These 9 Members of Congress Are Defending TikTok on TikTok
Photo: J. Scott Applewhite (AP) With calls for a national ban against TikTok growing more and more common by the week, particularly in Congress, it’s never been a tougher time…
Meta Releases New AI-Based Photo Segmentation Tool to Everybody
Meta has some big AI ambitions, even as it seems like it’s long been playing catch up to OpenAI, Microsoft, and even Google. To make a bit of a splash,…
Ted Cruz, Elizabeth Warren, and More Unlikely Senators Propose Bill to Break Up Google and Meta
A powerful and bizarre coalition of Senators have teamed up on a bill that could strike down the digital ad dominance of Google and Meta, though the proposed legislation never…
Remote Work Is Winding Down—Just Ask Zuckerberg
Meta hiring managers were allegedly instructed to remove “Remote” from job listings.Image: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images) The days of work-from-home could be dwindling for Meta employees. Hiring managers at the…
Disney Scurries Away From Its Half-Baked Metaverse Ambitions
As Disney creates worlds, so too can it destroy them. The happiest company/place on Earth no longer includes a dedicated metaverse division. Disney has cut its entire “next-generation storytelling and…
Why TikTok Needed to Pay for Influencers to Attend Anti-Ban Rally
A fiery coalition of more than two dozen TikTok content creators gathered outside the steps of the nation’s capitol Wednesday to fiercely oppose growing lawmaker calls for a nationwide ban.…
Khan Academy Head Wants AI to Assist Kids Rather Than Do the Work for Them
Sal Khan, the founder of the nonprofit education organization Khan Academy, said that in the early days of popular language model GPT-4’s development, the system was spitting out inaccurate math.…
Underage Posters Get a Legal Bedtime as Utah Bans Social Media After 10:30 PM
Utah passed a pair of laws on Thursday laying out groundbreaking rules for children and social media. The laws require social media companies to verify users’ ages, obtain parental consent…
The 10 Craziest Moments From Congress’ TikTok Ban Hearing
Photo: Chip Somodevilla / Staff (Getty Images) At several points, Chew avoided direct questions about whether TikTok sells the data it collects. “I believe we do not sell data to…
Congress Browbeats TikTok’s CEO in Brutal 5-Hour Hearing
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified in a combative hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Thursday. As expected, Congress ran Chew through the gauntlet, but the hearing included…