Bluesky says X's "partisan microphone" are driving users to it

Bluesky Now Has 24 Million Users. Jay Graber Is Still Vowing to Keep It From Enshittification

At WIRED's The Big Interview event, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber discussed the booming user numbers for the Twitter rival and why giving social media users more control is a recipe for success.

Wired - 9h

Pro skateboarder charged with drunk driving

Kader Sylla, a 22-year-old professional skateboarder who has competed in the X Games was charged with drunkenly driving his Porsche the wrong way in Manhattan.

ABC News - 15h

Ocasio-Cortez first person to hit a million followers on Bluesky

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is the first person to hit a million followers on the social platform Bluesky, according to the platform. Other than Bluesky’s own account, Ocasio-Cortez’s ...

The Hill - 1d

What drives home equity loan interest rates?

Wonder what impacts home equity borrowing rates? Here are the factors borrowers should be aware of.

CBS News - 13h

Hulu Promo Codes and Discounts: 90% Off for Select Users

Students can get a Hulu plan for $1.99 per month. Get more details on this and other great deals below.

Wired - 1d

Woman sentenced to 25 years for drunk-driving killing of newlywed

A judge in South Carolina sentenced a woman to 25 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to charges involving the drunk-driving killing of a woman who had just gotten married and was riding in a ...

NBC News - 1d

US woman admits drink-driving in crash that killed bride on wedding day

Samantha Miller was fatally hit while travelling in a golf cart and still wearing her wedding dress.

BBC News - 23h

Why Job Satisfaction Isn’t Necessarily Driving the Great Stay

How employers can get ahead of the next Great Resignation.

Inc. - 21h

How Treasury yields are driving whether U.S. stocks beat the rest of the world

Treasury bond yields are clearly influencing how U.S. stocks behave this year relative to equities in the rest of the world, DataTrek Research found.

MarketWatch - 12h

Trump threat and mounting dangers in Mexico drive migrant rush towards US

People waiting in Tapachula by Guatemala border fear Trump’s election could worsen crisis and spur northward flight. Outside the migration office, Tito subtly pointed out the watchful human ...

The Guardian - 22h

Hume launches Voice Control allowing users and developers to make custom AI voices

Hume focuses on providing tools for creating unique, expressive voices that align with user needs, such as customer service chatbots.

VentureBeat - 1d

Banks hit credit card users with higher rates in response to regulation that may never arrive

CFPB regulation meant to save consumers $10 billion a year has resulted in higher costs for some, as banks react by hiking interest rates and charging new fees.

CNBC - 16h

Banks hit credit card users with higher rates in response to regulation that may never arrive

Banks that issue credit cards used by millions of consumers raised interest rates and introduced new fees over the past year in response to an impending regulation that most experts now believe ...

NBC News - 17h

Chinese espionage campaign scooped up data on thousands of US mobile users: Sources

A Chinese espionage campaign scooped up data on hundreds of thousands of American mobile phone users, likely stealing information about more than 1 million customers.

ABC News - 42m

Tesla’s stock surges after self-driving software update, new Street-high target

Tesla’s stock jumps toward a 2 1/2-year high after the EV-maker’s FSD software gets its awaited update.

MarketWatch - 1d

US woman jailed for 25 years over drunk-driving crash that killed newlywed

Jamie Lee Komoroski, 27, pleaded guilty over death of Samantha Miller, who was killed leaving wedding in 2023. A woman who admitted to drinking and who was driving well over twice the speed limit ...

The Guardian - 1d

Man has ‘finely tuned’ plan to find £500m bitcoin thrown in tip, Cardiff court told

James Howells seeking go-ahead to search for hard drive that was accidentally thrown into landfill in 2013. For more than a decade, a computer expert from Newport in south Wales has doggedly fought ...

The Guardian - 17h

Who is Yoon Suk Yeol, the man behind South Korea’s political crisis?

