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- Big Tech hearing
- Atmospheric rivers
- Robocalls
Big Tech hearing
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee relentlessly questioned and criticized the chief executives of five big tech companies on Wednesday about the potential harms their products have on teens. The CEOs of Meta, TikTok, Snap, Discord and X (formerly known as Twitter) testified that they are aiming to make social media safer for youth. The hearing got emotional at times with apologies from two executives, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg who stood to apologize to the families in the hearing room, saying: "I'm sorry for everything you have all been through. No one should go through the things that your families have suffered and this is why we invest so much and we are going to continue doing industry-wide efforts to make sure no one has to go through the things your families have had to suffer."
Atmospheric rivers
A potent pair of atmospheric rivers is lashing California with heavy rain and strong winds. More than 20 million people across the state are under flood alerts today as storms threaten flash flooding in cities including San Diego, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland. Forecasts show rain up to 4 inches is possible in the coming days and could fall at rates that could exceed 1 inch per hour. Then on Sunday, another atmospheric river is poised to stall over the southern part of the state in what could become the "largest storm of the season," the National Weather Service said. More than 400 personnel have been prepositioned across 16 California counties to respond when needed, according to the state's office of emergency services.
Robocalls
The FCC is looking to make AI-generated robocalls illegal in the US. The agency made the announcement on Wednesday after a recent robocall with an AI-generated voice resembling President Joe Biden targeted thousands of New Hampshire voters and as officials brace for artificial intelligence to make it easier to spread disinformation in the 2024 election. An alarming number of robocalls in recent months have also confused consumers by "imitating the voices of celebrities, political candidates, and close family members," the FCC said. The number of robocalls placed in the US peaked at around 58.5 billion in 2019, data shows. Last year, the figure was closer to 55 billion.
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