MMental health Read More Instagram on trial for youth mental-health crisisFebruary 12, 2026 The top executive at Meta Platforms’ Instagram defended the social media platform’s choices regarding features that some company…
BBusiness Read More YouTube is 'not addictive', lawyers claim as landmark US tech trial gets underway – The JournalFebruary 11, 2026 YouTube is ‘not addictive’, lawyers claim as landmark US tech trial gets underway The JournalInstagram and YouTube owners built…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Big Tech’s ‘breathtaking’ $660bn spending spree reignites AI bubble fears – The Irish TimesFebruary 9, 2026 Big Tech stocks sold off heavily after the companies unveiled plans to spend $660 billion (€560 billion) this…
IIreland Read More ‘This is Ireland, this is our jurisdiction’ – key moments as TDs scrutinise social media executivesFebruary 4, 2026 Tech bosses point to X’s absence before Oireachtas Media Committee while trying to dodge blame from politicians ‘This…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Meta’s AI tools are trained not to undress people, Oireachtas committee to hear – The Irish TimesFebruary 4, 2026 Meta Platform’s artificial intelligence (AI) tools are trained not to undress people or create nude images, its representatives…
VVirtual reality Read More After laying off 1500 people, losing $88 billion; Meta CFO Susan Li tells analyst where the Reality Labs division will focus onFebruary 2, 2026 Meta’s Reality Labs division is shifting focus from VR to wearables, despite continued development of future VR headsets.…
TTechnology Read More Now that Meta’s no longer bankrolling VR game studios, its VR game boss is leaving.January 31, 2026 Posted Jan 31, 2026 at 1:35 AM UTC Now that Meta’s no longer bankrolling VR game studios, its…
EEconomy Read More Nervousness pervades the Irish jobs market as days of strong multinational sector growth recede – The Irish TimesJanuary 30, 2026 From the passing of the Covid pandemic in 2021 up until last summer, the unemployment rate in Ireland…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Microsoft, Meta spending surges on AI – The Irish TimesJanuary 29, 2026 Microsoft’s spending surged to a record high and cloud sales growth slowed, sending the shares down sharply amid…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Mark Zuckerberg Plans to Deepen AI’s Presence in Our Online LivesJanuary 29, 2026 Six months into its big AI turnaround, Meta believes 2026 will be the year it starts reaping the…
VVirtual reality Read More Meta burned $19 billion on VR last year, and 2026 won’t be any betterJanuary 29, 2026 Earlier this month, Meta laid off 10% of the staff for Reality Labs, its virtual reality unit, reportedly…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Zuckerberg teases agentic commerce tools and major AI rollout in 2026January 29, 2026 Mark Zuckerberg says Meta users will start to see new AI models and products from the company in…