President’s leadership has been marred by dysfunction, culminating in ill-fated decision to impose martial law

Financial Times - 13h

Harvey Weinstein taken back to hospital, lawyer says

Harvey Weinstein has been hospitalized for "emergent treatment due to an alarming blood test result that requires immediate medical attention," his attorney said.

ABC News - 1d

Teacher's pay rise simply impossible, says minister

Paul Givan tells assembly members that the teaching unions have asked for a 13.5% rise in 2024-25.

BBC News - 1d

Manchin says Biden should pardon Trump

Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) said Monday in an interview with CNN that President Biden should pardon President-elect Trump. "What I would have done differently, and my recommendation as a counsel ...

The Hill - 1d

Axelrod says Hunter Biden pardon 'handled poorly'

Democratic strategist David Axelrod was critical of the way President Biden handled the pardoning of his son, Hunter Biden, saying it was done "poorly." "It was just handled poorly, on top of ...

The Hill - 21h

AI won't replace humans making games, PlayStation boss says

The gaming giant's joint CEOs reflect on its past and future as it celebrates its 30th anniversary.

BBC News - 19h

Israel says it will hold Lebanon responsible if ceasefire collapses

Minister’s vow to ‘go deeper’ if hostilities resume comes after deadly Israeli air strikes severely test truce

Financial Times - 16h

CDC says McDonald's E. coli outbreak is over

The CDC said 104 people in 14 states were infected in the E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's.

CNBC - 13h

Holmgren, Sterling Sharpe among HOF finalists

Former Packers coach Mike Holmgren and receiver Sterling Sharpe were among the finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame chosen Tuesday.

ESPN - 11h

Biden in Angola says the future runs 'through Africa'

President Biden on Tuesday declared the United States was “all in” on forging a stronger partnership with Africa as he nodded to the complicated and at times ugly history between the two during a ...

The Hill - 16h

Three rail firms to be renationalised next year

The rail operators will be renationalised in May, as part of the government's manifesto promise.

BBC News - 47m

Apple says it uses Amazon's custom AI chips

Apple is currently using Amazon Web Services' custom AI chips for services like searching and will evaluate if its latest AI chip can be used to pre-train its AI models like Apple Intelligence.

CNBC - 12h

McDonald's E. coli outbreak is over, CDC says

The E. coli outbreak linked to slivered onions on McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers is over, the CDC said Tuesday.

NBC News - 15h

Michigan Republican says gay marriage should be illegal

Michigan state Rep. Josh Schriver (R) rebuked gay marriage in a Monday social media post that has drawn backlash from some of the state’s top Democrats. “Make gay marriage illegal again,” Schriver ...

The Hill - 14h

German embassy in Seoul says no immediate danger for foreigners

Yahoo News - 15h

French prime minister Barnier faces vote to oust him

Banier, who was appointed by Macron just three months ago, is widely expected to lose the vote.

BBC News - 6m

Police won't say if they have leads in JonBenét case but say it's 'obvious' they want to solve it

A week after the premiere of a Netflix docuseries on the unsolved death of JonBenét Ramsey, police maintained their dedication to finding the little girl’s killer but refused to say whether they ...

NBC News - 19h

Jim Cramer says AMD stock is a buy on Intel's CEO shakeup — 'It's winning'

Pat Gelsinger's retirement from Intel will only help Club holding and longtime rival AMD, Jim Cramer said Monday.

CNBC - 1d

Syria crisis due to Assad’s refusal to engage with opposition, says Turkish minister

Iran’s foreign minister blamed Israel’s intervention instead, but emergency talks in Ankara said to be ‘constructive’. Middle East crisis – live updates The crisis in Syria is the result of ...

The Guardian - 1d

Israel says it has been fired upon from Lebanon, despite ceasefire

Yahoo News - 1d

Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: IDF says it's hitting targets in Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces said Sunday it launched "several operations" targeting Hezbollah fighters that it claimed posed a direct threat to Israel.

ABC News - 1d

Bluesky says X's "partisan microphone" are driving users to it

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