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Editorial: Tech growth unlikely to come off the tracks despite layoffs

Job cuts in Google and Microsoft are a response to shareholder pressure to lower costs, rather than a crisis

Bank of Ireland freezes investor withdrawals from €70m European Real Estate Fund

Move comes as bank writes down value of its main property investment fund

Surplus office space in Dublin on the rise due to tech job cuts and remote working

So-called grey space, surplus office accommodation that is sub-let, currently accounts for about 32 per cent of all available suppl, according to estate agent Lisney

Facebook and Instagram to block advertisers from targeting teenagers based on gender

The impact on teenagers’ mental health from the Meta-owned social media platforms has drawn criticism from politicians and regulators.

DPC set for fresh dispute with EU counterparts as it seeks order blocking new Meta inquiry

The Data Protection Commission has been told to increase its fines on Facebook and Instagram, and launch a new investigation

Irish data watchdog increases fines on Meta to €390m after EU regulator rejects draft decision

Watchdog increased the penalties, which bring the total amount levied against the company to over €1bn, following a dispute with other EU regulators over the Facebook owner’s processing of users’ personal data

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

Meta to sublet part of Dublin HQ after job cuts

The company had signed a 25-year lease on the property but it has now instructed agents to sublet the blocks

Meta fined €265m by Data Protection Commission over Facebook privacy breach

Latest fine brings to almost €1 billion total amount platform has been fined by DPC

Start-ups get set to flex their muscles

Can Ireland be a start-up ‘superpower’ in an economic downturn? Jonathan Keane investigates

Buyer’s Guide: All I want for Christmas . . .

From phones to coffee machines and VR headsets, Emmet Ryan breaks down the best tech gifts for the holiday season

Life after Stripe and Meta: Techies look to their next move

Recruiters tell Alex Meehan which areas are hot for those looking for a new job

Could Big Tech’s retreat pave the way for Irish start-ups?

While sympathetic to those who have been laid off, some commentators say the job cuts could be a boon to indigenous companies and help rebalance our economy

Heavy reliance on FDI could result in severe job losses, government warned

Ireland more exposed than others to economic downturns, says author of a report on FDI in Ireland, following job cuts at a number of tech firms this month

‘It’s truly been a horrific process’: Departing employees shocked at lack of empathy from Meta

Irish workers have told of ‘next to no engagement’ from the Facebook parent company, ‘with many people not even sure if they’ve lost their job or not’

‘I’m doing this 26 years and I’ve never seen anything like it’: Laid-off tech staff hunt for new work

Hundreds of workers are having to search for employment following a week of swingeing job cuts at Twitter, Meta and Stripe. Industry figures say that despite the doom and gloom, the jobs market is still strong in Ireland – for now, at least

Up to 80 staff could be let go at Salesforce’s Irish base

The firm is one of a slew of tech companies which have announced job cuts

Tech giants advised to give Irish workers generous redundancy payouts

Meta has become the latest multinational in the sector to announce major cuts

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The Irish Meta units hit hardest by job cuts; Flutter boss ‘disappointed’ by US sports betting vote

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Meta expected to cut 350 jobs at Irish operation

Social media giant, which directly employs 3,000 people in Ireland, announced it was cutting 11,000 roles worldwide on Wednesday