Huawei Technologies founder and chief executive Ren Zhengfei has whipped up a storm on Chinese social media after he was seen with disgraced Chinese classical pianist Li Yundi, when they visited the telecommunications equipment giant’s Songshan Lake campus in Dongguan over the weekend. Ren, 79, accompanied Li on a tour of the European-themed campus – […]
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Russia blocks dozens of independent media outlets
The Kremlin has said it is blocking 81 European publications in retaliation for an EU ban on some Russian outlets. Magazines, public broadcasters and newspapers from 25 out of 27 EU member states will become inaccessible inside Russia. The Russian government said it was imposing “proportional countermeasures” to an EU decision to block Russian outlets […]
Alex Jones’ court-appointed trustee plans to shut down his conspiracy-spewing media empire
Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ fiction-spewing media empire Infowars will be shut down and its assets sold for parts, his bankruptcy court-appointed trustee, Christopher Murray, confirmed in an emergency court filing, HuffPost reported. Earlier this month, a bankruptcy judge ordered Jones to liquidate his personal assets to pay nearly $1.5 billion to the families of […]
Belarus human rights group denounces detention of priest who posted Ukrainian flag on social media
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The prominent Belarusian human rights group Viasna on Tuesday denounced an extension to the detention of a Roman Catholic priest who was jailed after displaying the Ukrainian flag in a social media post. Andrzej Jukhniewicz was arrested in early May and charged with conducting an unauthorized picket for displaying the flag. […]
Trump Media rebounds after Trump hush money verdict spooked DJT shares
Donald Trump’s namesake social media company is bouncing back after a weekslong decline that cut the stock price in half and knocked shareholders for a loop. Trump Media & Technology Group shares sank last week on news that early investors could potentially sell tens of millions of shares – a development Trump Media previously warned […]
Why Trump Media & Technology Group Stock Is Soaring Today
Trump Media & Technology Group (NASDAQ: DJT) stock is surging Monday. The social media company’s share price was up 20.4% as of 12:15 p.m. ET, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. After a brutal stretch of sell-offs, Trump Media stock is gaining ground today following recent comments from the company stating that it […]
What’s Going On With Trump Media & Technology Stock On Monday?
What’s Going On With Trump Media & Technology Stock On Monday? Trump Media & Technology Group Corp (NASDAQ:DJT), the operator of the Truth Social platform, is trading higher on Monday. Last week the company announced it expects to receive over $69.4 million from the cash exercise of warrants on June 20 and 21, 2024. The […]
China wants EU to scrap EV tariffs on EVs by July 4, Chinese state media reports
BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing wants the European Union to scrap its preliminary tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles by July 4, China’s state-controlled Global Times reported, after an agreement by both sides to hold new trade talks. Provisional EU duties of up to 38.1% on imported Chinese-made EVs are set to kick in by July 4 […]
China wants EU to scrap EV tariffs on EVs by July 4, Chinese state media reports
BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing wants the European Union to scrap its preliminary tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles by July 4, China’s state-controlled Global Times reported, after an agreement by both sides to hold new trade talks. Provisional EU duties of up to 38.1% on imported Chinese-made EVs are set to kick in by July 4 […]
Warning labels alone won’t protect young people from the underside of social media
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s recent call for warning labels on social media is a good idea. He notes that children who spend significant time on social media are at risk for mental illness. Murthy concludes, “The moral test of any society is how well it protects its children.” But how best should we protect kids? […]
Girl, 15, calls for criminal penalties after classmate made deepfake nudes of her and posted on social media
Last October, 14-year-old Elliston Berry woke up to a nightmare. The teen’s phone was flooded with calls and texts telling her that someone had shared fake nude images of her on Snapchat and other social media platforms. “I was told it went around the whole school,” Berry, from Texas, told Fox News. “And it was […]