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☆ A tiny Italian village wants to fast-track Americans unhappy with the election into buying an entire home for 1 euro
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementA small town in Italy is offering homes for 1 euro to attract Americans amid the recent election cycle. Ollolai's initiative is part of Italy's broader "Case a 1 euro" program started in the 2010s. There is also an option for digital nomads to work there for a month for only 1 euro. Ollolai started offering 1-euro homes in 2018, but other towns, like Sicilian commune Gangi, started giving away vacant houses in 2015. But if you don't want to commit fully to moving across the ocean, a redirect from the Ollolai website luring potential buyers offers an option for digital nomads.

Persons: Ollolai, Francesco Columbu, Columbo, Donald Trump, Ollolai isn't Organizations: Italian National Institute of Statistics, Business, CNN Locations: Italy, Sardinia, Italian, Europe

☆ How Alaska Airlines used AI to save over 1.2 million gallons of jet fuel
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Matthew S. Smith | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Alaska Airlines partnered with Air Space Intelligence to use an AI tool that suggests flight routes. While Air Space Intelligence developed the Flyways AI Platform, it did so in close cooperation with the airline's stakeholders. AI in actionThe partnership between Alaska Airlines and Air Space Intelligence began with a learning period for both organizations. ASI's staff shadowed the airline's dispatchers to learn how they worked, while Alaska Airlines learned more about how a machine-learning algorithm could be used to route traffic. While that might seem low, those accepted routes helped reduce Alaska Airlines' fuel consumption by more than 1.2 million gallons in 2023, according to the airline's annual sustainability report.

Persons: —, We've, they're, Pasha Saleh, Flyways, Saleh, Phillip Buckendorf, Buckendorf, Andreessen Horowitz Organizations: Alaska Airlines, Air Space Intelligence, Service, Space Intelligence, Alaska Airlines . Alaska Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, ASI, IBM DOS, Airlines, Air, US Air Force Locations: Alaska, Boston, Denver, Poland, Washington, DC

☆ A man hid 5 boxes across the US with more than $2 million worth of treasure inside
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementJon Collins-Black has hidden five treasure chests across the US for a public hunt. Now, he's hidden five treasure boxes in locations around the US — and he wants people to find them. He wrote all the clues one needs to find these treasure chests into a book, "There's Treasure Inside." AdvertisementAll five treasure chests are also puzzle boxes, Collins-Black said — but if one finds the chest, instructions are placed with it outlining how to open the boxes, so people don't have to destroy them. "I don't have this desire for me to be long gone, and they're to be the 'Legend of the John Collins-Black treasures,'" he said.

Persons: Jon Collins, Collins, Black, they'll, George, Forrest Fenn, —, John Collins Organizations: BI, Collins Locations: California, Rocky

☆ Patrick Schwarzenegger says the upcoming third season of 'The White Lotus' is 'insane'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementPatrick Schwarzenegger spoke to Business Insider about season three of "The White Lotus." Patrick Schwarzenegger can sum up season three of "The White Lotus" in one succinct phrase: "Absolutely fucking insane." Season one was set in Hawaii, while season two took place in Sicily, Italy. Details remain under wraps, but the cast includes Schwarzenegger, "Fallout" actor Walton Goggins, Blackpink member Lisa, and returning "White Lotus" star Natasha Rothwell. While fans eagerly await more crumbs of information about season three of "The White Lotus," Schwarzenegger is looking forward to spending time with his friends and family — and enjoying an espresso martini or two.

Persons: Patrick Schwarzenegger, Schwarzenegger, Mike White's, Walton Goggins, Lisa, Natasha Rothwell, who's, Goggins, Ketel Organizations: HBO, Ketel Locations: Thailand, Hawaii, Sicily, Italy

☆ Italian village offers $1 homes to Americans upset by the election result
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

He says he loves the United States and is convinced Americans are the best people to help revive his community. “We can’t of course ban people from other countries to apply, but Americans will have a fast-track procedure. We are betting on them to help us revive the village, they are our winning card. In 2018, as first reported by CNN, the town hall started selling dilapidated empty homes for one euro. “The village remains half empty, we still have about 100 unoccupied cheap homes potentially on sale, ready to move in.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Ollolai, It’s, it’s, “, Francesco Columbu, ”, Roberto Tangianu, Columbu, he’s, Francesco Columbo, ” Columbo, cortes apertas, Casu Fiore Organizations: CNN, ” Locations: Sardinia, Italy, United States, Ollolai

