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Nation Sep 30

YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle lawsuit over Trump’s account suspension after Jan. 6 attack

Alphabet, the parent of Google, is the third major technology company to settle a volley of lawsuits that Trump brought for what he alleged had unfairly muzzled him after his first term as president ended in January 2021.

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President Donald Trump’s latest plan to overhaul the American immigration system has left some immigrant workers confused, forcing the White House on Saturday to scramble to clarify that a new $100,000 fee on visas for skilled tech workers only applies to new…

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WATCH: Trump signs order that adds $100K annual fee to H-1B visas for high-skilled workers

President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation that will require a $100,000 annual visa fee for highly-skilled foreign workers and rolled out a $1 million “gold card” visa as a pathway to U.S. citizenship for wealthy individuals, moves that…

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Study says ChatGPT giving teens dangerous advice on drugs, alcohol and suicide

The Associated Press reviewed interactions where the chatbot gave detailed plans for drug use, eating disorders, and even suicide notes. The Center for Countering Digital Hate found that testing ChatGPT with harmful prompts led the chatbot to respond in dangerous…

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Trump signs new executive order delaying TikTok ban for third time

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The Digital Equity Act tried to close the digital divide. Trump targets it in his war on ‘woke’

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Mark Zuckerberg takes the stand in historic antitrust trial that could force breakup of Meta

The trial could force the tech giant to break off Instagram and WhatsApp, startups it bought more than a decade ago that have since grown into social media powerhouses.

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Former Facebook exec tells Senate committee company undermined national security with China

Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former executive at Meta, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee accusing the company of undermining national security.

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