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Reports: Facebook to end rule exemptions for politicians

Reports: Facebook to end rule exemptions for politicians Via AP News: Facebook plans to end a contentious policy championed by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that exempted politicians from certain moderation rules on its site, according to several news reports. The company’s rationale for that policy held that the speech of political leaders is inherently newsworthy and in the public interest even if it is offensive, bullying or otherwise controversial. The social […]

today06/04/2021 8

Chinese drones

Gov’t use of Chinese drones in limbo as Congress weighs ban

Gov’t use of Chinese drones in limbo as Congress weighs ban Via AP News: More than a year after the U.S. Interior Department grounded hundreds of Chinese-made drones it was using to track wildfires and monitor dams, volcanoes and wildlife, it’s starting to look like they won’t be flying again any time soon — if ever. A measure moving through Congress would impose a five-year ban on U.S. government purchases […]

today06/02/2021 10

supply chain pressure

Tesla’s vehicle price increases due to supply chain pressure, CEO Elon Musk says

Tesla’s vehicle price increases due to supply chain pressure, CEO Elon Musk says Via CNBC.com: The price of Tesla vehicles is increasing due to supply chain pressures across the auto industry, particularly for raw materials, Elon Musk said on Monday in response to a tweet. “Prices increasing due to major supply chain price pressure industry-wide. Raw materials especially,” Musk said in a tweet. He was responding to an unverified Twitter account called […]

today06/01/2021 1

drivers

Tesla starts using cabin cameras to make sure drivers are paying attention

Tesla starts using cabin cameras to make sure drivers are paying attention Via CNBC.com: Tesla has started using cabin cameras in some Model 3 and Model Y vehicles to make sure drivers are paying attention to the road when they use driver assistance features, according to release notes obtained by CNBC. Their Model 3 and Model Y cars already had driver-facing cabin cameras, but the company’s owners manuals said they […]

today05/29/2021 3

bitcoin

Bitcoin ‘time to buy’ ad banned in the UK for being irresponsible

Bitcoin ‘time to buy’ ad banned in the UK for being irresponsible Via CNBC.com: An advertising campaign telling people in the U.K. “it’s time to buy” bitcoin has been banned by the nation’s advertising regulator for being irresponsible and misleading. Posters for cryptocurrency exchange service Luno — shown across the London Underground network and on London buses this year — contained a cartoon image of a bitcoin with the words […]

today05/26/2021 5

Florida law

Florida law seeks to rein in large social media companies

Florida law seeks to rein in large social media companies Via AP News: Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Monday that seeks to punish social media platforms that remove “conservative ideas” from their sites, though it is not clear if it would pass constitutional muster because it might violate the First Amendment. The new law will enable the state to fine large social media companies $250,000 a […]

today05/25/2021 30

Elon Musk

Elon Musk says Tesla eyeing Russia as a potential production hub

Elon Musk says Tesla eyeing Russia as a potential production hub Via CNBC.com: Elon Musk said on Friday that Tesla was close to establishing a presence in Russia and was looking at whether it could open factories there. Addressing an event in Russia via video link, Tesla boss Musk said the company already had production sites in China and the United States, but was looking at opening production facilities in other parts of […]

today05/21/2021 9

selective enforcement

Defamation suit accuses Twitter of ‘selective enforcement’ of censorship policies

Defamation suit accuses Twitter of 'selective enforcement' of censorship policies Via Just The News: A defamation lawsuit against social media giant Twitter is accusing the company of unevenly enforcing its internal censorship policies depending on the political slant of the content in question. The lawsuit was filed by Colorado resident John Paul Mac Isaac, a computer repair store owner who last year was thrust into the scrum of the bitter U.S. […]

today05/20/2021 10

ByteDance

CEO of TikTok owner ByteDance to step down and move into a new role

CEO of TikTok owner ByteDance to step down and move into a new role Via CNBC.com: Zhang Yiming, co-founder of ByteDance, will step down as CEO and transition to a new role, the company said on Thursday. Another co-founder, Liang Rubo, who is currently head of human resources, will take over as CEO of ByteDance globally and Zhang will move into a key strategy role at the end of 2021. […]

today05/20/2021 4

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