Enlarge / This thriving Facebook group says viruses don’t cause disease and the pandemic isn’t real. (credit: Facebook) Listen up, sheeple: COVID-19 doesn’t exist. Viruses don’t cause disease, and they aren’t contagious. Those doctors and health experts who say otherwise don’t know what they’re talking about; the real experts are on Facebook. And they’re saying […]
Fortune’s foray into the world of NFTs was a smashing success Friday, with all 256 limited editions of our latest cover selling out instantly. Read More
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | GreyParrot) When Facebook disabled the accounts of New York University researchers who were investigating misinformation and political advertisements on the platform, the social-media giant claimed it did so to comply with a consent decree that it previously agreed to with the Federal Trade Commission. “We took these actions to stop […]
Amy Cooper — perhaps one of the most infamous “Karens” of them all — is sharing her side of the story months after she was pegged the “Central Park Karen.” As you’ll no doubt recall, Amy went viral on May 25, 2020 (the same day George Floyd was killed) after calling the cops on a […]
The metaverse may have been hit in China’s escalating tech crackdown, but it lives on in more ways than one. Read More
General Hospital ’s Jay Pickett passed away on Friday at just 60 years old. The actor was filming a new movie, Treasure Valley, in his home state of Idaho when he likely had a heart attack on set. Confirming his death, Pickett’s spokesperson, Marc Chancer , told E! News : “I’ m devastated by his […]
Enlarge / Apple offices in northern California. (credit: Apple ) All across the United States, the leaders at large tech companies like Apple, Google, and Facebook are engaged in a delicate dance with thousands of employees who have recently become convinced that physically commuting to an office every day is an empty and unacceptable demand […]
Enlarge / Don’t get too excited about how well these Ray-Bans go with Gitta Banko’s outfit—we don’t know what Facebook’s new smart glasses will look like, only that they’re made in partnership with the brand and its parent company. (credit: Streetstyleshooters via Getty Images) In an earnings conference call on Wednesday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg […]
Faebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. (credit: Facebook) For months, Apple and Facebook waged a PR war (with threats of a legal one) over App Tracking Transparency, a change in recent versions of the iPhone’s iOS software that will often limit how advertising-focused apps and companies can monetize iPhone users. Facebook’s original public predictions about App Tracking […]
The spread of the COVID-19 delta variant is muddling tech’s return to the office. Read More