Twitter will do away with legacy blue checks soon

foxbusiness.com Some verified Twitter users who received their blue checkmark through a verification program will soon see them done away with, according to a tweet from the social media…

Unveils Massive Update To Ease Development of the Leading Meme Coin

dailyhodl.com A core developer or popular meme asset Dogecoin (DOGE) is unveiling widespread updates to the blockchain as a means of making development on the protocol easier. In a new…

Earth Hit By "Strongest Geomagnetic Storm In Six Years" As Dazzling Auroras Spotted Across US

zerohedge.com Earth Hit By "Strongest Geomagnetic Storm In Six Years" As Dazzling Auroras Spotted Across US The coronal mass ejection we warned readers about days ago just blasted the…

Daily Crunch: Binance reopens after bug forces platform to suspend spot trading, deposits and withdrawals

techcrunch.com To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Friday Crunch is here! Friday Crunch is…

Stock Market Ekes Out Gains Across The Major Indexes; Tommy Bahama Stock Sinks

investors.com The stock market indexes all posted gains and closed near the highs of the day Friday. U.S. big bank stocks fell following Deutsche Bank's (DB) sell-off caused by a steep…

US Trade Rep fires back at GOP House member who said she has 'too nice a smile' to do her job: 'I don't need your pity'

businessinsider.com US Trade Representative, speaks during the Senate Finance Committee Hearing on the Presidents 2023 Trade Policy Agenda at the U.S. Capitol on March 23, 2023 in Washington,…

Report claims 'criminal activity and fraud run rampant' on Cash App

cnbc.com A new report from Hindenburg Research, a short seller investment firm, released Thursday has accused Block — the company formerly known as Square, founded by Jack Dorsey —…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman calls Elon Musk a 'jerk' as report says the Tesla CEO was 'furious' about ChatGPT's success

fortune.com Elon Musk has spent a lot of time attacking popular chatbot ChatGPT and its maker, OpenAI, for being “woke” and deviating from OpenAI’s original non-profit mission. But…

PS5 deal: Save $50 on a PlayStation 5 bundle with God of War Ragnarök with this rare limited-time discount

businessinsider.com For the first time ever, the PS5 is getting a notable discount. • Right now, you can save $50 on a PS5 bundle with God of War Ragnarök included. • The limited-time deal…

Coinbase’s Armstrong Pushes for Grassroots Crypto Advocacy in SEC Fight

thedefiant.io Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is urging crypto enthusiasts in the U.S. to make their political voices heard. Armstrong and three other Coinbase executives in a Twitter Space…

Do Kwon, Crypto Fugitive, Led a Very Public Life While on the Run

nytimes.com On Thursday, Do Kwon, the founder of Terraform Labs, was arrested in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro, as he and a travel companion tried to board a private flight. Do…

Spotify is Under Fire Again (and It's Not About Joe Rogan)

thestreet.com A well-intentioned idea seems to be falling short. A Spotify (SPOT) - Get Free Report initiative put into place in February 2022 is drawing criticism for its weak…

Want To Use TikTok, Instagram Or Twitter? You Might Have To Get Your Parent To Sign A Permission Slip

benzinga.com Social media app TikTok could be banned in the U.S. due to security threats seen by top policymakers. TikTok is also one of several social media apps facing concerns about…

The right's new viral video fixation

semafor.com On Feb. 24, an account with a quarter of a million followers posted two videos of a Black man harassing Asian passersby in New York. Armour Cards, a Twitter user with fewer…

Q&A: Heatmap founder and EIC wants to do for climate what Wired did for tech in the nineties

cjr.org EACH MONTH, Covering Climate Now speaks with different journalists about their experiences on the climate beat and ideas for pushing our craft forward. This week, we spoke…

Bridgerton Fans Are Hyped For Queen Charlotte's Spin-Off (Despite The King's Fate)

looper.com Learn More Bridgerton Fans Are Hyped For Queen Charlotte's Spin-Off (Despite The King's Fate) When "Bridgerton" premiered in late 2020, the series brought an inclusive lens…

India’s ruling party just kicked a major rival out of Parliament

vox.com Rahul Gandhi at a rally in 2020. | Mayank Makhija/NurPhoto/Getty Images Rahul Gandhi’s expulsion from the Lok Sabha is the latest sign of Indian democracy’s decline. For…

Aavegotchi Unveils the Powerful New ‘Gotchichain’

nftplazas.com Aavegotchi, the popular community-owned NFT gaming protocol, is gearing up to launch its powerful new Gotchichain, a blockchain designed for all things Aavegotchi. The new…

