
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to testify on Monday in Google antitrust trial
WASHINGTON Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella is expected to testify on Monday as a witness for the U.S.
2023-09-29 05:16

Factbox-What retailers have launched U.S. marketplaces since Amazon's FTC antitrust probe
NEW YORK, NY Amazon faces an antitrust lawsuit by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 17 state
2023-09-29 04:53

Peruvian man charged with sending hoax bomb threats in the US
Prosecutors say the suspect was retaliating against teen girls who refused to send him explicit pictures.
2023-09-29 04:26

Biden announces library in honor of longtime friend John McCain in Arizona
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the construction of an Arizona library in honor of his longtime friend, the late Republican Sen. John McCain.
2023-09-29 04:26

Brazil mineral rights dispute casts shadow on Sigma Lithium expansion
By Fabio Teixeira RIO DE JANEIRO A Brazilian court injunction is halting the sale or mining of two
2023-09-29 04:21

Police dispatched to Britney Spears' home over video showing singer dancing with knives
Sheriff's deputies were called to the southern California home of Britney Spears on Wednesday to conduct a wellness check after the singer posted a video on social media depicting her dancing with knives.
2023-09-29 04:21

US issues stark warning about China's information efforts
The US State Department issued a striking warning in a report on Thursday accusing the Chinese government of expanding efforts to control information, disseminate propaganda and disinformation that promotes "digital authoritarianism" in China and around the world.
2023-09-29 03:45

Tesla sued by US agency over alleged harassment of Black factory workers
By Daniel Wiessner A U.S. civil rights agency sued Tesla Inc on Thursday, claiming the electric carmaker has
2023-09-29 03:29

Impeachment hearing: Republicans promise revealing evidence
GOP-called witnesses tell committee there is not enough evidence yet for impeachment
2023-09-29 03:27

Appeals court will not delay Donald Trump civil fraud trial
NEW YORK A New York appeals court on Thursday refused to delay Donald Trump's scheduled Oct. 2 civil
2023-09-29 03:18

Epic Games to lay off 16% of its workforce
Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, said on Thursday that it will lay off 16% of its staff, around 830 employees, as it attempts to reverse what CEO Tim Sweeney called "unrealistic" spending.
2023-09-29 02:53

OLD Elon Musk confirms he is cutting election integrity staff from X/Twitter ahead of 2024
Elon Musk has cut staff from the X team that combats election disinformation claiming they were actually “undermining election integrity.” The platform, formerly known as Twitter, got rid of half of the global team, including four people at its Dublin office and its head, sources told The Information. Mr Musk later confirmed the move on X, stating: “Oh you mean the ‘Election Integrity’ Team that was undermining election integrity? Yeah, they’re gone.” With the 2024 US presidential election just over a year away, the team may now have only six staff members, most of them in North America, reported The Messenger. The Independent has reached out to the platform for comment on the cuts and received a message back stating, “Busy now, please check back later.” The move comes less than a month after the company announced in a blog post that it was “expanding” its “safety and elections teams to focus on combating manipulation, surfacing inauthentic accounts and closely monitoring the platform for emerging threats.” CEO Linda Yaccarino recently told The Financial Times that the platform was aiming to expand its elections and trust and safety teams. Mr Musk slashed the company’s workforce when he completed his $44bn purchase of the company, which he had repeatedly tried to back out of. In February The New York Times reported that the company had gone from 7,500 employees to fewer than 2,000 following repeated rounds of job cuts. The cuts included many from its trust and safety team, as well as senior executives in that area, such as Yoel Roth and Ella Irwin. Mr Roth, the former head of trust and safety, wrote a guest essay for the newspaper in which he revealed that following online attacks from Mr Musk and Donald Trump he has been forced to live with armed security guards outside his home and had to go into hiding for months. Read More Elon Musk to live stream himself doing ‘silly stuff’ on X Woman claiming to be Elon Musk’s wife arrested for trespassing at SpaceX plant in Texas Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claps back at Elon Musk for calling her ‘not that smart’ Musk confirms he is cutting election integrity staff from X/Twitter ahead of 2024 Woman claiming to be Elon Musk’s wife arrested at SpaceX site in Texas At US Antarctic base hit by harassment claims, workers are banned from buying alcohol at bars
2023-09-29 02:46