☆ Nearly 40% of young Americans get their news from influencers. Many of them lean to the right, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Young American adults are increasingly getting their news from social media influencers, a majority of whom are men and lean to the right, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center. On Facebook, there were three times as many explicitly conservative news influencers (39% to 13%), and on Instagram conservatives outnumbered liberals, 30-25%. “Many Republicans have long believed that social media sites censor conservative viewpoints. Social media influencers differ from trained journalists in how they report facts, often weaving their own views into current events or presenting opinions as reportable facts. The gender gap was found across most social media platforms, including YouTube, Facebook, X, and Instagram, where men outnumbered women two to one.

Persons: New York CNN —, “, influencers ”, Joe Rogan, Alex Cooper, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, ” Galen Stocking, ” Pew, influencers, they’ve, Trump, Pew, TikTok, Elon Musk, Bluesky Organizations: New, New York CNN, New York CNN — Young, Pew Research Center, Pew, “, Trump, Facebook, Republicans, Social, YouTube Locations: New York, influencers, Beijing

☆ Sabre-toothed ‘kitten’ mummy unearthed in Siberia is first of its kind
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —A mummified ice age cub from Siberia is the first known mummy of a sabre-toothed cat, and its discovery is generating ripples of excitement among paleontologists. A, B and C reveal views of the mummified Homotherium latidens specimen: A is a thumb claw; B a second digit claw; and С a plantar view. However, the mummy also showed that sabre-toothed cubs differed dramatically from modern lion cubs of a similar age, Lopatin said. Its coat was darker, and its ears were smaller than those of lion cubs; it had longer forelimbs, a larger mouth opening and a more massive neck. Its paw is also more circular than that of a lion cub; in fact, its shape more closely resembles the paw of a bear, Tseng added.

Persons: Alexey V, “, ” Lopatin, Lopatin, leo, Jack Tseng, ”, Tseng, it’s, ” Tseng, ” Mindy Weisberger, С . Organizations: CNN, Russian Academy of Sciences, University of California, Scientific Locations: Siberia, Moscow, Asia, Netherlands, Canadian Yukon, Yakutia, Russia, Yakutia’s, Berkeley

☆ 1 in 5 Americans get their news from social media influencers
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Kristian Burt | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Getty ImagesAbout 1 in 5 Americans say they regularly get their news from "news influencers" on social media, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. Social media site X remained the most popular, with 85% of influencer respondents reporting they were on the site. Risk of misinformationQuestions around the influence of independent social media creators on politics erupted prior to and after the presidential election. Both candidates utilized social media to reach younger voters, most notably when President-elect Donald Trump appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast and Vice President Kamala Harris joined the "Call Her Daddy" podcast — both podcasts with large followings on social media. Network interviews in recent elections have tended to be more combative than those conducted on independent podcasts or social media accounts, Darr said.

Persons: Galen Stocking, influencers, Basil Smikle, Smikle, Pew, Instagram, TikTok, Donald Trump, Joe Rogan's, Kamala Harris, Alex Cooper, Joshua Darr, Darr, Alaina, it's, Hurricane Helene, Wood, Joe Rogan, Matteo Recanatini, he's, That's, MAGA, Recanatini Organizations: Pew Research Center, CNBC, Democratic, Columbia, YouTube, Pew, Facebook, US, Republican, Trump National Doral, Getty Locations: Syracuse, Tennessee, Trump National Doral Miami, Miami , Florida

☆ Inside the conservative hunt for partisans in the federal government before Trump takes over
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Steve Contorno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The requests were like thousands of others sent in the past two years by Trump-allied groups seeking to identify perceived partisans within the federal government. Dominic Gwinn/AFP/Getty Images/FileHowell estimates his group has submitted around 65,000 requests to federal agencies under the Freedom of Information Act, a law that governs public access to records produced by the government. Timothy D. Easley/AP/FileTrump as a candidate vowed to reinstate a 2020 executive order known as Schedule F, which gave him power to commence mass firings of federal employees who could be impediments to his agenda. America First Policy Institute also has close ties to Trump’s transition. However, it so far has not published a list of federal employees for the Trump administration to target, though Howell did not rule it out.

