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Nicolás Maduro bans X in Venezuela for 10 days amid Elon Musk dispute

  Nicolás Maduro bans X in Venezuela for 10 days amid Elon Musk dispute The country’s president claimed Musk was inciting hatred following disputed election results. kris holt   Fri, Aug 9, 2024   ASSOCIATED PRESS Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro has blocked X in the country for 10 days after claiming that the platform’s owner … Continue reading Nicolás Maduro bans X in Venezuela for 10 days amid Elon Musk dispute

Google’s Tumultuous Two Days

Google’s Tumultuous Two Days by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, July 23, 2024 Regulatory scrutiny of several planned decisions that Google had in the works could have been the reason for two major reversals announced this week by the Alphabet company. For starters, the $23 billion deal that would have represented the largest acquisition in … Continue reading Google’s Tumultuous Two Days

Sam Altman is reinstated as OpenAI CEO five days after being fired

Sam Altman reinstated as OpenAI CEO five days after being fired An initial three-man board with one original member has been appointed to create a permanent board. Steve Dent Reporter Updated Wed, Nov 22, 2023 Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Sam Altman is returning to OpenAI as CEO after his firing five days ago launched the company … Continue reading Sam Altman is reinstated as OpenAI CEO five days after being fired

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days sales hold steady for other retailers too

Shoppers waited patiently for deals throughout the two-day event and were nudged by predictive AI, according to Salesforce. Chris Wood on October 12, 2023 Sales during October ecommerce promotions this week held steady with last year’s pre-holiday boost. Once again, ecommerce sellers were in synch with sales created by Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days event, … Continue reading Amazon Prime Big Deal Days sales hold steady for other retailers too

Staying in one job is sexy again. Here’s how to make your days more compelling

  By Jenn Lim July 21, 2023 Over the last three years, stories about quiet quitting, quiet firing, and the Great Resignation filled our newsfeeds. New data from ADP’s Research Institute tells us, however, that despite almost 10 million jobs being available, people are quitting less and staying in their current roles.  Why are people … Continue reading Staying in one job is sexy again. Here’s how to make your days more compelling

10 million users joined Meta’s Threads in just 7 hours. It took Twitter 780 days to do that

  By Michael Grothaus July 06, 2023 While it’s too early to call Threads—Meta’s new microblogging platform—a bona fide “Twitter killer,” Mark Zuckerberg’s answer to Elon Musk’s flailing social network is off to a good start. Zuckerberg took to the new platform to announce that within the first four hours of its launch, five million … Continue reading 10 million users joined Meta’s Threads in just 7 hours. It took Twitter 780 days to do that