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Returning to app stores, Parler may become gateway to more extreme sites, critics say
OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With Apple signaling the return of conservative-leaning social media platform Parler to its app store, some social media advocates are worried that r...
Apr 22, 2021
Amazon is launching a hair salon in London for augmented reality hair consultations and more
Amazon(LONDON) -- Alexa, is Amazon opening a hair salon? The e-commerce retail giant confirmed the news about its upcoming Amazon Salon on Tuesday. Launching in London, the concept is Amazon's first h...
Apr 21, 2021
Georgia faith leaders call for nationwide boycott of Home Depot over response to voting law
JD and Kyle Shoot Stock/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Hearkening back to the boycotts during the civil rights movement and apartheid, Georgia faith leaders representing over 1,000 Georgia churches have called f...
Apr 21, 2021
Venmo to let users buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin in its app
Photo Illustration by Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Venmo announced Tuesday that it will let users buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency directly in its app as digital...
Apr 20, 2021
James Charles' YouTube channel demonetized over allegations of sending explicit messages to minors
5./15 WEST/iStock(NEW YORK) -- YouTube beauty vlogger James Charles has lost the ability to make money off videos on the platform after underage fans accused him of sending them inappropriate messages...
Apr 20, 2021
Target taps Christopher John Rogers for stylish size-inclusive dress collection
jetcityimage/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Just in time for spring, Target's latest Designer Dress Collection has a lot of people ready to step out in full bloom. The company announced that it's tapped rising f...
Apr 20, 2021
Apple unveils AirTags, new iPad Pro and more at its first event of 2021
PhillDanze/iStock(CUPERTINO, Calif.) -- Apple's first event of the year took place on Tuesday afternoon and featured a slew of new announcements from the tech giant, including the unveiling of AirTags...
Apr 20, 2021
Three things that could improve America's recycling problem
elvis901/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Many of us crush LaCroix cans, break down cardboard boxes and try really hard to get all that peanut butter out of the jar to put it in the recycling bin instead of the tr...
Apr 20, 2021
How restaurants, bars can apply for emergency assistance from SBA revitalization funds
doble-d/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Restaurants and bars are another step closer to getting much-needed financial assistance after experiencing detrimental loss during the economic downturn caused by the COVI...
Apr 20, 2021
Union accuses Amazon of interfering in closely-watched Alabama warehouse vote
4kodiak/iStock(WASHINGTON) - The union that sought to represent Amazon workers in Alabama has accused the e-commerce giant of interfering in the vote that resulted in warehouse employees not forming a...
Apr 19, 2021