Cathie Wood Today Buys $21M Of Block Stock; And Sells Over $27M In Tesla

investors.com Fund manager Cathie Wood and her ARK Invest Management firm sold millions in Tesla stock on Thursday and loaded up on shares of Coinbase (COIN) as the crypto exchange stock…

Top Crypto Analyst Benjamin Cowen Maps Path Forward for Bitcoin (BTC)

dailyhodl.com Widely followed crypto strategist Benjamin Cowen is laying out the path forward for Bitcoin (BTC) after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points. Cowen…

Popular Crypto Analyst Says Bitcoin’s Short-Term Volatility a Distraction From Upward Macro Trend

dailyhodl.com A widely followed crypto analyst says the volatile movements of Bitcoin (BTC) distract from its overall upward trajectory. Pseudonymous crypto trader Rekt Capital tells…

Why insuring all bank deposits might make sense

yahoo.com If you buy a home with a mortgage, you need insurance on the house. Not on part of the house, but on the whole thing. Yet you can put money in a bank and only have insurance…

Investors Who Reject Jim Cramer's Advice Will Love This New Twitter Account

thestreet.com Bet against Cramer and make money. Who knew picking stocks could be so complicated? Despite his bluster and bravado, CNBC's Jim Cramer does get it wrong sometimes and people…

Twitter's Elon Musk to court advertisers in rare ad world appearance

adage.com Possible is an event hosted by MMA global, the mobile marketing association. Top representatives from brands such as AT&T, Colgate-Palmolive, Walmart, e.l.f. Beauty and…

Zero Dark Trump

zerohedge.com Zero Dark Trump Authored by Michael Shellenberger and Leighton Woodhouse via 'Public' Substack, Since he first announced last Saturday that he would be arrested by New York…

While the World Waits for a Trump Arrest, Alvin Bragg is Busy Repatriating Antiquities

observer.com As the world waits for Alvin Bragg to arrest former president Donald Trump, the Manhattan District Attorney has been very busy. But maybe not in the way political observers…

France bans TikTok, Twitter from government staff phones amid security concerns

pbs.org France announced Friday it is banning the “recreational” use of TikTok, Twitter, Instagram and other apps on government employees’ phones because of concern about…

Woolly introduces a Twitter and TweetDeck-inspired Mastodon app

techcrunch.com The slow but steady Twitter exodus has brought a new abundance of third-party Mastodon apps like Ivory, Mammoth, and Ice Cubes that connect users to the increasingly popular…

Did George Santos lie about everything?

vox.com New York Representative-elect George Santos speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 19. | David…

Trump, Who Incited a Violent Riot After Losing the Election, Calls for “Death and Destruction” If He’s Indicted

vanityfair.com Days after instructing his supporters to “PROTEST” and “TAKE OUR NATION BACK,” Donald Trump warned in a series of extremely disturbing social media posts that “death and…

Yellowjackets S2: The Showrunners Didn't Take Inspiration From Any Wild Fan Theories (And It Was The Right Call)

looper.com Learn More Yellowjackets S2: The Showrunners Didn't Take Inspiration From Any Wild Fan Theories (And It Was The Right Call) The second season of "Yellowjackets" is finally…

France bans TikTok, Twitter from government staff phones

go.com PARIS -- France announced Friday it is banning the “recreational” use of TikTok, , Instagram and other apps on government employees' phones because of concern about…

Twitter Blue relaunched has made just $11M on mobile in its first 3 months

techcrunch.com Legacy Twitter checkmarks are disappearing on April 1st, Twitter says, and in the future, the only way users will be able to get the coveted blue badge is by paying for a…

Skinny deals at Nordstrom Canada's liquidation sales disappoint shoppers, but industry experts not surprised

financialpost.com Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the Financial Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. • There was an error, please provide a valid email address. Thanks for…

Binance Employees Reportedly Help Chinese Customers Bypass KYC Verification

bitcoinist.com While Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange in the industry has thrived to be as secure and transparent as possible following the FTX saga, some of its…

Twitter to charge businesses $1,000 per month to keep gold verified checks as it axes 'legacy' verified checks

businessinsider.com Twitter is reportedly planning to charge businesses $1,000 to keep gold checks. Twitter Twitter will charge businesses $1,000 per month for the gold "Verified Organizations"…

A California Bill To Ban Skittles Is Confusing Everyone

thestreet.com A bill against five commonly-used food chemicals has caused a lot of confusion. As the internet shows time and again, it is a bad idea to touch candy, sweets and other…