Persons: CNN —, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Trump, “, ”, Mike Howell, “ We’ve, Dominic Gwinn, Howell, Tom Jones, Jones, ” Jones, Timothy D, Linda McMahon, McMahon, “ Trump, ” Everett Kelley, “ It’s, ” Howell, Rene Marsh Organizations: CNN, Department of Transportation, Trump, White, Heritage Foundation, National Conservative Conference, Getty, Policy Institute, American, Foundation, Department of Homeland Security, Democratic, Capitol Hill, Policy, Easley, America, Small Business Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, The Department of Transportation, EPA, American Federation of Government Employees Locations: Washington ,, AFP, Bardstown , Kentucky

☆ As sources say Trump could deport undocumented Chinese first, Asian American groups rush to prep
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Asian American organizations say they are scrambling, but not completely surprised, over President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promise of mass deportations. Bethany Li, executive director of the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, said that the targeting of the Chinese community has long been foreshadowed. We saw this post-9/11 with Muslim and South Asian men being detained and some deported.”A spokesperson for the Trump campaign did not respond to a request for comment. “It’s another way of casting our community as an enemy,” Li said of Trump’s immigration platform. With questions looming over the implementation of Trump’s campaign promises, Yoo said that it’s important for vulnerable communities to stand in solidarity.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, Bethany Li, “, ”, “ They’re, ” Trump, ” Jo, Ann Yoo, Yoo, “ We’ve, ” Yoo, I’ve, ’, Li, ” Li, Biden, Liu Pengyu, ” Liu, “ We’re Organizations: NBC, Asian American Legal Defense, Education Fund, China Initiative, Biden, Asian American Federation, Immigration, Migration Policy Institute, Trump, Embassy, Washington , D.C, NBC News Locations: China, United States, New York, U.S, Washington ,, “ China

☆ Storing too many digital items on your devices could be a sign of a disorder, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But if your device is filled with too much digital clutter, it could be affecting your mental health and productivity, experts say. But sometimes, the common behavior can tip over into a disorder that more researchers are trying to understand: digital hoarding. Here’s how to ease up on digital clutter and know when you might be displaying signs of a disorder, according to experts. “Digital clutter is just as stressful as actual clutter in our physical world,” she said. A digital hoarding disorder will be fueled by a persistent urge to save digital information, rather than a “preference” to store that is more flexible, he added.

Persons: ”, Susan Albers, “, Albers, Emanuel Maidenberg, UCLA’s David, Maidenberg, Sanjaya Saxena, Saxena, ” Albers, decluttering, “ it’s Organizations: CNN, Cleveland Clinic, UCLA’s, UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Behavioral Therapy Locations: Ohio, United States, Boston

☆ Fingerprint from decades-old taxi application led to arrest in 1978 cold case double murder
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A fingerprint on a decades-old taxi application led to the arrest of a man accused of fatally shooting two people and leaving their bodies along a Massachusetts roadway in 1978, officials said. Investigators determined that the print on the car was from Joley's left thumb, the district attorney said. The district attorney said the case now has "renewed hope." An autopsy determined they each suffered multiple gunshot wounds, the district attorney said. Harnish was "known as a quiet, polite young man," the district attorney said.

Persons: Timothy Scott Joley, Theresa Marcoux, Mark Harnish, Anthony Gulluni, Theresa A, Mark, Joley, It's, Gulluni, Timothy Joley, Joley's, Marcoux, Harnish Organizations: Hampden, Facebook, Hampden District, Springfield police, Investigators, West Springfield Police, Dodge, Riverdale Locations: Massachusetts, Clearwater , Florida, West Springfield, Springfield, Pinellas, Jail, Hampden, Riverdale

☆ The election proved the media is in crisis. Here’s what it needs to do to regain its relevance
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Brian Stelter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

What can news outlets do to regain trust and appeal to new audiences without alienating existing readers and viewers? For the past week, CNN’s media team has been receiving feedback from readers of the Reliable Sources newsletter. Mainstream media outlets have been losing public trust for decades, particularly among Republicans, but also among Democrats and independents. Maybe, CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan commented last week, the media collectively spent “too much time obsessing about polling (where did that get us?) As long as President-elect Donald Trump keeps repeating lies and raising controversies, the press will be seen as a hostile force by many Trump voters.

