The Profile Master of the metaverse: Is Zuckerberg’s virtual frontier a step too far for the rest of humanity?Tech entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg has spent around $36 billion on the immersive virtual universe hailed as ‘the next big thing’. Unfortunately, neither his investors, his employees or the wider public share his enthusiasm
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
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
Technology Analysis: Zuckerberg’s $1,499 Headsets Won’t Help MetaIn his annual virtual reality conference, the CEO focused on a device that hardly anyone will buy, writes Parmy Olson.
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
Matt Cooper: No amount of Metaverse guff can distract from Zuckerberg’s failingsThe Facebook founder concentrated on the future in his message to his ‘Metamates’ last week, but the company’s best days may already be behind it
Editorial: What’s in a name? For beleaguered Facebook, not very much at allThe social media giant is trying to distract from its various woes by changing its name, a gambit that is doomed to failure
Facebook rebrands as MetaMark Zuckerberg avoided all of the current news stories about his company, took a pot shot at Apple, and waxed lyrical about the metaverse, before eventually announcing the company’s new name
Elaine Byrne: If Facebook is too big to fail, it’s too big to existThe social media giant holds half the world’s population in thrall and, as whistleblower Frances Haugen pointed out last week, it allows no principle to hamper its pursuit of profit
Vincent Boland: Facebook needs a reboot of its system, starting at the topCan the social media giant’s woes only be fixed by a rearrangement of the power balance at board level?
Malcolm Byrne: State must get up to date on tech regulationThe main players in Big Tech wield more power than ever and, while innovation should be encouraged, the government also has a responsibility to protect its citizens
Willie O’Reilly: A long overdue reckoning for the giants of social mediaThe recent events in Washington DC have seen Facebook and Twitter diving for cover as they try to wash their hands of responsibility. It won’t work
The Business Post’s view: Facebook case goes to the heart of free market ethicsThe century-old anti-trust law may not bear the weight of a contemporary case, but the FTC is right to pursue it in the public interest
