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The CEOs of Meta, Snap, Discord, X and TikTok testified at a high-stakes Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on child exploitation online. During the hearing, Mark Zuckerberg, Evan Spiegel, Jason Citron, Linda Yaccarino and Shou Chew spent nearly four hours being grilled by lawmakers about their records on child safety. 

The hearing was the first time Spiegel, Citron and Yaccarino testified to



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For a while, #DeleteFacebook would trend every couple of months on social media. Countless people were fed up with Facebook’s endless parade of scandals, they claimed, and this time they were finally pulling the plug. Some people did, but Facebook’s user base continues to grow years later. Now Amazon is experiencing a…

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Defaults nearly tripled in 2023 compared to 2022.
  • Non-financial corporate defaults almost tripled from 2022 to 2023, Moody's said.
  • Analysts expect defaults to climb further in 2024.
  • In the fourth quarter of 2023, private-equity-backed companies led total defaults.

Defaults among non-financial corporations nearly tripled in 2023 compared to the year prior, and Moody's


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The Pew Research Center has published an updated survey of US adult social media usage. Although YouTube (especially) and Facebook retain their dominant status from the last poll in 2021, TikTok is the fastest-growing platform, with more than a third of adults now saying they use the app.

The survey polled 5,733 US adults between May 19 and September 5, 2023. YouTube was far and away the most used



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There are a few go-to names when it comes to robot vacuums and Shark is right up there. The company makes some of the best robot vacuums on the market, and several models are currently on sale. The Shark AI robot vacuum with a self-emptying base is currently available for $350. That's $300 off the regular price, albeit $50 more than the record low. That said, it was only available for $300 for a



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‘Circle to Search’ comes to Pixel 8 and 8 Pro phones. | Image: Google

Google is rolling out its “Circle to Search” feature to Pixel 8 phones today, bringing new ideas about how to gather information on the internet using AI. The feature, which is also available on Samsung Galaxy S24 phones, builds on Google’s multisearch tool that lets you combine image searches with words



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TikTok's algorithmically suggested searches under videos have left some creators feeling frustrated.
  • TikTok uses AI to suggest search phrases on videos and boost search activity.
  • It looks at signals including user comments and queries from other users to determine search terms.
  • Some creators have expressed frustration with recommended search terms that are false or irrelevant.

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Aerial photo shows a Evergrande Real Estate community in Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province, Oct 1, 2023.
An Evergrande Real Estate community in China's Jiangsu province.
  • Officials in China are boosting property sector relief measures to blunt the impact of Evergrande's collapse. 
  • The property giant was ordered by a Hong Kong court to liquidate this week. 
  • The firm is the world's most indebted property developer, with $300 billion in liabilities. 

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Super Bowl LVIII is right around the corner, which means it's a solid time to go TV shopping. To help those looking for a new set, we've rounded up the best Super Bowl 2024 TV deals we could find from Amazon, Best Buy and other retailers. Most of the discounts stem from the natural pricing cycle of the TV market more than Super Bowl-specific sales, as most sets are released in the spring and