Blogs Social media landscape in chaos with more than a ‘vibe shift’ underway Internet billionaires are expecting to profit handsomely as they fall in line with Trump, but social media faces choppy waters ahead, says Jason Walsh 17 Jan
Radio Dell Technologies’ Ivor Buckley on data governance in the era of agentic AI Big Tech bends the knee to Trump and developing trust in data 17 Jan
Life Meta’s ‘pay or consent’ policy breaks the Digital Markets Act, says Brussels 'Pay or consent' model asks users to enable the processing of their personal data or pay a monthly fee 15 Jan
Life Meta to replace fact-checkers with ‘community notes’ system similar to X Over the next months, Meta will phase in a community notes system and simplify its policies on fact-checking 10 Jan
Life Meta fined €251m by Data Protection Commission over Facebook data breach Sanction relates to leak reported in 2018 18 Dec
Life Coimisiún na Meán determines Facebook ‘exposed to terrorist content’ Decision follows the notification of two or more final removal orders from EU competent authorities in the last 12 months 16 Dec
Blogs It’s time to make data classified information The EU is making times tough for data-gobbling Internet companies. It’s about time, says Jason Walsh 15 Nov
Life Meta lowers prices of ad-free subscriptions Facebook parent company yields to EU pressure 13 Nov
Trade Meta makes targeted layoffs in various departments WhatsApp, Instagram and Reality Labs take another hit 18 Oct
Radio Apple’s surprise iPad mini Cupertino lets something slip and the world of Dark Data explained 18 Oct
Life Judge in California allows lawsuits against Meta in US over mental health of teens Lawsuits contend that social media sites designed to be addictive 17 Oct
Trade Mark Zuckerberg rises to fourth richest person in the world Meta's strong share performance creates spike in founder's fortune 30 Sep
Life DPC fines Meta €91m over unencrypted passwords Fine issued after material found to be stored in plaintext 27 Sep
Life Meta closes deal for geothermal energy with Sage Geosystems Green solution could take pressure off electricity grids as sole power providers 28 Aug
Life Meta and Spotify warn of EU’s ‘complex’ AI legislation Meta, Spotify unify in effort to defang regulators 26 Aug
Life Meta scraps plans for premium mixed-reality headset Reality Labs division to drop Vision Pro competitor 26 Aug
Life EU demands answers from Meta over closure of CrowdTangle Closure of monitoring tool a concern for researchers, journalists, policy makers 19 Aug
Life European fine for Meta for abusing Facebook Marketplace Facebook parent company could be on the hook for billions of euros 25 Jul
Life Meta halts AI features in EU due to privacy rules The tech giant pauses AI development in Europe over regulatory concerns 19 Jul
Life Threads has more than 175m monthly active users Originally limited to mobile apps, Threads now boasts a desktop version and a Windows app 17 Jul
Life Meta puts AI plans in Europe on hold GDPR concerns over training data access stall rollout 3 Jul
Trade Europe takes action against Meta over Facebook subscription model Brussels not happy with 'pay or ok' pricing 2 Jul
Blogs Meta’s Clegg tries to shame EU into dismantling consumer protections Blather about Europe ‘falling behind’ in AI is only an attempt to convince politicians to let US capital rip on our personal data, says Jason... 28 Jun
Life Meta, LinkedIn under renewed scrutiny in Europe GDPR, DSA invoked to bring social media giants into line 10 Jun
Life European Commission opens formal investigation into Meta Digital Services Act violations could lead to fines of 6% of global turnover 17 May
Life European privacy regulator blasts Meta’s ‘pay-or-okay’ Facebook parent company citicised for making privacy-friendly paid tiers too expensive 10 May
Radio Dr Gearóid Ó Súilleabháin from MTU on technology enhanced learning Amazon beats expectations and Europe goes to town on Meta 3 May
Life Europe goes after Meta over lack of protection against misinformation Violations of Digital Services Act could cost Facebook parent company 6% of global revenue 30 Apr
Life Snapchat, Instagram battle for TikTok’s user base as it faces US ban Social networks look to Indian experience for inspiration 30 Apr
Blogs The tech industry’s sci-fi shakedown is out of control The need for a law to protect brain waves shows how the transformation of technology businesses into marketing operations has been bad for all of us,... 19 Apr
Radio The dark side of AI and Connect’s Prof Marco Ruffini on 6G and beyond Big Tech takes a hit and how to power the next generation of cellular networks 5 Apr
Trade Is the ride of tech’s ‘magnificent seven’ over? Experts urging investors to be more selective as sector's fortunes diversify 2 Apr
Life Meta wants to cut price of monthly subscriptions Instagram and Facebook in half Poor subscription uptake forces rethink 19 Mar
Trade How Big Tech is reacting to the Digital Markets Act Doing business in the EU got a whole lot more expensive 8 Mar
Trade Meta disburses dvidend for the first time Market reacts positively as latest milestone reached 2 Feb
Blogs The Big Tech bounceback masks big risks A year of belt-tightening has seen the tech giants record super profits, but seven companies do not make up the economy, says Jason Walsh 2 Feb
Radio IBM director of research Dr Juan Bernabé Moreno introduces the AI Alliance A movement to make AI available to all is revealed, and more 15 Dec
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