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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg receives letter from lawmakers concerned about illicit drug ads on Facebook and Instagram
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during an interview on “The Circuit with Emily Chang” at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California, US, on Thursday, July 18, 2024. Jason Henry | Bloomberg | Getty Images A bipartisan group of lawmakers sent Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg a letter on Thursday expressing concern that […]
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Alibaba shares dip 4% in premarket after earnings miss expectations despite cloud acceleration
Signage at the Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. headquarters in Hangzhou, China, on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alibaba missed top and bottom line expectations for the June quarter of 2024 as it continues to face headwinds in its core e-commerce business amid rising competition and a cautious Chinese consumer. […]
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Biden hosts first ‘Creator Economy Conference’ for influencers to talk AI, privacy and more
U.S. President Joe Biden departs the White House on August 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. Biden is traveling to New Orleans to participate in a Biden Cancer Moonshot Event. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images The White House hosted 100 digital content creators and industry professionals Wednesday to speak with key officials […]
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Reddit’s increased reliance on Google traffic has Wall Street anxious to see if visitors sign up
The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange prepares for the social media platform Reddit’s initial public offering in New York City on March 21, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images For nearly a decade, Tom Wahlin’s popular travel gear site Pack Hacker ranked high in Google’s search results by publishing deeply researched product […]
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Instagram is failing to crack down on hate speech against women politicians as elections near, advocacy group says
Instagram has failed to remove toxic comments directed at Vice President Kamala Harris and other leading female politicians from its app as the 2024 election nears, according to research from the Center for Countering Digital Hate. The non-profit advocacy is analyzing large internet platforms to see if they’re properly monitoring their sites for hate speech. […]
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Google launches first AI-powered Android update and new Pixel 9 phones
Google announced its first smartphone fully powered by its AI “Gemini” system. Google on Tuesday announced new artificial intelligence features that are coming to Android devices. The move to bring its Gemini AI assistant to supported devices shows again how Google aims to put its AI in front of consumers before Apple, which will launch […]
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Former YouTube CEO and Silicon Valley trailblazer Susan Wojcicki has died at age 56
Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, who was also one of the most influential early Google employees, has died at the age of 56 according to posts shared online by her husband Dennis Troper and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Friday night. Wojicki led YouTube for nearly ten years and was one of the only women […]
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Maduro orders 10-day ban on Elon Musk’s X in Venezuela after feud with billionaire
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro addresses the media during an event to sign an agreement to recognize the electoral results of the presidential elections of July 28, at the National Electoral Council, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 20, 2024. Miraflores Palace | Via Reuters Contested Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered a 10-day ban on social networking platform […]
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Advertising group suspends brand safety unit after Elon Musk’s antitrust lawsuit
Elon Musk attends the “Exploring the New Frontiers of Innovation: Mark Read in Conversation with Elon Musk” session during the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2024 – Day Three in Cannes, France, on June 19, 2024. Marc Piasecki | Getty Images A global advertising group has suspended the operations of a unit focused on […]
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Banks face tough new security standards in the EU — their tech suppliers are under scrutiny, too
Traffic_analyzer | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty Images Financial services companies and their digital technology suppliers are under intense pressure to achieve compliance with strict new rules from the EU that require them to boost their cyber resilience. By the start of next year, financial services firms and their technology suppliers will have to make sure […]
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