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x chief executive linda yaccarino is scheduled to testify along with the top bosses of meta, snap, tiktoking with the technology sector — more than 20,000 tech workers around the world have lost theirjob in the first month of this year. that is according to tracking website layoffs.fyi. google, microsoft, amazon and ebay are just some of the companies that have announced spending cuts. tom kang is a research director at technology market research firm counterpoint. earlier, he told me why leading companies in the tech industry are letting people go. it comes at a time where they are newly investing in al, so on the surface it looks like they are shifting from other technologies to ai, but underlying is the fact that the interest rate is very high, which is the cost of investment. so, they have to prioritise the investments now, and the other factor is that the global economy, contrary to the us economy, is not doing that well. so, big tech has to brace themselves for the market not receiving their products that well. so, this is an underlying factor of the global economy going down and in
x chief executive linda yaccarino is scheduled to testify along with the top bosses of meta, snap, tiktoking with the technology sector — more than 20,000 tech workers around the world have lost theirjob in the first month of this year. that is according to tracking website layoffs.fyi. google, microsoft, amazon and ebay are just some of the companies that have announced spending cuts. tom kang is a research director at technology market research firm counterpoint. earlier, he told me why...
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live coverage of the senate when >> witnesses include meta's mark zuckerberg and linda yaccarino of x. we join this in progress. >> -- some payment if on artificial intelligence and because of the negative impact on our kids' mental health. wilt progresses. mr. zuckerberg, i want to come to you. we have just had senator blumenthal and i, of course, have had some internal documents andd e-mails that have come our way. one of the things that really concerned me is that you referred to your young users in terms of their lifetime value. being roughly $270 per teenager. and each of you should be looking at these kids, their t-shirts they're wearing today say i'm worth more than $270. we've got some standing up -- [applause] in those t-shirts. now, and some of the children from our state, some of the children, the parents that we have worked with just to think whether it is becca schmidt, david molluck, emily shote, would you say that life is o8úny worth $270? if -- what could possibly lead you, i mean, i listen to that, i know you're a dad. i'm a mom. i'm a grandmom. how could you possibly
live coverage of the senate when >> witnesses include meta's mark zuckerberg and linda yaccarino of x. we join this in progress. >> -- some payment if on artificial intelligence and because of the negative impact on our kids' mental health. wilt progresses. mr. zuckerberg, i want to come to you. we have just had senator blumenthal and i, of course, have had some internal documents andd e-mails that have come our way. one of the things that really concerned me is that you referred to...
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the ceo of x, linda yaccarino, made her first ever testimony to congress. >> x is not a platform of choice for children and teens. we do not have adicated to chil. less than 1% of the u.s. users on x are between the ages of 13 and 17. >> now, the senate actually has a serious bill it's already written addressing many of these problems, but they're sitting on them. majority schumer and his office says they're more worried about getting the government funded an keeping it open. then they might get to some of these things. >> what they're describing there, the harmful things to children, already illegal. >> right. absolutely. you can't sexually exploit somebody. it's illegal. this is more about liability, opening up tiktok and facebook and others to lawsuits for people who were victimized. though the protections that those companies have currently is what made the internet grow. if you use the analogy gmail and microsoft outlook aren't responsible for some emails. >> right. >> they're protected. facebook and snapchat are protected from what people say on their services because they can't poss
the ceo of x, linda yaccarino, made her first ever testimony to congress. >> x is not a platform of choice for children and teens. we do not have adicated to chil. less than 1% of the u.s. users on x are between the ages of 13 and 17. >> now, the senate actually has a serious bill it's already written addressing many of these problems, but they're sitting on them. majority schumer and his office says they're more worried about getting the government funded an keeping it open. then...
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tech bosses including meta's mark zuckerberg and linda yaccarino of x have been accused of "having blood on their hands" by a powerul us senate committee in washington. the hearing was called as concerns rise about children's mental health and safety online. politicians say big tech companies are not doing enough to protect children from sexual exploitation. they have been debating tougher laws, and demanded executives explain what has been done so far. in his opening remarks, senator lindsay graham, the top republican on the committee, took aim at facebook founder and ceo, mark zuckerburg. mr zuckerberg, you and the companies before us, i know you don't mean it to be so, but you have blood on your you have a product that is killing people. and i use it, we all use it. there's an upside everything here. of the dark side has not been dealt with. it's now time to deal with the dark side because people have taken youridea dark side because people have taken your idea and they have turned it into a nightmare for the american people. they turned into a nightmare for the world at large. this w
tech bosses including meta's mark zuckerberg and linda yaccarino of x have been accused of "having blood on their hands" by a powerul us senate committee in washington. the hearing was called as concerns rise about children's mental health and safety online. politicians say big tech companies are not doing enough to protect children from sexual exploitation. they have been debating tougher laws, and demanded executives explain what has been done so far. in his opening remarks, senator...
