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Musk's Twitter Gets Rare Praise From Zuckerberg Over This Feature

benzinga.com In a rare instance, Meta Platforms Inc. META CEO Mark Zuckerberg commended Elon Musk‘s Twitter for its innovative Community Notes feature, which is aimed at promoting…

What Google, Martha Stewart, Amazon and others have gotten so wrong about the remote-work debate

marketwatch.com When most couples split up, sleep in separate bedrooms or spend time apart and then decide to get back together, they might go to couple’s counseling or air their grievances…

Martin Wolf on saving democratic capitalism: resisting autocracy

shows.acast.com In this third episode of Martin Wolf’s series, the renowned FT columnist and economist speaks to the journalist and historian Anne Applebaum, who has written extensively…

SCOTUSPoll 2023: Views of landmark rulings in Griswold, Loving, Lawrence, and Obergefell

today.yougov.com A new poll reveals that majorities of Americans support each of four Supreme Court decisions from the past six decades that protect personal freedoms. The 2023 SCOTUSPoll,…

Elizabeth Holmes gets a delay in her prison date

aol.com Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes received a postponement on her surrender to federal prison in connection with an appeal of her case filed in the 9th Circuit Court of…

Dems seize on wildfires to pound GOP's climate opposition

politico.com The wildfire smoke blanketing the Capitol is giving Democrats a fresh opportunity to lambaste the GOP for its opposition to taking action on climate change — including steps…

Thomas W. Sarnoff, Legendary NBC Network Exec, Dies at 96

hollywoodreporter.com Thomas W. Sarnoff, who had a six-decade career at NBC Network and was the youngest son of RCA/NBC media mogul David Sarnoff, has died. He was 96 years old. Sarnoff passed…

Adam Schiff Net Worth (2023)

watcher.guru Adam Schiff’s Net Worth: How Did the Congressman Build His Wealth? Adam Bennett Schiff was born to Edward and Sherrill Ann Schiff on June 22, 1960, in Framingham,…

N.Y. sends firefighters to Canadian wildfires as U.S. records worst smoke day in 20 years

nbcnews.com Most air quality forecasts and alerts will include readings on what’s known as the Air Quality Index — numbers expressed on a scale from 0 to 500. But what do these figures…

WATCH: Biden and Sunak hold White House talks on challenges to Ukraine and world economy

pbs.org President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak launched wide-ranging talks at the White House on Thursday by vowing that they would work in lockstep as the globe…

EU official to confront Zuckerberg after damning report on company’s handling of child sexual abuse material

cnn.com A top European Union official plans to confront Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in an in-person meeting over reports this week that the company has failed to prevent the spread of…

Fox News expert insists "no health risk" from New York's smoke-filled air

newsweek.com Fox News contributor Steve Milloy said that the smoke-filled air in New York City has no health risk despite being "ugly" and "unpleasant" to breathe. Wildfires in Canada…

Meta warned it faces ‘heavy sanctions’ in EU if it fails to fix child protection issues on Instagram

techcrunch.com The European Union has fired a blunt warning at Meta, saying it must quickly clean up its act on child protection or face the risk of “heavy sanctions”. The warning follows…

NY Times taps Shao to serve as graphics/multimedia editor

talkingbiznews.com Elena Shao has taken on the role of graphics/multimedia editor at The New York Times. Recently, she was a reporting fellow on the climate desk. Previously, Shao freelanced…

Elon Musk Promotes Negative Report on Mark Zuckerberg's Empire

thestreet.com Elon Musk never misses an opportunity to criticize Mark Zuckerberg. It was he who dubbed the Meta Platforms CEO "Zuck the Fourteenth," an apparent nod to the French King…

New York's toxic air has already shortened people's lives by 1 hour

newsweek.com The toxic air engulfing New York City could have shortened people's lives by an hour, as some experts estimate the air can have the same effect on the body as smoking…

WATCH LIVE: Biden and Sunak hold news conference during British PM's first White House visit

pbs.org President Joe Biden is welcoming Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for wide-ranging talks on Thursday as the British leader makes his first White House visit as premier. The press…

Instagram algorithm boosts ‘vast pedophile network,' bombshell report claims

foxnews.com Instagram's algorithms connect and promote a "vast network" of pedophiles interested in "underage sex content," a bombshell new report found. The Meta-owned social media…

Elizabeth Holmes cries through first prison visit with husband, parents: report

mercurynews.com Four days after surrendering to a federal prison camp in Texas, Elizabeth Holmes was seen in photos, reuniting with her husband and parents in the prison yard for what…

New Report Suggests Instagram Has Become a Key Facilitator of Pedophile Networks

socialmediatoday.com This is not good for Meta, and its ongoing efforts to police illegal content, nor for the billions of users of its apps. According to a new investigation conducted by The…

Elon Musk Sounds Alarm About a Damning Instagram Problem

thestreet.com Elon Musk never misses an opportunity to criticize Mark Zuckerberg. It was he who dubbed the Meta Platforms CEO "Zuck the Fourteenth," an apparent nod to the French King…

Biden and Sunak to focus on Ukraine and economic security in British PM’s first White House visit

nbcnews.com WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is welcoming Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for wide-ranging talks on Thursday as the British leader makes his first White House visit as…

