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Advertisers Worry Facebook May Become X

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Advertising big wigs say they may flee Meta platforms if their brands appear next to toxic content. But where else would they go?

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Social Media

Elon Musk’s X Just Got More Valuable, Fidelity Says

Ignore the high-profile exodus of users to BlueSky and Meta’s Threads. Elon Musk’s X, née Twitter, might be doing just fine.

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Advisor Upside

Schwab’s Liz Ann Sonders on Little Birds and the ‘Temperamental Era’

The famed strategist believes the global economy has entered a new phase — and it could get quite a bit rocky.

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Advisor Upside

BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Dominates Ahead of Election Day

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF is riding Election Day momentum and took in record inflows last week.

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Big Tech

The EU Might Regulate the Muskiverse as One Big Company

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Bad news for X: EU lawmakers might start looking at the companies in CEO Elon Musk’s stable as one interconnected web.

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Social Media

X Hit with AI Privacy Lawsuits in the EU

Nine privacy complaints have been filed against X in the European Union, alleging that Grok illegally hoovers up citizens’ user data.

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Big Tech

X’s User Growth is Bumping Its Head on the Ceiling

The Financial Times on Tuesday published some previously unreported figures from X that show its user growth has plateaued.

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Media & Entertainment

Does TV News Have a Home in the Streaming Era?

Big Tech loves movies, TV shows, and live sports. So why has it shown remarkably little appetite for the TV news business?

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Regulation

What Happens If Section 230 Gets Sunsetted?

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A new bipartisan bill just introduced in Congress aims to make tech companies responsible for content posted on their platforms.

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Markets

Keith Gill Resurfaces, Kicks Off Another Meme-Stock Frenzy

A rare social media appearance by a well-known daytrader boosted GameStop and other stocks that gained popularity during the 2021 craze.

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Media & Entertainment

America’s Shortening Attention Spans are Corporate Gold

The stakes for media and tech companies have never been higher, even if attention spans have never been shorter.

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Social Media

Fidelity Cuts Value of ‘X’ Stake Once Again

Investment firm Fidelity has once again cut the value of its Blue Chip Growth Fund’s position in Elon Musk’s X.

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Patent Drop

Special Report: How AI and Election Misinformation go Hand in Hand

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“(AI) vastly increases the capacity to create any type of new media … both in speed and volume.”

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Social Media

Tinder Toughens Up Verification Amid Wave of Romance Scams

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A recent report revealed that romance-fraud victims lose an average of $10,000.

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

Hedge Funds, A.I., and Media Wars

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A presidential election – and democracy – may be at risk.

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Alternatives

Collectibles are Fun but Risky Investments

A portfolio doesn’t have to be just stocks and bonds. You can add something a little more fun, say your favorite vintage baseball cards.

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Artificial Intelligence

Biden Administration Eyes Data Center Regulations

Which way Trump will lean on the issue is difficult to say, though tech companies have worked hard to curry the incoming president’s favor.

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Real Estate

LA Wildfires Exacerbate California’s Insurance Crisis

California was already contending with a home insurance crisis due to unpredictable weather events. Then came this week’s fires.

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