American journalist Evan Gershkovich made an appearance in Russian court seeking an appeal against his detention after Russia charged him with espionage. And Elon Musk could be creating a counter-bot in the wake of artificial intelligence advancements. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Journalist detained in Russia appeals…

Twitter DMs might not be as private as users think they are, according to a recent claim made by Twitter CEO Elon Musk. In an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Musk alleged that the U.S. government had access to users’ direct messages on the social media platform. “The degree to which various government…

The defamation lawsuit against Fox News has been suddenly delayed by the judge after jury selection and opening remarks were set to begin. And a sweet 16 birthday party at a dance studio in Alabama was the scene of a mass shooting. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Monday, April 17, 2023. …

NPR announced Wednesday, April 12, it will be suspending its use of Twitter after disagreements over a new “state-affiliated media” label that was applied to its accounts on the platform. The news organization said it will stop posting new content on its 52 official Twitter feeds, including its main account which boasts nearly nine million…

Tech entrepreneur Bob Lee, who helped launch Cash App and was most recently employed by the cryptocurrency startup MobileCoin, was stabbed to death April 4 on the streets of San Francisco. Lee had lived in the city for a number of years before reportedly relocating to Miami due to reported concerns he had about San Francisco’s…

NPR, a nonprofit media organization in the United States, expressed its frustration with Twitter after its official account was labeled as “US state-affiliated” on the social media platform. Although the designation does not restrict NPR’s ability to post content, it puts NPR in the same category as government-aligned outlets in countries such as China and…

A newly released report details child sex abuse scandals within the archdiocese of Baltimore. We have the staggering numbers listed in the state attorney general’s report. And Cash App founder Bob Lee was stabbed to death on the streets of San Francisco. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Thursday, April 6, 2023. …

Twitter’s official logo was taken over by a familiar face the week of April 2 after Elon Musk converted the platform’s signature blue bird to a Shiba Inu dog on its desktop site front page. The dog has been a symbol often linked to the cryptocurrency Dogecoin, and the change of logo briefly saw the…

On the same day that journalist Matt Taibbi was testifying in front of a new House subcommittee investigating the “weaponization” of the federal government, an IRS agent showed up at his home in New Jersey. The agent showed up unannounced, presumably to discuss issues with his past tax filings. Taibbi is a co-author of the…