SEC eyes shift to twice-yearly earnings reports

SEC eyes shift to twice-yearly earnings reports

The SEC is working on a proposal to allow public companies to release earnings reports twice a year instead of quarterly, per the WSJ.  Chatter about making the 50-plus-year-old quarterly requirement optional has picked up steam in the past year, as companies lament the cost and burden of preparing for quarterly earnings. The requirement is…

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Prince Harry and Meghan call out the harmful effects of social media on today’s youth

Prince Harry and Meghan call out the harmful effects of social media on today’s youth

The guests sipped prosecco and chattered away while dessert was served at the third annual Project Health Minds Gala on Thursday night in New York.   The evening was winding down, but there was still one big award to give out: Humanitarian of the Year, which this year would be honoring Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, for creating…

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#Republican Congressman Jim Jordan asks Big Tech if Biden tried to censor AI

#Republican Congressman Jim Jordan asks Big Tech if Biden tried to censor AI

On Thursday, House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent letters to 16 American technology firms, including Google and OpenAI, asking for past communications with the Biden administration that might suggest the former president “coerced or colluded” with companies to “censor lawful speech” in AI products. The Trump administration’s top technology advisers previously signaled it would pick…

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#Congress needs to protect kids, not Big Tech

#Congress needs to protect kids, not Big Tech

Social media is a threat to our children. A bipartisan Congress is now stepping up to make Big Tech products safe for our children; but the social media companies are putting their incredible lobbying power behind efforts to break the momentum. U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s May 2023 advisory warning found “ample” evidence that social media use presents…

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#Generative AI tools like ChatGPT could test bounds of tech liability shield

#Generative AI tools like ChatGPT could test bounds of tech liability shield

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools are testing a provision that protected the tech industry for decades from lawsuits over third-party content. As applications like ChatGPT and rival products rise in popularity, experts and stakeholders are split on whether and how Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act — a liability shield for internet companies over third-party…

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#Five things to know about the Silicon Valley Bank collapse

#Five things to know about the Silicon Valley Bank collapse

Five things to know about the Silicon Valley Bank collapse Regulators shut down Silicon Valley Bank on Friday, marking the biggest bank failure since the 2008 recession and sending shockwaves across the tech world.  The Federal Insurance Corporation (FDIC) created a National Bank of Santa Clara to hold deposits and other assets of the failed…

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