The unemployment rate has hovered at 3.7 percent for months. But it is the TikTok-famous “quiet quitting” and live-tweeted resignations that really explained what was going on in America’s job […]
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Back to news homeThe 2022 Good Tech Awards
The year 2022, in the tech world, was one of big leaps and even bigger pratfalls.The falls included some of the industry’s most recognizable names. Sam Bankman-Fried began the year […]
The Tech That Will Invade Our Lives in 2023
In other words, there will continue to be lots of chatter about the metaverse and virtual (augmented, mixed, whatever-you-want-to-call-dorky-looking) goggles in 2023, but it most likely still won’t be the […]
As Covid-19 Continues to Spread, So Does Misinformation About It
Nearly three years into the pandemic, Covid-19 remains stubbornly persistent. So, too, does misinformation about the virus.As Covid cases, hospitalizations and deaths rise in parts of the country, myths and […]
Questions linger over Facebook, Twitter, TikTok’s commitment to uphold election integrity in Africa, as countries head to polls
A dozen countries in Africa including Nigeria, the continent’s biggest economy and democracy, are expected to hold their presidential elections next year, and questions linger on how well social media […]
Without a Covid Narrative, China’s Censors Are Not Sure What to Do
Since China dropped its strict “zero Covid” policy, a joke has been making the rounds on social media about the sudden shift.Three men who don’t know each other sit in […]
Musk Lifted Bans for Thousands on Twitter. Here’s What They’re Tweeting.
Since Elon Musk bought Twitter in October, the self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist” has ad-libbed his way through the company’s moderation policies.He initially argued that bans should be reserved for spam […]
Elon Musk Says He Will Resign as Twitter CEO When He Finds Successor
At his other companies, which include the electric automaker Tesla and the rocket maker SpaceX, Mr. Musk has sometimes appointed a key adviser to manage the business in his absence. […]
Twitter Users Say Elon Musk Should Quit as Boss
Elon Musk has stayed silent on whether he will remain the head of Twitter.The billionaire had asked his Twitter users on Sunday whether he should step down as the leader […]
Twitter Reinstates Suspended Accounts of Several Journalists
Elon Musk said early Saturday that Twitter was reinstating the accounts of several journalists whose accounts were suspended after he had accused them of violating the social media platform’s rules […]