Persons: New York CNN — Donald Trump’s, Kamala Harris, “, ”, Greg Gutfeld, Sean Hannity, ” Elon Musk, Harris, Donie O’Sullivan, MAGA, it’s, TheWrap’s Sharon Waxman, Donald Trump, They’re, Joe Rogan’s, Charlie Warzel, Rachel Karten, “ Trump, Tim Graham, Arlie Russell Hochschild, Vox, Lulu Garcia, Navarro, Buck, Richard Stengel, Andrew Morse, “ It’s, Will Bunch, there’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, ” Fox, Trump, Media, ABC News, Nielsen, CNN, News, Civic Health, Media Research Center, ” New York Times, Atlanta, Philadelphia Locations: New York, Washington, York, U.S

On the day after the election, Nov. 6, X experienced its largest user exodus since Elon Musk bought the platform in 2022. NBC News spoke to six people who have joined or committed to using Threads and Bluesky in place of X after the election because of Musk. In the past five days, Wurtz said people she used to follow on X have started to trickle over to Threads. “I have a private personal account for friends and family and a public account for Taylor Swift, so nobody drowns in my Taylor Swift content,” Polo said. Currently, X users can go to the site’s settings and opt out.

Persons: Elon Musk, Don Lemon, Donald Trump, Musk, Kara Wurtz, Louis, ” Wurtz, “, I’m, Wurtz, Wurtz isn’t, Adam Mosseri, Bluesky, ”, Mosseri, David Carr, X, Polo, Swifties, Taylor Swift, ” Polo, Elon, Rory Mir, ” Mir, José Vilson, “ I’m, ” Laura Sell, Sell, “ It’s, Micah Lee, Dr, Jorge Caballero, ” Caballero, it’s Organizations: Elon, Guardian, NBC, Trump, Twitter, NBC News, Bluesky, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Duke University Press Locations: Similarweb, United States, Canada, Bluesky

☆ Trump's election victory put TikTok's astrology community into a meltdown
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Astrology TikTok creators predicted a Harris win, and they're now facing questions. "You see people who are really, really frustrated and who feel betrayed." Many astrology TikTok accounts predicted a Harris win based on her chart, Semafor reported. While young men have migrated toward Joe Rogan and Logan Paul, astrology TikTok is more likely to have seen an influx of women. AdvertisementSara Walka, the founder of the holistic self-help business The Sisters Enchanted and who teaches astrology, told BI the community is very resilient.

Persons: Harris, —, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Jess Rauchberg, Astrologists, Nick Grigolia, Maren Altman, Julia Kelley, Semafor, Dayna Lynn Nuckolls, HuffPost, Nuckolls, Rachel Lang, Lang, Rauchberg, you've, Joe Rogan, Logan Paul, They're, Sara Walka, Walka Organizations: Service, Market Research, Trump, Agora Locations: TikTok, Greece, Rome

☆ Nearly 216,000 job seekers had their personal data left unsecured on a tech recruiter's database, a security researcher says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It's unclear if any unauthorized parties accessed the exposed data. AdvertisementFowler on Monday published his security report indicating that Alltech left its database of job candidate information unsecured without a password. That left the personal identifying information of about 216,000 tech job candidates exposed. It's unclear why Alltech collected job seekers' Social Security or passport information. Fowler said job candidates should be "skeptical" of recruiters who ask for personal information as a condition of applying for a job.

Persons: —, Jeremiah Fowler, Fowler, Alltech, hasn't, Justin Miller, Miller Organizations: Service, Security, Alltech Consulting, Business, LinkedIn, Secret Service, University of Tulsa, Social, lloydlee Locations: New Jersey

☆ TikTok and its owner ramped up their hiring from China, even as Congress raised national security concerns
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

669 of the 1,089 approved US H-1B hires for TikTok and ByteDance in that fiscal year were from China. The hiring occurred as US officials raised concerns about TikTok's ties to China. Only 12% of all approved fiscal year 2023 H-1B applications were for Chinese nationals, compared to 61% of TikTok and ByteDance's approved applications. AdvertisementEven as TikTok has taken steps to downplay its association with China, its owner, ByteDance, continues to operate in the US. The company has also used TikTok's Chinese sister app, Douyin, as a testing ground for features that ultimately end up on TikTok.

