Twitter has ditched the bird logo and is now X. Elon Musk is hoping to turn the platform into a super app like WeChat, which is owned by one of China’s biggest companies, Tencent. But what exactly does that look like? Here are five things to know about the Chinese everything app Twitter is trying…

A tragedy at Martha’s Vineyard claims the life of the personal chef of former President Obama’s. And mental health care services could start costing you the same copay as visits to your physician. It’s time for The Rundown for Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Obama’s personal chef drowns at Martha’s Vineyard Massachusetts State Police have confirmed…

Meta’s launch of Threads earlier in July amassed more than 100 million users in just a few days for the Twitter alternative. Threads is hoping to get a leg up on the competition by eventually integrating the microblogging platform into the fediverse. What is the fediverse? The fediverse is “a social network of different servers…

Forget the cage match between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Zuck is stepping into the ring with Twitter instead. Meta launched Threads, a “public conversations app” that looks an awful lot like Twitter, one day early on July 5. Zuckerberg boasted that the app gained 10 million users within seven hours of launching. Threads is…

Wagner Group Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin returned to Russia following the group’s revolt, Russian fighter jets harassed U.S. drones in Syria, and a man was arrested on his way to former President Barack Obama’s residence. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Thursday, July 6, 2023.  Wagner Group Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin back in Russia Wagner…

A federal judge has issued a ruling that prohibits the Biden administration from contacting social media companies. The move is an effort to prevent certain federal agencies from pressuring the platforms to remove, delete or suppress online content. The ruling was made in response to a lawsuit filed by the Republican-led states of Missouri and…

The U.S. Secret Service is currently conducting an investigation into the discovery of cocaine inside the White House’s West Wing, which houses the Oval Office and serves as a workspace for presidential staff. The substance was found on Sunday during a routine inspection, leading to a brief evacuation of the premises. President Joe Biden and…

A group of American influencers is facing accusations of selling out. The accusations are coming after the influencers accepted sponsorships to travel to China and boost the image of a Chinese fashion brand, which has been under scrutiny for allegations of forced labor and other human rights abuses. The online retailer in question is Shein,…