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One mom takes on YouTube over deadly social media blackout challenge

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One mom takes on YouTube over deadly social media blackout challenge

June 1, 2023 • After Wisconsin mom Annie McGrath's teenage son died in a YouTube blackout challenge, she confronted shareholders at an annual meeting of its parent company.

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Google shares drop $100 billion after its new AI chatbot makes a mistake

Shares for Google's parent company, Alphabet, dropped 9% Wednesday after its AI chatbot, Bard, gave an incorrect answer. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption

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Google shares drop $100 billion after its new AI chatbot makes a mistake

February 9, 2023 • Google's Bard, an answer to Microsoft's ChatGPT, delivered a factual error in a search demo that the company shared widely. That sent Alphabet's market value plummeting this week.

Google is cutting 12,000 jobs, adding to a series of Big Tech layoffs in January

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Google is cutting 12,000 jobs, adding to a series of Big Tech layoffs in January

January 20, 2023 • The layoffs at Google follow similarly huge cuts at Microsoft, Amazon and Salesforce. Tech companies who hired rapidly during the pandemic now face fears of recession.

Meta reports another drop in revenue, in a rough week for tech companies

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Meta reports another drop in revenue, in a rough week for tech companies

October 26, 2022 • Facebook and Instagram's parent company Meta reported a revenue drop for the second time in its history. Snapchat, Microsoft and Google also reported losses in the last quarter.