Elon Musk brings a start-up’s fervor to an ailing Twitter

Silicon Valley investors are scrambling to get into the deal to buy Twitter as if the 16-year-old struggling company was a hot start-up. They are drawn to the cult of Elon Musk, one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the technology industry.
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How to keep your kids safe online — without taking away their phone

Here’s what parents and caregivers really need to look out for -- and how to talk to their kids about the potential harms lurking in their direct messages. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/07/social-media-safety/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Trump’s Truth Social steps closer to a financial cliff

A Trump-allied investment company could be forced to liquidate if holders of 65 percent of its shares don't approve a one-year extension of its merger with Trump’s company. https://wapo.st/3et6F5A

‘Nothing can stop what’s coming’: Far-right forums that fomented Capitol riots voice glee in aftermath

The takeover of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday underscored the potent, interactive role between the online and offline worlds. Violent talk on far-right forums fomented violent real-world action, which was then captured by smartphones, uploaded and celebrated on the same forums. The boundaries between the digital and analog all but disappeared as rage, provocation and gloating bounced back and forth, again and again. https://wapo.st/2JYiphQ

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