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The decision by Facebook’s oversight board to block former President Trump’s return to the world’s biggest social media platform for now is a major political blow, denying him access to a huge audience he needs to help him amplify his message, maintain his fundraising base, and retain his dominance over the Republican Party.For a former television celebrity who is a glutton for … [Read more...] about Facebook’s decision is a major political blow to Trump — for now

The lofty ambitions and hyperbole of Silicon Valley startups and their founders is fair game for Elizabeth Holmes to use at her pending criminal trial, a judge ruled.For the first time since the pandemic shut down in-person hearings, the former Theranos chief executive and her lawyers appeared Tuesday before a federal judge in San Jose to argue about what evidence should be … [Read more...] about Theranos founder can cite Silicon Valley hyperbole in defense

With the Bill and Melinda Gates divorce bombshell still echoing, so begins the process of divvying up the fourth-largest fortune in the world.Forbes puts the Microsoft Corp. co-founder’s net worth at just north of $130 billion, a massive sum that includes the world’s largest private family charitable foundation, a lucrative personal investment firm and a collection of real … [Read more...] about When Bill and Melinda Gates divorce, who gets the 66,000-square-foot mansion?

My Apple Watch unpaired with me last week, and our relationship may never be the same. There had been no cross words between us. I had not forgotten to charge it on its birthday or snuck away and tried on another watch. I had simply opened the watch’s fitness app on my phone to see how the day was going and found ... nothing. Well, nothing in terms of the “move,” “exercise” and … [Read more...] about Column: My Apple Watch just dumped me. Should we get back together?

Bill and Melinda Gates announced Monday that they are divorcing — immediately raising questions about how their split after 27 years of marriage could affect their status as two of the world’s greatest philanthropists.The Microsoft Corp. co-founder and his wife, who operate the world’s largest private family charitable foundation, said they would continue their work at the Bill … [Read more...] about What will Bill and Melinda Gates’ divorce mean for their foundation?

Should Amazon, which accounts for roughly half of all online sales, be legally and financially responsible for the safety of products sold on the site, including those offered by third parties?Amazon says no.A trio of state Court of Appeal justices in Los Angeles this week said otherwise.“We are persuaded that Amazon’s own business practices make it a direct link in the … [Read more...] about Column: A hoverboard burst into flames. It could change the way Amazon does business

Established NFT digital artist Alotta Money built the digital version of the Impala for Mister Cartoon, and designer Ryan Colditz, who co-curated META_VS with writer-editor Shelley Leopold, “installed” the piece, so to speak, inside a massive virtual gallery space. “It’s probably the first lowrider NFT and certainly the first by Cartoon,” Leopold says. “He ‘got’ it right … [Read more...] about Vatos minting NFTs: How much would you pay for a digital lowrider?

Cynthia Lim is very excited about grants available from Lions Club International during these difficult times, so she’s telling all her friends via Facebook Messenger to check out this cool source of funds.Except she’s not.And there are no such grants.This racket highlights how social-media sites such as Facebook make it too damn easy for scammers to pull a fast one on users, … [Read more...] about Column: How to stop Facebook identity thieves in their tracks

At first glance, Donald Trump’s Facebook page seems like it’s been dead for months.The former president’s last post is dated 3:14 p.m. Jan. 6, 2021, the afternoon of the Capitol riots, as he called for “everyone at the U.S. Capitol to remain peaceful.” Not long after he published that, Facebook — and many other social networks — banned him indefinitely for inciting the riots, … [Read more...] about How Trump’s zombie Facebook page became a weird internet memorial

I’ve spent the past week jumping between the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5 — the two consoles that will officially herald the start of the next video game generation. After an almost eight-year run, the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One eras are coming to an end, and the timing, for various reasons, could not be better. Many, after all, will no debt relish an escape after … [Read more...] about There’s a new PlayStation 5 coming out. Is it worth it?