Hollywood Actors Guild Vote to Authorize Strike Amid Ongoing Writers Strike
Hollywood's actor's guild, the SAG-AFTRA union, could be heading to the picket lines if a new deal isn't struck with major production studios. In similar fashion to Hollywood writers, nearly 98 percent of the union's 160,000 members voted to strike over better pay and assurances that artificial intelligence wouldn't impact their livelihoods.
Stocks were generally flat after the opening bell on Friday ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's comments in a speech at Spelman College later. Investors are growing optimistic that the central bank is done raising rates and may start cutting next year.
The network of nearly 4,800 fake accounts was attempting to build an audience when it was identified and eliminated by the tech company, which owns Facebook and Instagram.
Someone in China created thousands of fake social media accounts designed to appear to be from Americans and used them to spread polarizing political content in an apparent effort to divide the U.S. ahead of next year's elections, Meta said Thursday.
