Monthly Archives: August 2022

Pfizer completes FDA request for fall BA.4/5 boosters; feds expect doses in Sept.

Enlarge / Doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a health campaign in Sylhet, Bangladesh on July 19, 2022. (credit: Getty | Future Publishing) Vaccine-making partners Pfizer and BioNTech announced Monday that they had completed their request to the US Food and Drug Administration for authorization of their bivalent, omicron BA.4/5 booster doses, which the Biden…

Digital Trust Benchmark Report 2021 Preview

In our Digital Trust Benchmark Report, we analyze the data from our fifth annual “US Digital Trust Survey” to evaluate how US social media users feel about nine major social media platforms—Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube—and reveal the extent to which trust affects usage and attitudes toward advertising. To download…

The life of Jared Kushner: How a rich kid from New Jersey went from buying buildings with his dad and owning a newspaper to advising the president of the United States

Senior adviser Jared Kushner waits for a meeting with Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak, US President Donald Trump and others in the Cabinet Room of the White House on September 12, 2017. Brendan Smialoswki / AFP / Getty Jared Kushner this week broke his silence about the FBI raid at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort….

Federal judge who signed off on Mar-a-Lago search ‘carefully reviewed’ FBI affidavit and considers its facts ‘reliable’

Local law enforcement officers are seen in front of the home of former President Donald Trump at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida on August 9, 2022. GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images Judge Bruce Reinhart said evidence in the FBI’s search warrant affidavit was “reliable.” A Monday court order explained the judge’s concerns and arguments on…

Biden could reportedly cancel up to $10,000 in student debt for borrowers making under $125,000 a year this week

President Joe Biden STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images Biden is leaning toward up to $10,000 in student-loan forgiveness for those making under $125,000 a year, per CNN. This announcement could come as early as Wednesday. Borrowers are also waiting for news of an extension of the payment pause, set to expire after August 31.  The…

Instagram’s next feature might be a copy of BeReal

Instagram is testing a new feature called Candid Challenges, which bears a striking resemblance to BeReal, a photo sharing app popular among Gen. Z. The currently unreleased feature was spotted by Alessandro Paluzzi, a developer known for reverse engineering apps and finding early versions of upcoming updates. An Instagram spokesperson confirmed the feature is an…