Malaysia’s government said Friday that it would pursue legal action against Meta Platforms for failing to comply with its repeated request to remove “undesirable” content from Facebook. The Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said it had made attempts to contact Meta about harmful content posted on its social media site Facebook, but they were…
American Tech Sector Continues to Bleed as Layoffs Jump 200 Percent in May
June 23, 2023
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The technology sector in the United States continued to lay off more workers in May, with job cuts nearly tripling from April, according to latest data. In May, the tech sector laid off 19,072 employees, which is an almost 200 percent jump from the 6,469 layoffs announced in April, technology magazine IEEE Spectrum reported, based…
Australia’s New Cyber Coordinator Says Threat Levels ‘Dire’
June 23, 2023
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Australia’s newly appointed national cybersecurity coordinator says the world faces a “dire” challenge keeping safe from cyber threats. Air Marshal Darren Goldie, appointed by the Albanese government on June 23, said Australians need to be educated as cyber challenges grow. “That challenge will continue to increase in its complexity and severity, and I think we are all…
FTC Argues Microsoft’s Deal to Buy Activision Should Be Blocked
WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday argued in federal court for a preliminary injunction to temporarily block Microsoft’s acquisition of videogame maker Activision Blizzard, which would stop the deal from closing before the government’s case against it is heard by an administrative judge. “If this deal is completed, the combined company … is likely…
Wimbledon Tennis Tournament to Introduce AI-Generated Commentary
June 22, 2023
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Tennis fans tuning into the next Wimbledon tennis tournament in July can also tune into AI-generated commentary. IBM is working with the All England Club to launch the new feature that will be accessible via the Wimbledon app and website, while fans can still choose to listen to regular commentary from the BBC. The feature…
TikTok’s COO to Step Down After Nearly 5 Years
NEW YORK—TikTok’s Chief Operating Officer, V Pappas, is leaving the social media platform after nearly five years at the company. In a note sent to employees Thursday morning and later shared on Twitter, Pappas said she felt it was the right time to move on and focus on “entrepreneurial passions.” TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew…
TikTok’s Chief Operating Officer to Step Down After Nearly 5 Years
TikTok’s Chief Operating Officer, V. Pappas, is leaving the social media platform amid an organizational shakeup at the company. Pappas, one of the company’s most public faces, said in a note sent to employees Thursday morning and later shared on Twitter that she felt it was the right time to move on and focus on…
Tech Startup Gan Jing World Unveils New Building Ahead of 1st Anniversary
MIDDLETOWN, N.Y.— Gan Jing World launched with fewer than 20 engineers in July 2022. Now the number has grown to over 100, according to the company’s executive vice president of technology James Qiu, adding that Gan Jing has built a solid infrastructure with its own data center and cloud server to facilitate a censorship-free experience….
Facebook’s Zuckerberg Responds to Cage Match Challenge From Twitter’s Musk
June 22, 2023
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Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, the owners of competing social media platforms, could soon get into a cage match if their talk on social media is to be believed. Zuckerberg—who co-founded Facebook and whose Meta Platforms Inc. owns Instagram—has reportedly been preparing a new social media platform to compete with Twitter. Musk, who bought out…
Censorship ‘Unhealthy for Public Discourse,’ Big Tech Manipulating Elections ‘For Some Time’: Musk
Billionaire Elon Musk expressed his concern about threats to freedom of speech online and warned that big tech firms like Facebook and Google have been manipulating elections globally for some time. One of the main factors that motivated Musk to buy Twitter was that he was becoming “increasingly concerned” about the lack of freedom of…
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