Social Media ‘Time to move on’: Zuckerburg shuts down Musk cage fight Meta owner says he is focusing on competing with people ‘who take the sport seriously’
Tech Meta forecasts revenue rebound for third quarterTech giant has said its revenue could grow as much as 20 per cent in the three month period
Sport Match point: ‘My money’s on Zuckerberg’ – Jiu Jitsu expert predicts Meta mogul will trounce Tesla tycoonThe proposed Mark Zuckerberg- Elon Musk jiu-jitsu fight has brought an upsurge in interest in the Brazilian version of the martial art. But what does it involve, and how dangerous is it really?
technology Threads likely to hasten Twitter’s demise despite privacy issuesMeta is delaying the launch of its Twitter clone in areas covered by GDPR, but the new app is likely to sound the death knell for Elon Musk’s platform
Tech Ten million flock to Meta’s rival to Twitter, says ZuckerbergThreads, created by the owners of Facebook and Instagram, went live in the UK at midnight on Thursday, but is not yet available in the EU
technology Zuckerberg shows off AI products in bid to reassure staffMeta CEO said the company’s two priorities are incorporating AI into its varied products, and the metaverse
Legal Facebook must face privacy suit over Cambridge AnalyticaJudge concludes Facebook board cannot be trusted to investigate the scandal
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
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
