Facebook's CEO has dumped hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Facebook shares this month. SEC filings show that so far this month Mark Zuckerberg has nearly 1.6 million Facebook shares, CNBC reports. This amounts to almost $296 million the tech mogul has cashed in. CNBC notes that Zuckerberg had not sold any shares since April prior to August's sales burst. In total this year, he has sold 2.9 million shares, worth $526 million. Read more: "I would question the ethical integrity of an editorial team that answers to Mark Zuckerberg": A former member of Facebook's Trending team weighs...…Facebook's CEO has dumped hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Facebook shares this month. SEC filings show that so far this month Mark Zuckerberg has nearly 1.6 million Facebook shares, CNBC reports. This amounts to almost $296 million the tech mogul has cashed in. CNBC notes that Zuckerberg had not sold any shares since April prior to August's sales burst. In total this year, he has sold 2.9 million shares, worth $526 million. Read more: "I would question the ethical integrity of an editorial team that answers to Mark Zuckerberg": A former member of Facebook's Trending team weighs...WW…

Tesla is feeling the pain. The company's stock price has plummeted by 35% since the beginning of this year, as of Wednesday when markets opened, it hasn't hit since the end of 2016. The electric-car maker's shares since the company went public in 2010. This most recent dive may be caused by investor concern about Tesla's debt levels (the company had $10.3 billion in debt at the end of March and $1.6 billion in convertible bonds this month) and a in which CEO Elon Musk said a capital infusion of over $2 billion would last for only 10 months at recent spending rates, said the Morningstar...…Tesla is feeling the pain. The company's stock price has plummeted by 35% since the beginning of this year, as of Wednesday when markets opened, it hasn't hit since the end of 2016. The electric-car maker's shares since the company went public in 2010. This most recent dive may be caused by investor concern about Tesla's debt levels (the company had $10.3 billion in debt at the end of March and $1.6 billion in convertible bonds this month) and a in which CEO Elon Musk said a capital infusion of over $2 billion would last for only 10 months at recent spending rates, said the Morningstar...WW…

Facebook says it will start sorting news sources by how "trustworthy" its users think they are — a major change as the social media giant continues to come under fire over the spread of misinformation on its platform. On Friday, the California tech giant announced that it would alter the algorithm for picking news to show in its News Feed based on whether the news is considered "trustworthy," whether it is "informative," and whether it is "relevant to people's local community." Facebook won't be assessing the trustworthiness of news outlets itself. Instead, users are being polled on which...…Facebook says it will start sorting news sources by how "trustworthy" its users think they are — a major change as the social media giant continues to come under fire over the spread of misinformation on its platform. On Friday, the California tech giant announced that it would alter the algorithm for picking news to show in its News Feed based on whether the news is considered "trustworthy," whether it is "informative," and whether it is "relevant to people's local community." Facebook won't be assessing the trustworthiness of news outlets itself. Instead, users are being polled on which...WW…

This infographic created by shows that almost all media comes from the same six sources. That's consolidated from 50 companies back in 1983. NOTE: This infographic is from last year and is missing some key transactions. does not own (or or any media) anymore. So that 6th company is now Comcast. And doesn't own , so Huffington Post isn't affiliated with them. But the fact that a few companies own everything demonstrates "the illusion of choice," Frugal Dad says. While some big sites, like and Reddit aren't owned by any of the corporations, owns news sites read by millions of Americans every...…This infographic created by shows that almost all media comes from the same six sources. That's consolidated from 50 companies back in 1983. NOTE: This infographic is from last year and is missing some key transactions. does not own (or or any media) anymore. So that 6th company is now Comcast. And doesn't own , so Huffington Post isn't affiliated with them. But the fact that a few companies own everything demonstrates "the illusion of choice," Frugal Dad says. While some big sites, like and Reddit aren't owned by any of the corporations, owns news sites read by millions of Americans every...WW…

that Google has severed ties with Huawei, essentially cutting it off from the Android operating system. Following an executive order from President Trump, which effectively banned Huawei telecoms equipment from being sold in the US, the company was placed on an "entity list" by the US Commerce Department, meaning US companies — Google included — must obtain government permission before dealing with Huawei. Read more: A Google spokeswoman told Business Insider that the company is "complying with the order and reviewing the implications." Here's a rundown of what that means for you if you own...…that Google has severed ties with Huawei, essentially cutting it off from the Android operating system. Following an executive order from President Trump, which effectively banned Huawei telecoms equipment from being sold in the US, the company was placed on an "entity list" by the US Commerce Department, meaning US companies — Google included — must obtain government permission before dealing with Huawei. Read more: A Google spokeswoman told Business Insider that the company is "complying with the order and reviewing the implications." Here's a rundown of what that means for you if you own...WW…

