Bobby Allyn

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Meta is notifying thousands of workers that their positions have been eliminated

Wednesday, November 09, 2022

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, is laying off thousands of employees. The cuts are the first major workforce reduction there since the company was founded 18 years ago.

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Tesla's first European factory needs more water to expand. Drought stands in its way

Thursday, November 03, 2022

The manufacturing plant is in the east German state of Brandenburg, one of the most water-scarce regions of the country. Residents fear an expansion would lead to a water shortage.

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Top European official: if Twitter ignores the law, penalties will 'haunt' Elon Musk

Monday, October 31, 2022

In her first interview since Musk took the reins of Twitter, Margrethe Vestager said there will be serious penalties against Twitter if the platform ignores new European speech laws.

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Elon Musk owns Twitter. What comes next?

Saturday, October 29, 2022

Billionaire Elon Musk now owns Twitter after a months-long legal battle. He said a "content moderation council" will meet before deciding to reinstate previously banned people from the platform.

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Meta announces another drop in revenue

Thursday, October 27, 2022

Facebook and Instagram's parent company announced another drop in revenue. Like many other internet companies, Meta relies on digital advertising, one of the first things to go in a tight economy.

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Adidas cuts ties with Ye over antisemitic remarks that caused an uproar

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

The decision follows a nearly decade-long relationship between the German sneaker giant and the rap superstar, also known as Kanye West.

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Kanye West will buy the conservative-friendly social site Parler

Monday, October 17, 2022

The Twitter competitor made the surprise announcement Monday, coming days after Ye's accounts on Twitter and Instagram were locked over a string of antisemitic posts

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Google is now distributing Truth Social, Trump's Twitter alternative

Friday, October 14, 2022

It is an about-face for the tech giant, which had blocked Trump's social media app from Google Play, its app store, over content that can incite violence.

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How a whiskey-fueled meeting in 1949 led to Berlin's famed techno scene

Friday, September 23, 2022

All-night clubs in the German capital have long drawn "techno tourists." That might never have happened had a hotelier failed to negotiate the end of the city's curfew following World War II.

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As Germany struggles in energy crisis, more turn to solar to help power homes

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

A Ukrainian-born entrepreneur in Berlin who launched a startup selling DIY solar panels has seen her business boom, as the country's reliance on Russian gas causes utility bills to skyrocket.

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Surreal or too real? Breathtaking AI tool DALL-E takes its images to a bigger stage

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

The lab behind the artificial intelligence art tool is giving access to up to a million people on its waiting list, just as worries grow about possible abuse.

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Twitter takes Elon Musk to court, accusing him of bad faith and hypocrisy

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

The social media company is asking a Delaware court to force the world's richest man to follow through on his agreement to buy it for $44 billion.

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Privacy advocates fear Google will be used to prosecute abortion seekers

Monday, July 11, 2022

When law enforcement requests it, Google usually hands over location and search data collected through its smartphone apps. Will that now be used against people seeking abortions in some states?

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TikTok says it's putting new limits on Chinese workers' access to U.S. user data

Friday, July 01, 2022

TikTok addressed Republican senators who have raised concerns that the Chinese-owned app could be sharing Americans' data with the Chinese government. TikTok says this is not happening.

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Where abortion is banned, someone's phone activity could be used as criminal evidence

Thursday, June 30, 2022

Search histories, geolocation and health data — or any digital breadcrumbs suggesting an illegal abortion was researched or sought — may be targeted by prosecutors in states with abortion bans.

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Amazon's Alexa could soon speak in a dead relative's voice, making some feel uneasy

Thursday, June 23, 2022

Amazon's voice-cloning technology still under development raises concerns among those who study ethics in artificial intelligence.

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The Google engineer who sees company's AI as 'sentient' thinks a chatbot has a soul

Thursday, June 16, 2022

The Google computer scientist who was placed on leave after claiming the company's artificial intelligence chatbot has come to life tells NPR how he formed his opinion.

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BeReal app is Instagram's next rival for teens

Friday, June 10, 2022

BeReal asks users to post one candid unedited photo a day. It can't be "liked" or shared. There are no algorithms or ads. And teens are increasingly choosing a feed that is intentionally boring.

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Group aiming to defund disinformation tries to drain Fox News of online advertising

Thursday, June 09, 2022

A group of activists who have taken on some of the biggest right-wing personalities online have now launched a campaign to try to defund Fox News' online operation.

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Why teens are choosing the app BeReal over Instagram

Thursday, June 02, 2022

BeReal asks people to post one candid, unedited photo a day. It can't be "liked" or shared. There are no algorithms. No ads. The feed of your friends' photos is intentionally boring and mundane.

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