#White House backs China protesters, silent on Xi removal

#White House backs China protesters, silent on Xi removal

“White House backs China protesters, silent on Xi removal” The Biden administration said Monday that Chinese protesters are right to call for an end to draconian COVID-19 lockdowns — without endorsing widespread calls for Beijing’s authoritarian President Xi Jinping to resign. Videos published over the weekend showed large protests across China in the most significant…

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#Where to buy, best prices, dates

#Where to buy, best prices, dates

“Where to buy, best prices, dates” Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase.  Three days after Santa Claus shimmies into chimneys all around the world, Phish will return to Madison Square Garden for their annual…

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#Facebook fined 7M in Europe over data scraping probe

#Facebook fined $277M in Europe over data scraping probe

“Facebook fined $277M in Europe over data scraping probe” Ireland’s data privacy regulator imposed a $277 million fine on social media giant Facebook on Monday, bringing the total it has fined parent group Meta to about $1.04 billion. The penalty resulted from an investigation, started last year into the discovery of a collated set of personal data…

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#BlockFi files for bankruptcy as FTX contagion spreads

#BlockFi files for bankruptcy as FTX contagion spreads

“BlockFi files for bankruptcy as FTX contagion spreads” Prominent cryptocurrency lending platform BlockFi filed for bankruptcy on Monday as the contagion effect from FTX’s collapse spreads through the sector, company officials said. The company’s bankruptcy filing stated it has more than 100,000 creditors, along with estimated assets and liabilities of between $1 billion and $10…

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#Elon Musk invites Stephen King to Twitter headquarters

#Elon Musk invites Stephen King to Twitter headquarters

“Elon Musk invites Stephen King to Twitter headquarters” Elon Musk has invited Stephen King to Twitter headquarters, opening the door for a truce with the horror novelist who has emerged as one of the tech mogul’s harshest critics since he took over the San Francisco-based social media site last month. Musk on Saturday praised King…

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