Stripe announced today they are laying off 14% of their staff to prepare for \"leaner times\" at the company.
Go deeper →A coalition of civil rights groups met with the freshly minted Twitter owner Elon Musk to discuss credibility and misinformation concerns on Tuesday. Today, they called for further action from advertisers and investors to encourage Musk to commit to content moderation policies on the platform.
Go deeper →The family of Gabby Petito, who was killed by her fiancé Brian Laundrie, has sued the city of Moab, Utah's police department. The family claims that the police department failed to save Petito after they let the couple continue on their way after investigating a domestic violence incident. The city of Moab maintained that officers followed protocol and couldn't have predicted that Laundrie would kill Gabby weeks later.
NBA star Kyrie Irving shared a link to an anti-semitic documentary last week on his social media. Irving and the rest of the team members have pledged to donate $500,000 each to organizations and causes that work to \"eradicate hate.\"
Go deeper →US Embassy officials met with Brittney Griner in Russia today. Griner is imprisoned in Russia on drug possession charges, and US officials are working on securing her release.
Go deeper →General Mills, Pfizer, and Audi are amongst the growing number of companies pausing advertising on Twitter until Elon Musk defines his content moderation policy to prevent hate speech and misinformation from propagating on the newly purchased platform, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal.
President Biden announced that 16 million student debt relief applications would be approved this week.
Go deeper →Paul Pelosi, the husband of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, has been released from the hospital after undergoing surgery to treat his injuries from being attacked by a man attempting to kidnap and assault his wife.
The date of the merger between HBO Max and Discovery Plus, which will be signified by the launch of the joint streaming service app, has been moved up from summer 2023 to spring 2023.
Go deeper →NASA's next attempt to launch the Artemis I mission will take place just before sunrise on November 14th.
Go deeper →Drug maker Teva will pay $500 million for its role in the opioid crisis at the conclusion of the long-running trial spearheaded by New York against drug companies for perpetuating and profiting from the opioid crisis.
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