#Elon Musk in battle to slay Twitter naysayers

#Elon Musk in battle to slay Twitter naysayers

“Elon Musk in battle to slay Twitter naysayers” The list of suitors who have looked at buying Twitter — and then passed without a second thought — are too many to be counted on one hand, and possibly two or three.  That’s partly because for all of its relevance to breaking news, starting revolutions —…

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#Frustration grows in Shanghai, China amid harsh COVID lockdowns

#Frustration grows in Shanghai, China amid harsh COVID lockdowns

“Frustration grows in Shanghai, China amid harsh COVID lockdowns” Frustration is boiling over in Shanghai, as residents increasingly chafe under weeks of draconian coronavirus lockdowns. On Chinese social media Saturday web users fought to share a six-minute video called “The Voice of April.” The footage showed a panorama of the city’s empty streets, while also…

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#Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse mission leaving some frustrated

#Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse mission leaving some frustrated

“Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse mission leaving some frustrated” Mark Zuckerberg’s fixation on transforming the company formerly known as Facebook into a metaverse pioneer has reportedly irked some employees — with workers left frustrated and unclear about their daily responsibilities. Zuckerberg directed a companywide shift toward the metaverse last fall — going as far as to rebrand…

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#’Defeat the spam bots or die trying’

#’Defeat the spam bots or die trying’

“‘Defeat the spam bots or die trying’” Elon Musk said he has a few changes in mind for Twitter if he succeeds in acquiring the embattled social media platform – with a campaign against armies of spam bots near the top of his list. The billionaire has framed his takeover bid as an effort to…

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#Crypto site Binance launches then removes swastika-like emoji

#Crypto site Binance launches then removes swastika-like emoji

“Crypto site Binance launches then removes swastika-like emoji” Crypto exchange Binance has pulled a custom emoji it sponsored on Twitter after outraged users pointed out that it resembled a swastika.  The emoji — which automatically appeared alongside the hashtags #Binance, #BNB and #BitcoinButton — was released Wednesday, which was Adolf Hitler’s birthday.  Twitter users promptly…

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# Meaningless and weak: Debunking the ‘Bitcoiners are psychopaths’ study

# Meaningless and weak: Debunking the ‘Bitcoiners are psychopaths’ study

” Meaningless and weak: Debunking the ‘Bitcoiners are psychopaths’ study “ A study claiming that psychopaths and others with ‘Dark Tetrad’ personality traits are drawn to crypto has been criticized as “meaningless” for showing very weak correlativity by a psychology expert from The University of Otago. Researchers with backgrounds predominately in marketing and advertising from…

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