The Federal Trade Commission and seven states have sued Google and iHeartMedia over allegedly running nearly 29,000 endorsements for Google’s Pixel 4. Promos for the phone that aired between 2019 and 2020 featured radio personalities that praised its features, despite not even owning the product. “Google and iHeartMedia paid influencers to promote products they never…
Google, iHeartMedia Settle with FTC and 7 States Over Charges of Deceptive Ads
Amazon CEO Says Company Won’t Stop Selling Movie ‘Hebrews to Negroes’ Despite Calls to Pull It
December 1, 2022
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has said the company has no plans to stop selling a controversial movie that has been described as anti-Semitic despite calls to do so from Jewish organizations. The movie “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America” was released in 2018 and is directed by Ronald Dalton Jr., who authored a book of the same name in…
Musk Meets Apple’s Tim Cook, Gives Critical Update on App Store Twitter Ban ‘Misunderstanding’
December 1, 2022
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he met with Apple CEO Tim Cook and the two resolved the issue of Twitter potentially being cut from Apple’s App Store, which Musk had earlier identified as a threat facing the social media giant. Musk said in a post on Twitter late Wednesday that he and Cook had a “good…
Elon Musk’s Brain Implant Startup Neuralink Holds ‘Show and Tell’ Recruitment Drive
Elon Musk’s neurotechnology company Neuralink hosted a “show and tell” on Wednesday aimed at recruiting new talent. The event was held at 9 p.m. ET after previously being delayed, and live-streamed on YouTube. It featured a demonstration of a monkey operating a virtual keyboard as the firm showcased its technology. In the description box of…
CNN’s Chris Licht Informs Staff ‘Incredibly Hard’ Layoffs Have Begun
CNN on Wednesday informed staff members that layoffs were being initiated at the company amid a bleak outlook for the global economy. In a memo to employees, CNN CEO Chris Licht said the layoffs are “incredibly hard” and described them as a “gut punch.” “Today we will notify a limited number of individuals, largely some of our paid contributors,…
Apple ‘Serving as Vassal for CCP’ Amid Anti-Authoritarian Protests, DeSantis Says
November 30, 2022
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Amid intense and often chaotic protests in China over the regime’s authoritarian and punitive COVID-19 policies, California-based Apple Inc. is facing criticism for enforcing policies that make it harder for Chinese citizens to use certain Apple products to talk, text, and share content. Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis, who recently won reelection in his home state…
Elon Musk: Twitter ‘Has Interfered in Elections’
November 30, 2022
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Twitter owner Elon Musk on Wednesday wrote that the social media company’s previous management “interfered in elections” after the former head of its security team lobbed accusations against the Tesla CEO. In a Twitter thread on a Reuters report in which Yoel Roth—Twitter’s former head of trust and safety—said Twitter is not safer now, a user wrote…
Spotify CEO Joins Elon Musk, Accuses Apple of ‘Shameless’ Policies
The CEO of Spotify joined Twitter owner Elon Musk Wednesday in criticizing Apple over its App Store rules, claiming the firm only acts in its own self-interest. In a thread on Twitter, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek wrote that as Musk and “countless entrepreneurs” have noted, “Apple is shameless in their bullying including our recent efforts to…
Google, YouTube Put $13 Million Into Partnership With Network of ‘Global Fact Checkers’
November 30, 2022
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Google and YouTube on Tuesday said they’re providing $13.2 million to a global network of fact-checkers “on the front lines of the fight against misinformation.” The centerpiece of the investment is a $12 million Global Fact Check Fund to support the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), which encompasses 135 fact-checking organizations from 65 countries in over…
Devin Nunes Defamation Lawsuit Against NBC Can Move Forward: Judge
A lawsuit against NBC Universal can proceed because the plaintiff plausibly alleged defamation, a federal judge has ruled. Former Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) sued the company in 2021 after MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said on air that Nunes “accepted a package” from Andriy Derkach, a Russian national sanctioned by the U.S. government. “Congressman Nunes has…
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