Mark Zuckerberg craves one metric more than any other: engagement, the statistic that tracks how long social media users spend scrolling, clicking, commenting, and viewing ads. More engagement, more profit. The Meta CEO will do almost anything to keep users online for an extra two minutes – even, it seems, surrender his websites to a flood of fake news.On Tuesday, Zuckerberg announced that his company plans to fire its US factcheckers and weaken its ability to moderate disinformation on Facebook, Instagram, ...

Meta is reportedly killing its DEI programs — just days after CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the tech giant would no longer restrict speech on its popular social media platforms.The Facebook, Instagram and Threads parent said it will no longer take the controversial Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies into consideration before hiring, training and picking suppliers, Axios reported Friday. According to a memo sent by Janelle Gale, vice president of human resources, the company said it was pivoting a ...

Lake City, Colo., Jan. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beazer Homes and Green Builder Media have partnered to build three show homes, which will be available for tours throughout IBS/KBIS 2025, February 24–28. (The models are located in Henderson, Nev., and are open seven days a week. Hours are from 10 am–6 pm all days except for Monday, which is 1–6 pm.)  Come experience in person how production home building has crossed the Rubicon to fabulous market-rate homes built to the country’s most respected energy-ef ...

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firm of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP announces that purchasers or acquirers of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) securities between November 2, 2023 and October 30, 2024, inclusive (the "Class Period"), have until March 10, 2025 to seek appointment as lead plaintiff of the Regeneron class action lawsuit.  Captioned Radtke v. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., No. 25-cv-00145 (S.D.N.Y.), the Regeneron class action lawsuit charges Regeneron and c ...

Meta's DEI Rollback and Employee Reaction - Meta announced the rollback of its DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) initiatives, leading to significant internal criticism [1][2] - Over 390 employees reacted with a teary-eyed emoji to the internal post announcing the changes, while 200 reacted with a shocked emoji and 195 with an angry emoji [2] - Employees expressed disappointment, with comments such as "This is unfortunate disheartening upsetting to read" and "What happened to the company I joined all those years ago" [2][4] Changes to Content Moderation Policies - Meta's decision to roll back DEI initiatives follows changes to its content moderation policies, including the elimination of third-party fact-checkers in favor of a community notes model [2][5] - The updated guidelines allow users to make allegations of mental illness or abnormality based on gender or sexual orientation, citing political and religious discourse [3] Internal Criticism and Leadership Response - Meta's VP of HR, Janelle Gale, stated that the term DEI has "become charged" and is seen by some as suggesting preferential treatment, leading to the decision to eliminate DEI-focused teams [4][5] - Employees criticized the move, with one stating, "I am ashamed to work for a company which so readily drops its apparent morals because of the political landscape in the US" [4] - Another employee expressed concern that the changes "go against what we as a company have tried to do to protect people who use our platforms" [4]

Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2024.Meta on Friday told employees that its plans to end a number of internal programs designed to increase the company's hiring of diverse candidates, the latest dramatic change ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's second White House term.Janelle Gale, Meta's vice president of people, made the announcement on the company's Workplace internal ...

On Thursday, Precision BioSciences Inc.’s DTIL partner iECURE reported clinical efficacy and safety data in the first patient dosed with ECUR-506 in the Phase 1/2 OTC-HOPE study.ECUR-506 is iECURE’s in vivo gene insertion program designed to treat neonatal-onset Ornithine Transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency. It utilizes a PCSK9-specific ARCUS nuclease, licensed from Precision, that enables the insertion of a functional copy of the OTC gene.Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency is a rare genetic condition that ...

U.S. stocks traded lower toward the end of trading, with the Nasdaq Composite falling over 400 points on Friday.The Dow traded down 1.19% to 42,129.32 while the NASDAQ dipped 1.16% to 19,252.53. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 1.10% to 5,853.26.Check This Out: How To Earn $500 A Month From Synovus Financial Stock Ahead Of Q4 EarningsLeading and Lagging SectorsEnergy shares rose by 0.6% on Friday.In trading on Friday, information technology shares tumbled by 2.1%.Top HeadlineDelta Air Lines, Inc. DAL report ...

Video game retailer GameStop Corporation GME is a widely followed stock, but the company hasn’t hosted earnings conference calls in recent years.That could change in 2025 based on a new report and a company job posting.What Happened: The latest quarterly report saw GameStop end the quarter with $4.6 billion in cash. Investors and analysts want to know if the money will be used for acquisitions or investments (i.e., stocks and cryptocurrency).Reporter Charles Gasparino, who is a Fox Business host, suggests t ...

Macy’s on Thursday named 66 stores it plans to close this year.  The slew of "non-go-forward" locations that Macy’s said will permanently close are spread across 22 states, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington. The closures stem from the "Bold New Chapter" initiative the retailer has been implementing since last ...