President Trump’s Twitter account was deactivated on Thursday for 11 minutes at the hands of a rogue employee on their last day at the company. While many cheered the attempt at halting the controversial tweets, others expressed concerned at the lack of control Twitter had over its own service. In a tweet on Friday, Twitter said it has “implemented safeguards to prevent this… Read MoreKatie Roof
President Trump’s Twitter account was deactivated on Thursday for 11 minutes at the hands of a rogue employee on their last day at the company. While many cheered the attempt at halting the controversial tweets, others expressed concerned at the lack of control Twitter had over its own service. In a tweet on Friday, Twitter said it has “implemented safeguards to prevent this… Read More
President Trump’s infamous Twitter account, @realDonaldTrump went offline briefly on Thursday, setting forth a wave of confusion and emotions. Read MoreTrump’s Twitter account temporarily deactivated due to employee error
Facebook has come under fire for its role in influencing the U.S. presidential election, particularly when it comes to “fake news” and Russian-sponsored ads. When asked about this at WSJ D.Live in Laguna Beach on Wednesday, Facebook VP David Marcus at first deflected, talking at length about all the positive impacts that the social media giant has had on the world. “When… Read More‘Bad things happen,’ Facebook’s response to Russian election interference
A quarter of Americans listen to podcasts each month, but far fewer make them. Anchor is a startup that is looking to change that with its app that makes it easy to record and distribute content. Anchor also has a discovery platform, which allows...
Anchor raises $10 million for podcast platform
Apple Watch Series 3 was unveiled at the company’s annual event on Tuesday. The new version will have cellular and GPS capability, which means you can leave your phone at home and still receive calls and messages. But because of this, the latest Apple Watch isn’t any thinner (technically it’s slightly thicker). It’s also available in new colors. After introducing… Read MoreNew Apple Watch available in ceramic gray; orders begin September ...
It sounds like America’s favorite $400 juice machine will be no longer. “After selling over a million Produce Packs, we must let you know that we are suspending the sale of the Juicero Press and Produce Packs immediately,” reads the company blog post. Juicero will also be giving people money back. “For the next 90 days, we are offering refunds for your purchase of… Read MoreRIP Juicero, the $400 venture-backed juice machine
Remember Valerie Plame Wilson? The former CIA agent, who got involved in what became known as the “Plame Affair,” has a solution for ridding Twitter of America’s favorite troll. Wilson launched a fundraiser last week to buy the social media service, tweeting: If @Twitter executives won’t shut down Trump’s violence and hate, then it's up to us.… Read MoreFormer CIA agent hopes to buy Twitter to kick Trump ...
Snap, the Snapchat parent, has had a very difficult ride in the stock market since debuting in March. After pricing its IPO at $17 and then reaching highs of $27, the company has fallen to less than half that. After losing 14% of its value in a single day’s trading, Snap closed Friday at $11.83. The growing social media company revealed on Thursday that it has 173 million daily active… Read MoreAnother record low for Snap after 14% drop post earnings
Fitbit’s shares are not much more than 10% of the highs it reached of $47.60 in July 2015, the month following its public debut. On Wednesday, Fitbit closed $5.07, just barely a “unicorn” at $1.16 billion in market value. But the stock saw a rare boost after the company reported quarterly earnings, sending shares up over 4% in initial after hours trading. The company… Read MoreFitbit tries to convince investors it’s still alive
Snap shares fell 4% and closed at a record low on Tuesday at $13.10, but it wasn’t just because of the dreaded lockup expiration, which allowed some insiders to finally sell shares. Snap faced another devastating blow when it was revealed that the company won’t make it into the S&P 500, a popular stock market index. The way Snap has divided up its classes of stock have made… Read More