Tinder, Hinge, League dating apps encourage ‘compulsive use’ with ‘predatory’ business model: lawsuit
Match Group on Wednesday said its dating apps Tinder, Hinge and The League are designed to addict users and make more money for the company, rather than helping them build relationships. It was sued in a proposed class action lawsuit. The plaintiffs allege that Match’s “predatory” business model rewards people seeking love and afraid of […]
Ex-Twitter engineer says Musk wrongly fired him over leaks to media: book
A former Twitter engineer claims he was unfairly fired due to persistent leaks of news shortly after paranoid Elon Musk bought the social media site, according to a shocking new book. The engineer, Randall Lin, was fired last February after Musk accused him of violating a nondisclosure agreement, Zoe Schiffer writes in “Extreme Hardcore: Inside […]
Gen Z doesn’t trust their bosses to give career advice — here’s what they’re turning to instead
Providing growth opportunities for employees in the workplace is critical to building loyalty, and this is something many employers could use today as attrition increases and engagement declines. . At the same time, America’s youngest generation of workers expect to learn more on the job than more experienced workers. But new research says they’re not […]
Elon Musk in talks with Tesla shareholder before appeal of nixed $56B pay package
Elon Musk and Tesla shareholders, who last month secured a verdict voiding the CEO’s $56 billion compensation, will put the judgment on hold until the appeal is resolved, according to a Tuesday letter from the shareholders’ lawyers to the court. He plans to ask the judge to do so. Greg Ballaro, a lawyer for the […]
SpaceX fined for ‘near amputation’ suffered by worker, records show
U.S. labor safety officials this month fined Elon Musk’s SpaceX company $3,600 after an accident at its site in Washington state left him with “near amputation,” according to inspection records reviewed by Reuters. It is said that he did. a Reuters survey Late last year, Musk’s rocket company was found to have ignored worker safety […]
Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s ex Nicole Shanahan donated $4M for RFK Jr. Super Bowl ad: report
Nicole Shanahan, the ex-wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin and a lawyer, was reportedly the driving force behind Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s $7 million presidential campaign ad during this year’s Super Bowl. Shanahan, who was rumored to have had an affair with billionaire friend Elon Musk and whose divorce from Brin was finalized last fall, […]
Elon Musk’s X letting brands run ads next to certain creators
Social media platform X announced on Monday that advertisers will be able to operate it. Video ads next to specific content creatorsa move that could help brands avoid being exposed to unwanted posts on the Elon Musk-owned site. Since the billionaire acquired the company formerly known as Twitter, many advertisers have become wary of posting […]
‘When did this become a thing?’
Think you’ve exhausted all the ways you can use emojis? Think again. Many iPhone users are thrilled to discover that they can simply drag digital hieroglyphs into a text box on their device. X’s shocking post online. “We learned today that you can take emojis and drag them into a text box.” Professional wrestlers Chris […]
Scammers using AI to target elderly ahead of Valentine’s Day
Heartache may be the least of Valentine’s Day worries. A federal agency on Monday warned consumers looking for love to be extremely careful about cyberromances as scammers with the help of artificial intelligence are rampant online. “Valentine’s Day is a timely reminder to the public not to fall prey to criminals who use love to […]
How Elon Musk Destroyed the Twitter Jack Dorsey created
On October 26, 2022, Elon Musk’s first official day as owner and CEO of Twitter, there were already warning signs that he might not be the savior the social media company was hoping for. Ta. It’s true his promise “Software engineering, server operations, and design will rule the roost,” Musk said in his first meeting […]