a year on the metaverse, for no real return, it is unlikely to break into a sweat over the DPC’s €1.2bn fine
Tech Facebook fined €1.2bn, ordered to halt EU-US data transfersPenalty easily eclipses the previous record €746m fine levied by EU regulators on Amazon in July 2021
Legal Irish Data Protection Commission to order Meta to stop data transfers to US as firm faces EU fineDecision will only target Facebook and won’t affect other Meta services
Artificial Intelligence Meta introduces AI tools to create ads and predict performanceCompany as been under pressure to rediscover growth in its core digital advertising business
Legal Facebook must face privacy suit over Cambridge AnalyticaJudge concludes Facebook board cannot be trusted to investigate the scandal
Tech ESB unaware it was undercharging Meta until tech giant tipped it offThe energy regulator is investigating if there is a ‘systemic’ problem with ESB’s billing system after Business Post revelation
Energy Regulator investigating ‘systemic’ issues in ESB system after Meta was undercharged for 18 monthsAn ESB error led to the Facebook owner being undercharged for power at Clonee data centre due to substation technical fault
Energy ESB error led to Meta being undercharged for 18 monthsTech giant has not been fully charged for use of millions of euro-worth of power at Clonee data centre due to substation technical fault
Tech Meta faces ‘colossal’ fine from data protection bodyInsiders say the Facebook owner may also have to halt data transfers from the EU to its US servers
Tech Anne O’Leary appointed as head of Meta’s Irish operationsO’Leary joined Facebook’s parent last year after nearly a decade leading Vodafone in Ireland
Tech Twitter, YouTube, Instagram among sites to face new EU rulesNon-compliance with rules can cost the company as much as 6 per cent annual revenue or even get the platform banned
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Tech Facebook parent Meta prepares more job cuts Meta will ask all North America employees who can work from home to do so on Wednesday
Jobs Mark Zuckerberg announces 10,000 more job cuts at Facebook-parent MetaThe company has already announced a series of cuts which have led to job losses at offices, including in Ireland
Tech Meta Ireland boss Rick Kelley to step down after one year in chargeKelley had been with Facebook’s parent business for 14 years and took over as head of Meta’s Irish division from previous long-serving boss Gareth Lambe
Zuckerberg follows Musk’s Twitter by launching subscription services for Facebook and InstagramAs ad sales stall, Meta has announced that it is to charge users for additional services