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Meta hiring managers were allegedly instructed to remove “Remote” from job listings.Image: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images)The days of work-from-home could be dwindling for Meta employees. Hiring managers at the tech giant are reportedly no longer able to list jobs as remote as the company seemingly abandons its easy breezy work-from-home policy. Making the Facebook Papers PublicAs detailed by Insider, the hiring manager directive is only one example of Meta seemingly abandoning the remote work flexibility that made…

Frequent protesters stood in front of the Fox News building in New York City last month with signs citing court documents stemming from the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit.Photo: Michael M. Santiago (Getty Images)Fox News will be forced to defend its promotion of the “Big Lie” in court, as a Delaware judge ruled that a jury would need to decide whether there was “actual malice” in how the network let election disinformation loose upon its millions of viewers.William Shatner on Jeff BezosOn Friday, Delaware Superior Court…

The key figure in a hacker-for-hire scheme that targeted U.S. environmental activists and others is due to receive his prison sentence soon but, despite facing a potentially lengthy stint behind bars, he still won’t name the co-conspirators who hired him. Teenage Cybercrime Gang LAPSUS$ Strikes AgainAviram Azari, a private detective from Israel, is said to have played a key role in an array of illegal cyber campaigns that targeted a broad variety of victims for hacking and digital surveillance. Included among the ranks of…

As Disney creates worlds, so too can it destroy them. The happiest company/place on Earth no longer includes a dedicated metaverse division. Disney has cut its entire “next-generation storytelling and consumer-experiences unit,” according to a Tuesday Wall Street Journal report. 3 Technologies Set to Change the World in the Next 20 YearsIt’s an early glimpse into how the company intends to focus its planned layoffs of thousands of employees. Disney announced that it would slash 7,000 staff (approximately 3% of its total…

Twitter CEO and owner Elon Musk reportedly told employees the company is valued at $20 billion, though it would eventually be worth $250 billion.Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)Twitter owner Elon Musk may have let the cat out of the bag about Twitter’s current total worth. According to a Sunday report from The Wall Street Journal, Musk told employees some have received stock rewards based on a $20 billion valuation. Just a reminder, Musk bought the platform last year for $44 billion. At the time he first made that…

Former President Donald Trump appeared to suggest there could be “death and destruction” if he is indicted in the Stormy Daniels investigation. Trump, who called the investigation a “witch hunt” in a video posted to his Truth Social platform earlier this week, is once again trying to ramp up his supporters.Trump is under investigation for allegedly reimbursing his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, for a hush money payout of $130,000 to Stormy Daniels on the eve of the 2016 election. Daniels was allegedly paid for her silence…

The films under the alleged deal are expected to release sometime this year.Image: Arturo Holmes (Getty Images)Everybody’s favorite streaming service—no, not ad-free Netflix—is gearing up to become the next great studio coming to a cinema near you. Sources familiar with Apple’s business plans have revealed to Bloomberg that the company is spending $1 billion on its foray into film.The anonymous sources explained to Bloomberg that Apple has approached studios about a partnership to release some of the company’s titles in…

Apple has struggled to force its employees back into the office with its hybrid work plan, even though its employees have largely been antagonistic to the Cupertino company’s in-office working whims. Like we’re all back in grade school, Apple is just the next company that is reportedly taking attendance to make sure its staff are commuting at least three days a week to the office.Zoë Schiffer, the managing editor of the Platformer tech blog, tweeted Wednesday based on unnamed sources that Apple would use badge sign in…

Things haven’t been going well for Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform, or its parent media company, Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), for a while now. Yet still, circumstances seem to be worsening for the former president’s online venture. The numerous probes into Trump’s company seemingly aren’t resolving any time soon, with at least one broadening to include new potential wrongdoings, per a Wednesday report from the Guardian. And, amid the drawn out process of trying to merge TMTG with a “blank check” company…

During his time as CEO from 2000 until 2014, Ballmer was a big proponent of the Surface and led Microsoft away from the smartphone boom—a decision that strained his relationship with founder Bill Gates. Image: Stephen Brashear (Getty Images)Steve Ballmer is really, really excited about toilets. The former CEO of Microsoft and now owner of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team just couldn’t contain himself while offering a construction update on the Intuit Dome, a new basketball arena that is currently under…