It may be ingracious to raise an eyebrow at the news that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan will donate €2.7bn to biomedical research over the next decade. 

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

FACEBOOK boss, Mark Zuckerberg seems to have gone bonkers and given away all his wealth — $45bn (€41.37bn) on paper — to a foundation he has set up along with his wife, Priscilla Chan.

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife’s pledge to give away virtually all of their $45bn (€42.5bn) in Facebook shares, has set a new philanthropic benchmark by committing their massive fortune to charitable causes while still in their early 30s.

Facebook is stepping up its efforts to fight ebola by adding a button designed to make it easier for its users to donate to charities battling the disease.

China may ban Facebook, but not its co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, who stunned and delighted an audience of students in Beijing with a 30-minute chat in his recently learned Mandarin Chinese.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are donating $25million (€19.73m) to the CDC Foundation to help address the Ebola epidemic.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are donating $120m (€88m) to the San Francisco Bay Area’s public school system.

Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has updated his status to “married”.

Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg updated his status to "married".

A FLAW in Facebook’s security settings allowed private photos of Mark Zuckerberg to be leaked by a web expert.

The man behind the world’s greatest social networking site is set to lose his low profile, says Dan Buckley.