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its new ceo linda yaccarino will testify. it's a good example of the fact he has to go through regulatory approvals through so many different bodies and agencies. with this it's the fda. with spacex it's the department of transportation and faa. with x it's members of congress. so, every time elon musk has to do something, he has to get through policymakers and his strange permit will make that tougher, which is why it's impressive they were able to get a lot of these permissions. >> i think you just made me a believer. sarah fisher, i was skeptical of poppy's belief in it, but sarah brought me all the way in. >> this is what i get for sitting next to him for three hours. >>> "cnn this morning" continues right now. >>> all eyes on the white house after three soldiers were killed by a drone strike. >> we will respond. we will strong strongly. >> we know these groups are supported by iran. therefore, they have their fingerprints on this. >> these militant groups are trying to start a war. we're trying to stop a war, not start o
its new ceo linda yaccarino will testify. it's a good example of the fact he has to go through regulatory approvals through so many different bodies and agencies. with this it's the fda. with spacex it's the department of transportation and faa. with x it's members of congress. so, every time elon musk has to do something, he has to get through policymakers and his strange permit will make that tougher, which is why it's impressive they were able to get a lot of these permissions. >> i...
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its new ceo linda yaccarino will testify. it's a good example of the fact he has to go through regulatory approvals through so many different bodies and agencies. with this it's the fda. with spacex it's the department of transportation and faa. with x it's members of congress. so, every time elon musk has to do something, he has to get through policymakers and h
its new ceo linda yaccarino will testify. it's a good example of the fact he has to go through regulatory approvals through so many different bodies and agencies. with this it's the fda. with spacex it's the department of transportation and faa. with x it's members of congress. so, every time elon musk has to do something, he has to get through policymakers and h
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yaccarino, elon must bees' pick to run -- musk's pick to run x.tified before congress. and tiktok's chief executive also be with here, he faced a grueling hearing here last year. we got our hands on zuckerberg's opening statement. he's going to highlight how facebook and instagram have new rules to protect kids online and call for legislation to give parents more control of what their kids see. also mention some safety features that facebook and instagram have roll ared out in the past couple of weeks. but he will downplay social media's role in the increase in mental health issues in kids saying mental health is a complex issue, and the existing body of scientific work hasn't shown a causal link between using social media and young people having worse mental health outcomes. of all the companies that will be here today, only one, snap, is publicly supporting the kids' online safety act. that's bipartisan legislation that two of the senators on the judiciary committee introduced. >> they need to be put on the spot, and all of them need to be asked
yaccarino, elon must bees' pick to run -- musk's pick to run x.tified before congress. and tiktok's chief executive also be with here, he faced a grueling hearing here last year. we got our hands on zuckerberg's opening statement. he's going to highlight how facebook and instagram have new rules to protect kids online and call for legislation to give parents more control of what their kids see. also mention some safety features that facebook and instagram have roll ared out in the past couple...
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shou chew, the ceo of tiktok, and linda yaccarino the ceo of x. i am disappointed that our other witnesses did not offer that same degree of cooperation. mr. citron, spiegel, and ms. ya carino are here pursuant to subpoenas. mr. citron only accepted service of subpoena after u.s. marshals were sent to discord. i hope this is not a sign of your commitment or lack of commitment to addressing the serious issue before us. after i swear in the witnesses, each witness will have five minutes to make an opening statement, and senators will ask questions in an opening round, each of seven minutes. i expect to take a short break at some point during questioning to allow the witnesses to stretch their legs. if anyone is in need of a break at any point, please let my staff know. before i turn to the witnesses, i'd also like to take a moment to acknowledge that this hearing has gathered a lot of attention as we expected. we have a large audience, the largest i've seen in this room today. i want to make clear as with other judiciary committee hearings, we ask p
shou chew, the ceo of tiktok, and linda yaccarino the ceo of x. i am disappointed that our other witnesses did not offer that same degree of cooperation. mr. citron, spiegel, and ms. ya carino are here pursuant to subpoenas. mr. citron only accepted service of subpoena after u.s. marshals were sent to discord. i hope this is not a sign of your commitment or lack of commitment to addressing the serious issue before us. after i swear in the witnesses, each witness will have five minutes to make...
