Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he attends a presidential debate with U.S. President Joe Biden in Atlanta, Georgia, June 27, 2024. Brian Snyder | Reuters The stock price of Trump Media soared more than 11% in premarket trading Friday morning after majority shareholder Donald Trump benefited from President Joe Biden stumbling through their … Read more
Leah Feiger: It’s like, what a beautiful idea. Jon Favreau: And now when you only organize people online and they only meet online and the debates happen online and everything, you’re going to lose trust. And so, I do think that there’s going to be, and where I’ve seen this already a return to sort … Read more
Then-president-elect Donald Trump shakes the hand of Peter Thiel during a meeting with technology executives at Trump Tower, December 14, 2016 in New York City. Getty Images Peter Thiel, once one of Donald Trump’s major financial backers in the tech industry, said on Thursday that even though he’s not providing money to the Republican presumptive … Read more
I’ve lived many lives. This includes an enthusiastic (and very earnest) half-dozen years of my adolescence and young adulthood as an energetic Daytona Beach, Florida-dwelling born-again Christian. I participated in activities such as going to church four times a week, asking strangers on the bus if they had accepted Jesus Christ as their personal savior, … Read more
Four of the internet’s biggest names are expected to face tough questions in parliament about the impact of social media. Executives from Meta, Google, TikTok and Snapchat are scheduled to appear before the Social Media and Australian Society inquiry on Friday. Questions are expected to focus on harmful and illegal content on digital platforms, age … Read more
Lee co-founded a venture capital firm Creator Ventures with his cousin Sasha Kaletsky in 2022. Caspar Lee Caspar Lee advised young people who want to be content creators to do YouTube for fun rather than focusing on making money because the chances of financial success are low. The 30-year-old was a successful British-South African YouTuber … Read more
A smartphone displays the logo of Donald Trump’s Truth Social app on March 25, 2024. Anna Barclay | Getty Images Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group closed up nearly 8% on Wednesday, adding to the stock’s post-sell-off rally. The stock initially sank more than 6% mid-morning but closed up 7.92% at $39.25 per share … Read more
The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected challenges to Biden administration officials’ communications with social media companies aimed at combating misinformation online. The 6-3 decision does not address the First Amendment issues at the center of the cases and instead denies the challenge filed by two Republican attorneys general and private parties by finding they didn’t … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security. The justices threw out lower-court rulings that favored Louisiana, Missouri and other parties in their … Read more
TikTok is chock-full of tips for building wealth. The latest money-saving trend taking over is the “no-spend month,” which encourages TikTok users to cut out all non-essential purchases for a set period. But, in this case, even the best intentions can backfire. Here is what you should know before swearing off unnecessary spending. The no-spend rules The … Read more
