Amazon’s FTC Antitrust Suit Likely to Be Filed in September
The Federal Trade Commission is likely to sue Amazon.com Inc. later this month, capping a four-year antitrust investigation
2023-09-06 07:23
SoftBank’s Arm Seeks to Raise Up to $4.87 Billion in Anticipated IPO
SoftBank Group Corp.’s Arm Holdings Ltd. is planning to raise as much as $4.87 billion in the chip
2023-09-06 06:28
Fitch Braces for More ESG Bonds as Biodiversity Goes Mainstream
Bonds tied to biodiversity goals are on track for a record-setting year and this niche area of ESG
2023-09-06 04:56
NBA 2K24 Clothing Brands Revealed
The full list of NBA 2K24 clothing brands is here, featuring Jordan, Nike, Adidas, OVO, and more, as players get ready to hop into MyCAREER.
2023-09-06 04:20
4 million people enroll in Biden's SAVE student loan repayment plan ahead of payment restart
More than 4 million people have so far enrolled in President Joe Biden's new repayment plan, known as SAVE, which promises to lower their monthly bills as student loan payments are set to resume in October after a yearslong pandemic-related pause.
2023-09-06 03:22
NBA 2K24 Pre-Load Times
The NBA 2K24 pre-load times are all currently live, allowing players to pre-load NBA 2K24 on all Current and Next Gen platforms.
2023-09-06 03:18
Elon Musk vows to sue ADL for calling him antisemitic after he promoted antisemitic campaign on X
Elon Musk has threatened to sue the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for billions of dollars after quixotically blaming the Jewish rights organisation for spreading antisemitism on his social media platform X. The self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist”, who has amplified and reinstated neo-Nazi and far-right accounts since acquiring X, formerly known as Twitter, for $44bn last year blamed the ADL for “destroying” $22bn in the company’s value in a series of posts on Monday. “Since the acquisition, The ADL has been trying to kill this platform by falsely accusing it & me of being anti-Semitic,” Mr Musk wrote. He claimed that the site’s United States advertising revenue was down 60 per cent “primarily due to pressure on advertisers by ADL”. “If this continues, we will have no choice but to file a defamation suit against, ironically, the ‘Anti-Defamation’ League.” An ADL spokesperson told The Independent in a statement that it did not comment on legal threats, but added that Mr Musk was helping to boost a coordinated “Ban the ADL” campaign being waged by self-declared antisemites. “ADL is unsurprised yet undeterred that antisemites, white supremacists, conspiracy theorists and other trolls have launched a coordinated attack on our organisation. This type of thing is nothing new,” the ADL spokesperson said. “Such insidious efforts don’t daunt us. Instead, they drive us to be unflinching in our commitment to fight hate in all its forms and ensure the safety of Jewish communities and other marginalised groups.” Mr Musk’s threats to sue the ADL, a century-old NGO that describes itself as the “leading anti-hate organisation in the world”, were met with anger and disbelief from some commentators on X. “In his pursuit of some kind of utopian free speech universe, Elon Musk has turned Twitter / X into a free-for-all for Neo Nazis and White Extremists to unleash a torrent of unprecedented antisemitism and Jew hatred,” wrote Israeli human rights lawyer Arsen Ostrovsky. NYU professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat posted: “So it's the Jews manipulating others. Elon Musk that is so original!” Since Mr Musk’s takeover, advertisers have fled the platform or reduced their ad spend as hateful content was allowed to spread unchecked. Mr Musk, the world’s richest person with an estimated net wealth of $248bn, fired an estimated 80 per cent of its workforce, including most of its content moderators, and reinstated previously banned accounts. X’s US advertising revenue over a five-week period from April to May this year came to $88m, a 59 percent decrease from one year ago, according to the New York Times. In August, X filed a lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) after it published a report showing that moderators had failed to take action on 99 out of 100 examples of harmful content by verified “blue check” users that the organisation had flagged. “Musk is trying to ‘shoot the messenger’ who highlights the toxic content on his platform rather than deal with the toxic environment he’s created,” CEO Imran Ahmed said in a statement. “CCDH has no intention of stopping our independent research – Musk will not bully us into silence.” The Independent attempted to reach Mr Musk through X, Tesla and via a personal email address but did not hear back. Read More Elon Musk calls Burning Man ‘best art on Earth’ amid chaos that saw thousands stranded and one dead Elon Musk promotes transphobic content as hate speech surges on his far-right platform X threatens to sue researchers who accused Twitter of allowing ‘hate to prosper’ on platform
2023-09-06 00:45
Information theft is on the rise. People are particularly vulnerable after natural disasters
Information theft is on the rise
2023-09-05 23:45
Leo Messi sparks a surge in Major League Soccer subscription sign-ups
Soccer superstar Leo Messi's arrival in America has sparked a surge in ticket prices, apparel and now, streaming subscriptions.
2023-09-05 23:24
Math is hard — even for teachers. What if they conquered their math anxiety?
Helping teachers of young kids gain confidence in math could be one key to unlocking America’s post-pandemic math recovery
2023-09-05 23:22
How to watch every NFL game this season if you've ditched cable
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2023-09-05 22:53
Prosecutors in all 50 states urge Congress to strengthen tools to fight AI child sexual abuse images
The top prosecutors in all 50 states are calling on Congress to study how artificial intelligence can be used to exploit children through pornography, and come up with legislation to further guard against it
2023-09-05 22:18