New York CNN — Laura Helmuth is resigning as editor-in-chief of Scientific American magazine following an expletive-filled rant about Donald Trump voters. Posting on , an X rival, Helmuth said Thursday that sheâs âdecided to leave Scientific American after an exciting 4.5 years as editor in chiefâ without mentioning her previous comments. In a series …
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New York CNN — X competitor Bluesky rocketed to the No. 1 spot on the Apple App Storeâs US chart this week, as many users of Elon Muskâs platform said they were decamping in the wake of his significant role in the US presidential election. Blueskyâs user base has doubled in the past 90 days …
Boeing got the easy part done. Now comes the tougher, existential problems
New York CNN — Boeingâs most immediate problem â an eight-week strike by 33,000 workers â is over. But its more serious problems â ongoing massive losses, quality and safety problems â are as bad as ever, and could even get worse. The last of those strikers return to work on Tuesday, but it will …
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New York CNN — Over the past couple of years, the Federal Reserve aggressively raised its key interest rate to a 23-year high to beat down inflation. Now that inflation has and is expected to cool further, the central bank is expected to embark on a rate-cutting campaign over the next two years, starting as early …
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New York CNN — âAll we have to have is just a human form to be a victim.â Thatâs how lawyer Carrie Goldberg describes the risk of deepfake porn in the age of artificial intelligence. While revenge porn â or the nonconsensual sharing of sexual images â has been around for nearly as long as …
Smart moves to make when the Fed starts cutting rates
New York CNN — Over the past couple of years, the Federal Reserve aggressively raised its key interest rate to a 23-year high to beat down inflation. Now that inflation has and is expected to cool further, the central bank is expected to embark on a rate-cutting campaign over the next two years, starting as early …
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The European Union has fined Meta Platforms â¬798 million ($840 million) over what it called abusive practices benefiting Facebook Marketplace. âThe European Commission has fined Meta ⦠for breaching EU antitrust rules by tying its online classified ads service Facebook Marketplace to its personal social network Facebook and by imposing unfair trading conditions on other …
Google and Meta are blocking political ads to combat misinformation. Some experts say it’s too late
New York CNN — Facebook, Instagram, Google and YouTube are clamping down on political ads in an effort to combat misinformation that could undermine trust in the results of a contentious election or stir up unrest. Meta last week began from creating or running new ads about US social issues, elections or politics across its …
Barnes & Noble is making a comeback
CNN — A massive, multi-story building in the Washington, DC, neighborhood of Georgetown welcomed back a former occupant this month that had been gone for over a decade. In a move thatâs perhaps more symbolic than business-minded, Barnes & Noble, Americaâs largest retail bookseller, has reclaimed the flagship store it vacated in 2013. Itâs just …
Ann Selzer to end election polling after 16-point miss in final Iowa survey
New York CNN — Famed pollster J. Ann Selzer will end her election polling operation after her final survey for The Des Moines Register failed to accurately capture former President Donald Trumpâs strong support in the 2024 election, resulting in a 16-point miss. Selzerâs announcement comes after the Register in its delivered a bombshell result …