A once-lost WWE wrestling match just resurfaced on Instagram

You really can find anything on the internet. Once thought to be long-lost, a 1986 WWE wrestling match featuring superstar wrestler Bret Hart has resurfaced in full on the internet. Yes, this was back when the pro wrestling giant was called WWF, and Hulkamania was taking over the world. On Saturday, Instagram user @abuyousef2007 uploaded…

Algorithm reveals how Twitter hurts the quality of news

UPDATE: Jul. 11, 2022, 3:20 p.m. EDT This article was updated for clarity purposes. The research used for this article comes from the London-based Center for Economic Policy Research, not to be confused with the Center for Economic and Policy Research based in America as previously stated in the original article. While social media, in…

Elon Musk is backing out of Twitter deal

We have our answer: Elon Musk will not buy Twitter. On Friday afternoon, the (current) richest person in the world notified the SEC that he had terminated his painfully drawn-out effort to buy his favorite social media site, reportedly claiming “material breach of multiple provisions of the Agreement” as the cause. He had already previously…

No, RadioShack’s Twitter wasn’t hacked. It sells cryptocurrency now.

“If you find a squirter marry her.” That’s the tweet currently taking over Twitter, with shocked reactions in the replies and quotes tweets asking, “What in the world is going on?” The tweet wasn’t accidentally sent by a politician or a hacked company’s account. RadioShack’s “squirter” tweet went viral on Wednesday. Credit: Mashable Screenshot It…

Snapchat tests paid subscription called Snapchat Plus (of course)

Looks like Snapchat is moving into a paid subscription model, but will people actually pay for it? The feature, called Snapchat Plus (because everyone’s doing it), was first reported on Twitter by app developer and researcher Alessandro Paluzzi on Thursday. “Snapchat+ gives you access to exclusive, experimental and pre-release features such as the ability to…

Google Chrome’s Topics API test going public July 1

“A small percentage of traffic” will soon see the initial testing of Google Chrome Topics API go live on July 1. The new feature will enable users to enable interest-based advertising without having to track the site a user visits.  Interest-based advertising. According to recent developer documentation, “IBA can help advertisers to reach potential customers and…

Yandex CEO and founder resigns following sanctions

Arkady Volozh, Yandex’s CEO and executive director, resigned from his position, the company announced today. The European Union imposed sanctions on Volozh personally. Yandex has not been sanctioned by the EU, U.S., or UK. Volozh had a 45.3% voting and 8.6% economic interest in Yandex. Why we care. Yandex is generally regarded as Russia’s Google,…