Leaders of the Israeli cyber intelligence firm Cognyte this February celebrated their first day of trading on Nasdaq by ringing the stock exchange’s opening bell. In remarks beamed across a giant screen in New York’s Times Square, CEO Elad Sharon celebrated his company’s success, including nearly half a billion dollars …
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A Facebook whistleblower said that during her time at the company she “became increasingly alarmed by the choices the company makes prioritizing their own profits over public safety, putting people’s lives at risk.” Frances Haugen, a former product manager who worked on protecting the platform from election interference starting in …
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In the latest socially distanced episode of our Useful Idiots podcast, hosts Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper are joined by friends of the show Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti, of The Hill’s “Rising.” For Republicans Suck, Matt submits a clip of Jared Kushner that’s made the rounds for it’s repugnant …
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Nonconsensual porn, otherwise known as “revenge porn,” is a fairly widespread phenomenon, and research shows that its psychological effects can be devastating: according to one study, 80 to 93 percent of revenge porn survivors report struggling with paranoia, anger and shame after their nude photos or videos are posted without …
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