#Tech CEOs subpoenaed for Senate hearing on child online safety

#Tech CEOs subpoenaed for Senate hearing on child online safety

The Senate Judiciary Committee announced an upcoming Senate hearing in which several subpoenaed Big Tech CEOs are set to testify about prioritizing children’s safety on their social media platforms. In a news release on Wednesday, Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the chair and ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, said that five…

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#UAW announces push to organize nonunion plants after strike wins

#UAW announces push to organize nonunion plants after strike wins

After ratifying new contracts with automakers following its weeks-long strike, United Auto Workers (UAW) announced plans Wednesday to try to organize workers at more than a dozen factories not currently part of the union. The newest push for workplace improvement will organize more than 150,000 autoworkers across 13 different automakers: BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Lucid, Mazda,…

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#Sports Illustrated responds to accusations it published AI-generated content

#Sports Illustrated responds to accusations it published AI-generated content

Sports Illustrated responded to a report alleging the magazine published AI-generated content, denying the claims but acknowledging that some articles were published under fabricated names. A spokesperson for The Arena Group, the magazine’s publisher, said the articles in question were licensed from a third-party company, AdVon Commerce, which “has assured us that all of the…

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#RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel brushes off donor concerns: ‘There’s nothing unusual about this’

#RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel brushes off donor concerns: ‘There’s nothing unusual about this’

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel downplayed donor concerns following reporting on the GOP finances, saying the situation is not unusual.  On Monday, the Washington Post reported that concerns over the national party’s finances were growing as donations to the RNC appear to drop ahead of next year’s presidential election.  The Post noted that the RNC reported…

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