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in Life StyleWho’s in this “Thirst Tap” picture?
Answer: Martha Stewart, at 82, posted a mirror selfie on Instagram, part of her series of ‘thirst traps’ challenging traditional notions of age and attractiveness.
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in TechnologyWhy did Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo close her Twitter/X account?
Answer: Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced on Nov. 27, 2023, that she was quitting X, formerly known as Twitter. She criticized the platform for devolving into a source of disinformation, hatred, anti-Semitism, and racism, heightening tensions and conflicts in society. Or, as she put it. a ‘global sewer’ destroying democracies. Several major advertisers paused their campaigns…
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in TechnologyAccording to Elon Musk, how many monthly users does Twitter/X have?
Answer: In a Sept. 18, 2023, live-streamed conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Elon Musk spilled some beans about Twitter, now known as “X”. Among the tidbits, he mentioned that X has 550 million monthly users. Musk suggested introducing a “small monthly payment” for X users during the same chat. Why, you ask? To…
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in TechnologyIn Sept. 2023, what did US Military officials turn to the public for assistance in finding?
Answer: On Sept. 18, 2023, the US Military lost an advanced F-35B Lightning II jet, a plane so stealthy that even they couldn’t find it. So, in a move that sounds straight out of a sitcom, they turned to the most reliable source they could think of: the internet. Military officials made online appeals. asking…
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in TechnologyWho did Elon Musk accuse of trying to “strangle” X/Twitter?
Answer: Elon Musk, owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, and part-time digital drama king, pointed fingers at the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for allegedly trying to “strangle” the platform. This is after ADL’s Director, Jonathan Greenblatt, tweeted on Aug. 31, 2023, about a “productive conversation” with X’s CEO, Linda Yaccarino, about addressing the platform’s hate…
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in TechnologyWhat random event from Elon Musk’s past delayed the Musk vs. Zuckerberg cage showdown, according to Musk?
Answer: Elon Musk, the SpaceX/Tesla maestro, sustained an injury he said might delay his proposed cage fight several years ago at an exhibition sumo match. It was brought up when his cage fight proposal with Zuckerberg heated up with a suggested date of August 26. Musk revealed he might need an MRI and surgery before…
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in BusinessHow old is Mark Zuckerberg?
Answer: Mark Zuckerberg was born on May 14, 1984. Elon Musk was born 13 years earlier, on June 28, 1971. Zuckerberg shared a photo of him training with UFC stars Israel Adesanya and Alex Volkanvski at his home in Northern California on July 11, 2023. Musk has been taunting Zuckerberg on social media and said…
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in TechnologyWhat is this ‘Threads’ app Meta launched in July 2023?
Answer: Meta (formerly known as Facebook) tossed another social media player into the ring on July 6, 2023. This contender, named ‘Threads,’ is a text-based conversation app. It’s like Twitter but with a Zuck instead of a Musk. Users can conveniently use their existing Instagram login details to sign up. Threads became an overnight sensation.…
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in TechnologyWhat did Twitter, under Elon Musk’s watchful eye, decide to limit starting July 1, 2023?
Answer: On July 1, 2023. Twitter implemented this revised policy to discourage “extreme levels” of data scraping and system manipulation. Verified accounts were limited to reading 6,000 posts daily, while unverified accounts were restricted to 600 posts daily. This decision led to a digital uproar, with the hashtag #TwitterDown trending in some parts of the…
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in TechnologyHow are Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk planning to work out their differences?
Answer: Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta (formerly Facebook), and Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and Twitter, have agreed to fight each other in a cage match after exchanging challenges on social media. The feud started when Musk tweeted he was “up for a cage fight” with Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg responded with “Send me…
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in TechnologyWhy were images of John Oliver the only pictures uploaded to Reddit’s most popular picture channels in mid-June 2023?
Answer: Unpaid Reddit moderators on strike, blocking users and advertisers, chose to post only images of comedian John Oliver as a symbol of protest. The strike started on June 14, 2023, and affected over 9,000 subreddits. This is after Reddit announced that it would start charging fees to some third-party developers from July 1, 2023,…
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in TVHow long was the first Tucker on Twitter episode?
Answer: Tucker Carlson launched his brand-new show on Twitter on June 6, 2023. Carlson’s Twitter show, aptly named “Tucker on Twitter,” premiered with a 10-minute episode, receiving millions of views. In the first episode, Carlson suggested that the destruction of a major dam in Ukraine was self-inflicted, as usual, without providing any proof._x000D_
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in TechnologyWhich statement is true about YouTube’s policy change on election misinformation?
Answer: On June 2, 2023, YouTube announced that it was reversing its election integrity policy established in December 2020. The company said that leaving the policy in place may have the effect of “curtailing political speech without meaningfully reducing the risk of violence or other real-world harm.” The updated policy doesn’t change YouTube’s other misinformation…
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in PoliticsHow did Ron DeSantis announce he was running for president?
Answer: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis filed paperwork to run for president on May 24, 2023. He announced his decision on Twitter. just ahead of a scheduled Twitter Spaces conversation with Twitter chief Elon Musk. The event faced more than 20 minutes of technical problems and attracted only about 300,000 concurrent listeners and 3.4 million total…
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in TechnologyWhat did Twitter do in Turkey before the presidential election?
Answer: On May 12, 2023. Twitter announced that it would limit access to some tweets and accounts in Turkey without specifying which ones or why. The company said it complied with the legal process and tried to keep Twitter available in Turkey. The decision sparked controversy and criticism from some observers who accused Twitter CEO…
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in PoliticsHow did the world learn about the US plans to help Ukraine fend off a Russian invasion in 2023?
Answer: A major leak of classified US documents that exposed details of its intelligence gathering started in a chatroom on a social media platform popular with gamers called Discord. An anonymous poster shared the classified documents. first typing them out, then posting images of papers. The posts appear to have gone unnoticed until they began…
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What caused Kanye West to claim he liked Jewish people again?
Answer: Kanye West claimed he liked Jewish people again after watching Jonah Hill’s acting in the 2012 film “21 Jump Street,” in an Instagram post accompanied by a photo of the movie poster. He added, “No one should take anger against one or two individuals and transform that into hatred towards millions of innocent people……
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in TechnologyWhat were the first decisions made by YouTube’s Chief Executive Neal Mohan?
Answer: On March 17, 2023. YouTube allowed Former President Trump back on the platform. The announcement came after similar decisions by Twitter and Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram. It’s one of the first significant content decisions YouTube has taken under its recently appointed chief executive, Neal Mohan, who assumed the top job in February…
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What was Lindsay Lohan promoting on social media in Mar. 2023 by writing “Coming Soon”?
Answer: Lindsay Lohan announced that she was expecting her first child with her husband, Bader Shammas, by posting a photo of a baby onesie that reads “coming soon” on Instagram on Mar. 14, 2023. Lohan expressed her happiness in the caption. “We are blessed and excited!” along with emojis of praying hands, a heart, a…
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in TechnologyHow many people use TikTok in the EU?
Answer: By February 2023. TikTok had an average of 125 million active users in the EU. In October 2022, there were 65.9 million TikTok users in the US, with two-thirds of teens using it. The number of Canadians on TikTok is relatively small (26%), but 76% of people 18-24 have an account._x000D_
