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A woman holds a smartphone with the Fake News graphic displayed on the screen and the Facebook logo displayed in the background
Nov 16

Facebook Distances Itself From Journalism, Potentially Opening the Door for Twitter

Meta is distancing itself from journalism, and the final blow might have landed last week by laying off news-adjacent positions.
By Rachyl Jones
Jan 11

Judilee Reed Is the New President and CEO of United States Artists

Reed is assuming the helm of the organization at a time when ideas about artist aid are in very much in flux.
By Helen Holmes
Jan 6

Kazakhstan Protestors Have Torn Down a Monument to a Loathed Former President

Demonstrators, railing against fuel hikes, tore down a statue of former president Nursultan Nazarbayev this week.
By Helen Holmes
Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald gives a TED Talk in 2014.
Jan 31

CDC Head Resigns After Report She Traded Tobacco Stocks in Office

By John Bonazzo
U.S. President Donald Trump smiles before the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 30, 2018.
Jan 31

NJ Politics Digest: Poll Shows New Jersey Really Doesn’t Like Trump

By Steve Cronin
NYPD Officer Joshua Jones demonstrates how to use and operate a body camera during a press conference on Dec. 3, 2014 in New York City.
Jan 30

All NYPD Officers on Patrol Will Have Body Cameras by End of 2018

By Madina Toure
Ben Smith, editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed
Jan 30

BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief Backs Rupert Murdoch on Facebook Paying Publishers

By Sissi Cao
Has Mark Zuckerberg soured on bitcoin?
Jan 30

Facebook Bans Bitcoin Ads Weeks After Mark Zuckerberg Praised Crypto

By John Bonazzo
Will Elon Musk's latest idea go up in smoke?
Jan 30

Lawmaker Wants to Extinguish Elon Musk’s Flamethrower Project

By John Bonazzo
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson speaks at the Association for a Better New York's power breakfast for the first time.
Jan 30

NYC Council Speaker Blasts Officials Over Subway Problems

By Madina Toure
NJ Transit train.
Jan 30

Phil Murphy Nominates Kevin Corbett to Lead NJ Transit

By Christian Hetrick
AriseBank said it had acquired a 100-year-old commercial bank, which doesn't have any information on the Internet.
Jan 30

The SEC Cracks Down on $1B Consumer-Facing ICO Endorsed by Celeb Boxer

By Sissi Cao
A new study found certain exercise regimes are best suited to different personality types.
Jan 30

Need an Excuse Not to Work Out Today? Blame It on Your Personality

By Francesca Friday
Will your local ATM be a hacker's next target?
Jan 30

Hackers With Medical Devices Are ‘Jackpotting’ ATMS to Spit Out Cash

By John Bonazzo
David Dinkins - 2021 Mayoral Race
Jan 30

NYC’s First and Only Black Mayor Discusses the 2021 Mayoral Race

By Madina Toure
Phil Murphy.
Jan 30

Poll: Gov. Phil Murphy Starts Term with 35 Percent Approval Rating

By Christian Hetrick
Senior VP of Worldwide Marketing at Apple, Philip Schiller, introduces the iPhone X during a media event at Apple's new headquarters in Cupertino, California on September 12, 2017.
Jan 30

Apple Reportedly Halves iPhone X Order, But Wall Street Is Not Worried

By Sissi Cao
Chris Christie delivered his final State of the State.
Jan 30

NJ Politics Digest: Chris Christie Has a New Job on TV

By Steve Cronin
Surrounded by supporters, city politicians, and media, sanctuary movement activist Ravi Ragbir attends an annual meeting with ICE officials on March 9, 2017 at the Federal immigration court building in downtown New York City.
Jan 29

Judge Reverses ICE’s Detention of New York City Immigrant Activist 

By Madina Toure
Uber is doing its part to prevent human trafficking.
Jan 29

Uber Fights Human Trafficking by Training Drivers, Ditches Tabloid Past

By John Bonazzo
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, center, speaks at a press conference urging Senate Republicans to support the passage of emergency funding to tackle the opioid and heroin crisis.
Jan 29

NY Senator to Highlight Opioid Crisis at Trump’s State of the Union

By Madina Toure
A protestor holds a sign depicting a Facebook page as she protests outside of the Facebook headquarters June 4, 2010 in Palo Alto, California. The group was calling for the FTC to investigate FaceBook's privacy policies.
Jan 29

Facebook Vows to Protect Privacy (Again), But User Trust Remains an Unsolved Paradox

By Sissi Cao
Will Tronc crush the Daily News' dreams?
Jan 29

Daily News, Los Angeles Times Shuffle Editors After Tronc Turmoil

By John Bonazzo
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy.
Jan 29

Phil Murphy Directs New Jersey to Rejoin Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

By Christian Hetrick
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