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By Connelly Elon Musk on Saturday challenged the CEO of Twitter to a “public debate” over how the social media company counts fake accounts and spam bots. Musk laid down …
Read MoreBy Elisa Shares in cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global soared more than 16% on Thursday after it announced that it had partnered with BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, to provide its institutional clients with access to …
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By Steigrad The tab for admission tickets to the Disney World and Disneyland theme parks has jumped more than 3,871% in the past 50 years – dwarfing increases in visitors’ …
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By Steigrad Netflix, Disney+ and its sister streaming service Hulu got slapped with a lawsuit by 25 cities in Texas for failing to pay millions of dollars in municipal franchise …
Read MoreBy Wallace Democratic San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Shamann Walton, who is Black, is accused of using a racial slur against a Black cadet while passing through a security checkpoint at …
Read MoreBy Propper The energy and healthcare deal from Sens. Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer would raise taxes on millions of Americans earning less than $400,000 annually, Senate Republicans say, citing …
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By Reilly Former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Vince McMahon left the company with a fortune of $3.4 billion after he retired last week amid a sexual harassment scandal that involved …
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By Elisa Jack Ma’s Alibaba Group Holding is among a list of Chinese companies that could face delisting, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday, pushing the e-commerce giant’s shares down …
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By Elisa Twitter does not object to a proposal by Elon Musk to start on Oct. 17 a trial over Musk’s bid to walk away from his $44 billion acquisition deal but the social …
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By Elisa Microsoft missed estimates for quarterly revenue on Tuesday, hurt by a stronger dollar, slowing sales of PCs and lower advertiser spending. The results amounted to a slight miss at a …
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By Barrabi Tightened SEC regulation of the cryptocurrency industry represents a potential “nightmare” for the struggling sector, whose prices already have been battered by surging interest rates and recession fears, …
Read MoreBy Fickenscher Chinese student protesters are claiming that the Christian Dior fashion house has ripped off a classic skirt design from China that dates back to the Ming dynasty. Dozens …
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By Steigrad Netflix lost nearly 1 million subscribers in the most recent quarter – the latest evidence that the streaming giant is getting picked apart by rivals and is running …
Read MoreBy Barrabi A civilian who once flew on a SpaceX shuttle has switched sides in the ongoing “space race” between billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. Chris Sembroski, a data …
Read MoreBy Neill NBA player Miles Bridges was hit with domestic violence and child abuse charges in Los Angeles Tuesday after he allegedly attacked his girlfriend in front of their two …
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By Wayt Hackers from China, Iran and Turkey are using new tactics including posing as Twitter employees and journalists in their latest attempts to breach victims’ devices, according to a …
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By Moynihan Junior bankers at Barclays just learned about their yearly bonuses – and some are so disappointed that they’re taking to social media to complain. The British-based bank – …
Read MoreBy Levine A Ukrainian teenager captured by Russians claims he had to clean up rooms where fellow prisoners were tortured and held a man who attempted suicide by slitting his …
Read MoreBy Meyer Kodak Black was released from jail Saturday on $75,000 bond after being arrested near Fort Lauderdale for allegedly possessing dozens of oxycodone pills. The 25-year-old rapper was seen …
Read MoreBy Propper Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey is scheduled to appear in London criminal court Thursday where it’s anticipated he’ll enter a plea connected to sex offenses leveled against him that …
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