The 1p saving challenge and social media’s influence on banking TikTok is currently littered with trends claiming to help people save money more easily. But are they actually any good? 01/9/2025 - 11:28 pm | View Link
Trump DOJ officials may have tried to influence 2020 election through media leaks: IG report DOJ officials during the first Trump administration may have leaked private information to media outlets in a bid to influence the 2020 election, a watchdog report says. 01/7/2025 - 7:35 am | View Link
The TikTok Case Could Open the Floodgates to More Corporate Influence on the Media Whether or not we agree with the Biden administration’s arguments, progressives shouldn’t root for the court to rule in favor of Tik Tok. 01/6/2025 - 5:24 am | View Link
Elon Musk goes global with his playbook for political influence The X owner and tech billionaire has boosted far-right figures in Britain, Germany and Canada with a blizzard of social media posts in recent days. 01/3/2025 - 9:00 pm | View Link
Trump’s Falsehoods Aside, China’s Influence Over Global Ports Raises Concerns The president-elect inaccurately said that Chinese soldiers operate the Panama Canal. But China’s strategic positions in shipping worry Washington officials. 01/2/2025 - 9:44 am | View Link
The real value in media The role of media historically has been central to the making of society and the construction of identity. At this dark moment for humanity, threatened by COVID-19 with many people physically isolated, this role is vital in the search for information, stories and art to feed the human spirit and ignite the imagination to overcome the challenges ahead. 01/4/2025 - 2:48 am | View Website
How does the media affect decisions we make? In this case, the estimated media effect captures the direct impact of the media, since the consumption of substitute activities is held constant. Identification and time horizon. The third key theme for the survey is the role played by identification and time horizon. Take the analysis of imitation of media behaviour. 01/4/2025 - 1:22 am | View Website
How Chinese media is going global | World Economic Forum New media, “New China” In this digital age, like many of its western counterparts, Chinese media are avid social media users. In January 2015, Xinhua News Agency relaunched its global social media platforms, after rebranding its Facebook, Twitter and YouTube accounts under the unified name “New China”, a literal translation of “Xinhua ... 01/3/2025 - 12:07 pm | View Website
6 ways social media is changing the world | World Economic Forum Read more about the ways social media is changing the world in The Impact of Digital Content: Opportunities and Risks of Creating and Sharing Information Online white paper with main contributors Shannon M. Dosemagen, Farida Vis, Claire Wardle and Susan Etlinger and other members from the Global Agenda Council on Social Media. 01/3/2025 - 9:58 am | View Website
How does digital media really affect us? | World Economic Forum Seize the many opportunities digital media offers and avoid the risks that arise from overuse or maleficent use. A survey of 5,000 digital media users across five countries paints a positive picture: half of the respondents agreed that their digital media use had improved their overall quality of life – both socially and professionally. 01/3/2025 - 9:01 am | View Website
Microsoft Office has been rebranded as Microsoft 365, and is now a cloud-based subscription service with programs like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Serene Lee/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesMicrosoft 365 is a cloud-based software suite with programs like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Microsoft 365 was formerly called Microsoft Office, and used to be a one-time purchase.
A neighborhood ravaged by the Palisades Fire. AP Photo/Damian DovarganesThe Los Angeles fires share a key feature with wildfires that burned down Lahaina, Hawaii and Paradise, CaliforniaPowerful winds met flash-dried landscapes full of vegetation to fuel the flames. The climate crisis is increasing the odds of events like these. The Los Angeles firestorms of the past week share a crucial feature with two of the most horrific wildfires in recent American memory.
Greenwood Village investment manager and former attorney Hendrik Jordaan has settled allegations that he inappropriately charged business and personal expenses to two investment funds backed by some of Denver’s wealthiest families, according to a news release from the U. S. Securities & Exchange Commission on Friday.
Jordaan, a native of South Africa and former partner in the law firm Morrison Foerster, raised money for and then managed the One Thousand & One Voices Fund, which invested in sub-Saharan Africa, and the Families Legacy Fund, which invested in North America.
Jordaan operated and owned the two management companies investing the money in the two funds, which came primarily from wealthy families.
Euan Cherry/Peacock; Natalie Ammari/BIShows like "Goosebumps" and "The Traitors" returned this week. New series like "American Primeval" and "The Pitt" also premiered. A Jerry Springer docuseries and the final episodes of "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace" are out too. This weekend, you can watch a bloody Western drama, a deep dive into "The Jerry Springer Show," or a reality competition where pseudo-celebrities compete for money in a Scottish castle.
President-elect Donald Trump's decadeslong friendship with UFC President Dana White has been mutually beneficial to both men. Alex Brandon/APDonald Trump and Dana White have enjoyed a decadeslong friendship predating presidential politics. In each of Trump's three presidential campaigns, White lined up behind the president-elect. During the 2024 race, the mixed martial arts leader also appeared on Trump's first TikTok video.
Meta is ending its efforts specifically known as diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, according an internal memo obtained by Axios. Like other recent moves Meta has made, the change reflects an apparent rightward political and cultural shift within the company, according to Axios. Authored by Janelle Gale, Meta's vice president of human resources, the internal memo suggests that legal developments and cultural attitudes affecting the execution and perception of DEI influenced the company's decision.
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The Supreme Court's 2023 ruling ending race-based affirmative action in higher education, for example, has led to greater legal scrutiny of workplace DEI initiatives.