Tiktok Makes Layoffs As It Rejigs Content Moderation Operations
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Party City files for bankruptcy, a day after announcing mass layoffs
Party City informed employees in an email on Friday that it was conducting an immediate "mass layoff" at its headquarters.CBS News - 6h -
Musk vows to fund ‘moderate’ Democratic primary challengers
Politico - 1d -
Musk says he'll fund 'moderate' Democratic primary challengers
Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday claimed he will fund moderate primary challenges to incumbent Democrats in heavy-blue districts around the country. "Oh … forgot to mention that I’m also ...The Hill - 1d -
Moderate drinking linked to lower risk of death, but there's a major catch
A major report released this week found that compared with abstaining from alcohol, moderate drinking was linked to a lower risk of death from any cause and a lower risk of death from heart ...NBC News - 1d -
How user-generated content is shaping the future of gaming and media
How studios can leverage user generated content, long-term engagement and real-world profit for both creators and studios.VentureBeat - 2d -
Frostpunk Developer 11 Bit Studios Cancels First Console-Centric Project, Layoffs Incoming
11 Bit Studios has canceled Project 8, its console-centric game that began development around 2018. As of September 2024, 37 team members were involved in the project.. "Our vision for Project 8, ...GameSpot - 2d -
Inside ICE's 'targeted operations' against undocumented immigrants
The time and staffing needed to arrest a single immigrant reveals how difficult it may be to scale up to mass deportations.NBC News - 2d -
Supreme court agrees to hear TikTok challenge to law ending its US operations
Court will hear two hours of oral arguments on 10 January and consider the social media app’s challenge to the law. The US supreme court said on Wednesday that it would hear TikTok’s challenge to a ...The Guardian - 3d -
More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators diagnosed with severe PTSD
Exclusive: Lawsuit brought by former moderators against parent company Meta and outsourcer Samasource Kenya. PTSD, depression and anxiety: why former Facebook moderators in Kenya are taking legal ...The Guardian - 3d -
‘The work damaged me’: ex-Facebook moderators describe effect of horrific content
Former workers at Samasource say violent, graphic and sexually explicit videos left them fearful to go outside. More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators sue after diagnoses of severe PTSD PTSD, ...The Guardian - 3d -
YouTube partners with CAA to help celebrities manage digital likeness in AI content
The partnership will give CAA-represented actors and athletes access to YouTube's tools to manage and identify AI content that shows their digital likeness.Los Angeles Times - 4d -
UK kicks off review into training AI models on copyrighted content
The U.K. government said Tuesday it's consulting on measures to regulate the use of copyrighted content by tech companies to train their AI models.CNBC - 4d -
Writer’s new AI model aims to fix the ‘sameness problem’ in generative content
Writer AI launches Palmyra Creative, a $1.9B enterprise AI solution that breaks free from generic AI content, offering businesses unique creative outputs at one-sixth the training cost of competitors.VentureBeat - 4d -
TikTok Asks Supreme Court to Block Law Banning Its U.S. Operations
The company and its Chinese parent invoked the First Amendment in urging the justices to step in before a Jan. 19 deadline to sell or be shut down.The New York Times - 5d -
LeBron returns in L.A. win, offers clarity on layoff
After returning Sunday in the Lakers' 116-100 win over the Grizzlies following an eight-day layoff, LeBron James said he had to be convinced to take time away from the team to address his sore left ...ESPN - 5d -
Harris campaign aide accuses Musk of throttling content before election
A campaign aide to Vice President Harris accused tech billionaire Elon Musk of throttling content on his social platform X ahead to benefit President-elect Trump of the 2024 election. Harris deputy ...The Hill - 5d -
"Hazardous drone operation" leads to two arrests in Boston
Two people were arrested Saturday night in Boston for what police describe as a "hazardous drone operation."CBS News - 6d -
UnitedHealth Group C.E.O.: Brian Thompson Was Never Content With the Status Quo
No one would design a system like the one we have. And no one did.The New York Times - Dec. 13 -
US media groups warn UK over AI content-scraping rules
Body that represents Disney, Fox and Universal Music set out ‘strong opposition’ over weakening of copyright lawsFinancial Times - Dec. 12 -
Australia to charge tech companies for news content if they do not pay
