Inside the 3 Months That Could Cost Fox $1.6 Billion – BestyWeb
Editorial TeamSince 2002, when Fox News first overtook CNN as the most-watched cable news channel, one thing has been as certain and predictable as its dominance: Every time a Democrat wins…
BONUS: Hard Fork Live! Big Tech’s Arch Nemesis + Bot or Not? – BestyWeb
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Amazon Plans to Lay Off Another 9,000 Employees – BestyWeb
Amazon plans to lay off 9,000 corporate and tech workers by the end of April, adding to the 18,000 roles it already cut late last year and this January, Andy…
Amazon Plans to Lay Off Another 9,000 Employees – BestyWeb
Amazon plans to lay off 9,000 corporate and tech workers by the end of April, adding to the 18,000 roles it already cut late last year and this January, Andy…
Amazon to lay off 9,000 more workers | CNN Business – BestyWeb
New York CNN — Amazon is cutting 9,000 more jobs, CEO Andy Jassy announced Monday in a memo to staff. The latest cuts come after the company announced earlier this…
Move Over, Metaverse. Here’s Something Meaner. – BestyWeb
“Just one word. Are you listening?” Mr. Maguire said to Ben Braddock in “The Graduate” (1967). “Plastics.”Twenty-five years later a puckish French horn player warned me, a literature major who…
Google was beloved as an employer for years. Then it laid off thousands by email – BestyWeb
Another employee's manager was on vacation, so they had no one to reach out to when rumors of layoffs started to swirl. A third was waking up to demands from…
Crypto Wants Its Shine Back – BestyWeb
At a cryptocurrency conference in Denver this month, a group of singers clad in bright orange onesies took the stage to perform what one industry website later described as an anthem for…
Falling Lithium Prices Are Making Electric Cars More Affordable – BestyWeb
Lithium, the common ingredient in almost all electric-car batteries, has become so precious that it is often called white gold. But something surprising has happened recently: The metal’s price has…
The way we work is about to change | CNN Business – BestyWeb
New York CNN — In just a few months, you’ll be able to ask a virtual assistant to transcribe meeting notes during a work call, summarize long email threads to…
The US government is once again threatening to ban TikTok. What you should know | CNN Business – BestyWeb
CNN — Nearly two-and-a-half years after the Trump administration threatened to ban TikTok in the United States if it didn’t divest from its Chinese owners, the Biden administration is now…
US government launches criminal investigation into TikTok parent, reports say – BestyWeb
News of the investigation, which reportedly involved a subpoena to ByteDance along with a number of interviews by the FBI, comes after TikTok confirmed in December that four ByteDance employees…
YouTube Restores Donald Trump’s Account Privileges – BestyWeb
YouTube suspended former President Donald J. Trump’s account on the platform six days after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. The video platform said it was concerned that Mr.…
Meta rolls out paid verification option for Facebook and Instagram users in US | CNN Business – BestyWeb
New York CNN — Facebook and Instagram users in the United States will soon be able to pay to get a coveted blue check on their account. Meta on Friday…
Justice Dept. Investigating TikTok’s Owner Over Possible Spying on Journalists – BestyWeb
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is investigating the surveillance of American citizens, including several journalists who cover the tech industry, by the Chinese company that owns TikTok, according to three…
WeWork Reaches a Debt Restructuring Deal With SoftBank – BestyWeb
WeWork, the struggling office space company, said on Friday that it had reached a deal with SoftBank and other investors to significantly reduce its debt and secure new financing.The agreement…
Twitter’s Discussions Over Licensing Music Said to Stall Under Elon Musk – BestyWeb
Twitter explored the licensing of music rights from three major labels before negotiations stalled after Elon Musk’s takeover of the company, said eight people with knowledge of the discussions, who…
YouTube restores Donald Trump’s channel | CNN Business – BestyWeb
New York CNN — YouTube on Friday said it would restore former President Donald Trump’s channel, more than two years after suspending it following the January 6 attack on the…
FCC cracks down on spammy text messages | CNN Business – BestyWeb
Washington CNN — The Federal Communications Commission is cracking down on spammy text messages with new rules for telecom companies, citing a surge of consumer complaints in recent years tied…
Baidu stock rebounds after falling sharply in wake of ChatGPT-style bot demo | CNN Business – BestyWeb
Hong Kong CNN — Shares in Chinese search giant Baidu rebounded sharply a day after it unveiled ERNIE Bot, its answer to the ChatGPT craze. Its stock soared 14.3% on…
