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Gen Z battling with phone anxiety are taking telephobia courses to learn the lost art of a call
Nottingham College in the U.K. is offering a telephobia course to help students with phone call anxiety. Jamie Grill | Photodisc | Getty Images There was once a time when picking up a phone call was the main mode of communication, but now with endless choices available, some tech-savvy Gen Z are consumed with anxiety […]
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Here’s how two apps are connecting Black-owned restaurants with new customers
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards EatOkra’s mobile app lists nearby Black-owned restaurants. Courtesy: EatOkra When Anthony Edwards Jr. and his then-girlfriend, Janique, first moved to Brooklyn in 2016, they struggled to find food that was comfortable and familiar to them. They explored their neighborhood, Edwards said, but had a hard time finding Black-owned restaurants nearby. […]
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OpenAI rejects Musk’s takeover offer, says it was ‘not a bid at all’
Sam Altman, left, and Elon Musk. Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu | Getty Images OpenAI has officially rejected Elon Musk’s proposal to buy the artificial intelligence startup’s nonprofit parent for $97.4 billion. In a short letter to Musk’s lawyer Friday, OpenAI’s attorney, William Savitt, said the OpenAI board had reviewed the proposal and determined that […]
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A growing digital ad market is benefiting giants like Meta and smaller players like Reddit
Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images The digital advertising market is doing so well that even Reddit is getting a cut of the spoils. Reddit on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter revenue of $428 million, which was up 71% from the previous year and represents the fastest growth rate for any quarter since 2022. Although Reddit’s […]
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Zuckerberg’s rightward policy shift puts Meta staffers on edge, targets Apple
Priscilla Chan, left, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Lauren Sanchez are among guests attending Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th U.S. president in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg kicked off 2025 with an Instagram video that outlined his vision for what he […]
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TikTok returns to Apple, Google app stores
Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty Images TikTok returned to the Apple and Google app stores Thursday evening. The Chinese-owned social media app had been removed from the the two stores on Jan. 18, moments after TikTok’s leadership temporarily halted service in the U.S. in response to a national security law that went into effect […]
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Reddit shares slump 6% on daily active user miss
Steve Huffman, co-founder and CEO of Reddit, speaks during WSJ Tech Live conference hosted by the Wall Street Journal at the Montage Laguna Beach in Laguna Beach, California, on October 21, 2024. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images Reddit shares dropped more than 6% Thursday after the social media company fell short of […]
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Elon Musk’s company X settles Trump lawsuit over account suspension
Elon Musk listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 11, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Social media company X has agreed to pay about $10 million to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump, who has put X’s billionaire owner Elon Musk […]
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Reddit shares plunge after Google algorithm change contributes to miss in user numbers
Steve Huffman, co-founder and CEO of Reddit, speaks during WSJ Tech Live conference hosted by the Wall Street Journal at the Montage Laguna Beach in Laguna Beach, California, on October 21, 2024. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images Reddit shares fell more than 15% on Wednesday after the company reported weaker-than-expected user numbers in […]
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Neuralink competitor Paradromics secures investment from Saudi Arabia’s Neom
Paradromics scientists at work Source: Paradromics Texas-based neurotech startup Paradromics on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia’s Neom and said it will establish a Brain-Computer Interface Center of Excellence in the region. Neom is a developing area within northwest Saudi Arabia that’s touted as “a hub for innovation,” according to its website. The […]
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