Lawmakers Call For Transparency After Whistleblower Alleges US Has Recovered Alien Craft

zerohedge.com Lawmakers Call For Transparency After Whistleblower Alleges US Has Recovered Alien Craft Authored by Lawrence Wilson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The American people…

Instagram's algorithms are promoting accounts that share child sex abuse content, researchers find

cnbc.com Instagram's recommendation algorithms have been connecting and promoting accounts that facilitate and sell child sexual abuse content, according to an investigation…

Instagram’s recommendation algorithms are promoting pedophile networks

theverge.com A joint investigation from The Wall Street Journal and academics at Stanford University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst has revealed the extent to which…

Instagram algorithm boosted ‘vast pedophile network,’ alarming report claims

nypost.com Instagram’s recommendation algorithms linked and even promoted a “vast pedophile network” that advertised the sale of illicit “child-sex material” on the platform, according…

Meta is setting up a taskforce after Instagram was found to guide users to child-sex context

businessinsider.com Meta has set up an internal task force to crack down on child-sex content. Getty Images Meta has set up a taskforce to counter child exploitation following a Wall Street…

Martha Stewart slams remote work in interview: 'You can't possibly get everything done'

aol.com Everyone has an opinion on remote work, including Martha Stewart. The 81-year-old businesswoman, television personality and Sports Illustrated cover model bashed remote work…

Instagram Connects Vast Pedophile Network

wsj.com Instagram, the popular social-media site owned by Meta Platforms, helps connect and promote a vast network of accounts openly devoted to the commission and purchase of…

Woman swears by bedtime routine that looks like she's being "held hostage"

newsweek.com Do you wake up feeling tired and desperate for a better night's sleep? One woman says she has the "best sleep ever" by following a unique bedtime routine, which includes…

Elizabeth Holmes' spotted after entering Texas prison yard following conviction

foxbusiness.com The first photographs have been made public of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes in prison at Bryan, Texas. Holmes arrived at the prison on May 30th to begin serving her…

Former Participant Exec Alex Kostich Joins Gigi Pritzker’s Madison Wells As SVP, Creative Marketing

deadline.com Alex Kostich has been appointed to the role of Senior Vice President of Creative Marketing at Madison Wells, the independent production company founded and headed up as CEO…

Elizabeth Holmes' husband Billy Evans visits her in federal prison

dailymail.co.uk Jailbird Elizabeth Holmes was reunited with her husband Billy Evans during a seven-hour visit to see his fraudster wife behind bars, exclusive DailyMail.com photos reveal.…

Living With Climate Change: Air quality worsens in U.S., as Canada faces worst wildfire season on record

marketwatch.com Canada looks headed for its worst-ever year of wildfire destruction and compromised air quality as warm and dry conditions are expected to persist through the end of summer…

3 California universities are in the top 10 for churning out startup founders who have gotten funding since 2022

businessinsider.com Stanford, UCLA and USC are in the top 10 schools with grads who have gotten private startup funding. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Stanford, UCLA and USC are in the top 10…

Key Words: Apple announces you’ll no longer need to say ‘Hey, Siri’ to get the virtual assistant’s help

marketwatch.com The iPhone’s pioneering digital assistant, Siri, developed by Stanford University research offshoot SRI International and acquired by Apple in 2010, will no longer require…

Q1 Earnings Highlights: Match (NASDAQ:MTCH) Vs The Rest Of The Consumer Subscription Stocks

stockstory.org As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here's a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q1. Today we are looking at the consumer…

AI Chat Bots Shouldn’t Be Your Therapist or Friend... Yet

decrypt.co In the digital age, AI has emerged as an unexpected ally against loneliness. As we become more immersed in the digital world, artificial intelligence is stepping up to offer…

Nearly 4,000 Jobs Were Lost to AI Last Month, Report Shows

gizmodo.com Companies are beginning to dive into the AI workforce headfirst—at least that’s what the data are saying. A new report says that AI is responsible for almost 4,000 job cuts…

OpenAI CEO sees 'huge' Israeli role in reducing risks from the technology

finance.yahoo.com OpenAI CEO Sam Altman predicted on Monday a "huge role" for Israel in reducing risks from artificial intelligence and eyed investment opportunities in the country even as it…

Twitter Missed Dozens of Known Images of Child Sexual Abuse Material, Researchers Say

wsj.com For the month of January, Twitter said it suspended about 404,000 accounts that created or engaged with child sexual exploitation material. Twitter failed to prevent dozens…

Electric vehicles are taking off in parts of conservative Texas

washingtonpost.com “I used to drive a Mercedes-Benz SUV and I went to go fill up my gas tank and it was over $4 for premium gas. So I went the very next day, and I traded it in for an electric…

Consumer Subscription Stocks Q1 Teardown: Bumble (NASDAQ:BMBL) Vs The Rest

stockstory.org As Q1 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter's best and worst performers amongst the consumer subscription stocks, including Bumble…

Israel Likely to Play Big Role in Reducing AI Risks: Altman

asiafinancial.com OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman, who is touring the Middle East and other countries as he mulls investment opportunities, predicted on Monday that Israel will play a “huge…

320 How To Confront Evil & Inspire The World with Pastor Evan Mawarire of Zimbabwe

lochhead.com There are experiences in life over which you never get in this, and dialogue is one of those. Normally, we tell you some things you’ll learn and some things to listen for,…

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