Why dragging tech CEOs in front of Congress might mean something this time

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Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, speaks directly to victims and their family members during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. This time, the hearing of tech execs might actually bring some change.

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‘Senator, I’m Singaporean’: TikTok CEO Faces Off Against Tom Cotton

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Wednesday’s hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee got a little spicy as senators took turns bashing the CEOs of the biggest social media platforms. While well-deserved for the most part, it was Sen.

Lawmakers rip into tech CEOs at Senate hearing on online child safety

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CEO at Discord, Snapchat, TikTok, X, and Meta at the US Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing
From L to R: CEOs at Discord, Snapchat, TikTok, X, and Meta at the US Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on online child sexual exploitation.

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UC Irvine Students Hospitalized After Hackers Sent Disgusting Images to Their Discord Server

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A disturbing cyberattack on Discord reportedly sent some University of California, Irvine students to the hospital on Wednesday, according to a

Posting a TikTok video of yourself getting laid off is good, actually

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Workers like Chloe Shih, left, and Mickella Simone Miller, right, are posting about their layoffs to TikTok. It's a good thing for younger workers to see.

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Big Tech's efficiency obsession has continued into 2024 with thousands of layoffs

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Big Tech leaders like Amazon CEO Andy Jassy have started the new year by making layoffs.

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Discord is laying off 170 employees as its CEO says the workforce grew too quickly

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Discord logo displayed on a phone screen and Discord website displayed on a screen in the background are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on November 5, 2022.
Discord has expanded rapidly since 2020, its CEO said.

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Steamboat Willie Horror Game Devs Swear They're Not Making Neo-Nazi References

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A decade ago, Facebook’s internal motto was “move fast and break things.” There is now an important, wordy update to that motto as a holistic piece of advice: move fast on exploiting

Here’s How to Get Midjourney's Incredible V6 Upgrade Working Before It’s Gone

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Midjourney released an upgraded version of its AI image-generating service, Midjourney V6, on Thursday. The update is a significant improvement that has truly wowed users with its shockingly realistic photos and attention to detail. It may not be here for long, so here’s how to get V6 working now.

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Feds bust leader of neo-Nazi cult who used Discord and Telegram to groom and exploit children

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Kalana Limkin (not pictured) was arrested Friday in Hawaii for possession of child pornography as part of an FBI investigation into an online satanic cult using social media platforms Discord and Telegram to recruit victims.

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