Elon Musk gets surprising defender after X was banned in Brazil: The Washington Post
The Washington Post, a frequent and harsh critic of Elon Musk, has criticized the Brazilian government for moving to ban X, a social media platform owned by the tech billionaire. “The billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX rightly said a Brazilian judge's move to unilaterally ban his company from operating in the country was an […]
Snapchat used by predators for ‘sextortion’ schemes against kids
According to the New Mexico lawsuit, Snapchat has become a prime platform for online predators who use “sextortion” to trick minors into sending explicit images or videos of themselves and then use the explicit content to blackmail them. Attorney General Raul Torrez announced Thursday that he had filed legal action against Snapchat's parent company, Snap, […]
X blocks users from searching name of Apalachee High School gunman
Elon Musk's social media platform X on Thursday blocked search results for the name of the teen suspected in the Georgia school shooting. Colt Gray, 14, was arrested after two students and two teachers were killed at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia on Wednesday. His name has been published in multiple media outlets, including […]
YouTube expands parental ability to track kid creators
Big Mother is watching. YouTube has introduced an expanded set of tools to help concerned parents better keep track of their kids' online activity. Caring moms and dads can link their accounts with their kids' accounts and monitor everything from video uploads to subscriptions and comments. YouTube is giving parents more power to monitor their […]
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang loses $10B as company’s stock plummets
AI chip leader Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang's net worth fell by about $10 billion on Tuesday after the company's shares plunged nearly 10% amid global selling pressure. The 61-year-old Taiwan-born CEO, who worked as a toilet cleaner and server at Denny's before co-founding Nvidia more than 30 years ago, has seen his net worth fall […]
Do cellphones increase the risk of heart disease?
Wait for the call! New research from China A new study suggests that mobile phone use is associated with an increased risk of heart disease, especially in smokers and people with diabetes. The study authors attribute this association to lack of sleep, psychological stress, and neuroticism. “Poor sleep patterns and poor mental health may have […]
Elon Musk, investors lost over $24 billion on X acquisition
Elon Musk and X investors have reportedly taken a $24 billion write-off after the social media platform's value plummeted 72% since the billionaire bought the company less than two years ago. Musk and his partners paid $33.5 billion for the $44 billion acquisition of the site formerly known as Twitter in October 2022. The initial […]
Trump campaign blasts Kamala Harris’ ties to Google lawyer Karen Dunn
Donald Trump's campaign says Vice President Kamala Harris' close relationship with a top lawyer representing Google in an upcoming federal antitrust lawsuit is a clear “conflict of interest.” The Trump campaign's slamming of Harris came just days after The Washington Post reported that she has close ties to the law firm Paul, Weiss and its […]
‘Gets it done like nobody’s business’ NJ pizzeria cooks on Cybertrucks
Heat up your ovens, everyone! A popular thin-crust pizza place in northern New Jersey has taken food truck culture to a new level by outfitting two Tesla Cybertrucks with dual-tiered ovens to bake pizzas on the go — and they're doing it at a speed that's literally crazy. Food trucks have long taken over parking […]
Brazil Supreme Court upholds judge’s decision to block X across country
RIO DE JANEIRO — A chamber of Brazil's Supreme Court has upheld a judge's decision to block billionaire Elon Musk's social media platform “X” nationwide, the court's website said. The widespread support among the judges is a blow to Musk and his supporters, who have sought to portray Judge Alexandre de Moraes as a renegade […]