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May 23 2023
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Meta selling Giphy for fraction of purchase price
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, sold the GIF-sharing platform Giphy to Shutterstock for $53 million, a fraction of the $400 million that the company reportedly paid for it in 2020. Shutterstock, a stock photo company, said in a release on Tuesday that it has reached an agreement to acquire Giphy, which it called the world’s largest collection of GIFs and stickers. The release states that
The HillMay 23 2023
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Tik Tok sues Montana to block the state ban
TikTok has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Montana objecting to its ban on the popular social media platform. Montana last week passed a law banning anyone in the state from using Tik Tok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance.
Officials in Montana say it is a national security issue.
Here & Now's Scott Tong talks about the legal implications with
WBURJun 06 2023
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Apple’s Vision Pro Joins Crowded Field Trying to Make Headsets the Next Big Thing
Apple’s AAPL -1.17%decrease; red down pointing triangle new mixed-reality headset is a bet that the future of computing is the metaverse. A lot of other companies think so too. The iPhone maker’s $3,499 Vision Pro headset, set to go on sale next year, joins a crowded field from rivals such as Meta Platforms META 0.94%increase; green up pointing triangle , TikTok owner ByteDance, Samsung
Wall Street Journal (News)Mar 11 2023
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Jason Derulo: Find Out How Much The Artist Tipped A Waiter In Omaha
After dining out last week in Nebraska, Jason Derulo tipped a waiter enough money to cover a semester in college. According to PEOPLE, Derulo, 33, tipped the water $5,000 on his March 5 bill. The waiter, Jordan Schaffer, showed overwhelming gratitude to the singer during a TikTok video. “Jason Derulo tipped me $5,000 at Charleston’s Restaurant in Omaha,” Schaffer said during the TikTok video
BETMay 24 2023
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1 year after the tragedy in Uvalde, the memory of the 21 victims lives on
On May 24, 2022, a gunman killed 19 fourth-graders and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. It was the worst school shooting in Texas history. The children loved TikTok and baseball, Pokémon and Starbucks. They had dreams of becoming a lawyer, a veterinarian, a marine biologist, an art teacher, a cop. The teachers died trying to save their students. One was a "diamond in the rough
Houston ChronicleFeb 15 2023
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Best BubbleBratz OnlyFans in 2023
Maddie May, also known as BubbleBratz, is a female content creator who gained popularity on TikTok and Instagram. She is 22 years old and was born in the United States, where she was raised in a Christian family and spent most of her childhood in Illinois. During her teenage years, she lived in Riverside, California and Los Angeles. BubbleBratz is renowned for her bold expressions and quick
Miami HeraldAug 01 2023
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Elizabeth Warren and Lindsey Graham want a new agency to regulate tech
Two US senators are calling for the creation of a new federal agency to regulate tech companies such as Amazon, Google and Meta, in the latest push by members of Congress to clamp down on Big Tech.
Under the proposal released Thursday by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, Congress would establish a new regulatory body
CNN BusinessMay 24 2023
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Social media use and health impacts on youth
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy called for stronger guidelines this week for social media use among children and teens, saying the platforms may pose a "profound risk" to young people's mental health. In a report issued on Tuesday, Murthy urged technology companies and lawmakers to take "immediate action" by formulating policies to protect young people from "addictive apps and extreme
CBS News (Online)May 28 2023
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Tina Knowles-Lawson praises granddaughter Blue Ivy Carter after Renaissance performance with Beyoncé
Tina Knowles-Lawson is one proud grandma and momma. Mother to Beyoncé and grandmother to Blue Ivy Carter, Knowles-Lawson was beaming with pride after the 11-year-old made a surprise appearance during her mother's Renaissance world tour stop in Paris on May 26. Blue Ivy appeared during the dance breakdown of Beyoncé's "My Power" and "Black Parade" from the soundtrack for "The Lion King: The
"USA Today" ContributorMay 22 2023
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Bud Light Disaster So Bad It's Now Buying Back Its Own Beer After Mulvaney Fiasco: Report
Bud Light is still suffering consequences from its ill-fated partnership with transgender TikTok activist Dylan Mulvaney, and it has gotten so bad that beer is still sitting on the shelves and lying un-bought, as products run past their expiration dates. This is forcing the beer brand to deploy the very expensive tactic of buying back products that are past their expiration dates from
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