Amazon
Amazon AWS CEO: Quit if you don’t want to return to office
One of Amazon’s top executives defended the new, controversial 5-day-per-week in-office policy on Thursday.
AI
Meta, challenging OpenAI, announces new AI model that can generate video with sound
Meta announced it had built a new AI model called Movie Gen that can create realistic-seeming video and audio clips in response to user prompts.
Acquired podcast
Meta readies AR glasses reveal at Connect event
Meta prepared to kick off its annual Connect conference at its California headquarters, where it is expected to preview its first augmented reality glasses.
13- to 15-year-olds
Instagram To Implement New Parental Controls On Teen Accounts
Instagram has announced that they will be implementing a new “teen account” setting to protect young and impressionable users on the platform.
404 Media
Report: Facebook And Google Are Listening To Conversations Through Your Phone
A new report has revealed what most people have been suspecting, your phone really is listening to you.
Commentary
Technofascism: The Government Pressured Tech Companies to Censor Users
By John Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead August 28, 2024 (Views expressed by guest commentators may not reflect the views of OAN or its affiliates.)
2020 Presidential Election
Zuckerberg Admits That Biden Admin Pressured Facebook (Meta) To Censor COVID-19 Content
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted in a letter on Monday that the Biden administration heavily pressured Facebook to censor any online content related to COVID-19 or mRNA vaccines for the virus.
Amazon
Stock Market: Dow Climbs Over 400 Points As Wall Street Cheers Powell’s Announcement Of Fed Rate Cuts On The Way
Wall Street’s stock indexes increased substantially on Friday, with the S&P 500 index climbing towards a record high, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said “the time has come” to reduce interest rates.
Apple
Wall Street Disaster: Dow, Nasdaq Nosedive As Recession Fears Cause Global Sell-Off
Wall Street’s main indexes plummeted on Monday, as fears are continuing to grow that the United States is going into a recession following last week’s economic numbers ripping through global markets.
assassination attempt
Facebook Admits ‘Accidental’ Censorship In Historic Trump Photo After Assassination Attempt
Meta Platforms, Inc., the tech giant and parent company of Facebook and Instagram, admitted to “accidentally” censoring a historic photo of a bloodied Donald Trump with his fist in the air after a failed assassination attempt on July 13th came close to taking his life.