‘People tend to think there are more immigrants in their country than there really are.

In the US, for example, the average person believes that 33% of people were not born there. However, official estimates from government agencies show that the figure is just 15%...

In Japan, people guess that 10% of the population are immigrants, but the accurate figure is around 2%.’

https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/many-people-overestimate-the-percentage-of-immigrants-in-their-country

‘Say you search for “children’s clothing.” Google converts it, without your knowledge, to a search for “NIKOLAI-brand kidswear,” making a behind-the-scenes substitution of your actual query with a different query that just happens to generate more money for the company, and will generate results you weren’t searching for at all.’
https://www.wired.com/story/google-antitrust-lawsuit-search-results/ #tech #google #law #advertising #antitrust #monopoly

‘Mark Zuckerberg.. shared the following with Meta employees: Today I’m sharing some of the most difficult changes we’ve made in Meta’s history. I’ve decided to reduce the size of our team by about 13% and let more than 11,000 of our talented employees go.’ https://about.fb.com/news/2022/11/mark-zuckerberg-layoff-message-to-employees/