With Surge in New Users Bluesky Emerges As X Alternative

Stephen King leaving X over 'toxic' environment

Author Stephen King announced Thursday that he is leaving the social media platform X because of its "toxic" environment. "I'm leaving Twitter. Tried to stay, but the atmosphere has just become ...

Politics - The Hill - November 15

Malcolm X’s Daughters Sue F.B.I., C.I.A. and Police

A suit filed in Manhattan federal court Friday accuses law enforcement of intentionally failing to protect him and stymying efforts to identify his killers.

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Mass X-odus: professionals desert Musk’s network

Creatives and freelancers miss opportunity and inspiration after decline of X

Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago

What Happens to X With No More Libs to Troll?

There has been a mass migration from X to BlueSky. What does it mean for our already-fragmented social media ecosystem?

Tech - Wired - Yesterday

Meta AI to Use Reuters Content to Answer User Questions in Real Time

Meta AI didn’t share whether it would use Reuters content to train its large-language model.

Business - Inc. - October 27

Meta Fined $15 Million in South Korea for Illegal User Data Collection

The country’s privacy watchdog said Meta amassed sensitive information by analyzing users’ likes and the ads they opened.

Business - Inc. - November 5

Steam Game Recording Is Now Live For All PC And Steam Deck Users

Valve has announced that Steam Game Recording has been released for all PC and Steam Deck users. The new built-in system for game recording offers a variety of tools for users, allowing them to ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 6

Here’s Why You Need to Be Your Product’s Biggest User

Eliot Horowitz, founder and CEO of Viam, talks about the evolution of his company on the latest episode of ‘For Starters.’

Business - Inc. - November 6

Facebook and Instagram users in Europe can opt for less personalized ads

Facebook and Instagram users in Europe will get the option to see less personalized ads if they don’t want to pay for an ad-free subscription

Tech - ABC News - November 12

What 23andMe business troubles could mean for users' genetic data

The company is laying off 40% of its workforce and discontinuing its therapeutics division.

Australia will require social media platforms to act to prevent online harm to users

Australia plans to require social media platforms to act to prevent online harms to users such as bullying, predatory behavior and algorithms pushing destructive content

Tech - ABC News - November 14

How Sema4.ai is empowering business users to deploy AI agents in minutes

Many early AI agents tend to be singularly-purposed or IT-driven. Sema4.ai says it is the differentiator for diverse horizontal use cases.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 14

A criticized Airbnb deal will let users play gladiator in Rome's Colosseum

The ancient Roman Colosseum will be the venue of gladiator fights for the first time in two millennia under a $1.5 million sponsorship deal with Airbnb

World - ABC News - November 14

Cloudflare’s CTO Thinks Too Many Websites Hate Their Users

Those annoying puzzles websites make you solve are one of the worst things about the internet.

Business - Inc. - 5 days ago

Microsoft introduces PC that has one job: connect users to their computers in the cloud

Microsoft's latest stripped-down device is designed for corporate use and includes a new operating system.

Business - CNBC - 4 days ago

Reddit is down for many users, reports say. Here's what to know.

Reddit says it's investigating after users on Wednesday reported problems connecting to the online forum.

What do the calls for Google to sell Chrome mean for the company, users?

The Justice Department formally submitted a proposal to break up Google, calling for it to sell the Chrome web browser. Lawyers argue that the tech giant has too much power in the online search ...

Murders Surged in the Pandemic. Now in Many Cities That Surge Is Gone.

A huge drop in 2023 has been followed by an even greater improvement so far this year.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 2

Consumer confidence surges ahead of election

American consumers are feeling more confident ahead of Election Day, but they’re still not as confident as they were before the pandemic, according to a new survey from The Conference Board, a ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Canada’s hotel development pipeline surges

World - Yahoo News - November 4

Stock market surges on Election Day

Major stock indexes and large tech firms showed gains on Tuesday.

Disney stock surges on streaming growth, guidance

Revenue for Disney's entertainment segment – which includes the traditional TV networks, direct-to-consumer streaming and films – increased 14% year over year.

Business - CNBC - November 14

Bitcoin is surging. Could it take over?

Bitcoin has been likened to "digital gold," but it's not something you can hold in your hand.

Politics - The Hill - 3 hours ago

With Surge in New Users Bluesky Emerges As X Alternative

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