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Facebook Parent Meta Profits From Advertising Increase

Year of efficiency paying off for Mark Zuckerberg, as Meta enjoys a strong second quarter thanks in part to advertising…

1 year ago

Canadian Government Halts Advertising On Facebook, Instagram

Federal government in Canada pulls its modest amount of advertising on Facebook, Instagram after Meta pulls news for Canadians

1 year ago

Meta Set To Launch Twitter Rival This Week

With downloads for Jack Dorsey's Bluesky booming, Meta this week is expected to launch its Twitter rival, Instagram Threads

1 year ago

Meta To Pull News On Facebook, Instagram In Canada

As promised, Meta is to pull news content from Facebook and Instagram in Canada, after the Online News Act becomes…

1 year ago

Meta ‘Prepares To Launch Twitter Rival’

Facebook and Instagram parent Meta prepares to launch text-based Twitter rival as it looks to offer 'sanely run' alternative

1 year ago

Meta Workers Told To Return To Office Three Days A Week – Report

Facebook parent organisation Meta requires staffers to return to the office three days a week, starting in September

1 year ago

Meta Warns It May Pull News Content In California

Proposed California legislation to require online platforms to pay news publishers, but Meta says it may withdraw news in its…

1 year ago

Meta Starts Axing Nearly 20 Percent Of Irish Workforce

Nearly 500 jobs are being axed at Meta's international headquarters in Ireland, in its third and final round of layoffs

1 year ago

Meta Sells Giphy At Huge Loss After CMA Order

Mark Zuckerberg firm takes $260m (£210m) loss selling gif search engine Giphy, after UK ordered its divestment

1 year ago

Meta Fined Record £1bn Over Facebook Data Transfers

Ireland data office fines Facebook parent Meta £1bn over continued transfers of user data to US, presenting risk to 'fundamental…

2 years ago

Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 3

Welcome to Silicon Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the week…

2 years ago

WhatsApp Adds ‘Chat Lock’ To Secure ‘Intimate’ Messages

Extra layer of security has been added for WhatsApp messages, with ability to lock and hide sensitive conversations

2 years ago

Meta Paid Verification Arrives For UK Users

Paid verification for Instagram and Facebook, dubbed Meta Verified, launches in UK at a cost of £9.99 per month for…

2 years ago

Appeals Court Dismisses Lawsuit To Break Up Meta

US Federal Appeals court dismisses antitrust attempt by US states to breakup Facebook parent Meta Platforms

2 years ago

Meta Pleases Investors After Sales Rise, As Profits Dive

Plunge in profits at Facebook parent, but Meta pleases Wall Street after sales rose for first time after three quarters…

2 years ago

US Bill To Require Parental Consent For Kids Use Of Social Media

New bipartisan bill unveiled in US will require parental consent for anyone under the age of 18 to use social…

2 years ago

Meta Lays Off Technical Staffers, In Another Workforce Blow

Second tranche of layoffs begin at Meta Platforms, as engineers and other technical staff are made redundant

2 years ago

Meta To Layoff Another 10,000 Staff

Mark Zuckerberg's 'year of efficiency' continues after he makes “difficult decision” to axe 10,000 jobs, on top of November's 11,000…

2 years ago

New Meta Layoffs ‘Could Match Those of Last Year’

Upcoming layoffs at Meta could reportedly cut same proportion of staff as those announced last November, as company reins in…

2 years ago

Meta Considering Twitter-Like Social Network

Facebook parent Meta considering launching Twitter-style stand-alone text-based social network amidst chaos at Elon Musk-owned platform

2 years ago

Meta Planning Thousands More Job Cuts – Report

Zuckerberg's promise of “year of efficiency” at Meta likely to entail more job losses, according to media report

2 years ago

Meta Cuts Prices For VR Headsets

Struggling to sell? Meta has cut prices for two of its virtual reality headsets amid reduced consumer spending on tech

2 years ago

Meta Forms AI Team To Compete With ChatGPT

Facebook, Instagram parent Meta forms AI-focused team to develop text and visual tools across its products, following success of OpenAI's…

2 years ago

Facebook, Instagram To Get Paid Verification

Facebook, Instagram to offer paid 'blue tick' verification starting in Australia and New Zealand this week, following similar move by…

2 years ago

Mark Zuckerberg Gains Extra $4m To Protect Him, Family

Security cost to protect Meta's Mark Zuckerberg and his family has been increased by millions of dollars, after 'specific threats'

2 years ago

Meta Oversight Board Pledges Quicker Case Reviews

Facebook's Supreme Court, the Oversight Board, say it will review more content moderation cases and do it faster than before

2 years ago

Meta’s Chief Business Officer To Leave After 13 Years

Long-serving chief business officer Marne Levine is to leave Meta in the summer, following the departure of Sheryl Sandberg last…

2 years ago

Court Approves Lawsuit Against Meta In Kenya

Labour court in Kenya says Facebook parent Meta can be sued in the country by content moderator citing psychological harm

2 years ago

Meta Pleases Investors With ‘Year Of Efficiency’ Pledge

After heavy Metaverse spending in 2022, Mark Zuckerberg points to cost savings in 2023 after big drop in profits in…

2 years ago

Facebook Parent Seeks To Block £3bn UK Lawsuit

Facebook parent Meta seeks to block £3bn UK collective legal action claiming company abusively profited from users' personal data

2 years ago