Economy Oct 05 Elon Musk says he is ready to buy Twitter again, at original $44 billion price Musk made the surprising turnaround in a letter to Twitter that the company disclosed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
World Sep 29 Amnesty report finds Facebook amplified hate ahead of Rohingya massacre in Myanmar For years, Facebook, now called Meta, has pushed the narrative that it was a neutral platform in Myanmar that was misused by malicious people and failed to moderate violent and hateful material adequately.
World Aug 15 Facebook misses misinformation in Brazilian election ads Facebook failed to detect election-related misinformation in ads ahead of Brazil's 2022 election, a new report from Global Witness has found.
Economy Jul 08 Elon Musk says he’s terminating $44 billion Twitter buyout deal Elon Musk announced he will walk away from his tumultuous $44 billion offer to buy Twitter, leaving the deal on the verge of collapse. The Tesla CEO sent a letter to Twitter's board Friday saying he is terminating the acquisition.
Economy Jun 28 Why some fear that big tech data could become a tool for abortion surveillance With abortion now or soon to be illegal in over a dozen states and severely restricted in many more, Big Tech companies that vacuum up personal details of their users are facing new calls to limit that tracking and surveillance.
World Jun 09 Facebook’s system approved dehumanizing hate speech Facebook has failed another test of its ability to detect blatant, violent hate speech in advertisements submitted to the platform by the nonprofit group Global Witness.
Economy Jun 01 Sheryl Sandberg, longtime COO at Facebook, steps down Sandberg has led Facebook — now Meta's — advertising business and was responsible for nurturing it from its infancy into an over $100 billion-a-year powerhouse.
Nation Apr 26 Turning Twitter into a ‘free speech’ haven might not be as easy as Elon Musk thinks Tesla billionaire Elon Musk has successfully arranged to buy Twitter for about $44 billion, intending to turn it into a haven for free speech. But the social platform has been down this road before, and it didn't end well last…
Nation Dec 08 Significant outage at Amazon causes widespread disruptions at U.S. businesses The incident at Amazon Web Services mostly affected the eastern U.S., but still impacted everything from airline reservations and auto dealerships to payment apps and video streaming services to Amazon's own massive e-commerce operation.
Economy Nov 29 New Twitter CEO steps from behind the scenes to high profile Newly named Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has emerged from behind the scenes to take over one of Silicon Valley's highest-profile and politically volatile jobs.