Facebook whistleblower testifies, Google Pixel 6 event announced

Speaker 1: This is CNET. And here are the stories that matter right now, a whistleblower formally employed by Facebook testified in a Senate subcommittee hearing on Tuesday saying the giant social network is failing to bring out the best in people. And instead is prioritizing profits over the public good Francis Hagan cat halted to public view on Sunday during an interview with the CBS news program, 60 minutes in which she revealed herself as the whistleblower who provided documents [00:00:30] used in a series of wall street journal articles about how much Facebook knows about the damage its services. Cause Google sent out an invitation announcing the official launch details for its pixel six and pixel six pro smartphones. The prerecorded launch event will stream on Google's event site on October 19th at 10:00 AM. Pacific time. We know the pixel six will be powered by a new system on chip that Google designed in-house as well as feature a radical design overhaul [00:01:00] compared to previous models. And finally, Snapchat wants to help you run for office parent company snap announced a new feature designed to help us users find local political races, connect to recruitment and training organizations and start a campaign hub in the app itself. Snap says it hopes the initiative will encourage people under the age 35 to get involved in local elections and help create a more equitable democracy reflective of all Americans [00:01:30] stay up to date with the latest by visiting CNET.