Facebook races to remove anti-vaccine profile picture frames
Despite a policy banning anti-vaccine messaging on its platform, Facebook continued to host frames with claims that users can overlay onto their profile pictures
After CNBC reached out for comment about one such frame claiming, “my immune system works better than the” followed by a graphic of a syringe, a Facebook spokesperson confirmed the image had violated its policies and was removed
CNBC was quickly able to find well over a dozen other examples of profile picture frames that touted similar messages or at least toed the line of Facebook’s policy
San Francisco tech companies face record amounts of empty office space
The amount of available sublease office space in San Francisco more than tripled during the pandemic, and tech companies are paying the price
Dropbox and Salesforce have taken among the biggest impairments in the industry for their vacated space
Airbnb said in its earnings report on Thursday that it took a $113 million charge in the first quarter “related to office space in San Francisco that we deemed no longer necessary”
Chip shortage expected to cost auto industry $110 billion in revenue in 2021
The semiconductor chip shortage is expected to cost the global automotive industry $110 billion in revenue in 2021, according to consulting firm AlixPartners
The forecast is up by 81.5% from an initial forecast of $60.6 billion in late January
A number of factors have contributed to the increase, including a fire at a chip supplier plant near Tokyo and weather-related kinks in the automotive supply chain
Dogecoin rallies on Elon Musk tweet, anticipated Coinbase listing
Dogecoin’s price soared as high as 56 cents early Friday, according to Coin Metrics data
Elon Musk tweeted that he was working with dogecoin developers to improve the efficiency of transactions
Crypto exchange Coinbase said it would offer dogecoin support in the next six to eight weeks
By K Buenavista
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