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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives for a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Zuckerberg faces his ‘Big Tobacco’ moment

Mark Zuckerberg and Silicon Valley are on edge after a pair of landmark court losses.

  • David Swan

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves court last month after testifying in the case.

Meta and Google found liable in landmark social media addiction trial

A jury finds the tech giants were negligent in the design of their apps and failed to warn about their dangers.

  • Dawn Chmielewski, Courtney Rozen, Kaitlyn Huamani and Barbara Ortutay
 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Why Mark Zuckerberg should be dragged in front of this royal commission

The most successful royal commissions name names and result in systemic change. Can we get that kind of accountability when it comes to antisemitism?

  • Jenna Price
Mark Zuckerberg arrives at Los Angeles Superior Court ion Wednesday to give evidence in a landmark trial over social media addiction.

If we’re serious about social cohesion, these big tech hate machines must be reined in

The social media feeds that once connected us are now driving us apart. We must regain control from big tech’s greedy and reckless algorithms.

  • Chanel Contos
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives for a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children.

Zuckerberg grilled over Meta age limits and youth strategy at social media addiction trial

The Meta CEO was quizzed on key decisions, including a 2015 memo in which he said he wanted to “reverse the teen trend” and “increase time spent by 12 per cent”.

  • Madlin Mekelburg and Riley Griffin
Mark Zuckerberg’s island mansion.

‘Billionaire bunker’ blooms as Zuckerberg moves house

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has joined the exodus of the ultrarich out of California seeking to avoid a new “wealth tax” by moving to a luxury private island.

  • Lily Shanagher
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Amazon’s decision to cut jobs spooked those investors who worried that the cost-cutting exercise was needed to raise mega funds for AI.

Robots, redundancies and runaway spending: Not all AI hits the mark

Amazon’s decision to cut jobs spooked investors who worried that cost-cutting was needed to raise funds for AI.

  • Elizabeth Knight
It’s the connected generation, but it’s struggling for connection.

Who’d dare put a dumb phone under the tree for a kid? You should do it for adults, too

All I want for Christmas is connection – genuine, human connection.

  • Simon Smart
Should Mark Zuckerberg be master of the metaverse?

Good riddance to Mark Zuckerberg’s $105 billion distraction

In 2021, the Facebook founder declared that we would all soon meet, shop and do business in a cartoon world called the Metaverse. Four years on, the world still doesn’t want to know.

  • Andrew Orlowski
Andrew Tulloch has left the AI start-up he co-founded to join Meta.
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An offer he couldn’t refuse: The young Aussie who couldn’t say no to Zuckerberg

Australians are plentiful in Silicon Valley, building the future of artificial intelligence. And they’re earning pay packets that defy belief.

  • David Swan