Facebook has delayed the launch of its new dating service in Europe following the opening of a data protection investigation into the new feature by the Data Protection Commission (DPC). The Irish Data Protection Commission released a statement on February 12th which explained that Facebook had intended to release the feature the following day (February […]
Facebook to add 1000 new jobs in Dublin in 2019
Facebook has announced that they will be adding 1000 new jobs to their Irish operations. The company’s three staff locations in Ireland include Cork, Dublin and Meath, where its data lab is located. Their new campus in Ballsbridge, Dublin, is capable of hosting 7000 workers, according to Garreth Lambe, Facebook Ireland’s head of office. They […]
Apple’s Tim Cook says tech industry regulation is “inevitable”
In what may seem like a surprising statement from one of the world’s largest tech companies, Apple’s Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook has said that he believes tech industry regulation to be “inevitable” in an interview with Axios. His statement follows a trail of scandals from some of the world’s largest tech companies, including not […]