Meta declined to comment further on the company’s vision for social media’s future. In a statement, a Meta spokesperson told Ars that “the FTC’s lawsuit against Meta defies reality,” claiming that it threatens US leadership in AI and insisting that evidence at trial would establish that platforms like TikTok, YouTube, and X are Meta’s true … Read more
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is currently serving 11 years in prison for defrauding investors with her scam-laden blood testing start-up. Her partner, with whom she shares two children, is currently trying to raise $50 million for a blood testing start-up. Despite the internet’s initial response that it must be satire or fake…nope. This story is … Read more
By Byron V. Acohido Is agentic AI accelerating mediocrity? Plenty of folks on LinkedIn seem to think so. Related: The 400th journalist A growing chorus of academics, tech workers, and digital culture watchers are pointing out the obvious: the more we prompt, the more we flatten. Across marketing, B2B, and even journalism, GenAI is churning … Read more
For many financial advisors, an early planning conversation often includes asking clients to identify financial goals. But when clients are still emotionally weighed down by an immediate pain point – the source of their stress or uncertainty that led them to seek out their advisor in the first place – their ability to articulate meaningful … Read more
Ana Carcau (master’s student in European Union Law at the School of Law of University of Minho) In early 2025, Greenpeace International initiated legal proceedings before Dutch courts seeking compensation for all the damages and costs suffered from a series of abusive lawsuits filed against it by the US-based fossil fuel pipeline company, Energy Transfer.[1] … Read more