By Kara Swisher Sacha Baron Cohen was busy last year. In “The Trial of The Chicago 7,” he portrayed 1960s antiwar activist Abbie Hoffman. In “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” he revived his role as a Kazakh journalist touring America. These films
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10 Things to Know About Clubhouse
Clubhouse, social media’s darling of the moment, has a unique draw: Famous figures, from Drake and Oprah Winfrey to Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, have jumped into the audio-only platform to host calls, participate in conversations or listen in on
Canada vows to be next country to go after Facebook to pay for news
OTTAWA (REUTERS) – Canada vowed on Thursday (Feb 18) to make Facebook Inc pay for news content, seeking allies in the media battle with tech giants and pledging not to back down if the social media platform shuts off the
Parler accuses Amazon of breaking antitrust law in suspending hosting services.
Hours after it went offline on Monday, the social media start-up Parler filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing Amazon of violating antitrust law and asking for a temporary restraining order to prevent the tech giant from blocking access to
Poshmark Market Cap Could Hit $2.86B
As the world focused on the violence and political chaos in Washington, D.C., other areas of the federal government continued on, allowing the engines of commerce to churn. To wit, in a new amendment filed with the Securities and Exchange
Trump is banned on Facebook and Instagram at least until his term is over.
Facebook will block President Trump on its platforms, including Instagram, at least until the end of his term, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said in a post on Thursday. “The shocking events of the last 24 hours clearly demonstrate that President
Opinion | The Trustbusters Come for Facebook. Finally.
Facebook, like other big tech firms, has sought to maintain its dominance, and to keep profits rolling in, by gobbling up any upstarts that have threatened its market power. The company’s view of competition can be summed up by an
Digital payments in India get WhatsApp boost
Digital payments in India registered significant growth in recent months amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a trend likely to be further reinforced with the launch of a payment facility on WhatsApp earlier this month. The number of Unified Payments Interface-based (UPI-based)
Big Tech’s Response to the Election
Some players in the technology sector didn’t hesitate to shower President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris with messages of congratulations since their projected win on Saturday. But that probably won’t stave off what is increasingly looking like an