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Meta investors, Zuckerberg reach deal to end $8bn trial

Mark Zuckerberg and current and former directors and officers of Meta Platforms agreed today to settle claims seeking $8 billion for the damage they allegedly caused the company by allowing repeated violations of Facebook users' privacy, a lawyer for the shareholders told a Delaware judge.

Business • 17 Jul

Sheryl Sandberg plans to stand down from the Meta board in May

Meta's Sheryl Sandberg to exit board after 12 years

Meta Platforms' former chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg plans to step down from her position on the company's board of directors after her term ends in May, she said in a Facebook post.

Business • 18 Jan 24

Sandberg will continue to serve on Meta's board

Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg to leave the company

Facebook parent Meta's Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, whose close partnership with Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg powered the growth of the world's biggest social network, is leaving the company after 14 years.

Business • 01 Jun 22

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has cautioned against a rush to end lockdowns

Facebook sees 'signs of stability' in ad spending

Facebook last night beat analysts' estimates for quarterly revenue and said it has seen "signs of stability" for sales in April after a plunge in March.

Business • 30 Apr 20

Facebook last night reported its slowest-ever revenue growth for the fourth quarter, at 25%

Facebook warns revenue growth slowing

Facebook last night said that growth would continue to slow as its business matured and it reported a surge in quarterly expenses, disappointing Wall Street expectations that the costs of improving privacy would level off.

Business • 30 Jan 20

Facebook to create 1,000 jobs in the UK this year

Facebook targets UK growth with 1,000 new jobs

Facebook said it will hire 1,000 people in London this year in roles such as product development and safety as it continues to grow its biggest engineering centre outside the US after Britain leaves the European Union.

Business • 21 Jan 20

Sheryl Sandberg admitted that the company has to do more to earn the trust of users

Online safety a big priority for Facebook - Sandberg

The chief operating officer of Facebook has admitted the social network has more work to do to ensure the safety of those using the platform.

Ireland • 21 Jan 19

The announcement will bring to 5,000 the number of people employed by Facebook here

Facebook to create 1,000 jobs in Ireland this year

Facebook has announced it is to add 1,000 new roles in Ireland this year.

Facebook • 21 Jan 19

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the important driver of the business is the 'quality of the conversations and connections'

Facebook forecasts rising ad sales despite dip in usage

Facebook has offered reassurances to investors that its digital ad business would remain highly profitable, despite a dip in usage on the social media network and an overhaul of its flagship News Feed.

Business • 01 Feb 18

Sandberg said Facebook aimed not only at meeting the GDPR's requirements, but at doing even more

Facebook to make it easier for users to manage data

Facebook will make it easier for its more than two billion users to manage their own data in response to a tough new European Union law that comes into force in May, the social network's Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said today.

Technology • 23 Jan 18

The late David Goldberg with his wife Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg

SurveyMoney's Goldberg died on treadmill

US tech executive David Goldberg apparently died after falling on a treadmill and striking his head at an upscale resort in Mexico, authorities have said.

Business • 05 May 15

Sheryl Sandberg was in Dublin to promote a new edition of her book 'Lean-In'

Sandberg plays down Facebook epayment report

The chief operating officer of Facebook has played down reports that the company is planning to set up a new e-money payment service based out of Ireland.

Business • 16 Apr 14

Sheryl Sandberg