Shares slip after second Trump assassination attempt

Shares slip after second Trump assassination attempt

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Trump Media slid on Monday, one day after Donald Trump — the company’s majority shareholder — was unharmed in an apparent assassination attempt on a Florida golf course. The stock, which trades under the ticker “DJT,” opened slightly up before sinking more than 4% by mid-morning. … Read more

Experts warn Albanese’s social media ban is not the salve for cyber safety, as grieving parents push for the change

Experts warn Albanese’s social media ban is not the salve for cyber safety, as grieving parents push for the change

New social media age limit legislation is set to be introduced before the next election, to protect the mental health and safety of children and young teens — but will it work? The Albanese government announced the proposed ban last week, with the age limit and implementation plan yet to be outlined. Experts worry the … Read more

Brazil supreme court unfreezes assets of Elon Musk’s Starlink, X

Brazil supreme court unfreezes assets of Elon Musk’s Starlink, X

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.  Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images Brazil’s supreme court announced Friday that it ordered banks to transfer funds from Starlink and X accounts to pay fines the court levied against Elon Musk’s social … Read more

Trump Media shares soar 25% as ex-president says ‘I’m not selling’

Trump Media shares soar 25% as ex-president says ‘I’m not selling’

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on September 13, 2024.  Robyn Beck | Afp | Getty Images Shares of Trump Media shot up by more than 25% on Friday, minutes after majority owner Donald Trump … Read more

Congressman slams Meta over response about illicit drug ads on apps

Congressman slams Meta over response about illicit drug ads on apps

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during an interview on “The Circuit with Emily Chang” at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California, US, on Thursday, July 18, 2024.  Jason Henry | Bloomberg | Getty Images A Republican congressman slammed Meta on Thursday over what the lawmaker called an inadequate response to concerns … Read more

Intel gets boost from Raimondo, effort to spur U.S. chip production

Intel gets boost from Raimondo, effort to spur U.S. chip production

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo listens as President Joe Biden participates virtually in a meeting on the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act at the White House on July 25, 2022. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty Images Intel has been badly beaten down of late, losing 60% of … Read more

Inside Media: Nine in turmoil as CEO Mike Sneesby leaves company after Paris Olympics scandal

Inside Media: Nine in turmoil as CEO Mike Sneesby leaves company after Paris Olympics scandal

Welcome back to INSIDE MEDIA where we bring you the scoop on media news, with plenty of views, every Monday and Thursday. NINE CEO STEPS DOWN Some big news over at Nine with CEO Mike Sneesby announcing he will step down within weeks. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Rumours had been … Read more

Decoding Independent Senator Fatima Payman’s ‘skibidi’ speech amid social media ban debate

Decoding Independent Senator Fatima Payman’s ‘skibidi’ speech amid social media ban debate

Chat, is this real? Independent Senator Fatima Payman has called the Albanese government “capaholics” in a speech using modern internet slang commonly used by Gen Z. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Senator addresses the ‘sigmas of Australia’ in bizarre speech. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Addressing “the sigmas of Australia”, the 29-year-old … Read more

Why Brazil is taking on Elon Musk – podcast | News

Why Brazil is taking on Elon Musk – podcast | News

“One Saturday morning at the end of August, I wake up here in Rio, look at my phone, and for the first time since I lived in China, where I was correspondent before I came here, I look at my phone and Twitter doesn’t work.” The Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, tells Michael Safi … Read more

An AI Bot Named James Has My Old Local News Job

An AI Bot Named James Has My Old Local News Job

It always seemed difficult for the newspaper where I used to work, The Garden Island on the rural Hawaiian island of Kauai, to hire reporters. If someone left, it could take months before we hired a replacement, if we ever did. So, last Thursday, I was happy to see that the paper appeared to have … Read more