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Online Counseling Service BetterHelp Settles FTC Charges It Sold User Data to Facebook and Snapchat
Online counseling service BetterHelp has been accused of selling user data to Facebook and Snapchat by the FTC. The online counseling service has agreed to pay a fine to settle the charges after the FTC alleged the company sold data about its users to Mark Zuckerberg and the Masters of the Universe after telling them it wouldn't. → Read More
Big Tech's Rotten Day: Twitter, Instagram, YouTube All Suffered Major Outages
Major social media sites including Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram all faced outages last night. Although changes to Twitter may have caused some problems unique to that site, they can't explain the significant outages suffered by Facebook's Instagram and Google's YouTube. → Read More
ChatGPT Boss Sam Altman Hopes AI Can 'Break Capitalism'
Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT creator OpenAI, recently spoke to Forbes in an interview about the future of AI and the development of ChatGPT which Altman hopes could one day "break capitalism." → Read More
Apple Earnings Disappoint as Executives Mention 'Challenging Economy' Seven Times
Tech giant Apple recently released its quarterly earnings report, with results falling short of analysts' predictions. There is no question where Apple places the blame for its lackluster earnings — during the earnings call, CEO Tim Cook and CFO Luca Maestri mentioned a variation of the phrase "challenging economy" seven times. → Read More
Privacy Nightmare: FTC Claims Drug Discount App GoodRx Leaked User Data to Facebook, Google
The FTC claims that drug discount app GoodRx has been selling user data to Facebook and Google. Although the Masters of the Universe have an insatiable appetite for personal details of all types, medical data is particularly prized for use in advertising and other ventures. → Read More
China Controls TikTok: Company Reveals Employees Can Decide What Goes Viral
China's TikTok has confirmed that some of its employees have the ability to make certain videos go viral. The company claims it wields this power to "introduce celebrities and emerging creators to the TikTok community." → Read More
Blue Screen of Unemployment: Microsoft to Lay Off 10,000 Employees
Tech giant Microsoft is reportedly laying off 10,000 employees as the company braces for slower revenue growth. The layoff will impact about five percent of the software company's headcount. → Read More
Silicon Valley Slump: 1,600 Tech Workers Laid Off Per Day in 2023
On average, 1,600 tech workers have been laid off every single day in 2023 according to a recent report. The ongoing Silicon Valley slump has caused the tech Masters of the Universe including Facebook, Amazon, and Salesforce to lead the way in cutting high-paid tech employees. → Read More
Bezos Fail: Amazon Fails to Overturn Staten Island Warehouse Union Vote
E-commerce giant Amazon has failed in its recent efforts to overturn a union vote at its JFK8 facility in Staten Island. → Read More
A Win for America: Dell to Phase Out All Computer Chips Produced in China
Computing giant Dell reportedly plans to phase out all computer chips made by China by 2024. The company is also informing suppliers that they should shift their production out of China — or risk losing Dell as a customer. → Read More
Police: California Doctor 'Intentionally' Drove Tesla Off Cliff with Wife and Kids Inside
Police say a Pasadena man named Dharmesh A. Patel, identified as a doctor in multiple news reports, intentionally drove his Tesla off a 250-foot cliff with his wife and two kids still in the car. Miraculously, the entire family survived the ordeal. Patel now faces charges of attempted murder and child abuse. → Read More
That's a Lot of V-Bucks: 'Fortnite' Maker Epic Games Fined $520 Million by FTC over Children's Privacy Violations
The FTC has reportedly fined Epic Games, the developers behind the megapopular Fortnite video game, $520 million over children's privacy violations and item shop charges. All parents of Fortnite gamers are familiar with the incessant request of gamers to buy more "V-bucks," the currency used to make in-game purchases. → Read More
Elon Musk's Twitter Dissolves Trust and Safety Council
Elon Musk's Twitter dissolved its Trust and Safety Council on Monday night. This comes days after three members of the council announced their resignation saying that contrary to Elon Musk's claims, "the safety and wellbeing of Twitter's users are on the decline." → Read More
Amazon Workers Plan Global Black Friday Strike to Demand Company 'Ceases Awful, Unsafe Practices'
Amazon workers around the world are reportedly planning to strike during Black Friday, one of the e-commerce giant's business time periods, demanding that the company "pays fairly and ceases awful, unsafe practices." Thousands have reportedly already walked out in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere. → Read More
Elon Musk Claims He Will Grant 'Amnesty' to Blacklisted Twitter Accounts
Twitter owner Elon Musk claimed this week that he plans to grant "amnesty" for blacklisted accounts on the platform. Musk says the amnesty will be for users that had not "broken the law or engaged in egregious spam," which may mean that many conservatives unfairly banned will be restored to the platform. → Read More
'Truth Social Has Been Very Very Powerful:' Donald Trump Says He Won't Return to Elon Musk's Twitter
Former President Trump's Twitter account has been restored to Twitter following a record-breaking poll by new owner Elon Musk, but Trump says he won't be returning. Trump said, “Truth Social has been very, very powerful, very, very strong, and I’ll be staying there.” → Read More
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas: Amazon Plans to Lay Off Thousands of Employees
Amazon plans to cut approximately 10,000 workers starting as soon as this week according to reports. → Read More
'Train Wreck:' Wall Street Slaps Facebook After Market Value Falls by $700 Billion
Facebook (now known as Meta) has suffered a $700 billion drop in market value since its peak high of more than $1 trillion in September 2021. One analyst labeled the company's dismal earnings and future strategy a "train wreck." → Read More
What Are They Scared Of?: Google News Excludes Coverage of 'My Son Hunter' by
Despite a major wave of interest in the hit film My Son Hunter resulting in coverage from publications including Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and the Washington Post, trending hashtags on social media, and a feature on Tucker Carlson, Google has deliberately excluded Breitbart articles about the new film from the Google News tab even though as the film's distributor, Breitbart News is the best… → Read More
Bezos Blunder: Blue Origin Rocket Fails During Liftoff
Jeff Bezos' rocket company, Blue Origin, saw its latest rocket launch fail during liftoff this Monday. No humans were aboard the capsule, which separated from the rocket and parachuted to Earth after the mission was aborted. The rocket flew out of control after what the company called an "anomaly." → Read More