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Researchers at the University of Vermont analyzed 1,000 TikTok videos under the most popular hashtags related to body image and eating Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images Under the bipartisan spending bill that passed both chambers of Congress on Friday, TikTok will be banned from government devices, underscoring the growing concern about the popular

Daniel Erichsen, founder of the Sleep Coach School Daniel Erichsen Daniel Erichsen spent about a decade as a sleep doctor, primarily seeing patients who were struggling with sleep apnea and insomnia. His career took a dramatic turn early last year, when he was fired from his hospital job in Oregon. Erichsen, 42, had stopped prescribing

In this article META Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Facebook parent Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a class action lawsuit that claimed the social media giant gave third parties access to user data without their consent. It is the “largest

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was released on $250 million bond while awaiting trial for fraud and other criminal charges, a New York federal judge ruled Thursday. Bankman-Fried stepped out of U.S. District Court in Manhattan, flanked by his parents, his legal team, and court security at 2:19 local time. The terms of his personal recognizance

Microsoft CEO Brad Smith participates in a meeting at The Westin Palace Hotel, on 20 May, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. Cezaro De Luca | Europa Press | Getty Images Microsoft on Thursday filed its response to U.S. regulators’ antitrust case attempting to block the software maker from buying video-game publisher Activision Blizzard, saying that the

China will introduce rules governing the use of deep synthesis technology in January 2023. Deepfakes, where artificial intelligence is used to manipulate images and videos, are a concern for Beijing as it ramps up control over online content. Fotografielink | Istock | Getty Images In January, China will introduce first-of-its-kind regulation on “deepfakes,” ramping up

In this article GOOGL GOOG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT CEO of Alphabet and Google Sundar Pichai during press conference at the Chancellery in Warsaw, Poland on March 29, 2022. Mateusz Wlodarczyk | Nurphoto | Getty Images More Google employees will be at risk for low performance ratings and fewer are expected to reach

FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried is escorted out of the Magistrate’s Court on December 21, 2022 in Nassau, Bahamas.  Joe Raedle | Getty Images FTX co-founder Gary Wang and former Alameda Research co-CEO Caroline Ellison both pleaded guilty to federal charges in the Southern District of New York, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a message

In this article MU Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Micron Technology headquarters in Boise, Idaho, March 28, 2021. Jeremy Erickson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Semiconductor maker Micron announced Wednesday that it would reduce its headcount by about 10% in 2023, in the latest example of a technology industry slowdown affecting employment. Shares of

In this article GOOG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT New England Patriots tight end Hunter Henry (85) celebrates his touchdown run against the Cleveland Browns during the third quarter at FirstEnergy Stadium, Oct. 16, 2022. Scott Galvin | USA Today Sports | Reuters The National Football League is finalizing a deal for the rights

Elon Musk Twitter page seen on mobile with his poll to step down as head of Twitter Yui Mok  | Pa Images | Getty Images Twitter owner and CEO Elon Musk is searching for a new chief executive of the company, sources told CNBC’s David Faber. Musk, who acquired the company for $44 billion in

Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates delivers his speech at the National Assembly on August 16, 2022 in Seoul, South Korea. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images The idea of becoming a grandparent is emotional for Bill Gates to even write about. “I started looking at the world through a new lens recently—when my

In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during the GeekWire Summit in Seattle on Oct. 5, 2021. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon‘s stock price has lost all of its pandemic-fueled gains, falling back to where it was trading when Covid-19 started shutting down the

In this article TWTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An image of new Twitter owner Elon Musk is seen surrounded by Twitter logos in this photo illustration in Warsaw, Poland on 08 November, 2022.  STR | Nurphoto | Getty Images On Sunday, Twitter’s new owner and CEO Elon Musk posted an informal poll of users of

Elon Musk Twitter account displayed on a phone screen and Twitter logo displayed on a screen in the background are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on November 22, 2022. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Twitter said it will no longer allow users to promote other social media accounts on

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (2nd L) is led away handcuffed by officers of the Royal Bahamas Police Force in Nassau, Bahamas on December 13, 2022.  Mario Duncanson | AFP | Getty Images FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried will no longer contest extradition to the U.S., an about-face just days after he was remanded

In this article CRM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Marlena Sloss | Bloomberg | Getty Images Salesforce co-CEO Marc Benioff told employees in a Slack message on Friday that the company’s newest hires aren’t being productive enough, and he asked for feedback as to why that’s the case. “Are we not building tribal knowledge

Binance’s Co-founder & CEO Changpeng Zhao has given several interviews discussing the outlook for cryptocurrency following a turbulent couple of weeks in the market. NurPhoto / Contributor / Getty Images Over a month after the collapse of FTX, investor concern over crypto exchange Binance isn’t fading. Binance’s native token, BNB, has fallen 15% in the

STR | Nurphoto | Getty Images The European Union on Friday threatened tech billionaire Elon Musk with sanctions after Twitter removed several journalists that report on him and the social media company. Vera Jourova, the European Commission’s vice president for values and transparency, said in a tweet that news of the “arbitrary suspension of journalists

In this article ADBE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Shantanu Narayen, CEO, Adobe Mark Neuling | CNBC Adobe shares rose 6% in extended trading on Thursday after the design software maker announced fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and guidance that exceeded analysts’ expectations. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: $3.60 per share, adjusted, vs. $3.50 per