Snap said macroeconomic headwinds hit advertising revenue. Richard Drew/AP Snap’s reported revenues only rose 6% from a year to $1.13 billion in the third quarter of 2022. It was Snap’s slowest quarterly growth ever and its sales missed market expectations. Shares slumped 27% in after-hours trade. Snap Inc. shares slumped by almost 30% in after-hours…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
A person walks past a sign for TikTok. Jens Kalaene/picture alliance via Getty Images TikTok says the app has never been used to target specific individuals in the US government.Its parent ByteDance planned to use the app to monitor the locations of some Americans, Forbes reported.TikTok has been caught in debates about privacy and security…
TikTok said it does not collect precise GPS location information from users in the US, which means it cannot be used to monitor people “in the way [Forbes] suggested.” The app’s communications team has tweeted that in response to a Forbes article claiming that a China-based team from its parent company, ByteDance, had planned to…
Prankster Jason Selvig tries to hand Herschel Walker several packs of condoms. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images) A man tried to give Georgia senatorial candidate Herschel Walker several packs of condoms on stage. Walker is running on an ultra-conservative platform and supports banning abortion with no exceptions. Walker has come under the spotlight for his history with…
Taylor Swift’s tenth studio album Midnights just dropped, and we have to talk about the buildup. Swift’s known for her conspiratorial fans and album Easter eggs, but with her latest drop she said she wasn’t going to be up to her old tricks. Instead, capitalizing on her social media prowess, Swift had her fans glued…
Your home is almost certainly stocked with all the essential appliances, but what about a dehumidifier? It might not be on your wedding present list, but they’re an invaluable addition to any home — particularly if your home has damp or mould, or someone in your home suffers from allergies. A dehumidifier can also save…
News about Elon Musk’s potential $44 billion purchase of Twitter is moving at the speed of…well, Twitter. Case in point: The Washington Post dropped a bombshell Thursday night, and it was immediately supplanted in magnitude by Bloomberg. Musk has been telling investors he plans to fire 5,000 workers at the social media company, the Post…
Bad news for anyone planning to dress up as Jeffrey Dahmer this Halloween: you’re morally bankrupt. Also, eBay is banning Dahmer costumes. As first reported by Buzzfeed, eBay is removing listings of costumes inspired by notorious serial killer, pedophile, necrophiliac, and cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer. Though he committed his murders from the late ’70s to the…
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a Save America rally Friday, July 22, 2022, in Prescott, Ariz. Ross D. Franklin/AP George Conway thinks Trump will run in 2024 as protection against his legal cases.Conway said there will be “too many” cases for Trump to handle.He said there will inevitably be a “meltdown to end all meltdowns” from…
Larry the Cat yawns as he’s photographed in Downing Street, after Liz Truss made a statement, where she announced her resignation as Prime Minister. Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images Larry the cat is Downing Street’s Chief Mouser, and has worked there since February 15, 2011.UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned on Thursday after six…