The Fantasy Of The Dream Job Is Gone
Layoffs at some of the country’s most prestigious companies are the latest sign that no one’s job is ever really safe. View Entire Post ›
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew Appeared Before Congress And Now The Fan Edits Are Rolling In
Video collages and thirsty comments dedicated to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew have begun to pop up on the platform following the CEO’s testimony to Congress yesterday, when he spent five hours defending the platform in front of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. On TikTok, fan edits dedicated to the 40-year-old have declared him…
TikTok’s CEO Got Blasted By Both Sides During An Intense Congressional Hearing
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew faced a bipartisan grilling on Thursday as he appeared before the House Energy and Commerce Committee to address lawmakers’ concerns about the video sharing app, which has 150 million active users in the US. Of particular concern to the committee was the company’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, and its suspected…
Midjourney Allegedly Banned A Journalist After He Created AI Images Of Donald Trump Getting Arrested
Prosecutors in New York are thought to be on the brink of filing an indictment against Donald Trump over a hush money payment to former adult film star Stormy Daniels. It would mark the first time in US history that a president, past or present, would face criminal charges. Many are envisioning — some gleefully…
Midjourney Allegedly Banned A Journalist After He Created AI Images Of Donald Trump Getting Arrested
Prosecutors in New York are thought to be on the brink of filing an indictment against Donald Trump over a hush money payment to former adult film star Stormy Daniels. It would mark the first time in US history that a president, past or present, would face criminal charges. Many are envisioning — some gleefully…
Congress Wanted Me To Turn Over A Document About TikTok’s Links To China. Here’s Why I Refused.
Fellow journalists who have spoken to TikTok press representatives have told me that company reps open my emails requesting comment with trepidation. One journalist said a rep told them that invariably I’ll be asking them to comment on an internal policy, a leaked document, or a new feature they didn’t even know existed yet. And…
Congress Wanted Me To Turn Over A Document About TikTok’s Links To China. Here’s Why I Refused.
Fellow journalists who have spoken to TikTok press representatives have told me that company reps open my emails requesting comment with trepidation. One journalist said a rep told them that invariably I’ll be asking them to comment on an internal policy, a leaked document, or a new feature they didn’t even know existed yet. And…
I Tried 5 AirPod Dupes From Amazon, And One Is Pretty Decent
I lost my AirPods, and I simply refuse to pay to buy new ones. The latest third-generation AirPods — which are fantastic! I reviewed them! — start at $169. The older second-gen version is $120 (yes, there are sometimes deals online). These prices aren’t ridiculous; after all, they’re luxury products, and the price point is…
This Therapist Accidentally Gave Himself An Unfortunate Username On TikTok
Leezer, 30, a licensed clinical social worker in Chicago who runs his own private practice, created the TikTok less than a month ago to post videos about the kinds of things he focuses on with his clients: self-esteem, body image, anxiety. Then, last week, he got the comment on one of his videos. “In that…
The Battle For AI Supremacy Got Super Intense This Week, Risks Be Damned
No one has been able to shut up about artificial intelligence since OpenAI unleashed ChatGPT onto the world in November. But this week, there was so much AI chatter that even people who work in the field have been struggling to keep up. First, Google announced that it was sprinkling AI dust on Gmail, Google…