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has stressed the company's focus on privacy in recent months, particularly during its developers conference. But Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak isn't convinced that Facebook is keeping our personal interactions confidential. He recently suggested that "most people" should "figure out a way to get off Facebook" in a recent "There are many different kinds of people and some the benefits of Facebook are worth the loss of privacy," Wozniak recently said when approached by the outlet at the Reagan International Airport. "But to many like myself, my recommendation to...…Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has stressed the company's focus on privacy in recent months, particularly during its developers conference. But Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak isn't convinced that Facebook is keeping our personal interactions confidential. He recently suggested that "most people" should "figure out a way to get off Facebook" in a recent "There are many different kinds of people and some the benefits of Facebook are worth the loss of privacy," Wozniak recently said when approached by the outlet at the Reagan International Airport. "But to many like myself, my recommendation to...WW…

Organizers of anti-quarantine protests have been forced to flee Facebook as the platform has cracked down on coronavirus content. Business Insider has found that they're now organizing on another social network — one that's been a refuge for conspiracy theorists and others who have been exiled from mainstream online communities. Subscription-based social site MeWe has become host to groups with names that are explicit in their members' goals: there's Ohioans Against Excessive Quarantine, Open Texas Now!, and #ReOpenFL, among others. These MeWe groups are iterations of those on Facebook...…Organizers of anti-quarantine protests have been forced to flee Facebook as the platform has cracked down on coronavirus content. Business Insider has found that they're now organizing on another social network — one that's been a refuge for conspiracy theorists and others who have been exiled from mainstream online communities. Subscription-based social site MeWe has become host to groups with names that are explicit in their members' goals: there's Ohioans Against Excessive Quarantine, Open Texas Now!, and #ReOpenFL, among others. These MeWe groups are iterations of those on Facebook...WW…

Google said on Wednesday that it would move away from using technologies that track specific users as they browse the web, a move that could upend the digital advertising industry. Google had previously announced plans to eliminate a technology called third-party cookies, saying its Chrome browser would no longer use it by 2022. The search giant now says that it will not create or use any other tools that identify individual users for advertising purposes. "Keeping the internet open and accessible for everyone requires all of us to do more to protect privacy — and that means an end to not...…Google said on Wednesday that it would move away from using technologies that track specific users as they browse the web, a move that could upend the digital advertising industry. Google had previously announced plans to eliminate a technology called third-party cookies, saying its Chrome browser would no longer use it by 2022. The search giant now says that it will not create or use any other tools that identify individual users for advertising purposes. "Keeping the internet open and accessible for everyone requires all of us to do more to protect privacy — and that means an end to not...WW…

Twitter has been distributing sponsored posts from Chinese state media criticizing the Hong Kong protests, as spotted by the account of run by the entrepreneur and developer Maciej Ceglowski. The posts were from China's state-run Xinhua news agency. "Two months on, the escalating violence in Hong Kong has taken a heavy toll on the social order," one tweet reads, adding that "all walks of life in Hong Kong called for a brake to be put on the blatant violence and for order to be restored." Read more: A second sponsored tweet portrayed the public sentiment in Hong Kong as at odds with the...…Twitter has been distributing sponsored posts from Chinese state media criticizing the Hong Kong protests, as spotted by the account of run by the entrepreneur and developer Maciej Ceglowski. The posts were from China's state-run Xinhua news agency. "Two months on, the escalating violence in Hong Kong has taken a heavy toll on the social order," one tweet reads, adding that "all walks of life in Hong Kong called for a brake to be put on the blatant violence and for order to be restored." Read more: A second sponsored tweet portrayed the public sentiment in Hong Kong as at odds with the...WW…

Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang can count Tesla CEO Elon Musk among his supporters after Musk offered a simple message of support via Twitter on Saturday. Earlier in the day Yang tweeted a message about trying different approaches to problem solving and remaining open-minded. "I don't expect people to agree with me on everything- that would be odd," Yang wrote on Twitter." "My main hope is that people trust that I'm trying to solve problems and I'm open to different approaches - particularly if the data drives in a particular direction. Changing one's mind is not a bad thing."...…Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang can count Tesla CEO Elon Musk among his supporters after Musk offered a simple message of support via Twitter on Saturday. Earlier in the day Yang tweeted a message about trying different approaches to problem solving and remaining open-minded. "I don't expect people to agree with me on everything- that would be odd," Yang wrote on Twitter." "My main hope is that people trust that I'm trying to solve problems and I'm open to different approaches - particularly if the data drives in a particular direction. Changing one's mind is not a bad thing."...WW…