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Big Tech

Zuckerberg to ‘Move Out’ Meta’s Low Performers by Axing 5% of Workforce

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It’s the latest in several moves — announced in swift succession — that suggest a radical overhaul in Zuckerberg’s thinking about Meta.

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Social Media

Advertisers Worry Facebook May Become X

Advertising big wigs say they may flee Meta platforms if their brands appear next to toxic content. But where else would they go?

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International Economics

Increased Geopolitical Tensions Are Taking a Toll on Global Companies

With military conflict continuing across the globe, and the world’s superpowers locked in a stare-down, it’s not easy being a global business

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International Economics

Does a Popular Internet Router Pose a National Security Threat?

If similar cases are a guide, the US has given equal weight to both known and hypothetical threats to national security.

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Artificial Intelligence

ByteDance is Winning the China AI Race. That’s Bad News for TikTok.

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ByteDance, the China-based TikTok owner and political punching bag, is emerging as the nation’s answer to OpenAI.

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Patent Drop

Google Patent Highlights Costs and Benefits of Generative AI Video

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Tons of companies are racing to build an AI video generation engine that actually works.

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Social Media

TikTok Retreats From Get-Paid-to-Use App Under European Scrutiny

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TikTok agreed to permanently withdraw a rewards program that it had on “TikTok Lite,” essentially a pared-down version of its core app.

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Media & Entertainment

Universal Music Feels the Sting from Streaming Saturation

Taylor Swift may be signed to the label, but Universal Music Group somehow can’t find a way to make its business work.

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Media & Entertainment

Does TV News Have a Home in the Streaming Era?

Big Tech loves movies, TV shows, and live sports. So why has it shown remarkably little appetite for the TV news business?

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Social Media

Billionaire Frank McCourt Pursues TikTok Acquisition

McCourt says his goal is to build “a new and better version of the internet, where individuals are respected.”

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