Biden-Harris administration pressured Meta to censor Covid content, Zuckerberg tells House Committee

Biden-Harris administration pressured Meta to censor Covid content, Zuckerberg tells House Committee

Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, in a letter to the House Judiciary Committee has alleged that the Biden-Harris administration “repeatedly pressurised” Meta’s teams to censor posts related to Covid. He further said that the platform had to make some changes, that “with the benefit of hindsight and new information,” they won’t make today. Zuckerberg … Read more

‘You know what to do in the stock market’

‘You know what to do in the stock market’

Eric Schmidt, who led Google for a decade, told Stanford students that, while he’s not one to give investment advice, he sees an obvious play in the stock market that doesn’t involve buying shares of his former employer. Schmidt said, in a video that was posted by Stanford this week and subsequently removed, that big … Read more

Lawmakers letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about illicit drug ads

Lawmakers letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about illicit drug ads

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during an interview on “The Circuit with Emily Chang” at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California, US, on Thursday, July 18, 2024.  Jason Henry | Bloomberg | Getty Images A bipartisan group of lawmakers sent Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg a letter on Thursday expressing concern that … Read more

Instagram not dealing with hate speech against women politicians: CCDH

Instagram not dealing with hate speech against women politicians: CCDH

Instagram has failed to remove toxic comments directed at Vice President Kamala Harris and other leading female politicians from its app as the 2024 election nears, according to research from the Center for Countering Digital Hate. The non-profit advocacy is analyzing large internet platforms to see if they’re properly monitoring their sites for hate speech. … Read more

Market rout punishes mega-cap tech

Market rout punishes mega-cap tech

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on July 31, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images As U.S. markets opened for trading on Monday, tech’s mega-cap companies lost about $1 trillion in market cap, deepening a downturn that sent the Nasdaq into correction territory last week. Nvidia … Read more

Tech stocks wrap up steepest three-week slump in two years, led by plunge in Amazon and Intel

Tech stocks wrap up steepest three-week slump in two years, led by plunge in Amazon and Intel

Signage outside the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York on March 23, 2023. Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty Images With second-quarter earnings from tech’s mega-cap companies largely in the rearview mirror, one thing is clear: Wall Street is nervous. The Nasdaq slumped 3.4% this week, bringing its three-week slide to 8.8%. It’s the worst performance … Read more

Apple spending more on AI, but remains behind its Silicon Valley peers

Apple spending more on AI, but remains behind its Silicon Valley peers

Apple CEO Tim Cook opens WWDC 2024 in Cupertino, California, on June 10, 2024. Source: Apple The topic of greatest interest to analysts on Apple’s quarterly earnings call on Thursday was a product that’s not even available to the general public yet. Apple Intelligence, the company’s forthcoming artificial intelligence system, could spur a fresh cycle … Read more

Meta shares pop on Q2 earnings beat, rosy revenue forecast

Meta shares pop on Q2 earnings beat, rosy revenue forecast

Jaques Silva | Lightrocket | Getty Images Meta shares jumped 6% on Thursday after the company reported second-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street’s expectations and offered a rosy revenue forecast. Revenue in the period increased 22% to $39.07 billion from $32 billion a year earlier, Meta said late Wednesday. Analysts were expecting revenue of $38.31 … Read more

Meta’s Reality Labs posts $4.5 billion loss in second quarter

Meta’s Reality Labs posts .5 billion loss in second quarter

A visitor wears a virtual reality headset Meta Quest as he takes part in an immersive experience stand during the Viva Technology show at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on May 24, 2024 in Paris, France.  Chesnot | Getty Images Meta’s ambitious plans to develop the metaverse is still costing the company billions of … Read more