Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg wants an ‘active role’ in shaping Trump’s tech policy, says executive Nick Clegg.

Meta's Mark Zuckerberg wants an 'active role' in shaping Trump's tech policy, says executive Nick Clegg.

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg wants to play an “active role” in shaping technology regulations under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, the social media giant’s top policy executive said. Nick Clegg, Meta’s head of global affairs, also admitted that the parent of Facebook and Instagram “went a bit too far” while moderating pandemic-related content. Zuckerberg intends to … Read more

Demure, sanwawashing, sourdough and more: Here are the top memes to leave behind in 2025

Demure, sanwawashing, sourdough and more: Here are the top memes to leave behind in 2025

NEW YORK – We’ve made our way to 2024. We’ve played passenger princesses. We’ve baked enough sourdough to cover the world with our bubbly starters. We’ve worked it out and boarded it. All this. There is a lot to leave behind as the new year approaches. Here’s a small tip of the iceberg of what … Read more

Elon Musk seeks injunction to block OpenAI’s plans to become profitable ‘Frankenstein’: filing

Elon Musk seeks injunction to block OpenAI's plans to become profitable 'Frankenstein': filing

Elon Musk has asked a federal judge to block Sam Altman’s OpenAI from completing plans to become a for-profit entity – arguing that it would cause “irreparable harm” to the public. In an appearance late Friday in US District Court in San Francisco, Musk accused Altman of violating antitrust law through OpenAI’s collaboration with Microsoft, … Read more

Oxford’s 2024 word of the year reflects the ‘perceived risks’ of social media

Oxford's 2024 word of the year reflects the 'perceived risks' of social media

There’s a word for the feeling you get after endlessly scrolling through social media – and Oxford chose it as its word of the year. Oxford University Press (OUP) has named “brain rot” as the 2024 Oxford Word of the Year. The term is defined as “the alleged deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual … Read more

This Westchester mother of three is ‘the funniest thing’ on social media, according to Pink and Jennifer Garner.

This Westchester mother of three is 'the funniest thing' on social media, according to Pink and Jennifer Garner.

On a recent morning, Caitlin Murray’s 8-year-old daughter had a piece of sausage stuck in her palate expander and was trying to get it out of her morning orthodontic appliance. Her 11-year-old son, who was recovering from a stomach bug, was gagging at the sight of his sister. Meanwhile, their 5-year-old brother has colored the … Read more

Gramma to glamma: Eight-year-old dressed as NYC granddaughter becomes internet fashion icon

Gramma to glamma: Eight-year-old dressed as NYC granddaughter becomes internet fashion icon

She puts the glam on the glam. An eight-year-old from a small farming village in Zambia has become an unlikely style icon by dressing in her fashionable granddaughter’s clothes. Margaret [sic] Chola gained internet fame after her niece, Diana Kaumba, a NYC-based fashion designer, started snapping photos of her wearing the glamorous ensembles. The eight-year-old … Read more

Hackers breach Andrew Tate’s online ‘university’ website, steal usernames and chat logs

Hackers breach Andrew Tate's online 'university' website, steal usernames and chat logs

The website for controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate’s self-help site The Real World was reportedly hacked this week. Hackers were able to extract a trove of data from Tate’s site — formerly known as University Hustler — that included about 794,000 usernames, 324,382 unique email addresses and public and private chat logs, according to … Read more

Former detective warns parents about red flags with popular video game Roblox’s new rule

Former detective warns parents about red flags with popular video game Roblox's new rule

Parents were rejoicing this week after Roblox, the popular online game marketed to kids, announced they were introducing some big changes to their controversial chat features. It was confirmed that the platform would implement significant updates to its security systems and parental controls – including blocking those under 13 from messaging others online – as … Read more

Texas AG Ken Paxton investigates GARM ad cartel for boycott ‘conspiracy’

Texas AG Ken Paxton investigates GARM ad cartel for boycott 'conspiracy'

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into a shadowy left-leaning advertising cabal over whether it participated in a “coordinated plan or conspiracy” to boycott “certain social media platforms,” ​​the office said. his on Thursday. Paxton is investigating whether the powerful World Advertising Federation and its now-defunct nonprofit arm, the Global Alliance for … Read more

Simple hack to avoid coffee shop credit card surcharges

Simple hack to avoid coffee shop credit card surcharges

If you feel like you’re getting slapped with extra card fees more and more – you’re not imagining it. As businesses face rising costs, a growing number are charging their customers an extra fee when they pay by card to cover the cost of processing that transaction. And while it may seem like an insignificant … Read more