Thousands of Reddit communities go dark to protest company's controversial new policy
Thousands of Reddit forums are going dark Monday in one of the largest user-driven protests ever to hit the social media platform.
2023-06-12 21:18
7 of History’s Strangest Mass Hysteria Events
Whether an entire town can’t stop dancing or people suddenly start worrying about minor marks on their windshields, these seemingly unbelievable events have had some surprising (and sometimes devastating) effects.
2023-06-12 20:22
Facebook faces new allegations of gender discrimination in its delivery of job ads. Research by human rights group suggests it's a global concern
Facebook-parent Meta is the subject of four new complaints from human rights groups in Europe alleging that the algorithm it uses to target users with companies' job advertisements is discriminatory. Nonprofit Global Witness shared new research with CNN that it says shows the algorithm distributing job ads is based on gender stereotypes, and that it appears to be a global issue.
2023-06-12 14:24
Kelis has no interest in addressing that Bill Murray dating speculation
Kelis can't be bothered with speculation about her dating life.
2023-06-12 01:49
More Americans disapprove than approve of colleges considering race, ethnicity in admissions decisions, study shows
Half of surveyed adults in the US disapprove of students' race and ethnicities factoring into the college admissions process, according to a recent Pew Research Center study.
2023-06-11 21:53
Forget the influencers. Here come the 'deinfluencers'
Step aside, influencers. A new breed of "deinfluencers" has arrived, and they're saying that materialism and overpriced trends are no longer in style.
2023-06-11 19:54
What the chaos at Twitter means for the future of social movements
Twitter has been a powerful tool for social movements. But since Elon Musk acquired the platform last year, some organizers and digital media experts have been bracing for the impact that his controversial policy changes and mass layoffs may have on social activism.
2023-06-11 17:24
Silicon Valley escalates the battle over returning to the office
Three years after Silicon Valley companies led the charge for embracing remote work in the early days of the pandemic, the tech industry is now escalating the fight to bring employees back into the office -— and igniting tensions with staff in the process.
2023-06-10 22:59
Apple's new challenge: making VR headsets look cool
When Apple unveiled its ambitious and very pricey new mixed reality headset earlier this week, executives ticked through a long list of impressive specs, teased big name partnerships and showed off a perfectly produced promo video.
2023-06-10 16:21
Tennessee woman indicted for attempting to hire dark web hitman to kill wife of man she met online
A Tennessee woman was indicted on federal charges after allegedly attempting to hire a hitman to kill the wife of a man she met on a dating site.
2023-06-10 14:23
This school reopened quickly after COVID. Kids' reading was still behind
Exiting from the pandemic, the assumption might be students who returned quickly to in-person learning might be the least scathed academically
2023-06-10 13:51
Mark Zuckerberg has thoughts on Apple's new mixed reality headset
Days after Apple unveiled its $3,499 mixed reality headset, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared to take a jab at the company's pricing and vision for the product.
2023-06-10 02:28