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The Senate Judiciary Committee announced an upcoming Senate hearing in which several subpoenaed Big Tech CEOs are set to testify about prioritizing children’s safety on their social media platforms. In a news release on Wednesday, Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the chair and ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, said that five Big Tech CEOs will testify in a scheduled hearing on online child sexual exploitation on January 31.  The Senate hearing was previously scheduled to…

House GOP members and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) leaders attacked the Biden administration’s broadband policy at Thursday’s FCC oversight hearing.   After two years without a fifth commissioner, FCC Democrats have started the process to reinstate Obama-era net neutrality rules. The 3-2 vote reinstated the policy that brings internet service providers under the jurisdiction of the FCC as telecommunications carriers. The FCC repealed net neutrality in 2017 under the Trump administration.  “The…

Researchers at Mass Eye and Ear have linked tinnitus, a condition affecting over 10% of adults worldwide, to undetectable auditory nerve loss. Their study suggests that even individuals with normal hearing tests can suffer from this hidden hearing loss, paving the way for new treatments focused on nerve regeneration. A groundbreaking study by Mass Eye and Ear associates tinnitus with undetected auditory nerve damage, challenging previous beliefs and opening new paths for treatment through auditory nerve regeneration. A…

The lawsuit alleging Lizzo harassed a trio of backup dancers had its first major court hearing Wednesday, with lawyers on both sides sparring over allegations the singer created a hostile work environment on tour. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark H. Epstein declined to issue an immediate ruling on Lizzo’s motion to spike the complaint due to her right to free speech, but his barrage of questions suggested he’ll uphold at least some of the nine causes of action filed in August. The judge spent…

Researchers found that hearing loss in older adults is linked to brain changes in areas related to sound processing and executive functions, potentially increasing the risk of dementia. Protective measures such as hearing aids and avoiding loud noises are suggested to mitigate this risk.Increased dementia risk associated with hearing impairment may come from compensatory brain changes.Hearing loss affects more than 60 percent of adults aged 70 and older in the United States and is known to be related to an increased risk…

After shedding three stores and one-fourth of its employees, and securing $1.3 million in new financing, Tattered Cover is on track to emerge from bankruptcy before long. Testifying under oath at a bankruptcy hearing Friday afternoon, CEO Brad Dempsey said the bookstore chain, which filed for Chapter 11 in October, intends to be out of bankruptcy “at the beginning of next year.” That expedited timeline is made possible by the closure of stores in LoDo, Westminster and Colorado Springs, according to Dempsey, who is also a…

The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on online child sexual exploitation on December 6 and the CEOs of major tech companies are set to testify. The committee expects Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his counterpart at TikTok, Shou Zi Chew, to testify voluntarily. It also wants to hear from the CEOs of X (formerly Twitter), Discord and Snap, and it has issued subpoenas to them."Big Tech’s failure to police itself at the expense of our kids cannot go unanswered," committee chair Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and ranking…

Sen. Markwayne Mullin months-long feud with Teamsters President Sean O’Brien came to a head during Tuesday’s HELP Committee hearing Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin stood up and tried to fight a congressional witness during a Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on Tuesday. Mullin and Teamsters President Sean O’Brien have been beefing for months, with Mullin even challenging O’Briend to an MMA-style fight this summer. O’Brien had previously called Mullin a…

Global EV sales continued building momentum last month despite claims of a cooling market. Sales of electric vehicles grew by double digits in the top markets globally. China, the world’s largest EV market, continues to break sales records despite ending subsidies. According to market research firm Rho Motion (via Reuters), EV sales grew 29% year-to-date in China in October. “What’s notable about October’s figures is that EV demand in China continues to reach record highs even though the…

by David C Baldridge, Brent John Lyons, Camellia Bryan and Liu-Qin Yang, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Hearing loss is a critical diversity, equity and inclusion issue for managers and employers. Persons with hearing loss are a growing population around the world. According to the World Health Organization, over five percent of the world's…