Mark Zuckerberg

Threads: is Mark Zuckerberg about to kill Elon Musk’s Twitter?

Here’s everything you need to know about Meta’s ‘sanely run’ Twitter alternative – the latest development in a clownish billionaire feud

Life & Culture

Jul 05, 2023

Thom Waite

Life & Culture

Grounded! Elon Musk’s mum won’t let him cage fight Mark Zuckerberg

‘Actually I cancelled the fight’

Life & Culture

Jun 27, 2023

Sofia Mahirova

Life & Culture

Mark Zuckerberg says NFTs are over

Meta is cutting collectible art from Facebook and Instagram – plus another 10,000 jobs – as part of Zuck’s ‘Year of Efficiency’

Life & Culture

Mar 14, 2023

Thom Waite

Life & Culture

Meta says freeing the nipple is a basic human right

Instagram and Facebook are considering reversing their notorious nudity ban

Life & Culture

Jan 19, 2023

Thom Waite

Art & Photography

ikon-1 wears Romain Gaulthier, Scarlett Yang, Weiran

Nick Knight is building a ‘new civilisation’ in the metaverse

The photographer’s latest project, Ikon-1, casts @uglyworldwide as the deity of his brave new world – here, they discuss the importance of beauty, and why shaping the metaverse can’t be left to the likes of Mark Zuckerberg

Art & Photography

Nov 17, 2022

Thom Waite

Film & TV

Make yuppies evil again! Why Hollywood gave up on anti-capitalism

Tech CEOs like Elon Musk shouldn’t be lambasting Hollywood for depicting them unfairly – they should be thanking it for giving them such an easy ride

Film & TV

Apr 20, 2022

James Greig

Science & Tech

And here’s Mark Zuckerberg with his boring little AI island

His new virtual showcase, Builder Bot, should ring warning bells about Meta’s built-in aversion to beauty and its bleak implications for online life

Science & Tech

Feb 24, 2022

Thom Waite

Science & Tech

Amazon’s dystopian surveillance cameras can identify you by skin and scent

Jeff Bezos’ Ring doorbell company registered 17 new patents to use biometric technology to identify and report ‘suspicious’ people – here’s what we know so far

Science & Tech

Dec 16, 2021

Hannah Bertolino

Science & Tech

The tech artist whose ‘metaverse’ Instagram handle vanished, explained

After announcing its name change to Meta, Facebook appeared to delete then reinstate Thea-Mai Baumann’s account – but why did it disappear in the first place?

Science & Tech

Dec 15, 2021

Hannah Bertolino

Life & Culture

NFT, cheugy, and double-vaxxed are 2021’s words of the year

Collins Dictionary has announced its words of 2021, summing up the moods or preoccupations of the past year – lucky us

Life & Culture

Nov 24, 2021

Hannah Bertolino

Science & Tech

Ray-Ban just dropped its own line of smart glasses

The iconic eyewear label linked up with Facebook to create the Ray-Ban Stories – allowing users to ‘capture, share, and listen through their most authentic moments’

Science & Tech

Sep 10, 2021

Science & Tech