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In this Head-to-Head interview, Tara McGeehan, President, CGI UK and Australia discusses the current state of the Metaverse and whether business leaders should be paying more attention and investing in these technologies.
With generative AI grabbing the headline and massive investment, has the Metaverse become yet another technology that failed to find an audience?
After repeated warnings, Meta begins process to end Facebook, Instagram news access in Canada, as government labels move 'irresponsible'
Honeymoon for Twitter rival Threads is over, but Meta Platforms plans “retention-driving hooks” for the messaging app
Year of efficiency paying off for Mark Zuckerberg, as Meta enjoys a strong second quarter thanks in part to advertising uptick
Potential trouble for Elon Musk as it emerged that Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and hundreds of others, own X trademarks
White House says AI firms including OpenAI, Google and others have agreed voluntary AI safeguards that includes use of watermarks
Competition for OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard as Meta makes its free open source AI model available on Microsoft Azure
Round two? Twitter threatens to sue Meta over Threads app, as Elon Musk says “competition is fine, cheating is not”
Should Elon worry? Twitter rival Threads gains instant traction, as app is downloaded by tens of millions, and signups surpass 30 million
Federal government in Canada pulls its modest amount of advertising on Facebook, Instagram after Meta pulls news for Canadians
Round One. Mark Zuckerberg's Meta launches direct challenge to Elon Musk's Twitter, with official launch of Threads
With downloads for Jack Dorsey's Bluesky booming, Meta this week is expected to launch its Twitter rival, Instagram Threads
Search engine giant Google becomes second tech firm to block news on its platform in Canada, after new law passed
Meta's Quest+ VR game subscription service gives users access to two specially selected games each month in strategy shift
As promised, Meta is to pull news content from Facebook and Instagram in Canada, after the Online News Act becomes law
Facebook and Instagram parent Meta prepares to launch text-based Twitter rival as it looks to offer 'sanely run' alternative
New Channels feature for WhatsApp offers creators and organisations the ability to 'broadcast' content to wide audience of followers
Apple expected to demonstrate VR/mixed reality headset at WWDC conference as it enters unproven market rife with major competitors
Facebook parent organisation Meta requires staffers to return to the office three days a week, starting in September
Just days before Apple may launch its long-awaited VR headset, Meta attempts to steal its thunder with introduction of the Meta Quest 3
Proposed California legislation to require online platforms to pay news publishers, but Meta says it may withdraw news in its home state
Nearly 500 jobs are being axed at Meta's international headquarters in Ireland, in its third and final round of layoffs
Mark Zuckerberg firm takes $260m (£210m) loss selling gif search engine Giphy, after UK ordered its divestment
Ireland data office fines Facebook parent Meta £1bn over continued transfers of user data to US, presenting risk to 'fundamental rights'
Extra layer of security has been added for WhatsApp messages, with ability to lock and hide sensitive conversations
Paid verification for Instagram and Facebook, dubbed Meta Verified, launches in UK at a cost of £9.99 per month for each service
Elon Musk reveals Twitter is to launch encrypted direct messages on Wednesday, and voice and video chat are to follow
US Federal Appeals court dismisses antitrust attempt by US states to breakup Facebook parent Meta Platforms
Plunge in profits at Facebook parent, but Meta pleases Wall Street after sales rose for first time after three quarters of decline