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☆ TikTok is taking the US government to court in a showdown of free speech vs. national security
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . And the knock-on effects extend beyond TikTok, impacting everything from President Joe Biden's reelection campaign to Apple and Tesla . AdvertisementTikTok, Tyler Le/BIThe TikTok-US government fight pits two pillars of American society against each other: free speech and national security. 3 things in businessDeliormanli/Getty, Olivier Verriest/Getty, Andrei Akushevich/Getty, Tyler Le/BIIn other newsAdvertisementWhat's happening todayToday's earnings: Airbnb, Uber, and other companies are reporting .

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☆ Side hustles are becoming young people's safety net amid so much economic uncertainty
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . In today's big story, we're looking at why side hustles are all the rage these days . Call it “overemployed light,” but working side jobs for some extra income is en vogue, especially for young people. For as much energy as they put into eliciting change, they also view their job as… just a job.

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☆ Mark Zuckerberg has had quite the week
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In today's big story, we're recapping earnings from three tech giants: Meta, Apple, and Amazon. The big storyMeta's mega-winMark Zuckerberg is smiling: Its profit margins are much improved — and that's partly because of a shrinking headcount. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images ; Isabel Fernandez-Pujol/ BIMark Zuckerberg has had quite the week. It lost $16 billion on the Metaverse in 2023, and Zuckerberg indicated more pain for years to come.) Following the success of Meta's "Year of Efficiency," Zuckerberg said that the company may never go back to large-scale hiring.

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☆ Salesforce employees are not happy
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Paayal Zaveri | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

That said, there's plenty happening in tech news, from Salesforce layoffs to an unusual new perk for Meta employees. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Salesforce1. Employees aren't happy about how the cloud giant is handling its plan to cut 10% of its workforce. The cost-cutting did help Salesforce avoid a proxy battle for control of its board, as activist investors pushed for Salesforce to focus on efficiency. Read why Salesforce employees are upset at how the company is handling layoffs.

☆ Meta employees are bracing for possible layoffs as growth slows and spending on the metaverse soars
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In other news, Elon Musk visited Twitter HQ Wednesday holding an unexpected accessory and Meta employees are bracing for layoffs as metaverse spending soars. Social media is dividing us — just not in the way you'd think. The like-minded bubbles we live in on social media are the reason we're so divided, right? Maybe not, according to new research, which found that social media exposes us to people and ideas we wouldn't otherwise encounter, which leads to polarization. Company insiders say Netflix made some avoidable missteps with its kids shows and that an upcoming adult animated show has been canceled.

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