Clare Duffy - Writer, CNN Business
Clare Duffy
Writer, CNN Business
Clare Duffy is a CNN Business writer covering the business of technology and the strategies of Big Tech companies.
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Facebook and Instagram’s response to deepfake porn is under review by oversight board
Apr 16, 2024
Meta’s Oversight Board is set to evaluate the company’s handling of deepfake pornography amid growing concerns that artificial intelligence is fueling a rise in the creation of fake, explicit imagery as a form of harassment.
How Mark Zuckerberg is reimagining the classroom
Apr 15, 2024
Imagine hopping on a school bus and being transported to an immersive, educational tour of the inside of the human body — and no, not on a fictional episode of “The Magic School Bus.” This is the kind of experience that Meta is hoping to enable for students, digitally, through its Quest virtual reality headsets.
Elon Musk’s X is back to giving out free blue checks. It’s no surprise they were a tough sell
Apr 4, 2024
It appears that Elon Musk has finally (mostly) given up on trying to make paid blue checks on X a thing.
The Taiwan earthquake is a stark reminder of the risks to the region’s chipmaking industry
Apr 4, 2024
The world’s biggest chipmaker is working to resume operations following the massive earthquake that struck Taiwan Wednesday — a welcome sign for makers of products ranging from iPhones and computers to cars and washing machines that rely on advanced semiconductors.
Elon Musk’s X names new head of safety, nine months after former safety leader’s exit
Apr 2, 2024
Elon Musk’s social media platform X on Tuesday announced the hire of a new Head of Safety as it continues to face scrutiny over the spread of hateful content, conspiracy theories and other controversial content on the platform.
OpenAI says it’s working on AI that mimics human voices
Apr 1, 2024
ChatGPT maker OpenAI has unveiled its latest generative artificial intelligence tool, one that can make audio mimicking real human voices.
She makes $20,000 a month to make 1-minute YouTube videos. Inside Google’s strategy to beat TikTok
Mar 28, 2024
Short videos are everywhere on social media and competition among platforms for the creators who make that content is fierce. YouTube is banking on its deep pockets and long history of partnering with creators in its effort to grow its short video offering, YouTube Shorts.
Judge’s stern rebuke of Elon Musk’s X gives researchers fresh hope
Mar 26, 2024
A federal judge’s decision this week reprimanding Elon Musk’s X for trying to punish a critic’s speech will have reverberating effects on efforts to hold influential online platforms accountable, legal and policy experts say — and could have implications for US democracy, as researchers track hateful and misleading speech online ahead of the 2024 election.
Welcome to the market, RDDT! Reddit stock jumps on first day as a public company
Mar 22, 2024
Reddit, one of the original social media companies, is finally making its debut on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday — more than a decade after many of its peers.
Reddit has been around since the early days of social media. Here’s why it’s finally going public now
Mar 21, 2024
Reddit, one of the original social media companies, has made its initial public offering — more than a decade after many of its peers.
Elon Musk details his prescription ketamine use, says investors should want him to ‘keep taking it’
Mar 18, 2024
Elon Musk said he is “almost always” sober during his late-night — or, in some cases, very early morning — posting sessions on his social media platform, X.
Hey YouTube creators, it’s time to start labeling AI-generated content in your videos
Mar 18, 2024
Starting on Monday, YouTube creators will have the option to label when their content contains material generated by artificial intelligence, such as videos or audio.
Addicted to TikTok? Here’s what the House vote to effectively ban it could mean for you
Mar 14, 2024
If you’re a TikTok fanatic worried about how you’re going to stay connected to the world after a bill that could ban the app passed the House of Representatives Wednesday … don’t panic just yet.
Here’s how Reddit plans to price shares when it goes public
Mar 12, 2024
Reddit on Monday said it expects to price shares between $31 and $34 each when it makes its long-anticipated initial public offering, which will make it the first social media company to go public in years.
About
Clare Duffy is a CNN Business writer covering the business of technology and the strategies of Big Tech companies.
Prior to joining CNN, Duffy covered the footwear and apparel and banking industries for the Portland Business Journal, where she won first place in business reporting from the Northwest chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for a story about inequities in small business lending.
Duffy is a graduate of the University of Portland and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. She grew up in San Luis Obispo, Calif. and is currently based in New York.
