Tech Shares in Meta plummet as it forecasts spending spreeShareholders were spooked by revenue guidance for the next quarter
Tech Meta defends subscription model after ‘wishy-washy’ rebuke from top EU data agencyIreland’s Data Protection Commission is currently assessing Meta’s pay or consent model – the legality of which has now been questioned by EU regulators
Artificial Intelligence Meta unveils updated AI model Llama 3Chris Cox, the firm’s chief product officer, said that the Facebook owner is “no longer playing catch-up” on other tech companies’ AI products
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Energy Meta plans diesel generators to power ‘one of world’s most sustainable data centres’ in emergenciesFacebook owner has secured industrial emissions licence to operate 90 generators at Meath site
Tech Instagram contributes 26% of Meta’s total revenue, new figures showThe numbers confirm that Instagram is growing at a faster pace than other parts of Meta’s social networking universe
Markets Market analysts warn of growing $12trn AI bubbleSeven mega-cap tech stocks now account for over 30 per cent of the entire value of the $40 trillion US stock market
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Tech Apple and Google face EU inquiry under Digital Markets ActMove against Apple comes shortly after it received a €1.8 bn EU fine for blocking music streaming apps from informing users of cheaper deals
Tech Facebook, Instagram and Threads back online following global outageUsers found themselves unable to load apps or access websites as millions of people in the US prepared to vote in primaries on what is known as Super Tuesday
Social Media Irish far right videos viewed ‘over 13.5 million times’ on YouTubeOireachtas committee to hear of how social media is used to promote hatred which has led to rise in arson attacks on properties linked to asylum seekers
Connected Magazine Policing tech: Now the real work startsWith Big Tech facing a crackdown from regulators, Jonathan Keane looks at what lies ahead in terms of regulation
Connected Magazine Spatial computing, mixed reality and what to expect nextCould the Vision Pro do what the Quest 3 and Hololens couldn’t, and take ‘spatial computing’ mainstream? Alex Meehan investigates
The Big Picture Vincent Boland on Facebook at 20: It’s time to stop hating Mark ZuckerbergThe Meta founder has matured as a businessman and grown as an adult, but what investors love is the dividend
Cybersecurity Meta platforms are ‘hotbeds’ for financial scams, says Revolut exec60 per cent of scams in the UK reported to Revolut came from Instagram, Fscebook and Whatsapp, the fintech said
Tech AI companies join US government to create safety standardsTop tech players join the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and others in bid to create safety rails for AI
Tech Meta promises to label more AI-generated posts on its platformsTech giant also says it is working with other companies to create common technical standards for identifying posts created using artificial intelligence
Events Global Economic Summit to be held in Killarney in MayTaoiseach Leo Varadkar, Meta Ireland chief Anne O’Leary and Apple Siri inventor Luc Julia are among the names who will attend
Post Script Post Script: Noel Kelly unhappy at barbs about Ryan Tubridy’s ‘unsettling’ Instagram useThe Business Post takes a look at the scenes behind the stories
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