[ad_1] CNN — The Material Girl might be preparing to take on the material world – on tour. The pop icon, 64, raised eyebrows this weekend when she wiped her Instagram feed, after Billboard reported on Friday that she’s set to “embark on a career-spanning 40th anniversary tour.” The 40th …
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[ad_1] CNN — Gabby Beckford’s plan to visit the British Virgin Islands started with a flurry of searches on what to wear, eat and do in between exploring the islands’ pristine beaches and sapphire waters. But instead of using Google or other search engines, she turned to TikTok. “On TikTok, …
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[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Katie Harbath is a fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center and former public policy director at Facebook. BPC accepts funding from some tech companies, including Meta and Google, in their efforts to get authoritative information about elections to their users. The views expressed in this commentary are …
Read More »Zuckerberg weighed naming Cambridge Analytica as a concern in 2017, months before data leak was revealed
[ad_1] CNN — Mark Zuckerberg considered disclosing in 2017 that Facebook (FB) was investigating “organizations like Cambridge Analytica” alongside Russian foreign intelligence actors as part of an election security assessment before ultimately removing the reference at his advisers’ suggestion, according to a 2019 deposition conducted by the Securities and Exchange …
Read More »A mentor, a proud father and loved by ‘everyone’: Friends pay tribute to tWitch
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 to connect with a trained counselor or visit the NSPL site. CNN — The late Stephen “tWitch” Boss was a man who wore …
Read More »Supreme Court won’t hear case brought by a group of voters against Dominion Voting Systems and Facebook
[ad_1] CNN — The Supreme Court declined on Monday to take up a case brought against Dominion Voting Systems and Facebook after the 2020 election by a group of voters who claimed the companies illegally “influenced or interfered with” the contest. Lower courts had previously rejected the case, ruling that …
Read More »Meta to lay off 11,000 employees, as Zuckerberg says he is ‘accountable for missteps’
[ad_1] New York CNN Business — Facebook parent company Meta on Wednesday said it is laying off 11,000 employees, marking the most significant job cuts in the tech giant’s history. The job cuts come as Meta confronts a range of challenges to its core business and makes an uncertain and …
Read More »Meta’s stock falls 17% as its quarterly profit is cut in half
[ad_1] New York CNN Business — Meta on Wednesday posted the second quarterly revenue decline in its history since going public and warned that it is making “significant changes” aimed at cutting costs ahead of 2023, as it confronts an economic downturn that is hitting its core online advertising business. …
Read More »Leslie Jordan loved Instagram and it loved him right back
[ad_1] CNN — Scrolling through Leslie Jordan’s Instagram account could make you smile, laugh, and, now, cry. Following the death of the comedic actor Monday at the age of 67, many have been flocking to his verified account to share their grief. It seems only appropriate given Jordan’s prolific use …
Read More »Anti-Xi protest spreads in China and worldwide as Chinese leader begins third term
[ad_1] CNN — Jolie’s nerves were running high as she walked into the campus of Goldsmiths, the University of London, last Friday morning. She’d planned to arrive early enough that the campus would be deserted, but her fellow students were already beginning to filter in to start their day. In …
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