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(NEW YORK) — Facebook users who had an account at any time from May 2007 to the end of last year can now apply for their share of a $725 million privacy settlement that the platform’s parent company, Meta, agreed to last December. In a 2018 lawsuit, Facebook was accused of improperly sharing the personal […]

Christopher Furlong/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Twitter on Thursday began removing blue check marks from legacy verified accounts. Elon Musk, the CEO of the social media platform, had announced earlier this month that the checks marks would be taken down on April 20. Final date for removing legacy Blue checks is 4/20 — Elon Musk […]

(NEW YORK) — Eighteen attorneys general are asking for the initiation of a recall of Kia and Hyundai car models that lack anti-theft controls. In recent months, Kia and Hyundai models manufactured between 2011 and 2022 have seen increasing rates of theft following social media challenges urging people to steal the cars with the help of […]

(NEW YORK) — 19 attorneys general are asking for the initiation of a recall of Kia and Hyundai car models that lack anti-theft controls. In recent months, Kia and Hyundai models manufactured between 2011 and 2022 have seen increasing rates of theft following social media challenges urging people to steal the cars with the help of […]

(NEW YORK) — High inflation, interest rate hikes and recession worries pummeled stocks last year. The market has rebounded in 2023, though, even as each of those problems continues to vex the economy. Compounding those concerns, the banking sector underwent a crisis last month and a debt ceiling dispute in Congress risks financial distress. Still, the […]

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Roku plans to lay off another 200 workers, or 6% of its workforce, the video-streaming company said in a government filing on Thursday, just months after a prior round of layoffs in the fall that slashed 200 jobs. The company’s revenue surged during the pandemic when customers stuck […]

(NEW YORK) — Artificial intelligence-driven language models have garnered millions of users in recent months, instantly whipping up viral sensations like a biblical verse about how to remove a peanut butter sandwich from a VCR. However, the AI-enhanced chat bots pose significant dangers that far outweigh the benefits, according to a group of tech leaders, including […]

(WASHINGTON) — Starbucks’ former CEO Howard Schultz on Wednesday denied breaking the law in response to sharp criticism from Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who accused the company of “the most aggressive and illegal union busting campaign in the modern history of our country.” In response to questions from Sanders during a Senate hearing, Schultz affirmed […]

(WASHINGTON) — When Starbucks’ most famous former CEO, Howard Schultz, appears Wednesday before a Senate committee to face questioning from Bernie Sanders over the company’s response to a unionization push — including what a labor judge found to be union-busting practices — he’ll look to paint Starbucks as a “different kind of public company” that […]

(NEW YORK) — Embattled crypto executive Sam Bankman-Fried now faces an additional criminal charge of conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, according to a superseding indictment unsealed Tuesday in the Southern District of New York. The new charge brings to 13 the total number of counts Bankman-Fried faces, all […]