Persons: —, ByteDance, US Sen, Tom Cotton, Cotton, Alejandro Mayorkas, ByteDance's, China TikTok, TikTok, Trump Organizations: TikTok, Service, Companies, Citizenship, Immigration Services, Business, US Data Security, Chinese Communist Party, US, Homeland, India, National Intelligence Locations: China, Beijing, ByteDance, California, Taiwan, Canada, Vietnam

☆ Archaeologists locate centuries-old battle site in Iraq using declassified spy satellite images
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Archaeologists have identified the site of an ancient battle in what is now Iraq by comparing historical accounts with declassified images from US spy satellites. Despite the fact that the battle marked a significant victory for Arab Muslims and enabled their expansion beyond Arabia, its precise location was not previously known. A map shows the newly discovered location of al-‘Udhayb and al-Qadisiyyah in southwestern Iraq — as well as the wall/canal linking the two sites — and the likely location of the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah. The Battle of al-Qadisiyyah saw a smaller Arab Muslim army defeat a much larger force from the Sasanian Empire, which dominated the region. After a few failed attempts, this was their “first really significant victory” in attempts to expand beyond Arabia, Deadman said.

Persons: Deadman, “, ” Deadman, Udhayb, ”, Qadisiyyah Organizations: CNN —, Durham University, University of Al, Geological Survey, Survey, CNN, Iraq —, ESA Locations: Iraq, United Kingdom, Qadisiyah, Arabia, Kufa, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Najaf Governorate, al

☆ 3 individuals who turned their reselling side hustles into full-time gigs share their strategies for finding profitable products
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

BI has spoken with entrepreneurs who make money buying and reselling items on sites like eBay. AdvertisementBusiness Insider has spoken with a handful of individuals who have had so much success reselling items as a side hustle that they quit their day jobs to do it full-time. Richard S. advises looking at what is selling well by browsing the "sold items" section of your category on eBay for 30 minutes a day. In the reselling business, "it doesn't matter what I think is cool," he said. Richard S. inside his vintage clothing store, The Spot, in Coral Springs, Florida.

Persons: —, Richard S, curating, Kendall VanGilder, Antonia Wade He, Val Zapata, VanGilder, Zapata, Val Zapata Richard S, Ralph Lauren, he's, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, she'll, I'd, He's Organizations: eBay, Service, Nike Locations: Lululemon, Germany, Coral Springs , Florida

☆ Choose hope. Studies show people are better than you think
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Jessica Dulong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Elites who want to ensure the status quo are well served by a population that believes things can’t get any better. Zaki: Cynicism is harmful for individuals’ overall health. Zaki: Cynicism gets treated as smart and socially savvy when it’s actually quite naive. People think, “Yeah, cynicism feels bad, but it’s the price of being right.” In fact, cynics often get things wrong. But when we lose sight of hope, cynicism drags down civic engagement.

Persons: Jamil Zaki, “ Hope, ” Zaki, Cynics, Zaki, Martin Luther King Jr, autocrats, —, Vern Evans, it’s, cynics, It’s, preciously, We’re, I’ve, Hope, “, Jessica DuLong, ” Organizations: CNN, Stanford University, Stanford Social Neuroscience, Central Publishing, General Social Survey, Elites, Vern Evans CNN Locations: Brooklyn , New York

☆ Mark Zuckerberg isn't personally liable for any harm caused to children by Facebook and Instagram, judge says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A federal judge said Mark Zuckerberg is not personally liable in over two dozen lawsuits. AdvertisementA federal judge said Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is not personally liable in over two dozen lawsuits accusing his company of causing social media addiction in children. Plaintiffs said that Meta knew Instagram and Facebook posed health risks to its users, especially children. The court's ruling comes as world leaders crack down on some social media companies over claims that they are addictive to children and teens. AdvertisementIn Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this week announced plans to introduce a law banning children under 16 from having social media accounts.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Instagram, —, Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, Plaintiffs, Zuckerberg, TikTok, Anthony Albanese, Antigone Davis, Previn Warren Organizations: Facebook, Service, Associated Press, Meta, Business, Motley Rice LLC, Big Tech, Google Locations: California

Major League Baseball and the Atlanta Braves have raised issues with the reorganization plan and future viability of Diamond Sports Group, the country's largest owner of regional sports networks, according to a Friday bankruptcy court filing. The filing noted that both MLB and the Braves have a vested interest in Diamond Sports succeeding with a reorganization plan, but they are not convinced that the one currently proposed is viable. Meanwhile, Diamond will seek approval of its reorganization plan from a U.S. bankruptcy judge on Thursday. The Friday objection does not mean that the Braves have turned away from Diamond for their regional media rights. On Friday, the Cincinnati Reds said they would exit their regional sport network owned by Diamond, according to a court filing.

