Season 2 of Trump: The Administration is just as soul-crushing as ever. Every once in a while, we’ll still get a decent whodunit of an episode.
On Wednesday the New York Times published a sanctimonious op-ed written by an anonymous Trump admini…
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Sorry, Jeff Bezos is not a ‘style icon’
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Not content to merely fetishize the tech-rich for their obscene wealth, we’ve apparently moved on to raising them to the level of icon. And not just any kind of icon, but style icon. Or, at least the New York Times has, anyway.
In a dubiously premised piece published today titled “Jeff Bezos, Style Icon,” the Times Style section makes the case that the Amazon CEO and one-time richest person in modern history has transcended the status of mere mortal when it comes to his Dad-life ensemble.
To wit: “The ascension, unavoidable when this sort of spotlight falls on you, of Jeff Bezos, a.k.a., the richest man in the world, to full-fledged style icon. You can’t ignore it anymore.” Read more…
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Google is reportedly planning a censorship-friendly search service for China
Google’s search service could be poised to make a dramatic return to China next year, according to an explosive report from The Intercept. Google yanked its search service from China in 2010 in the face of pressure over censorship, but now the publication reports that it has developed a censored version that could launch in […]
View More Google is reportedly planning a censorship-friendly search service for ChinaNew York Times had to explain Donald Trump’s bizarre ‘enemy of the people’ tweet
On Sunday, Donald Trump tweeted.
Most of the time, the president’s tweets are occasions for any day ending with the letter “y.” But Sunday’s missive was particularly notable for what he said. Or didn’t say. Honestly, it was kind of confusing.
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Twitter CEO responds to mountains of criticism from The New York Times
The New York Times is calling out Twitter and Twitter’s CEO has some thoughts.
New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman wrote about why she’s taking a break from Twitter on Friday, including a laundry list of reasonable examples explaining why the a…
Facebook says it “disagrees” with the New York Times’ criticisms of its device-integrated APIs
Facebook has responded to a New York Times story that raises privacy concerns about the company’s device-integrated APIs, saying that it “disagree[s] with the issues they’ve raised about these APIs.” Headined “Facebook Gave Device Makers Deep Access to Data on Users and Friends,” the New York Times article criticizes the privacy protections of device-integrated APIs, […]
View More Facebook says it “disagrees” with the New York Times’ criticisms of its device-integrated APIsJason Bateman apologizes following disastrous ‘Arrested Development’ interview
The New York Times Arrested Development cast interview that spread like wildfire Wednesday apparently shook up at least one person of note: Cast member Jason Bateman, who apologized in a series of tweets Thursday morning.
Bateman received specific bl…
Supreme Court allows states to legalize sports betting, opening floodgates for online gambling profits
Whoever had the over on DraftKings‘ boss Jason Robins and FanDuel chief executive Matt King being given a potential billion dollar windfall by the Supreme Court’s decision to allows sports betting should head to the cashier’s cage. In a six-to-three decision (Justice Breyer was a partial dissent), Supreme Court Justices struck down a federal law […]
View More Supreme Court allows states to legalize sports betting, opening floodgates for online gambling profitsMobile money-saving app Qapital raises $30 million to spend on growth
Qapital, one of a slew of mobile applications trying to make it easier for users to save money (and spend it more wisely), has raised $30 million in fresh financing as it expands beyond savings to offer investment advisory services. Since its launch in the U.S. in 2015, Qapital has amassed roughly 420,000 users that […]
View More Mobile money-saving app Qapital raises $30 million to spend on growthIs America’s national security Facebook and Google’s problem?
Jamie Metzl Contributor Share on Twitter Jamie Metzl is a Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security at the Atlantic Council. More posts by this contributor Homo Sapiens 2.0? We need a species-wide conversation about the future of human genetic enhancement Eleonore Pauwels Contributor Share on Twitter Eleonore Pauwels is Director of the Anticipatory Intelligence […]
View More Is America’s national security Facebook and Google’s problem?‘The New York Times’ profiled the most selfish person in America
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Everybody who has dealt with any minor amount of stress has had the fantasy of packing up and running away from all of their problems, disappearing from modern world almost entirely.
Erik Hagerman, dubbed “The man who knew too little” by The New York Times, did just that. On Saturday, Hagerman was the focus of a newly published profile describing how, after the election of Donald Trump, he left his busy life behind and started up his own pig farm.
But Hagerman went much further than that — and much more selfish. He created what he calls “The Blockade,” a nearly total media blackout that has allowed him to stay 100 percent ignorant of the day’s news outside of the weather, local real estate listings, and how the Cleveland Cavaliers are doing. Read more…
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View More ‘The New York Times’ profiled the most selfish person in AmericaNew York Times issues correction after mishap with ‘Millennials to Snake People’ Chrome extension
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Still using that “Millennials to Snake People” Chrome extension? Here’s a PSA: remember to turn it off if you’re writing a piece for the New York Times.
In what is perhaps my favorite editorial correction ever (okay, fine, nothing will top Pimpin4Paradise786), the Times clarified Wednesday that its reference to “the Time of Shedding and Cold Rocks” in a fact-check of President Trump’s claims on trade was accidental.
Turns out, a staffer had left their “Millennials to Snake People” extension on — and because the quote (which originally said “Great Recession”) was copied and pasted from another Times piece, it was published undetected. Read more…
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