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there's linda yaccarino of x as the social media chiefs are going to testify today on the hill, includingeta. tiktok's there as well. we're going to take a lot of that live. >> good. >> important day for the information economy in this country. >>> in the meantime, a lot more to get to on a busy day for rngsndheedn ck. don't go away. to duckduckgo on all your devie duckduckgo comes with a built-n engine like google, but it's pi and doesn't spy on your searchs and duckduckgo lets you browse like chrome, but it blocks cooi and creepy ads that follow youa from google and other companie. and there's no catch. it's fre. we make money from ads, but they don't follow you aroud join the millions of people taking back their privacy by downloading duckduckgo on all your devices today. the first time you connected your godaddy website and your store was also the first time you realized... well, we can do anything. cheesecake cookies? the chookie! manage all your sales from one place with a partner that always puts you first. (we did it) start today at godaddy.com at pgim, finding opportunity in fixe
there's linda yaccarino of x as the social media chiefs are going to testify today on the hill, includingeta. tiktok's there as well. we're going to take a lot of that live. >> good. >> important day for the information economy in this country. >>> in the meantime, a lot more to get to on a busy day for rngsndheedn ck. don't go away. to duckduckgo on all your devie duckduckgo comes with a built-n engine like google, but it's pi and doesn't spy on your searchs and duckduckgo...
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yaccarino.. thank you for coming on the show. i guess first of all explain how this legislation would work if passed. >> well, it is pretty simple. what we're trying to do is provide parents and kids the tools so they can discontents from the black box algorithms that drive bullying, eating disorders, suicidal self harm, all of the toxic content on the internet today giving back control over their online lives not only to children but tools to their parents and imposing accountability, that is responsibility so those big tech companies when they fail to mitigate or prevent harm. and final more transparency, all those algorithms people should know how they work and how they drive addictive content to kids. and lead them down to those dark rabbit holes that are so often destructive. >> senator, thank you for being with us. what are you hoping to hear from the tech ceos? >> do you expect pushback? >> we're going to hear a lot of verbiage, a lot of high tech bologna. and i think one of the purpose,
yaccarino.. thank you for coming on the show. i guess first of all explain how this legislation would work if passed. >> well, it is pretty simple. what we're trying to do is provide parents and kids the tools so they can discontents from the black box algorithms that drive bullying, eating disorders, suicidal self harm, all of the toxic content on the internet today giving back control over their online lives not only to children but tools to their parents and imposing accountability,...
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linda, how do you say your last name? >> yaccarino. >> do you support the erned act? strongly support the collaboration to raise industry -- >> no, do you support the erned. in english, do you support the erned act, yes or no. >> we look forward to supporting and continuing our conversations. as you can see -- >> the reason the rned act is important you can lose your protections when children are exploited and you didn't use best business practices. see the erned act means you have to earn production and you're give 10 no matter what you do so to the members of this committee it is now time to make sure that the people who are holding up the signs can sue on behalf of their loved ones. nothing will change until the courtroom door is open to victims of social media. $2 billion, mr. chew. what percentage is that of what you made last year? >> senator, it is a significant and increasing investment -- >> you pay taxes. 2% is what percent of your revenue? >> senator, we are not ready to share our financials in public. >> 2 billion sounds like a lot unless you make 100 bill
linda, how do you say your last name? >> yaccarino. >> do you support the erned act? strongly support the collaboration to raise industry -- >> no, do you support the erned. in english, do you support the erned act, yes or no. >> we look forward to supporting and continuing our conversations. as you can see -- >> the reason the rned act is important you can lose your protections when children are exploited and you didn't use best business practices. see the erned...
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linda -- how do you say your last name? >> yaccarino. >> you support the earn it act. >> we strongly support the -- >> no. no. no. in english, do support the earn it act. >> you can actually lose when you lose best business practices. you have to give it no matter what you do. so for the members of the committee, it is now time to say that the people holding up the signs can sue on behalf of their loved ones. nothing will change until the courtroom door is opened to victims of social media. what percentage is that of what you made last year? >> senator, it is a significant and increasing investment. >> 2% is what percent of your revenue? >> senator, we are not ready to share the financials and public. >> it is a lot if you make $100 billion. if you tell us you're going to spend $2 billion, great. how much do you make? it is all about eyeballs. our goal is to get eyeballs on you. this is not just on children. the damage being done, do you realize, mr. chew, that your tiktok representative in israel resigned yesterday? >> yes
linda -- how do you say your last name? >> yaccarino. >> you support the earn it act. >> we strongly support the -- >> no. no. no. in english, do support the earn it act. >> you can actually lose when you lose best business practices. you have to give it no matter what you do. so for the members of the committee, it is now time to say that the people holding up the signs can sue on behalf of their loved ones. nothing will change until the courtroom door is opened...