Mark Zuckerberg buys Waterford Castle
Tech giant Mark Zuckerberg has purchased Strancally Castle in Waterford. The Meta boss and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have bought the property from Michael Alen-Buckley, co-founder of London-headquartered private investment firm RAB Capital, and Giancarla Alen-Buckley. The purchase was made several weeks ago, as Zuckerberg had already had his eye on the land for some […]
1 month ago
Meta child safety ruling lands €492m fine and teen limits
Why the Meta child safety ruling matters A US court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million (€492 million) into a teen mental health fund and overhaul how Facebook and Instagram work for young users. A Meta child safety ruling that could ripple out to the Dublin-headquartered giant’s wider operations. Judge Bryan Biedscheid in Santa […]
1 month ago
WhatsApp users left fuming after update makes massive change to app
“Everyone I know hates it!” WhatsApp users have been left furious this morning after waking up to a new update that has introduced a big change. The messaging app has faced backlash in recent weeks after they made another small change to the app that users didn’t like. The company changed the first letter of […]
2 years ago
Facebook is set to launch a new app to rival Twitter
Look out, Elon. Meta, who own Facebook, is about to launch its new app to rival Twitter this Thursday. The new app, called Threads, is described as a “text-based conversation app… where communities come together to discuss everything from the topics you care about today to what’ll be trending tomorrow”. It is currently available to […]
3 years ago
Facebook’s company name is being changed to “Meta”
The name of the Facebook app will remain the same, however. Mark Zuckerberg has revealed that Facebook’s company name is being changed to “Meta”. The CEO announced the rebranding on Thursday (28 October) during the company’s Connect event, with the name being chosen to reflect the company’s ambition in regards to the “metaverse”. For those […]
5 years ago