Jeff Bezos strongly maintains decision to block presidential endorsement from ‘The Washington Post’ but acknowledges shortcomings as owner

Jeff Bezos strongly maintains decision to block presidential endorsement from ‘The Washington Post’ but acknowledges shortcomings as owner

“ Amazon founder Jeff Bezos may not permit The Washington Post to publish its traditional endorsement of a presidential candidate, but he is willing to write and publish an op-ed explaining his decision. He claims that this is all in an effort to maintain unbiased journalism. Last Friday, The Post announced that it would not … Read more

Owner of Los Angeles Times Declines to Endorse Presidential Candidate; Editor Steps Down in Protest

Owner of Los Angeles Times Declines to Endorse Presidential Candidate; Editor Steps Down in Protest

Ever since Dr. Soon-Shiong vetoed the editorial board’s plan to endorse Kamala Harris for president, I have been struggling with my feelings about the implications of our silence. I told myself that presidential endorsements don’t really matter; that California was not ever going to vote for Trump; that no one would even notice; that we … Read more

Intern fired by TikTok owner for tampering with AI project

Intern fired by TikTok owner for tampering with AI project

“The individual was an intern with the commercialization technology team and has no experience with the AI Lab,” ByteDance said in a statement. “Their social media profile and some media reports contain inaccuracies.” Its commercial online operations, including its large language AI models, were unaffected by the intern’s actions, the company added. ByteDance also denied … Read more