LONDON — Worried about your teen’s Instagram use? Faced with growing pressure to do more to stop online harm, the social media platform has rolled out a major new update to protect young people and give parents more control. With many teens spending almost all of their time online, parents are concerned that social media … Read more
WASHINGTON — Americans can once again order COVID-19 tests, without being charged, sent straight to their homes. The U.S. government reopened the program on Thursday, allowing any household to order up to four at-home COVID nasal swab kits through the website, covidtests.gov. The tests will begin shipping, via the United States Postal Service, as soon … Read more
ATHENS, Ga. — The fans walking into a Georgia baseball game on a May afternoon cannot look in on the football practice taking place across from the stadium. But there is no escaping the booming, amplified voice radiating over Rutherford Street. “Take his f—ing job!” “His ass wants to quit!” “Do it again! Get it … Read more
Hoda Kotb on the set of the TODAY Show on Friday, April 12, 2024, Nathan Congleton | Nbcuniversal | Getty Images Hoda Kotb will be leaving her role as a co-anchor on NBC’s “TODAY” show early next year, she announced in a letter to staff on Thursday. “As I write this, my heart is all … Read more
Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra joins CNBC’s ‘Squawk on the Street’ to discuss his company’s earnings beat, demand for AI resources, and more. Source link
Disney is reportedly eliminating 300 corporate jobs this week — the latest round in a broad cost-cutting initiative by Chief Executive Bob Iger. The job cuts — which began Wednesday and will continue Thursday and possibly Friday, according to a Deadline report — affect positions in the US and impact the Mouse House’s corporate operations, … Read more
OpenAI is reportedly discussing giving CEO Sam Altman a 7% equity stake while restructuring the artificial-intelligence giant as a for-profit entity – even as several top executives head for the exits. A 7% stake in Microsoft-backed OpenAI could soon be worth a whopping $10.5 billion for Altman, who had not previously taken an ownership position … Read more
Major League Baseball didn’t ask for Hurricane Helene to interrupt what is shaping up to be two fantastic wild-card races. But the league isn’t blameless in avoiding the worst-case scenario announced Wednesday: the potential for the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets to play a doubleheader Monday, the day before postseason play begins. The … Read more
The Taliban has dismissed accusations of gender discrimination and human rights violations as absurd. These four countries initiated legal proceedings against the Taliban for breaching a U.N. convention on women, which Afghanistan is bound to uphold. The initiative was launched during the U.N. General Assembly in New York, running until Monday. The Taliban said Thursday … Read more
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