Facebook ending news sharing in Canada as new law forces payment to publishers

Facebook ending news sharing in Canada as new law forces payment to publishers

[ad_1] Meta Platforms said Thursday it would end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada after parliament approved legislation designed to compel internet giants to pay publishers for news. The legislation, known as the Online News Act, was approved by the Senate upper chamber earlier on Thursday and is expected to be formally adopted shortly. “Today, we are …

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Samuel L. Jackson refuses to be replaced by AI in movies after he dies

Samuel L. Jackson refuses to be replaced by AI in movies after he dies

[ad_1] The ghost of Samuel L. Jackson won’t be haunting a theater near you. The 74-year-old actor recently shared that he does not approve of artificial intelligence using his likeness and makes sure to remove that possibility from all his contracts. The debate surrounding AI in movies was reignited this week with the release of Marvel’s latest series “Secret Invasion,” …

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Ina Garten’s Facebook hacked — to post Olive Garden recipe

Ina Garten's Facebook hacked — to post Olive Garden recipe

[ad_1] Chef Ina Garten’s Barefoot Contessa Facebook page was hacked last week, and it was kinda a big dill. Instead of the recipe for the 75-year-old culinarian’s signature “engagement chicken” or her roasted vegetable lasagna, someone shared instructions for a copycat Olive Garden chicken scampi. Twitter user Emily Pressman posted a screenshot of the hacked Facebook page to the social …

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TikTok Chief Operating Officer V Pappas stepping down

TikTok Chief Operating Officer V Pappas stepping down

[ad_1] TikTok Chief Operating Officer V. Pappas is stepping down after five years with the short-video company owned by China’s ByteDance, according to an email seen by Reuters on Thursday. In an email to staff, Pappas said they would be taking on an advisory role for the company during the transition. “Given all the successes reached at TikTok, I finally feel the time is right to move on …

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Mark Zuckerberg accepts Elon Musk’s cage fight: ‘Send me the location’

Mark Zuckerberg accepts Elon Musk's cage fight: 'Send me the location'

[ad_1] Mark Zuckerberg is ready for a throwdown. After Twitter owner Musk, 51, challenged the Facebook founder — who recently won his first amateur Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament — to a “cage match” this week, the 39-year-old said he’s game following months of back-and-forth on social media. Mark Zuckerberg, who just won his first amateur Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament, was challenged by Elon Musk to …

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FTC sues Amazon over Prime sign-up and cancellation process

FTC sues Amazon over Prime sign-up and cancellation process

[ad_1] The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday sued Amazon, alleging the e-commerce behemoth illegally deceived customers into signing up for its Prime program and then “sabotaged” their attempts to cancel. The federal agency claims Amazon violated the FTC Act and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act by using deceptive tactics — known as “dark patterns” — that pushed customers to …

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Microsoft workers willing to leave for rival firm: survey

Microsoft workers willing to leave for rival firm: survey

[ad_1] Microsoft employees are reportedly eyeing the exits in the wake of mass layoffs and other unpopular moves at the tech giant. Just 47% of Microsoft employees said they would remain at the company if they received a comparable job offer from another firm, according to the results of a leaked May internal survey called “Daily Signals.” The dismal figure …

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Elon Musk says he’s ‘up for a cage match’ with jiu-jitsu-trained Mark Zuckerberg

Elon Musk says he's 'up for a cage match' with jiu-jitsu-trained Mark Zuckerberg

[ad_1] Twitter owner Elon Musk said he is ready to throw down with Meta boss and noted martial arts enthusiast Mark Zuckerberg. Musk, 51, challenged the 39-year-old Facebook founder – who recently won his first amateur Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament – to a “cage match” after Zuckerberg’s Meta-owned Instagram reported plans to build a text-based social media platform to rival Twitter. …

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Elon Musk says terms like ‘cisgender’ are considered ‘slurs’ on Twitter

Elon Musk says terms like 'cisgender' are considered 'slurs' on Twitter

[ad_1] Elon Musk condemned the words “cis” and “cisgender” as “slurs” on Twitter after a user complained about receiving harassing messages from “trans activists” calling him “cissy.” “The words ‘cis’ or ‘cisgender’ are considered slurs on this platform,” Musk tweeted on Wednesday. “Repeated, targeted harassment against any account will cause the harassing accounts to receive, at minimum, temporary suspensions.” The …

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