Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has some thoughts about the potential TikTok ban — namely that it doesn’t address the broader social media privacy concerns at hand:
I think a lot of this is putting the cart before the horse because our first priority should be in protecting your ability to exist without social media companies harvesting and commodifying every single piece of data about you.
In an announcement, Indeed CEO Chris Hyams says the jobs listing company is cutting around 2,200 jobs across all departments, marking yet another tech business impacted by the rough economy.
Hyams said he takes “sole accountability” for the move, and states that he’ll be taking a 25 percent cut in base pay:
With future job openings at or below pre-pandemic levels, our organization is simply too big for what lies ahead... We have held out longer than many other companies, but the revenue trends are undeniable. So I have decided to act now.
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While the Musk-owned Boring Company originally planned on creating a 29-mile underground transportation system in Las Vegas, a new proposal spotted by TechCrunch indicates that the company wants to more than double it in size. The proposed plan maps out a 65-mile-long system with 69 stations located near more retailers, casinos, and even residential areas.
