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Meta unveils latest artificial intelligence models as it plans open-source future
Llama 3.1 is ‘state of the art’ Mark Zuckerberg says
European stocks rebound but Ryanair leads airline sell-off
The pan-European Stoxx 600 index closed 0.9 per cent higher, coming off a five-day losing run
Magnificent seven stocks take a pounding as investors rotate into cheaper companies
Nvidia alone lost over $200bn in market value on Wednesday
Nigeria fines Meta more than €200 million for violating consumer and data laws
META-FINES (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Nigeria fines Meta $220 million for violating consumer, data laws
European shares edge lower for fourth straight day
Choppy trading in New York sees brief rally in chipmaker stocks give way to losses
Meta explores stake in Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica
Facebook owner considers multibillion investment in European eyewear group to expand smart glasses partnership
Nick Clegg’s attack on innovation in Europe is one-eyed
Ill-informed rant from Meta head of global affairs appears driven by his employer’s frustration with EU rules
Britain’s answer to Warren Buffett bemoans a market obsessed with Nvidia
Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon and Meta were responsible for almost half the S&P 500′s gains in first half of 2024
Stock splits are back as tech giants embrace lower share prices
Splits are now seen as a catalyst for growth. Investors should be wary
European shares fall on French election uncertainty
The pan-European Stoxx 600 index ended 0.2 per cent lower, after notching a more than one-week high early in the day
Why is almost three-quarters of all internet traffic in Ireland of malicious intent?
In 2022, retailers on ecommerce platform Shopify started to report unusual activity from Ireland
EU follows up Apple charges with Meta ‘pay or consent’ case
EU is using introduction of Digital Markets Act to check the power of Big Tech
Investors unfazed by warnings about social media’s effects on adolescents
A high-profile call for tobacco-style warnings had no lasting effects on platforms’ shares
Class-based digital divide persists in Ireland, research finds
Average Irish home has nine devices connected to the internet, but middle-class cohorts have greater access to technology than their working-class counterparts
Nick Clegg: Europe is no longer producing innovative world-class companies
A high quality university sector combined with strong research and development capacity could make the EU a world leader in AI application
Meta warns that Europe is falling behind in AI innovation
Company warns that Europe is falling behind in innovation in sector
Meta pauses AI plans for Europe after Irish regulator request
Without use of local data planned product would be ‘second-rate experience’, says Facebook owner
Meetings in the metaverse: new tech draws workers to virtual offices
AI assistants, training simulations and data tracking boost developers
Apple shares hit record high on back of new AI tools
Price gained 7.3 per cent, a first record high for the year and after an initial lukewarm reaction from investors
The ‘Splinternet’ Election: Campaign was fractured, aggressive, costly and humourless
Politics has always been a performance, but performative violence - abuse as content creation - is something new, at least at the scale that the anecdotal data suggests. We are now in a dangerous era of hybrid online-offline political violence
At least €423,000 spent on online advertising for political parties and candidates in lead-up to polling day
Sinn Féin spent €166,800 with Meta and Google, with Fine Gael’s online advertising costing €75,900 and Fianna Fáil spending €74,900 over three months
Meta gets 11 EU complaints over use of personal data to train AI models
Proposed changes would see it use data to train its models without asking for consent
Labour considering legal options after Meta temporarily disabled ad accounts ahead of election
Party accuses social media giant of ‘interference’ in its local and European election campaigns ahead of Friday vote
Can the AI boom halt the tech exodus from San Francisco?
Vast swaths of office space have been left empty after a big shift to remote working
From noble ambition to corporate tokenism: the rise and fall of ESG
How does electric carmaker Telsa have a lower ESG score than US oil major Exxon, a company that spent decades trying suppress information about climate change?
The race for an AI-powered personal assistant
Google and OpenAI unveiled new tools to bring ‘intelligent systems’ a step closer. Will this be a milestone for generative AI?
EU probes Meta over fears of child addiction to social media
Commissioner ‘not convinced’ online giant has done enough to mitigate risks to physical and mental health of young people from Facebook and Instagram
High Court delays Meta €265m fine challenge until EU court decision
Length of adjournment in Data Protection Commission case likely to be short, court says
Meta’s Dublin docklands office for sale at knockdown price of €35m
Building on East Wall Road being offered to the market on behalf of receivers at a 65 per cent discount to 2018 sale price
Why is Amazon still not paying a dividend?
Retail giant reaffirms its focus on reinvestment and on using capital to generate ‘meaningful returns’
US shares advance as markets eye Apple results
Iseq index outperforms its peers, adding 1.5% after positive updates from Smurfit Kappa and Glenveagh Homes
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