The Irish Times

‘Web Summit is an Irish success story. It’s a pity Portugal Inc gets the benefit’

Delegates delighted to be in Lisbon to talk about something other than Covid

Fri Nov 05 2021 - 05:18

Web Summit returns in-person with more than 40,000 expected

More than 700 speakers to address at global technology event in Lisbon

Sun Oct 31 2021 - 12:48

How Nick Clegg helped steer Facebook’s decision on Trump

Former British deputy PM has played a key role at an important moment for US free speech

Thu May 06 2021 - 11:03

Facebook product chief to exit as focus shifts to messaging

Cox departure adds to string of high profile exits from company’s product team

Fri Mar 15 2019 - 12:44

Instagram’s founders flee Zuckerberg’s Facebook ‘family’

Increasing level of control exerted by Zuckerberg among reasons that led to departures

Wed Sept 26 2018 - 12:41

Denis’s executive jet, the man suing France and Facebook’s dating intentions

Planet Business: in May Day week, some people are ‘in the money’, others not so much

Fri May 04 2018 - 04:30

Facebook announces plans for first dating service

Shares of Tinder parent group slide as Zuckerberg seeks to help network’s 200m singles

Tue May 01 2018 - 20:34

User feedback forces Facebook to address criticism

Amid issues of democracy,among others, Facebook is shifting practice

Thu Mar 01 2018 - 06:00

Facebook looks to AI to monitor harmful behaviours

Social networking company will double the number of staff who work on safety

Mon Feb 12 2018 - 05:00

Facebook announces major new community initiative

Grants of up to $1m to be offered as part of programme to develop communities

Fri Feb 09 2018 - 10:38

All Las Vegas victims named as search for motive continues

Stephen Paddock would wake up screaming during the night, girlfriend tells FBI

Fri Oct 06 2017 - 21:14

Facebook wants to show us baby pictures, not news

Should we be thinking of Facebook as a news site? The company says no

Thu Jun 30 2016 - 16:00

Donald Trump pledges to eliminate gun-free zones

NRA endorses Republican candidate after tycoon promises to protect right to bear arms

Sat May 21 2016 - 15:50

BuzzFeed, BBC to publish stories straight to Facebook

Social network launches Instant Articles to speed up load time of news stories

Wed May 13 2015 - 08:06

Secret app closes down, founder sells Ferrari

Closure illustrates flash-in-the-pan nature of start-up world

Thu Apr 30 2015 - 15:01