Twitter is now owned by Elon Musk — here’s a brief history from the app’s founding in 2006 to the present
In this photo illustration, former U.S. President Donald Trump’s archived Twitter account is shown on a phone screen with the…
Shocking new evidence reveals how Facebook puts profit over people | 60 Minutes Australia
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The power of no: Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka and Black women’s resistance
Simone Biles, the US gymnast widely considered “the greatest of all time”, withdrew from the Olympic finals this week, saying:…
97% of Indigenous people report seeing negative social media content weekly. Here’s how platforms can help
Social media offers many benefits to Indigenous peoples, such as ways to establish and navigate identity, build and maintain strong…
How the pandemic has brought out the worst — and the best — in Australians and their governments
For many years, surveys indicated declining Australian trust in government. Not anymore. On the 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer, which measures…
NZ Budget 2021: women left behind despite the focus on well-being
Finance Minister Grant Robertson called this a recovery budget for “all New Zealanders”. But was it an inclusive budget? Specifically,…
Scammers seize on COVID confusion
Scamming has skyrocketed in the past year, and much of the increase is attributed to COVID-related scams, more recently around…
Russia’s enemies fear Biden won’t fight to stop Putin’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline
Russia’s adversaries in central and Eastern Europe are worried President Biden isn’t willing to fight hard to stop the Russia-Germany…
House Democrats quietly push for Shalanda Young to replace Neera Tanden as Biden’s OMB choice
House Democratic leaders are quietly mounting a campaign for Shalanda Young, a longtime congressional aide, to replace Neera Tanden as…
Citadel and Robinhood CEOs will call for new stock trading rule at GameStop hearing
Players central to the GameStop market bonanza will call on Congress to shorten the time required for stock trades to…
Amazon’s next act: The Bezos culture will live on
As big as Amazon looks at any given time, it is always bigger than anyone outside the company can see,…
Robinhood has a stacked policy team — and it’s going to need it
The stock-trading app Robinhood has an arsenal of political power brokers it can deploy on its behalf as it faces…
Government funds are not ‘taxpayer money’ — media and politicians should stop confusing the two
Rhetoric plays an important role in tax debate and therefore tax policy. If your side manages to gain traction in…
What’s at stake for NZ in Australia’s case against China at the World Trade Organisation?
With the relationship between China and Australia souring in the past six months, New Zealand’s response will need to be…
After Brexit: What about the Eurotunnel? | Focus on Europe
EU external border. It is feared Brexit will cause traffic and trade to slow down with border controls and traffic…
Ethical minefields: the dirty business of doing deals with Myanmar’s military
Myanmar’s transition from five decades of military rule is a work in progress. Despite the junta’s formal dissolution in 2010,…
How Ireland Became 2020’s Fastest Growing Economy
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U.K. faces dueling crises as new coronavirus variant shuts down borders ahead of Brexit cliff
At least 30 countries, including 17 in the neighboring European Union, have banned flights from the United Kingdom after the…