Mark Zuckerberg Is Feeling Himself
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is feeling pretty philosophical about his roller coaster of a week, which saw him berated by Congress over the harmful content on his products one day…
‘Senator, I’m Singaporean’: TikTok CEO Faces Off Against Tom Cotton
Wednesday’s hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee got a little spicy as senators took turns bashing the CEOs of the biggest social media platforms. While well-deserved for the…
iPhone Apps Secretly Harvest Data When They Send You Notifications, Researchers Find
iPhone apps including Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, and X/Twitter are skirting Apple’s privacy rules to collect user data through notifications, according to tests by security researchers at Mysk Inc., an app…
Creeps Will Have a Harder Time Sliding Into Instagram and Facebook DMs
Photo: Michaela Handrek-Rehle/Bloomberg (Getty Images) Meta no longer allows teenagers to receive direct messages from anyone they’re not following on Instagram, or friends with on Facebook, according to a company…
Sam Altman Says ChatGPT Can’t Be Your Girlfriend
This month, OpenAI launched what it calls the GPT Store, a platform where developers can sell custom-built AI apps and tools. The millions of GPTs on offer include games, productivity…
A ‘Cookie Pledge’ Claims It’ll Free You From All Those Annoying Cookie Popups
Tired of dealing with popups begging you to accept cookies? Blame the EU. In 2018, Europe unleashed a groundbreaking privacy law called the GDPR that, among a billion other things,…
Sheryl Sandberg Is Leaving the Meta Board
Photo: Lino Mirgeler/picture alliance (Getty Images) Sheryl Sandberg, original girlboss and longtime fixture at Facebook, is formally stepping down from her position on Meta’s board. Sandberg announced her transition away…
Sheryl Sandberg Is Stepping Down From Meta’s Board
Photo: Lino Mirgeler/picture alliance (Getty Images) Sheryl Sandberg, original girlboss and longtime fixture at Facebook, is formally stepping down from her position on Meta’s board. Sandberg announced her transition away…
Chrome Users Now Worth 30% Less Money Thanks to Google’s Cookie Killing, Ad Firm Says
One week ago today, Google disabled tracking cookies for 30 million Chrome users, amounting to just 1% of the 3 billion people who use the internet’s most popular browser. By…
Elon Musk’s X Is Worth 71% Less Than He Bought It For, Says Fidelity
Photo: Antonio Masiello (Getty Images) A mutual fund that helped Elon Musk buy X now says the platform is worth 71.5% less than the $44 billion it was purchased for…