YouTube Chief Executive and one of the first Google employees, Susan Wojcicki, is stepping down from her role at the tech giant that started in her garage nearly 25 years ago, she said in a personal update on the video-sharing platform on Thursday. Wojcicki, 54, will be replaced by her deputy Neal Mohan, a senior…
YouTube CEO Wojcicki, One of the First Google Employees, Steps Down
Meta Ramps Up Spending on Zuckerberg’s Personal Security to $14 Million Despite ‘Year of Efficiency’ Pledge
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is increasing spending on his own security to $14 million, despite a pledge to make 2023 a “year of efficiency.” The decision comes just after 11.000 jobs, or 13 percent of the workforce, were eliminated late last year and future spending plans for projects were cut at the social media company….
Elon Musk Hopes to Have Twitter CEO Toward the End of Year
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that he anticipates finding a CEO for Twitter “probably toward the end of this year.” Speaking via a video call to the World Government Summit in Dubai, Musk said making sure the platform can function remained the most important thing for him. “I think I need to…
Elon Musk Donates Nearly $2 Billion in Tesla Shares to Charity
The CEO of Tesla and Twitter, Elon Musk, donated nearly $2 billion in Tesla shares to charity last year. Currently the world’s second-richest person, the Tesla CEO owns around 13 percent of the company’s stock, Reuters reported. Around a total of 11.6 million shares from the electric car company, worth $1.95 billion, were given away by Musk as…
Australia Needs to Recruit Thousands More Tech Workers
Australia needs to train and recruit tens of thousands more tech workers to fuel the economy and should not be distracted by the “blip” forcing many tech giants to cut their workforces, a National Press Club audience has heard. Technology Council of Australia chief executive Kate Pounder warned the country would need policy changes and…
ABC’s Coverage of Alice Springs’ Meeting Inaccurate, Partial: ABC Ombudsman’s Office
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has violated impartiality and accuracy standards in its radio report on the Alice Springs community meeting, the newly created ABC Ombudsman’s office found. The ABC’s flagship radio program AM on Jan. 31 aired a report in which it accused locals worried about the alcohol-fulled crime wave in the remote community of…
US Companies Face More Pain as Expected ‘Earnings Recession’ Looms
NEW YORK—U.S. companies’ earnings woes are likely to extend beyond the weak fourth quarter, as a booming labor market weighing on margins looks set to hurt results in the first half of this year. Expectations for U.S. earnings to decline in the first and second quarter come amid weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter results for 2022, which Credit…
Cruz Say’s He’s Using ‘Twitter Files’ as ‘Road Map’ to Investigate Other Big Tech Platforms
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said he’s using the recent “Twitter Files” exposé series as a “road map” for investigating instances of political bias and manipulation in other big tech platforms. Cruz, who is the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, announced he is starting an “oversight investigation” into major social…
T-Mobile Outage Hits Users Across the US
T-Mobile users across the United States reported network outages late on Monday, according to an outage tracking website, as the company said it was quickly addressing a disruption that had affected some cellular services. The U.S. wireless carrier said it was working on resolving a problem that had caused intermittent issues with voice, messaging, and…
T-Mobile Network Outage Hits Thousands of Users Across US
T-Mobile was down for thousands of users across multiple states in the United States late Monday, leaving them unable to make phone calls or use other cellular services. According to the outage tracking website Downdetector.com, approximately 77,206 outages have been reported within the last 24 hours, with the highest number of reports coming from Los Angeles, Las…
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