Persons: Diamond didn't, Diamond, FanDuel, John Malone's, Malone Organizations: Major League Baseball, Atlanta Braves, Diamond Sports Group, Braves, MLB, Sports, Diamond Sports, Amazon, Bally Sports, Atlanta Braves Holdings, John Malone's Liberty Media, Liberty Media, Diamond, Louis Cardinals, Miami Marlins, Cincinnati Reds

☆ Googlers poke fun at a policy against making election memes — by making memes
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

There's just one problem: they aren't allowed to make political posts, so they're being creative. As the 2024 US election unfolded, Googlers have taken to the company's internal message board — a meme generator named Memegen — to express their feelings. One of the top Memegen posts on Wednesday was a picture of a fake newspaper named "The Memegen," with the headline, "Nothing Happened. Related storiesTwo former Googlers built Memegen in 2010 as a way for employees to vent about work, life, and even their C-suite. Earlier this year, after employees used Memegen to share their thoughts on the war in Gaza, Google barred staff from making political posts, several employees told BI.

Persons: There's, Sundar Pichai, —, Raya, Sisu, Googlers, Breitbart, Donald Trump's, Sergey Brin Organizations: Google, Service, Business, BI Locations: Disney's, Gaza

☆ As Americans head to the polls, social media companies are in the spotlight
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +15 min

Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesWith Americans heading to the polls on Election Day, social media companies like Meta , TikTok, X and YouTube are under intense pressure to handle what's expected to be a flood of disinformation, heightened by the rise of artificial intelligence. The video amassed hundreds of thousands of views within hours after it was posted on Elon Musk's social media platform X. And TikTok failed to catch ads containing false election information despite its ban on political advertising, according to an October report from Global Witness. On Facebook and Instagram, Meta said it's adding fact-check labels to election content that's been debunked. In sharing dozens of posts a day on X, Musk regularly amplifies false election information to his more than 200 million followers.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald J, Beata Zawrzel, It's, Hillary Clinton, Meta, it's, aren't, Mark Zuckerberg, Celal, that's, Adam Mosseri, Mosseri, we've, National Intelligence Avril Haines, TikTok, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Tesla, Elon Musk, Carlos Barria Carlos Barria, Reuters X, Musk, Trump, YouTube Omar Marques, Evan Spiegel, Joe Scarnici, Brendan Mcdermid Organizations: Trump, Twitter, Nurphoto, Meta, YouTube, Russian, Democratic, Infrastructure Security Agency, FBI, National Intelligence, Elon, stoke, CNBC, NBC News, Global, Washington DC, Anadolu, Getty, Reuters, USA, Associated Press, Facebook, Instagram, Election, Democracy Works, TikTok's, AP, Republican, U.S, Madison, REUTERS, Lightrocket, Google, Snap Inc, Barker, Vote.org, NBC, Poynter Institute, Traders, New York Stock Exchange Locations: Russia, Iran, China, Pennsylvania, CISA, North Carolina, Dirksen, Washington, United States, U.S, PolitiFact, New York, Santa Monica , California, New York City

☆ Google curbs politics discussion among employees on U.S. Election Day
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Jennifer Elias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Google has been moderating and removing employees' internal election-related conversations, CNBC has learned. Despite the warnings, employees continued posting memes related to the election and criticizing the company's policies on Tuesday. The most recent leadership guidance shows the company is taking expanded action to temper internal political discussions. That includes through the company's Google Search, Google News and YouTube services. Google briefly shut down an internal message board this March after employees posted comments about the company's Nimbus contract.

Persons: Sundar Pichai, Pichai, Donald Trump Organizations: Google, CNBC, Tuesday's, Monday, YouTube, Republican, Amazon, U.S . National Labor Board Locations: Tuesday's U.S, U.S

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