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's centre-left government said on Thursday it planned new rules that would charge big tech firms millions of dollars if they did not pay Australian media companies for ...Yahoo Sports - Dec. 12 -
How to Understand the Armed Factions Operating in Syria
The fighters shared a desire to topple Bashar al-Assad’s government, but they don’t share much else.The New York Times - Dec. 10 -
YouTube algorithms push eating disorder content to teen girls, study finds
Study released by the Center for Countering Digital Hate confirms YouTube algorithms consistently push eating disorder and self-harm content to teen girls.CBS News - Dec. 10 -
Moderate Earthquake Rattles Reno and Lake Tahoe
Preliminary estimates showed that the quake had a magnitude of 5.8, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The New York Times - Dec. 10 -
Man killed in Palestinian Authority operation in West Bank
Yahoo News - Dec. 9 -
The EU makes an urgent TikTok inquiry on Russia's role in Romanian election turmoil
The European Union has sent TikTok an urgent request for more information about Romanian intelligence files suggesting that Moscow coordinated influencers on its platform to promote an election ...ABC News - Dec. 6 -
ESPN will have content on Disney+ with dedicated section
ESPN is continuing their transition into more direct-to-consumer offerings and being more accessible with Wednesday’s launch of Disney+ABC News - Dec. 5 -
ESPN will have content on Disney+ with dedicated section
ESPN is continuing their transition into more direct-to-consumer offerings and being more accessible with Wednesday’s launch of Disney+ABC News - Dec. 5 -
Afghan TV station shuttered for vulgar content and working with exiled media
An Afghan TV station has been shuttered over allegedly vulgar content and working with exiled mediaABC News - Dec. 5 -
Jobless claims show extremely low layoffs amid sturdy U.S. economy
The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits during Thanksgiving rose to a six-week high, but jobless claims stayed at extremely low levels in a clean bill of health for the U.S. ...MarketWatch - Dec. 5 -
Temu's Operations Suspended in Vietnam
The Ministry of Industry and Trade asked Temu to cease sales in the country until a licensing process is completed, state media reported Thursday.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 5 -
Why the Founder of Substack Hates the Phrase ‘Content Creator’
What if the media you consume isn’t just how you spend your time—but who you become?Inc. - Dec. 4 -
Germany’s car sector layoffs could fill skill shortages in mid-cap firms, Deutsche Bank CEO says
Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing said layoffs in car manufacturers including Volkswagen could help fill labor shortages in medium sized firmsMarketWatch - Dec. 4 -
Telegram partners with child safety group to scan content for sexual abuse material
Before the arrest of Telegram’s CEO, the platform had a reputation for resisting outside pressure to moderate content.NBC News - Dec. 4 -
Meta to scale back content moderation
Presented by LGBT Tech — {beacon} Technology Technology PRESENTED BY The Big Story Meta says harmless content taken down 'too often' Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said ...The Hill - Dec. 3 -
Meta says harmless content is mistakenly taken down ‘too often’
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said Tuesday its error rates can be “too high” when enforcing content moderation policies and pledged to improve their policy rollouts. “We ...The Hill - Dec. 3 -
Alleged North Korea operative uncovered in the U.S.
The Department of Justice has charged a Chinese national for working as a North Korean operative to ship guns and ammunition from the U.S. for a potential attack against South Korea. CBS News' Rob ...CBS News - Dec. 3 -
Hegseth passing on meetings with moderate senators and Democrats amid misconduct allegations
President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet choices have been making the rounds on Capitol Hill to meet with the senators who will vote for their confirmation, but defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth ...CBS News - Dec. 3 -
TikTok defends handling of Romania election content in grilling by EU lawmakers
TikTok took down several networks allegedly trying to meddle in Romania’s elections, executives said Tuesday as they defended the company’s election integrity measures to European Union lawmakersABC News - Dec. 3 -
Keir Starmer, the operator, the fixer, not the visionary
It remains to be seen whether the breadth of the PM’s government is a strength or a weaknessFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
Zwift’s Eric Min on How to Bounce Back From Layoffs
The fitness company co-founder and CEO says building a startup, like cycling, is an endurance test.Inc. - Dec. 2
