Australia’s media regulator will gain new powers to impose a compulsory code of conduct to target misinformation and disinformation on digital platforms. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) will be given new information-gathering and record-keeping powers to respond to misinformation and disinformation in a federal effort to create transparency around major digital platforms. The…
Australian Media Watchdog Gains New Powers to Target Media Misinformation
Tech Industry Job Cuts Come Rapidly and in Big Numbers
In just the past month there have been nearly 50,000 job cuts across the technology sector. Large and small tech companies went on a hiring spree in over the past several years due to a demand for their products, software and services surged with millions of people working remotely. However, even with all of the…
Musk Says Higher Priced Twitter Subscription Won’t Carry Ads
Twitter owner Elon Musk tweeted on Saturday that a higher priced subscription of the social media platform will not carry advertisements. The billionaire also said that ads are “too frequent on Twitter and too big,” and that steps will be taken to address those issues in coming weeks. Twitter did not immediately respond to a…
EV ‘Mania’ May Be ‘Over,’ Production Estimates and Executive Enthusiasm Wane as Sustainability Questioned
Electric vehicle (EV) “mania” might be at an end, or, at a minimum, easing down, according to research, as concerns about supply chains, lithium sourcing, inflation, and more affect production capacities while customer demand decelerates globally, as evidenced by industry leader Tesla cutting prices in order to increase sales. In Europe, EV car manufacturers are…
‘EV Car Mania May Be Over’ as Production Estimates and Executive Enthusiasm Wane: Institute for Energy Research
Electric vehicle (EV) “mania” might be at an end, or, at a minimum, easing down, according to research, as concerns about supply chains, lithium sourcing, inflation, and more affect production capacities while customer demand decelerates globally, as evidenced by industry leader Tesla cutting prices in order to increase sales. In Europe, EV car manufacturers are…
‘EV Mania May Be Over’ as Car Production Estimates and Executive Enthusiasm Wane: Institute for Energy Research
Electric vehicle (EV) “mania” might be at an end, or, at a minimum, easing down, according to research, as concerns about supply chains, lithium sourcing, inflation, and more affect production capacities while customer demand decelerates globally, as evidenced by industry leader Tesla cutting prices in order to increase sales. In Europe, EV car manufacturers are…
Google Parent Alphabet to Cut 12,000 Jobs Amid Wave of Tech Layoffs
Google parent Alphabet Inc.’s CEO sent a note to employees Friday announcing the elimination of 12,000 jobs, as a response to economic changes over the past two years. The move—coming two days after a similar number of job cuts from Microsoft—will affect both U.S. and overseas employees. “Over the past two years we’ve seen periods…
Big Tech Unites, Urges Supreme Court to Keep Laws Protecting Social Media Companies in Place
A slew of big tech giants, including Meta, Microsoft, and Twitter, have joined Google in filing legal briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that amending a statute pertaining to social media companies’ liability for content posted on their platforms could strip the companies of protections from lawsuits. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act generally…
New Chamber Touts Revival of Free Enterprise System That Fueled the ‘American Century’
LAS VEGAS—The mom-and-pop concession stand on a northern Iowa lake rented boats, sold snacks and beverages, stocked bait and tackle, and offered visiting fisher folk tips on where to cast a line. In the fall, it sold shotgun shells for the hunters who replaced the boaters and anglers during deer seasons, making it worthwhile for…
T-mobile Says Data on 37 Million Customers Stolen
BOSTON—The U.S. wireless carrier T-Mobile said Thursday that an unidentified malicious intruder breached its network in late November and stole data on 37 million customers, including addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth. T-Mobile said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the breach was discovered on Jan. 5. It said…
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