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Twitterâs Highest-Profile Users Get VIP Treatment When Trolls Strike
Twitter Inc.âs highest-profile usersâthose with lots of followers or particular prominenceâoften receive a heightened level of protection from the social networkâs content moderators under a secretive program that seeks to limit their exposure to trolls and bullies. Code-named Project Guardian, the internal program includes a list of thousands of accounts most likely to be attackedâŚ
What to Know About Digital World, the Company Funding Trumpâs New Social Media Platform âTRUTH Socialâ
Trump's new media company said it has secured $1 billion in funding ahead of going public via a SPAC merger
Crypto CEOs Head to Congress to Push Back on Looming Regulations. Hereâs What to Expect
As debates about cryptocurrency regulation continue to be waged around the world, six key executives will attempt to defend the rapidly growing field before Congress
Israel Tightens Rules on Cyber Exports After String of Scandals
The decision follows a string of scandals involving foreign governments allegedly abusing technology developed by Israeli firms to spy on civilians
All Private Employers in NYC Will Have to Require COVID-19 Vaccination by Dec. 27
NEW YORK â From multinational banks to corner grocery stores, all private employers in New York City will have to require their workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the mayor announced Monday, imposing one of the most aggressive vaccine rules in the nation. The move by Mayor Bill de Blasio comes as cases are climbingâŚ
New for Some DoorDash Deliverers: Full Time Hours and Health Insurance
Starting Monday, DoorDash is offering grocery delivery in 15 minutes or less in the Chelsea neighborhood in New York. But instead of the army of gig workers it typically relies on to fulfill orders, DoorDash is forming a new company â called DashCorps â to employ couriers to handle the deliveries. Unlike DoorDashâs gig workers,âŚ
BPâs CEO Is Trying to Convince the World Heâs Serious About Going Green
(To receive weekly emails of conversations with the worldâs top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.) Nothing in Bernard Looneyâs youth suggested that he would find himself, at 50, leading one of the worldâs biggest oil giants at the most tumultuous moment in its history. The CEO of the 112-year-old British company was raised inâŚ
How the Enron Scandal Changed American Business Forever
Itâs the kind of historic anniversary few people really want to remember. In early December 2001, innovative energy company Enron Corporation, a darling of Wall Street investors with $63.4 billion in assets, went bust. It was the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history. Some of the corporationâs executives, including the CEO and chief financial officer, wentâŚ
MLB Opening Day Threatened By First Work Stoppage Since 1995
IRVING, Texas â Major League Baseball plunged into its first work stoppage in a quarter-century when the sportâs collective bargaining agreement expired Wednesday night and owners immediately locked out players in a move that threatens spring training and opening day. The strategy, managementâs equivalent of a strike under federal labor law, ended the sportâs laborâŚ
Independent Musicians Are Making Big Money From NFTs. Can They Challenge the Music Industry?
Independent musicians like Daniel Allan are turning to NFTs in the hopes of carving out a living outside of the record label system
Facebook Parent Meta Removes China-Based Network Pushing COVID-19 Misinformation
Meta said it removed a China-based network of more than 500 Facebook accounts
How âSubscribe to Meâ Became the Future of Work
Creators are bumping up against the limits of the platforms they use