Twitter’s monthly premium subscription service, Blue, arrives in the U.S. for $2.99 for “power users” after a five-month test in Canada and Australia.
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Hawaii opening for fully vaccinated international travelers, but some virus restrictions linger
Hawaii wants vaccinated tourists. More than 10 million visitors spent nearly $18 billion in 2019 – the last year of unrestricted travel pre-pandemic.
‘This deception must end now’: Facebook gets letter from 500 health professionals demanding data on COVID misinformation
A letter from 500 doctors says viral spread of misinformation has led people to refuse safe vaccines and enabled a “deadly wave” of the Delta variant.
Don’t focus on ‘good’ or ‘bad’ food. Your lifestyle habits are key to a heart-healthy diet.
It’s been 15 years since the American Heart Association last published a statement on dietary guidance. The new guidance is all about healthy habits.
Elon Musk says he’ll sell Tesla stock to solve world hunger if UN shows how money is spent
Billionaire Elon Musk said he would sell Tesla stock and donate the money if the UN could prove it could save millions of lives globally from hunger.
Black genealogists’ surprising findings using Ancestry’s digitized U.S. Freedmen’s records
Black genealogists make “startling” revelations tracking their former enslaved ancestors using Ancestory.com’s extensive Freedmen’s Bureau records.
Why Facebook went down: What caused 6-hour outage on Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp
Facebook says the massive 6-hour outage was “caused not by malicious activity, but an error of our own making.”
Current and ex-Blue Origin workers claim Jeff Bezos’ rocket company’s culture is ‘toxic’
Current and former workers of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin say the rocket company’s culture is toxic and the workforce is mostly white, male and sexist.
100-day challenge: Nearly 200 minority investors endow $16 million to early-stage tech companies
Nearly 200 members in a coalition of minority investors put $16 million into 13 early-stage tech companies in 100 days to help diversify the industry.
Want a new iPhone 13? Find out what your old iPhone is really worth first
As the new iPhones arrive, instead of a trade-in to upgrade what is the real value of your old iPhones? Sell online or upgrade through a carrier?