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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company's platforms would prioritize speech and free expression. Getty ImagesMark Zuckerberg's plan to replace fact checkers with "community notes" is a familiar one. A similar system of community moderation is already in place on Elon Musk's X. On X, community notes let users add context to posts.

Clerks relay orders from traders on the trading floor behind them during a frenzy of activity in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange May 15, 2001. REUTERSUS stock valuations are high, but Lazard's Ron Temple is bullish on future returns. Temple cites US innovation and economic strength as key factors for a positive stock outlook.

Meta execs Joel Kaplan and Mark Zuckerberg have outlined a new, looser approach to content moderation. Getty ImagesSome advertisers are expressing concerns about Meta's commitment to brand safety. Meta this week unveiled a new approach to content moderation, removing third-party fact-checkers. Many ad industry insiders doubt it'll lead to major spending shifts, however.

Microsoft OneDrive lets you backup files, photos, videos, and music. Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty ImagesMicrosoft OneDrive is a cloud storage service that lets you backup, sync, or share your files. Microsoft OneDrive comes with a Microsoft 365 subscription, but there is also a free version. You can use OneDrive on devices like computers, laptops, tablets, phones, and even Xboxes.

Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BIThe path to homeownership is lined with middlemen. Real-estate agents, mortgage brokers, attorneys — all help push a deal through and then claim a fee when the ink dries. Most buyers are aware of these parties, but one group mostly flies under the radar. Their fees are often hidden, lumped in with other charges or buried in paperwork.

Toby Melville/Pool Photo via AP; BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images; Chelsea Jia Feng/BIWhile Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk never did face off in that cage match, "Uncle Elon" has bested Zuck in the political arena, becoming one of the most powerful unelected figures in modern US history. Now, in hopes of forging a friendlier relationship with the Trump administration a second time around, Zuckerberg seems to be following a new mantra: If you can't beat Elon, be him.