A key witness in the government’s second trial targeting Backpage.com didn’t hold back when he told jurors that a co-owner and operators of the now-defunct site knew they were promoting the sex trade. “They were prostitution ads,” former CEO Carl Ferrer said during the first day of testimony Tuesday, according to Courthouse News. Asked whom the…
Given the ubiquitous profile that Google — and its evolved corporate umbrella entity Alphabet — enjoys across multiple industries today, it can be easy to forget that the company whose very name has become synonymous with the act of looking things up online has only been around since 1998. In that time, Google has gone from…
Given the ubiquitous profile that Google — and its evolved corporate umbrella entity Alphabet — enjoys across multiple industries today, it can be easy to forget that the company whose very name has become synonymous with the act of looking things up online has only been around since 1998. In that time, Google has gone from…
Could Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes soon take center stage in another criminal case involving former President Donald Trump? Mayes’ office is reportedly investigating an alleged “fake elector” scheme to support Trump in 2020, sparking speculation that her state could become the latest to bring charges against the former president’s inner circle. So who is…
In the early evening on Aug. 8, businessman Dave Portnoy made a shock announcement: He had bought back 100% of his company Barstool Sports, which he had previously sold to casino operator Penn Entertainment for $551 million, effective immediately. “The regulated industry” is “probably not the best place for Barstool Sports and the type of…
Innovation The Explainer ‘ChatGPT, tell me a story’: AI gets literary | Artificial intelligence programs like ChatGPT can now produce convincingly human-sounding essays with minimal effort from users. It’s a massive timesaver – and an ethical quandary. How does ChatGPT work? ChatGPT is currently available for free at OpenAI’s website. About 100 million people used…
Watch out world — there’s a new social network in town. On July 5, Facebook parent company Meta launched Threads, an Instagram-integrated, text-based conversation app directly positioned to take down Twitter. “We’ve been hearing from creators and public figures who are interested in having a platform that is sanely run,” Meta Chief Product Officer Chris…
Meta announced that it would block access to news posts on its platforms in Canada after the country passed Bill C-18, or the Online News Act, a law that would require tech companies to pay media outlets a fee for news content. “We have repeatedly shared that in order to comply with Bill C-18, passed…