I want to thank everyone for being here today to examine the use of persuasive technologies on internet platforms. Each of our Witnesses Today has a great deal of expertise with respect to to algorithms and as well as in the more narrow context of engagement and persuasion and brings unique perspectives to these matters. Your participation in this hearing is appreciated. I con vain this hearing in part to inform legislation i am developing to give consumers the option to engage with the platform without having the experience shaped by algorithm use specific data. Internet platforms have transferred the way we interact and made positive ways on society in ways too numerous to counting. The vast majority of content is innocuous and at its best it is entertaining, educational and beneficial to the public. However, the powerful mechanisms behind these platforms also have the ability or at least the potential to influence the thoughts and behaviors of literally billions of people. As one re
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Playboy and what happens when brands walk away from their history . Now its really nothing but the articles. Okay. China fears adding to todays weakness. But earnings as tiyler mentione, front and center. You can see the shares are a little changed right now. Intel flat. Jp morgan chase slightly lower. Intel is down 10 this year. It rallied big over the past one month. J. P. Morgan is down more than 1 . Josh lipton covering intel. Take it away. Mandy, heres what to watch when intel reports. So, one, what is the state for pc demand . And here investors not expecting much. After all, idc reports that pc shipments dropped 11 in q3. Alex gowna says the chipmaker cant post a number thats a lot worse than the industry. He thinks sales in intels Client Computing Group which includes chips for pcs fell 12 in the quarter to 8. 1 billion. But investors dont expect much for the pc business, they do want to see strength in the companys other big business. Chips for data centers. Doug friedman says