On first look, it may seem odd that one of the largest timeshare operators in the country is now the owner of Travel + Leisure, a glossy tome dedicated to luxury travel. But for Wyndham Destinations, which announced the $100 million purchase of the publication–the only monthly travel magazine still printing in the U.S.–this week,…Read More
YouTube further responded to Wednesday’s attack on the U.S. Capitol by moving up the end of a grace period for videos containing misinformation about the election results. The Google-owned video site joined Facebook and Twitter in removing a video Wednesday in which outgoing President Donald Trump mixed in baseless claims about election fraud with a…Read More
Ecommerce platform Shopify has permanently banned two online storefronts selling official Donald Trump merchandise in response to the unprecedented events in Washington on Wednesday. The sites, Shop.DonaldJTrump.com and TrumpStore.com, were unavailable as of roughly 11 a.m. ET on Thursday. “Based on recent events, we have determined that the actions by President Donald J. Trump violate…Read More
Donald Trump has been banned from Facebook and Instagram “indefinitely” following the riots at the US Capitol building. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Trump’s accounts would be blocked at least until Joe Biden replaces him as president on January 20. “We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great,” Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook post on Thursday. The social network had already blocked Trump from posting for 24 hours. It also removed a video of Trump calling the rioters “very special” and repeating false claims about the election. [Read: Meet the 4…
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Key Insights TikTok introduced its first-ever augmented reality effect powered by the LiDAR scanner on Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max. LiDAR stands for light detection and ranging. The effect provides users of the video creation application with a New Year’s Eve-type experience, counting down from five before filling the room where…Read More
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today that President Donald will not have access to his Facebook or Instagram accounts until he is out of office on Jan. 20. The move comes after significant internal and external pressure on social media companies to take decisive action against the president for inciting an insurrection at the U.S….Read More
Retail and healthcare, which were long two distinct entities, continue to merge in 2021 as retailers seek to address Americans’ healthcare needs. Case in point: Walmart has begun administering the Covid-19 vaccine to healthcare workers in New Mexico while CVS Health and Walgreens are providing vaccines in long-term care facilities in multiple states. They–along with…Read More
Wednesday morning, I woke up to the news that Georgia Democrats flipped the Senate. I reflected on how fortunate I am to have witnessed the elections of the first African-American president, the first African-American vice president, and now, the election of the first African-American senator from Georgia. As an Atlanta-born, Black American, this not only…Read More
Boris is the wise ol’ CEO of TNW who writes a weekly column on everything about being an entrepreneur in tech — from managing stress to embracing awkwardness. You can get his musings straight to your inbox by signing up for his newsletter! Last year I bought a rubber buoy to mark the spot where I anchor my boat. What I hadn’t considered though — until I received the deflated buoy — was that I’d have to fill it myself. It made sense, of course, I just hadn’t given it the slightest thought. This didn’t phase me though, I had…
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By default, WhatsApp chats have a subtle “doodle” background, or wallpaper. The Facebook-owned messaging application has allowed users to change this doodle wallpaper to a different image in the past, but now, users can change the wallpaper for each individual conversation to make them stand out from one another. Our guide will show you how…Read More
