Instagram’s new teen safety features still fall short, critics say

Instagram’s new teen safety features still fall short, critics say

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Instagram and Facebook unveiled further limits on what teens can see on the apps, a move their parent company Meta says will reduce the amount of potentially harmful content young people encounter. Already, teens could opt to have Instagram’s algorithm recommend less “sensitive content” —…

The Messenger is counting on a sudden and dramatic advertising turnaround to survive

The Messenger is counting on a sudden and dramatic advertising turnaround to survive

Screenshot of the TheMessenger website. Source: TheMessenger The Messenger, the struggling news media startup co-founded by publishing veteran Jimmy Finkelstein, is urging potential investors to make a long-shot bet on a dramatic rebound in advertising this year. The company is attempting to stop the cash burn that has put it in jeopardy. CNBC has obtained…

Hearing aid use could help people extend their lives, USC study finds

Hearing aid use could help people extend their lives, USC study finds

Wearing hearing aids could increase life span, a new study has found.  Research by the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California found that people who wear hearing aids regularly had a 24% lower risk of mortality. The study, published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity earlier this month, evaluated the history of…

Avoid these possible earnings blowups as reporting season begins, Wolfe Research says

Avoid these possible earnings blowups as reporting season begins, Wolfe Research says

There are some names this upcoming earnings season investors may want to steer clear from, according to Wolfe Research. The reporting period kicks off in earnest Friday, with JPMorgan Chase , Bank of America and Citigroup among the companies slated to post fourth-quarter results. Data from FactSet shows that S & P 500 earnings are…

Trump refuses conditions for fraud trial closing argument, won’t be allowed to speak

Trump refuses conditions for fraud trial closing argument, won’t be allowed to speak

Former U.S. president and Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump departs after speaking during a Commit to Caucus rally at the North Iowa Events Center in Mason City, Iowa, on Jan. 5, 2024. Christian Monterrosa | AFP | Getty Images Donald Trump has been barred from personally making a closing argument at his New York civil…

Looks like Aaron Rodgers wasn’t banned from ESPN’s Pat McAfee show after Jimmy Kimmel feud

Looks like Aaron Rodgers wasn’t banned from ESPN’s Pat McAfee show after Jimmy Kimmel feud

Aaron Rodgers appeared as a guest on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Thursday, just one day after the host expressed on ESPN how happy he was that New York Jets quarterback would no longer be making his regular appearances for the rest of the NFL season. Rodgers originally had been scheduled to continue his weekly…

YouTube taps hospitals to create videos to help people witnessing an overdose or heart attack

YouTube taps hospitals to create videos to help people witnessing an overdose or heart attack

People walk past a billboard advertisement for YouTube in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 27, 2019. Sean Gallup | Getty Images YouTube is taking steps to fight against medical misinformation, especially when it comes to finding immediate tips on how to handle an emergency. The company on Wednesday introduced a feature called First Aid Information Shelves,…