[ Warning : Potentially Triggering Content] A Maryland man reportedly killed his ex-girlfriend and his ex-wife, and then turned the gun on himself after confessing to the alleged crime spree on Facebook Live . Rajaee Black admitted in a live-streaming video that he had allegedly murdered his ex-girlfriend, Tara Labang , at some point over […]
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Meta raises the curtain on Horizon Worlds
The company’s debut of its first public virtual reality experience marks a safe entry into what it calls the future. Read More
Lateche Norris’ Mom Blasts People Comparing Brian Laundrie & Her Daughter’s BF After They Were Found Safe
Lateche Norris ’ mother has something to say about everyone comparing her 20-year-old daughter’s boyfriend to Brian Laundrie after the two were found safe last week. As we previously reported, police confirmed the woman was safe and sound with her mother, Cheryl Walker , in California on Saturday after she disappeared following an alleged fight […]
Apple reaches quiet truce over iPhone privacy changes
Enlarge / A privacy notice appears on an iPhone 12 under the new iOS 14.5.1 operating system. Developers of an application have to ask for the user’s permission to allow cross-app tracking. (credit: Picture Alliance | Getty Images) Apple has allowed app developers to collect data from its 1 billion iPhone users for targeted advertising, […]
Florida Man Allegedly Murdered Tenant After Catching Him Doing Something Awful With His GF’s Underwear
This is a disturbing story all around… even by “Florida Man” standards. Florida resident Michael Allen Pritchard was arrested on Friday in connection with the disappearance and death of his tenant, according to an arrest report from the Collier County Sheriff’s Office obtained by WINK News. Related: Columbia Grad Student Stabbed To Death Walking Home […]
Landmark $150B lawsuit seeks to hold Facebook accountable for Rohingya genocide
Enlarge / A young Rohingya man carries an older Rohingya woman in a refugee camp in Bangladesh. Some 750, 000 Rohingya people have fled Myanmar as a result of the genocide. (credit: Michał Fiałkowski/iStock Editorial ) Rohingya refugees have filed a lawsuit against Meta, formerly known as Facebook, for its alleged role in the ethnic […]
Pink Makes A Dying Fan’s Wish Come True — Watch The Emotional Video!
Here is a heartwarming moment to start your week. Late last month, one Pink fan had her biggest wish granted when she got to enjoy a thirty-minute Zoom conversation with the superstar. Diane Berberian (who, like Red, is a Philadelphia native) was given a terminal diagnosis after bone cancer spread to her liver. She then […]
Meta’s failed Giphy deal could end Big Tech’s spending spree
Enlarge (credit: Daniel Grizelj | Getty Images) Instagram? Sure! WhatsApp? Go nuts. But don’t mess with GIFs. That’s the strange position taken by Britain’s competition watchdog in choosing to block Meta’s takeover of GIF repository Giphy. Meta, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ruled, must now sell all the GIFs—just 19 months after it […]
Boyfriend Arrested For Allegedly Beating Girlfriend To Death In Drunken Rage During Thanksgiving Vacation
[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] A 26-year-old woman was beaten to a “bloody pulp” — allegedly by her boyfriend — while the two were on what was supposed to be a romantic vacation in Mexico. Sativa Transue, who worked for a logistics and distribution company in Seattle, Washington, was found murdered in her hotel room at […]
Congress can’t get its act together on Big Tech
A House hearing lays bare the divides blocking social media accountability. Read More