Category: Media & Big Tech

Geraldo Rivera’s Appearances on Fox News Show Abruptly Canceled

Fox News host Geraldo Rivera said that all his appearances on “The Five” have been canceled for this week with no explanation why. “My appearances today and tomorrow on The Five have been canceled. I’m sure there’s a good reason. Never fear, I’ll be back week after next. Stay safe and happy. Thanks,” Rivera wrote,…


Sen. Warner Calls for an ‘Organized Approach’ to Deal With Technologies From China

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said the federal government needs a rules-based approach to counter technologies owned by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), such as TikTok. “We need an organized approach on how we deal with technologies from countries like Russia and China. And let me be clear, I want to talk about China. My beef…


Tucker Carlson: ‘Manufactured’ Lies Can Enslave Americans, End Democracy

OXFORD, Alabama—In his first in-person speech after departing Fox News, Tucker Carlson did not hold back when speaking about what he sees are issues undermining America—lack of truth in the media landscape and a “manufactured” national division. “I think I’m probably the first unemployed person who was ever invited to speak,” he opened his speech…


‘Manufactured’ Media Lies Can End Democracy: Tucker Carlson Makes First In-person Speech After Departing From Fox

OXFORD, Alabama—In his first in-person speech after departing Fox News, Tucker Carlson did not hold back when speaking about what he sees are issues undermining America—lack of truth in the media landscape and a “manufactured” national division. “I think I’m probably the first unemployed person who was ever invited to speak,” he opened his speech…


Kayleigh McEnany Taking Over Tucker Carlson’s Fox News Time Slot Next Week

Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany will take over the time slot formerly occupied by the “Tucker Carlson Tonight” show on Fox News from next week. McEnany, who co-hosts the “Outnumbered” program, will anchor the 8–9 p.m. ET replacement show currently branded “Fox News Tonight” for at least a week, becoming the third interim…


Kamala Harris Meets With Tech CEOs to Probe AI Risks

Vice President Kamala Harris met with the CEOs of Alphabet, Anthropic, OpenAI, and Microsoft on May 4 to discuss the risks surrounding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) after the White House announced a $140 million investment in AI research institutes. In a statement, Harris said she had discussed with the tech leaders the “ethical, moral, and legal responsibilities” they…


Google Wins US Patent Trial Over Data-Retrieval Technology

Alphabet’s Google LLC won a jury trial on Tuesday in a long-running patent lawsuit in Delaware federal court over features in Google’s smartphones and apps. The jury decided that Luxembourg-based patent owner Arendi SARL’s patent was invalid and that Google did not infringe it, according to the verdict made public on Wednesday. Attorneys for Arendi…


Apple Posts Quarterly Revenue Decline; iPhone Sales Solid

Apple once again posted an, until now, rare revenue decline in its latest fiscal quarter, but said its overall business improved from the December quarter and sales of its iPhones were solid. The results reported Thursday were better than Wall Street’s muted expectations and Apple’s stock rose in after-hours trading. The latest numbers come after…


Tucker Carlson Jokes About Being ‘Fired’

Tucker Carlson is scheduled to make a speech at an Alabama fundraiser on Thursday evening, while he also sent a prerecorded video to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Hungary that aired on Thursday. “Greetings to CPAC Hungary and all you Americans in the audience,” Carlson said in the footage posted on social media. “You…


Artificial Intelligence Is Expected to Cut 8,000 Jobs in IBM: CEO

International Business Machines Corp. expects to pause hiring for roles as roughly 7,800 jobs could be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI) in the coming years, CEO Arvind Krishna told Bloomberg News on Monday. Hiring specifically in back-office functions such as human resources will be suspended or slowed, Krishna said, adding that 30 percent of non-customer-facing…