Telegram is at the center of the far-right riots in the U.K.

The U.K. is facing its own January 6th moment as far-right protestors rampage through the country’s streets in response to the murder of three young girls late last month in the town of Southport.

The race-based riots have variously been called hate crimes and pogroms, as vandals att

Meet the smaller dating apps giving Hinge and Bumble a run for their money

There’s a lot more to the dating app landscape than just Bumble or Hinge. For some online daters, lesser-known apps can offer some major perks, from a more manageable user list to novel features. While these apps may not totally cure Gen Z’s well-publicized dating burnout, they do at least freshen up an industry that’s been slumping in recent years. 

“[These] dating apps are second tier because they’re not

These 5 states are pushing Elon Musk to fix X’s chatbot. Here’s why

Secretaries of state from five U.S. states urged billionaire Elon Musk on Monday to fix social media platform X’s AI chatbot, saying it had spread misinformation related to the Nov. 5 election.

<h2 class="wp-block-heading"

Uber stock price gets a lift as earnings report shows people ordered more rideshares

Uber’s stock price (ticker: UBER) is currently up over 6% in premarket trading as of the time of this writing, after the rideshare company beat expected earnings and revenue estimates for its Q2 2024.

Here are the notable metrics from Uber’s latest Q2:

  • Monthly Active Platform Consumers (MAPCs): 156 million (up 14% year-over-year)
  • Total trips: 2.7 billion (up 21% YOY)
  • Gross bookin
Tim Walz changed the 2024 election with a single viral diss—and earned a VP nod because of it

Kamala Harris’ vice presidential pick, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, is a man of many strengths. As a former senior Army officer, educator, and elected official, his political resume screams public service. But perhaps his greatest contribution to American civic life boils down to a single viral insult.

Just days after President Joe Biden annou

Netflix’s video game strategy comes into focus

To Netflix, video games are a bit like the Japanese market.

When the streaming giant entered the country close to a decade ago, it faced significant headwinds from established local competitors. Then, it learned the language, refined its

Google loses its massive antitrust case against the DOJ

A federal district court ruled Monday that Google engaged in monopolistic behavior when it paid to supply the default internet search engine on other tech companies’ mobile devices, handing a win to the Justice Department.

Google paid $26.3 billion to other companies, mainly Apple and Samsung, during 2021, Bloomberg reports. Those payments essentially restri

How to pick tech stocks when the market is plummeting

This story originally appeared in The Technology Letter and is republished here with permission.

The market turmoil that has rocked tech stocks the past month, driving down the Nasdaq Composite Index nearly 8%, feels a lot to me like when I started the TL20 group of stocks

DOJ vows to protect against election interference by providing ‘actionable intelligence’ to social media platforms

The Justice Department remains committed to sharing with social media companies information that it picks up about efforts by foreign governments to influence this year’s elections, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco told a l


Căutare