“Girl With a Pearl Earring” has taken on a new meaning on social media.
TikTok loves a theory, especially ones that attempt to explain dating struggles. The “pearl earring theory” is the latest to go viral, claiming that the classic freshwater gemstone could be the reason you are chronically single.
Why? According to TikTok, pearl jewelry gives off
People on TikTok tend to follow accounts that align with their own political beliefs, meaning the platform is creating political echo chambers among its users. These findings, from a study my co
Yahoo is at a critical inflection point. Despite having a large user base—across Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Sports, and Yahoo News—the media company hasn’t reclaimed the buzz of its early days. CEO Jim Lanzone candidly discusses the fear of being “left behind” and how he’s pushing the brand to shed its old skin. He explains the wide-ranging implications as
Perched on a dusty high desert plain about 100 miles north of downtown Los Angeles, the Mojave Air and Space Port looks more like a final destination for aerospace experiments than a stepping stone to the stars. A field with dozens of decommissioned commercial jetliners bakes in the early morning sun–it’ll eventually hit 110 degrees around noon–and the small shacks set between dusty roads and cracked pavement look mostly empty.
But drive past cracked airstrips and barbed wire gates
Banks are embracing the AI workforce—but some institutions are taking unexpected approaches to its deployment.
The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) has dozens of so-called digital employees working alongside its human counterparts. And distinguishing those
For those who’ve had enough of scrolling AI slop, meet Picastro: an Instagram app for astrophotography.
Picastro is a dedicated, mobile-first platform built for amateurs and pros who capture images of the night sky. Launched late last year by Tom McCrorie, an amat
The Republican Party’s 800-page One Big Beautiful Bill Act is now being debated in the Senate, with a final up-or-down vote expected as soon as Monday night. On the issue of artificial intelligence, much of the attention has focused on the bill’s prop
Colombian gangs are using social media to reach and recruit children, the United Nations has warned.
Gangs and rebel groups are enticing children to enlist by posting videos on platforms like TikTok and Facebook that showcase the “perks” of the lifestyle. Some clips promise money, mobile phones, and, in some cases, cosmetic surgery, according to Scott Campbell, Colombia
Two key U.S. Republican senators agreed to a revised federal moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence to five years and to allow states to adopt rules on child online safety and protecting artists’ images or likelinesses.
Senate Commerce Committee chair Ted Cruz originally proposed securing compliance by blocking states that regulate A