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TikTok is transforming how and what we eat
@emilymariko tik Tok food screen grabs for Pursuits story Sept 17, 2022
international business
How China became big business for Twitter, from blocking to blue checks
A Twitter logo is displayed on a mobile phone near a computer screen showing promoted tweets on China, in this illustration picture taken September 8, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration
international business
Twitter whistleblower reveals employees concerned China agent could collect user data
FILE - A screen shows the price of Twitter stock at the New York Stock Exchange, Sept. 18, 2019. Peiter Zatko, the former Twitter security chief who’s accused the company of negligence with privacy and security in a whistleblower complaint, will testify before Congress on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
international business
Most Twitter shareholders vote in favour of sale to Musk
FILE - Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the opening of the Tesla factory Berlin Brandenburg in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, the Twitter whistleblower who is warning of security flaws, privacy threats and lax controls at the social platform, will take his case to Congress on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. Also on Tuesday, Twitter’s shareholders are scheduled to vote on the company’s pending buyout by Musk. (Patrick Pleul/Pool Photo via AP, File)
world
Musk says Twitter whistleblower payment is another reason to scrap merger
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk's Twitter profile is seen on a smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo
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Thursday’s Insider Report: CEO, CFO and CIO buy this oversold financial stock
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It’s not the economy, stupid. It’s the media
Lawrence Martin
investment ideas
Trump media deal suffers blow as SPAC fails to win extension
Former president Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a rally to support local candidates at the Mohegan Sun Arena on Sept. 3, 2022 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
explainer
How to set up healthy tech habits this school year
A girl uses her smart phone as apps are shown on an iPad in Mississauga, Ont., on November 13, 2017. A Montreal study suggests that spending too much time on social media or watching television is linked to symptoms of depression among teens. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
technology
Twitter to roll out long-awaited edit button
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Twitter unveils long-awaited edit button, and Canadian subscribers can try it first
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 04, 2016, the Twitter logo is seen on a sign at the company's headquarters in San Francisco, California. - Twitter reported disappointing results on July 22, 2022, a miss that the social network attributed to "headwinds" including the uncertainty related to Elon Musk's buyout bid. The firm is locked in a legal battle with the mercurial Tesla boss over his effort to walk away from his $44 billion deal to purchase the platform, leaving the company in limbo. Twitter missed expectations with revenue of $1.18 billion, due to "advertising industry headwinds... as well as uncertainty related to the pending acquisition of Twitter by an affiliate of Elon Musk," the firm reported. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
In its handling of Lisa LaFlamme’s departure, Bell Media brings a knife to social media gunfight
Simon Houpt
international business
Truth Social Android app not approved on Google Play Store due to insufficient content moderation
FILE PHOTO: The Truth social network app icon is seen in the IOS app store in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
international business
Elon Musk cites whistle-blower complaint as new reason to scrap Twitter deal
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk's twitter account is seen on a smartphone in front of the Twitter logo in this photo illustration taken, April 15, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
international business
Elon Musk subpoenas Twitter whistle-blower, seeks documents on spam and alleged security vulnerabilities
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 3, 2020 Tesla CEO Elon Musk talks to media as he arrives to visit the construction site of the future US electric car giant Tesla, in Gruenheide near Berlin. - Elon Musk has served August 22, 2022 former Twitter boss Jack Dorsey with a subpoena in a hunt for material to help him get out of buying the giant social media platform for $44 billion as agreed. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)
international business
Twitter’s privacy and security lapses echo worldwide
FILE PHOTO: Twitter app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
world
Meta’s Facebook agrees to settle data privacy lawsuit
FILE - Facebook's Meta logo sign is seen at the company headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. on Oct. 28, 2021. Facebook parent Meta says it has removed a network of accounts linked to the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group it banned in 2018. Meta said on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, that it recently uncovered and removed about 480 Facebook and Instagram accounts, pages and groups linked to the Proud Boys. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)
life
Why a growing number of Gen Z influencers, companies are rejecting Photoshop
technology
U.S. lawmakers anxious to hear what Twitter whistle-blower has to say
FILE - The Twitter splash page is displayed on a digital device in San Diego on April 25, 2022. U.S. lawmakers are anxious to hear from Twitter’s former security chief, who has alarmed Washington with allegations that the influential social network misled regulators about its cyber defenses and efforts to control fake accounts. The Senate Judiciary Committee announced Wednesday, Aug. 24 that whistleblower Peiter Zatko will testify at a hearing on Sept. 13 - the same day Twitter's shareholders are scheduled to vote on the company's pending buyout by Musk. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)