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Taylor Swift is the musical representation of our corporate overlords. She’s an unstoppable pop leviathan that does everything in her power to appear regular, the Top 40 equivalent of the smile on an Amazon box. So, it’s fitting that Swift is in so close with Jeff Bezos‘ all-consuming online marketplace. Shortly after she performed at […]
Even those eternal optimists in Gen Z will probably admit that the internet has soured. The initial promise of an endless expanse where people could come together in the spirit of far-flung fraternity, finding like-minded people on a quest to dig through all of the world’s knowledge proved to be a ruse. The initial burst of […]
The man who built the retweet function into Twitter made it clear that he regrets it in a new interview with BuzzFeed News. Chris Wetherell frequently referred to the retweet (and its ability to spread misinformation and promote bullying) as a weapon in the hands of someone unable to comprehend the damage it could cause. […]
Uber is currently testing out a few different versions of a monthly subscription service that incorporates a five percent discount on every ride with free Uber Eats and JUMP rides, according to TechCrunch. The testing phase is being conducted in San Francisco and Chicago, and will cost $24.99 per month. A slightly different iteration is getting tested out in other […]
A maddening data breach that affected 147 million people has now resulted in a record-setting settlement. Credit reporting agency Equifax will be forking up to $700 million as part of a self-described “resolution” to the class-action litigation that has spawned from the 2017 breach. Per a report from CNN, the proposed settlement could very well go down […]
Variety reports Netflix saw a decline in subscriptions in the United States for the first time in eight years. The company believes their “content slate” was the reason behind their dwindling numbers for Q2, about 130,000 less in the U.S. “Our missed forecast was across all regions, but slightly more so in regions with price increases,” Netflix […]
Influencers may want to sit down for this: Instagram has announced it was expanding its trial of hidden like counts to six more countries. The social media giant confirmed the news via Twitter on Wednesday, stating it was running more tests that removed the total number of post likes and video views on profiles in Australia, Brazil, […]
FaceApp returned to the public consciousness today after it unveiled a retooled version of its old age filter. Celebrities across the internet were sharing what they would look like in their golden years. Everyone from the Jonas Brothers and Terry Crews on to Dwyane Wade and Drake took to the app to try on a […]
Prime Day, a shopping period for Amazon-favoring consumers that’s said to be rife with deals and whatnot, is getting the added bonus this year of being met with strikes and a boycott. In protest of working conditions, employees at an Amazon Fulfillment center in Shakopee, Minnesota planned a six-hour walkout Monday. Per The Daily Beast, […]
Instagram is working to root out bullying on its platform with a new tool that effectively allows users to shadow ban people who are bullying them. The new feature would make comments from a bully invisible to everyone but themselves, in essence leaving them shouting into a void without realizing that their comments are not being […]
