The following is an excerpt from Associated Press. Facebook parent Meta is laying off 11,000 people, about 13% of its workforce, as it contends with faltering revenue and broader tech industry woes, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a letter to employees Wednesday. The job cuts come just a week after widespread layoffs at Twitter under its new owner, billionaire Elon […]
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(WATCH) The Midterm Economy
Political observers say this week's elections will serve as a sort of voters' report card on the president's team and agenda, as do many midterms. Those are the elections held between presidential election years. Scott Thuman says the bottom dollar is the top issue. The pathway to power in Washington is by controlling Congress. And […]
Twitter begins layoffs with reports of mass firings
The following is an excerpt from Just The News. Twitter on Friday began the process of enacting major layoffs of its workforce, part of heavy moves being made by Elon Musk to remake the company after his historic purchase of it. Company employees were posting on social media throughout Friday of receiving severance notices. Reports […]
(WATCH) The CDC's Credibility Crisis
There are many hot-button topics in the midterm elections that are in some way linked to the Covid response. The economy. Education. Government censorship and control. Today, we confront one of the thorniest issues to arise from the pandemic: the massive loss of credibility in our top public health agencies. President Joe Biden (July 30): […]
CDC's credibility crisis; Midterm economy; The Big Sort
Never before have so many relied on America's top infectious disease agency, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). And never before have so many been disappointed. Amid the government and public health agencies' misinformation, missteps, and mistakes during the Covid pandemic and shutdowns, there is now a crisis in confidence among the public. Even some […]
(WATCH) Cyber Wars
If you think you’re worried about your passwords, online scams, or getting hacked, it may pale in comparison to the concerns of America’s businesses. By one estimate, malicious cyber activity costs the world a staggering $940 billion annually. And two countries in particular are behind the most damaging kind of attacks. Scott Thuman goes online […]
Republican National Committee sues Google
The Republican National Committee (RNC) is suing Google, alleging the tech giant intentionally diverted millions of RNC emails to the spam folders of supporters and potential donors to throttle its political speech. Read the complaint filing here.
The People's Big Tech Victory, and 'Measuring Happiness' (Podcast)
A victory for free speech and The People with Elon Musk's Twitter coup, a questionable case of private Facebook messages being monitored allegedly by the FBI, and Gallup on how you measure happiness.
