California Democrat who opposed anti-tech bills is top contender for key role on antitrust subcommittee
If Rep. Lou Correa ascends to the role, it would be a stark reversal in attitude at the top of
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Elon Musk and Twitter face growing brand-safety concerns after execs depart
High-level Twitter employees tasked with brand safety have left, creating a potentially bigger problem when it comes to policing hate
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Tech stocks close out first six-week rally since January 2020
The Nasdaq Composite rose 2% this week, boosted by a big rally in Tesla and an earnings from software maker
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Twitter trust and safety chief Ella Irwin resigns
Irwin's departure comes after months of difficulties in stemming objectionable content, and on the same day as a controversial video
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Meta will require employees to return to the office three days a week starting in September
Meta is the latest company to requir employees to work from corporate offices at least three days a week. Source
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Chinese apps remain hugely popular in the U.S. despite efforts to ban TikTok
Those apps include others made by TikTok's owner ByteDance, like CapCut and Lemon8, as well as e-commerce apps like Temu
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The tech trade is back, driven by A.I. craze and prospect of a less aggressive Fed
The Nasdaq closed out its fifth straight weekly gain and is again outperforming other U.S. indexes as tech stocks are
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Facebook-Giphy sale shows how fear of regulators is slowing M&A market
A global network of regulators weigh in on tech deals large and small, forcing divestitures and blocking acquisitions at a
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Tech layoffs ravage the teams that fight online misinformation and hate speech
Meta, Amazon, Alphabet and Twitter have all drastically reduced the size of their teams focused on trust and safety as
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