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Bluesky was launched as a Twitter rival — but it's far less popular. Now it's eyeing Reddit for inspiration ⊕⊕
"I think the public square is not the direction we want to go in...we're very inspired by companies like Reddit," Bluesky's Rose Wang told CNBC.
7 days ago
Hackers trick Meta AI support bot to infiltrate Obama White House Instagram account ⊕
Breach confirmed by Meta raises concerns about how safe it is to rely on AI for key security measures such as passwords
Hackers used Meta’s AI-powered support chatbot to infiltrate high-profile Instag…
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Tech billionaires are spending unprecedented sums in California races. Experts say it’s the tip of the iceberg ⊕
From Google co-founder Brin spending $66m to fight a billionaire tax to Google and Meta funding a joint Super Pac, Silicon Valley is engaged in an existential fight for its political power at home
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Reddit stock drops 6% after Meta launches standalone app for online forums ⊕
Reddit shares fell after Meta released a standalone app for Facebook Groups called Forum.
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‘People say there are no words, but there are thousands’: Liz Lawrence on making a new kind of grief album after her sister’s death ⊖⊖⊖
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When her sibling died in an accident the singer-songwriter sought comfort in music. But after finding that the most celebrated records about loss were angry, loud and male, she set about creating som…
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GameStop hits the limits of credibility with $55.5bn eBay bid | Nils Pratley ⊖
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The ‘meme stock’ company is remembered for Reddit traders sending its share price into orbit but its move on the auction site looks less likely to take off
GameStop’s $55.5bn bid for eBay rejected as …
Upload government papers to go online? That’s our terrifying future | Aliya Bhatia ⊖
Demands to upload documents for the purpose of ‘age verification’ is coming to platforms near you
Want to Google your symptoms, join an ICE watch group on Facebook or scroll Reddit? You might need to …
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‘They’ve invented a spurious pseudo-disease’: why are so many men being told they have low testosterone? ⊖
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Social media influencers and booming men’s health companies are pushing the hormone as an answer to all ills. But is ‘low T’ really problematic – or something created to sell men a cure to a problem …
39 days ago
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Atlassian, Apple, Roblox, Reddit, Twilio & more ○
Here are the stocks making headlines in midday trading.