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Facial recognition company Clearview AI cofounder and former CEO Hoan Ton-That has resigned.The company’s new co-CEOs are early investor Hal Lambert and cofounder Richard Schwartz.The leadership shake-up comes as the Clearview eyes new contracts under the Trump administration.The former CEO of Clearview AI, Hoan Ton-That, has resigned. Clearview is a…
Reddit temporarily banned a popular community after users threatened staffers at Elon Musk’s DOGE.Musk said the members of r/WhitePeopleTwitter had “broken the law.”The subreddit is now back with new rules and limited comments.A Reddit community banned after its members threatened staffers at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is back…
Sean O’Grady is head of Trust and Safety at Pocket Worlds.Before that, he worked at TikTok.He says there are good resources to help parents navigate the complexity of online safety.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sean O’Grady, head of Trust and Safety at Pocket Worlds. It has…
TikTok is back online in the US after Donald Trump promised to delay a ban. TikTok is working for users who already have the app, but unavailable to download from app stores.The Supreme Court upheld the TikTok divest-or-ban law on Friday. After going dark for millions of Americans this weekend,…
Viral imitations of Hermès’ Birkin bag have boosted awareness of Walmart’s e-commerce marketplace.The positive attention is a tailwind as Walmart aims to take on Amazon’s online dominance.But dupes like the so-called Wirkin also pose a challenge for the retailer’s brand relationships.For all of the fanfare they received last month, the…
Social-media sentiment around Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni has soured amid their feud.Lively has accused Baldoni of harassment, and he claims she tried to smear him.Negative posts around the stars have ballooned since Lively filed her complaint.The feud between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni seems to have tanked public perception…
China has been trying to get its people to be more vigilant for foreign spies this year.The government has pushed warnings for things to beware of, like weird pens and strangers.Xi urged officials last year to adopt “worst-case-scenario thinking” for national security.It’s been a busy year for the front-facing team…
Kelsea Myers, 20, traveled throughout North America during her freshman year of college.She took online classes while staying in hostels.Eventually, she wanted to have a more typical college experience.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kelsea Myers. It has been edited for length and clarity.My parents have always…
(Reuters) – After lackluster spending at U.S. stores on a deals-heavy Black Friday, retailers will be pulling out all the stops with steep promotions on their websites and apps to entice people to buy holiday gifts and other merchandise after the long Thanksgiving weekend. Retailers have been coaxing cautious U.S.…
By Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) – Heavy online marketing spending by Temu and Shein is making it more costly for other retailers and brands to reach shoppers on Black Friday, marketing and industry experts say, with both platforms bidding heavily on search keywords used by competitors. Typing a few words…
