Yahoo Finance Plus Google, Meta and ByteDance are in a battle for supremacy in the short-video format. WSJ's Miles Kruppa breaks down how each company is doing and shares insight into which platform might come out on top. Illustration: Ryan Trefes
The “crying CEO” said he never intended to become a viral phenomenon. Braden Wallake’s emotional LinkedIn post about having to lay off employees at his Ohio-based marketing-services company became the talk of social media this past week. “I think I have 22,000 connections on LinkedIn and for most of my posts I get 20 engagements and a couple of comments,” he said in an interview on Friday afternoon.
Most people probably never even heard of the metaverse before Mark Zuckerberg decided to change Facebook's name to Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) and go all-in on alternate reality. CEO Bernard Kim told shareholders Hyperconnect is not working out as planned, and "given uncertainty about the ultimate contours of the metaverse and what will or won't work ... I've instructed the Hyperconnect team to iterate but not invest heavily in metaverse at this time."
As Ethereum developers target September for the highly anticipated merge, a cohort of miners have their own plan.
Despite the fact that the image shown was credited to a Twitter handle run by a digital artist who creates memes, Kilmeade tried passing it off as real.
Erratic behavior of the blockbuster film's star is making life difficult for new cost-conscious regime.
Branch and Carney share two children, four-year-old son Rhys James and six-month-old daughter Willie Jacquet.
A dark comedy dealing in the disturbing subject matter of domestic violence is taking audiences by storm in India and beyond. Darlings, which began streaming on Netflix globally a week ago, has had the highest global opening for a non-English Indian film, with audiences spending more than 10 million hours watching it in its opening […]
Comedian Jason Cheny asks “why Asian [Americans] have to hate on other Asians” in a video posted to his TikTok account. As of now, Cheny has stops lined up all the way to April 15, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas, but appears to be adding more shows according to his social media.
If there’s one thing Julia Fox is always going to do, it’s make a statement with her style
Kelly Ripa was all about supporting the arts on Thursday’s episode of "Generation Gap."
Anne Heche began acting in dinner theater at age 12 and enjoyed a prolific career in TV and film for the past 30 years. From playing separated-at-birth twins on Another World and fronting Men in Trees to starring in features including Six Days Seven Nights, Psycho and Volcano, she became a familiar face and beloved actress. […]
A TikTok user is drawing praise after passing down some dating advice from an older generation.
Six Flags officials said its old meal plan was "highly unprofitable" but now estimates it lost up to 2 million visitors by canceling it. Now it's back on the menu.
And added an unexpected early '00s staple to the mix.
Anne Heche’s son Homer has shared a statement on all the “emotional swings” following his mother’s death on Aug. 12
Madonna described her 1984 MTV Video Music Awards performance as the moment her career could have been "over with." The pop icon's backside became exposed while she was onstage.
Julia Fox stepped out in Los Angeles in a latex cut-out dress that shows off more skin than fabric. Check out the photos from her LA stroll.
You could call five-pound Olaf the duck a “small king.” He thinks he’s in charge of his Broken Arrow farm home, and he roams the back yard, making sure all the other animals are okay.
Alphabet did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. With more consumers cutting the cord on cable or satellite TV and shifting to subscription-based streaming services, the planned launch will allow YouTube to join companies like Roku Inc and Apple in a bid to gain a portion of the already crowded streaming market.
For longtime Startups Weekly readers, you’ll remember that edtech used to be my primary beat. Like, day one beat. Most of my coverage was focused on edtech’s rise in the early innings of the pandemic, the unicorn mad rush and even some IPOs. While I’m more focused on fintech these days, I was curious if edtech is still a big deal or if the sector — like most during the downturn — is facing a reset.
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