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Is Social Media More Like Cigarettes or Junk Food?
For this week’s Infinite Scroll column, Cal Newport is filling in for Kyle Chayka. In 1881, James Bonsack patented an automated…
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Brad Pitt's team reminds fans he's not on social media after a woman gets big-time scammed
Brad Pitt’s representatives have responded to reports about a French woman allegedly being scammed out of more than $800,000 by a person…
Culture
NASCAR Legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. Announces Huge Media Changes For 2025
NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. has announced major changes to Dirty Mo Media's popular podcast, "Door, Bumper, Clear" (DBC), for the…
Culture
Big media pulls plug on Venu sports streaming service before launch
WALT Disney, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery on Friday (Jan 10) abandoned plans to launch Venu Sports, their live sports joint venture,…
News
Singapore engages Australia to study social media age limits
SINGAPORE’S government is open to instituting minimum-age laws for social media use and is in talks with counterparts in Australia over…
News
Matthew Livelsberger, Cybertruck Bomber, Was a Trained 'Drone Pilot' and Decorated Army Veteran; LinkedIn Profile Stuns Social Media
Matthew Livelsberger, a 37-year-old Army veteran, has been identified as the suspect behind the recent Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas.…
Business
Musk’s X, Google yet to apply for Malaysia’s new social media license
ELON Musk’s X and Alphabet’s Google, which operates the video streaming platform YouTube, have not applied for a social media operating…
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Israeli shells Gaza refugee camp, killing nine, Palestinian media say
Israeli shelling of Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp has killed nine people, among them women and children, according to the Palestinian news…
News
Fiji Lawmaker Fired for Misconduct After Her Explicit Video Leaks on Social Media
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has dismissed MP Lynda Tabuya as a minister after an explicit video of her circulated online. Ms…
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5 journalists killed in Israeli strike at Gaza hospital: Palestinian media
What's New Five journalists have been killed in an Israeli strike overnight when their parked vehicle was blasted in front of a hospital…
Lifestyle
Chinese media mocks US 'delusion' over spy drones
What's New China is mocking the United States as a "breeding ground for delusion, irrationality, and instability" following allegations…
Fashion
Hannah Kobayashi Breaks Her Silence after Returning to US and Claims She Was 'Unaware' of Media Coverage She Received after Vanishing to Mexico
Hawaiian photographer Hannah Kobayashi has said that she was "unaware" of the widespread media coverage and intense public interest…
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What Natalie Rupnow's social media shows before Wisconsin school shooting
What's New On December 16 at 9.30 p.m. ET at a news conference, police identified 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow as the shooter in the…
Business
Who is Suchir Balaji? 26-year-old OpenAI Former Employee and Whistleblower Found Dead in San Francisco, Days After His Shocking Last Social Media Post Exposing AI's Dark Secrets
Suchir Balaji, a 26-year-old former researcher at OpenAI, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on November 26. The San Francisco…
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Journalists' rights group says 104 media workers killed this year. Gaza stands out for 2nd year
BRUSSELS (AP) — The International Federation of Journalists said Tuesday that 104 journalists and media workers have been killed so far in…
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Proposed California law would require warning labels on social media
Victoria Hinks watched her daughter get sucked into the dark sides of social media, and she couldn’t pull her out. “We tried to take her…
Fashion
Temu told to suspend Vietnam operations, state media reports
CHINESE online retailer Temu has been told to suspend its operations in Vietnam after it failed to meet an end-November deadline for…
Business
Major Canadian media sue OpenAI in case potentially worth billions
CANADA’S biggest news organisations on Friday (Nov 29) sued OpenAI, accusing it of using their articles without permission to help train…
News
Russian lawyer handed 7-year prison term for speaking out against the Ukraine war on social media
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Russia on Thursday convicted a prominent lawyer and sentenced him to seven years in prison for speaking…
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Australia dumps plan for fines for social media giants enabling misinformation
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's government said on Sunday it had dropped plans to fine internet platforms up to 5% of their global revenue…
News
Social media giants face A$50 million fines under Australia ban
GLOBAL social media firms could face fines of as much as A$50 million (S$43.7 million) if they fail to enforce the Australian government’s…
Business
Outgoing Liberty Media CEO Responds To $20 Billion F1 Sale Rumors
Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei, who will be stepping down from the role imminently, has quashed rumors about a potential $20 billion sale…
Business
Reliance, Walt Disney close US$8.5 billion merger of Indian media assets
RELIANCE Industries and Walt Disney on Thursday (Nov 14) completed the US$8.5 billion merger of their Indian media assets, which have been…
Business
Trump Media, Tesla shares surge as former president wins second term
SHARES of Trump Media, Tesla and domestic-focused small-cap companies surged on Wednesday (Nov 6) as Donald Trump was elected US president…