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Social media companies slammed for ‘woefully inadequate’ data collection safeguards: FTC

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Social media companies slammed for 'woefully inadequate' data collection safeguards: FTC

Social media companies collect, share and process vast amounts of information about their users with little transparency or control, including how it is used by systems that incorporate artificial intelligence, the Federal Trade Commission said in a report released Thursday. The report analyzed how Meta Platforms, ByteDance’s TikTok, Amazon’s gaming platform Twitch and others manage … Read more

TikTok under fire at appeals court as judges consider challenge to sell-or-ban bill

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TikTok under fire at appeals court as judges consider challenge to sell-or-ban bill

TikTok faced pointed questions from a US appeals court on Monday as the company tries to block a law that would force China-based ByteDance to sell the video-sharing app by January 19 or face a ban total. A lawyer for TikTok argued before a three-judge panel that the law, signed by President Joe Biden in … Read more

Solo Stars: Does Your Birth Chart Say You’ll Be Single Forever?

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Solo Stars: Does Your Birth Chart Say You'll Be Single Forever?

Will I go here again by myself? Whether it’s looking for love, buying heartache on dating apps, whether the guy is sober or slipping into singlehood, the stars can tell how long you’ll spend in the sacred space of celibacy. Hellenistic astrologer Ivy Underwood, aka @0degreesTaurus, points to what she calls “forever alone placement” in … Read more

Gen Z ditches Google for this most popular search engine

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Gen Z ditches Google for this most popular search engine

Don’t know something? Don’t “Google” – “TikTok” it. Kids these days are abandoning the trusty search engine in favor of social media and other unorthodox online search tools. Drawing on data from an April 2024 survey of 2,000 Americans conducted by Forbes Advisor and Talker Research, Bernstein reported that 45% of Gen Z users are … Read more

Can your horoscope sign predict how many children you will have?

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Can your horoscope sign predict how many children you will have?

Let’s talk baby. Since the birth chart is a map of the self that shows our tendencies, astrology can help predict desire and outcome when it comes to being a parent. Astrologer Carol Star, whose tagline is “bringing astrology down to Earth,” comes right down to some parenting astro pointers, and if you can’t trust … Read more