The ex-Meta recruiter who got $190K a year ‘to do nothing’ speaks out

sfgate.com Maddie Machado, an ex-employee of Meta, wanted to set the facts straight about the tech industry and its opaque hiring practices. So, as one does, she posted some thoughts…

Competitor Avalanche (AVAX) Suffers Brief Network Outage Amid Upgrade

dailyhodl.com The C-and X-chains of Ethereum (ETH) challenger Avalanche (AVAX) briefly went down as the network upgraded to a new software version. The X-chain, the exchange chain of the…

Rival Arbitrum (ARB) Goes Live on Top US Exchange Coinbase

dailyhodl.com Top US-based crypto exchange platform Coinbase is adding trading support for Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 scaling solution Arbitrum (ARB), a chief competitor of Polygon (MATIC).…

Twitter employees woke up to a 2:30 a.m. email from Elon Musk. 'The office is not optional'

fortune.com Certain communications run like clockwork: Parents like to call their adult children early on Sunday mornings, and the CEO of Twitter likes to email his employees in the…

Fact Check: Did Grindr threaten to expose gay Republicans who use app?

newsweek.com Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and fellow Republicans have faced loud criticism over legislation they've enacted banning the teaching of sexuality and gender in the Sunshine…

OpenAI Reveals 'Glitch' Exposed ChatGPT Plus Subscribers' Private Info

zerohedge.com OpenAI Reveals 'Glitch' Exposed ChatGPT Plus Subscribers' Private Info Earlier this week, ChatGPT users noticed a bug that enabled them to view the chat history titles of…

Twitter's Musk, NBCU's Yaccarino Joining Forces, On Stage

mediapost.com Controversial Twitter acting CEO Elon Musk and NBCUniversal's Linda Yaccarino will team up for a keynote at the Mobile Marketing Association's annual "Possible" conference.…

Bitcoin Will Explode by Over 3,400%, According to BitMEX Founder Arthur Hayes

dailyhodl.com BitMEX co-founder and crypto veteran Arthur Hayes is predicting an explosive rally will drive Bitcoin (BTC) to $1 million. Hayes tells his 368,300 Twitter followers that…

Jim Jordan Tells NBC Reporter He Can’t Read Well Without His Glasses When Shown Trump’s ‘Death & Destruction’ Post

mediaite.com Senior National Political Reporter at NBC News Sahil Kapur asked Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) Friday for a response to former President Donald Trump’s latest headline-grabbing…

Ford CEO: Tesla is going to see 'more price competition' in the EV market

yahoo.com CEO Jim Farley sent a clear message to Tesla (TSLA) investors: Your profit margins will not stay so lofty in perpetuity. "Tesla hasn't had any competition until Ford and…

Musk says Twitter will get rid of blue check marks unless users pay up

washingtonpost.com Blue check marks are about to change on Twitter — again. Twitter tweeted Friday that it will finally do what new owner Elon Musk has been saying for months — remove the…

This week in Bidenomics: Hating on the Fed

yahoo.com President Biden promised to stay mum on the Federal Reserve, unlike his predecessor, Donald Trump, who routinely hectored the Fed when he disagreed with its policies. Biden…

Keanu Reeves, explained

vox.com Courtesy of Vero Navarro for Matchbox Cineclub Keanu Reeves is a celebrity for all times. It started in the pub, as all the best research does: Media studies professors…

Selena Gomez Might Be Dating Zayn Malik & the Internet Is Torn: See Fan Reactions

billboard.com It’s probably too soon for this, but Zelena might just be the next big celebrity couple. That’s because Selena Gomez and Zayn Malik were supposedly spotted getting cozy…

Twitter Hates Musk's New Move

thestreet.com Elon Musk is removing the well-known blue checkmark on April 1, but Twitter users dislike the idea. Twitter's latest move to drum up cash is not getting the reaction that…

U.S. SEC Continues Broadside Against Digital Asset Market, Issues Investor Alert About ‘Crypto Asset Securities’

dailyhodl.com The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an “investor alert” about digital assets this week, arguing that investments in the crypto space carry significant…

Christians decry proposed Utah school district Bible ban

newsweek.com Christians have condemned a petition being considered by a school board in Utah that would ban the Bible over its sexual content, with one local minister telling Newsweek:…

Kari Lake Supreme Court win sparks MAGA party

newsweek.com Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake received a win from the state's Supreme Court this week, prompting applause and celebrations from MAGA Republicans. On…