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In launching Threads, Meta promised fediverse implementation. What does that mean? Here's a primer on the decentralized social media protocol.

Instagram’s Threads to join fediverse alongside Mastodon. What’s it mean?

Tucker Carlson is reportedly launching a Twitter-based media company while Twitter delights users with its new revenue sharing program.

Tucker Carlson reportedly launching media company as Twitter rewards users with cash

Tens of thousands of actors officially went on strike after a work stoppage was unanimously approved by Hollywood’s largest union.

Actors strike officially begins, leading to dual worker stoppage

Disney World is seeing thinner crowds amid park operation changes and an ongoing legal battle with Florida's Republican governor.

Disney’s theme parks reportedly see smaller crowds this summer

Forget the cage match between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Zuck is stepping into the ring with Twitter instead, Threads in hand.

Meta’s Threads threatens Twitter’s turf with 30 million signups and no ads, yet

Concerns about infrastructure, “range anxiety” and high costs in a questionable economy mean demand is low for electric vehicles.

Why car buyers and dealers are reluctant to embrace growing EV market

NFL legends Peyton Manning and Emmitt Smith are part of Bud Light's mission to host their largest ever NFL postseason ticket giveaway.

Glass bottle plants closing after Bud Light boycott cuts sales

Bud Light sales continue to reach weekly lows following boycott of controversial partnership. On June 17, sales were down 28%.

Bud Light stands by LGBTQ partnerships 3 months into boycott

In the latest examples of car companies moving towards a the EV market, Ford is cutting jobs and Volvo is joining Tesla's charging network.

Ford cuts jobs, Volvo joins Tesla charging market in latest EV push

AI has been all the rage since ChatGPT went mainstream. Here are 5 companies that are using the technology in this week's Five For Friday.

How 5 companies are already using AI, from Mercedes to Wendy’s

The FTC filed a lawsuit against Amazon, accusing the company of enrolling consumers into its Prime program without their consent.

FTC sues Amazon over tactics used to get Prime subscriptions

With the end of the work-from-home era, here are some of the coolest offices on the planet in this week’s Five For Friday.

From nuclear bunkers to pirate ships: 5 coolest offices on the planet

Bud Light dethroned as America’s top-selling beer amid larger boycott trend

Toyota unveiled technologies meant to extend the driving range of its electric vehicles, as well as make them more affordable.

Toyota introduces plan to cut costs, extend driving range of EVs

Consumer price inflation saw a big slowdown in May thanks to stable food prices and dropping energy prices, but core inflation stayed hot.

Significant slowdown: May consumer price inflation at 4% but core stays hot

Apple has entered the AR/VR chat with its $3,499 Apple Vision Pro headset. Here are Apple’s biggest innovations in history in Five For Friday.

Apple Vision Pro is here. Here are Apple’s top 5 life-changing innovations.

In a shocking score for MLS, superstar Lionel Messi reportedly turned down $1.5B from Saudi Arabia's oil coffers to play for Inter Miami.

The ‘fancy financing’ used to draw Lionel Messi to Miami over Saudi’s $1.5B offer

A bill--winding through Congress with progressive and conservative co-sponsors--would claw back executive bonuses in the event of a collapse.

Bipartisan bill would let FDIC claw bonuses back from failed bank execs

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of Jack Daniel's in the case of a dog toy company that made a product shaped like their whiskey.

Supreme Court sides unanimously with Jack Daniel’s in dog toy case

Adidas is selling Yeezy sneakers again after a public breakup with Kanye West. Here are the brands that made a comeback in Five For Friday.

Adidas Yeezy sneakers are back. These 5 brands also made comebacks.

President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy announced Saturday they have a deal to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a catastrophic default.

Biden, McCarthy strike deal to avoid default. Now it’s up to Congress.

An AI-generated image of an explosion near the Pentagon moved the stock market. It's not the first time fake news caused real financial hits.

5 fake news reports that caused real dips in the stock market

Target says it will remove some LGBTQ-themed merchandise from its stores following customer backlash and boycott threats.

Target removing some Pride merchandise amid boycott threats

Bud Light is taking steps to help its wholesalers following a controversial partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.

Bud Light to buy back unsold beer after controversial Mulvaney partnership