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Clubhouse may be social media's future. What's all the hype about?

Clubhouse may be social media's future. What's all the hype about?

The invite-only app lets you eavesdrop on chats between celebrities, journalists and tech savants. Oprah, Elon Musk and White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain have all joined.
by Bobby Allyn and Claire Miller

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Cat-astrophe! Filter makes lawyer look like a kitten in court

Cat-astrophe! Filter makes lawyer look like a kitten in court

A Zoom court hearing in Texas took a detour when an attorney showed up looking like a kitten. That's because of a Zoom filter that had been activated on the attorney's device, which obscured his appearance and made him look like a cat.
by The Associated Press

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Workers at Amazon warehouse in Alabama are poised for union vote

Workers at Amazon warehouse in Alabama are poised for union vote

Some 5,800 workers at the facility will vote starting this week on joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, potentially making it Amazon's first union shop in the U.S.
by Jason Slotkin

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All the home’s a stage: Far-flung actors, crew unite for Theater Mu’s new show

All the home’s a stage: Far-flung actors, crew unite for Theater Mu’s new show

After months of planning and with pandemic restrictions still in place, Theater Mu in St. Paul will launch its mainstage season on Saturday with a new production merging theater and film — a play that’s designed for, and speaks to, the times we’re living in. 
by Emily Bright

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Digital race for COVID-19 vaccines leaves many seniors behind

Digital race for COVID-19 vaccines leaves many seniors behind

Glitchy websites, jammed phone lines and long lines outside clinics are complicating the vaccine rollout. And older Americans and those without caregivers and computer skills are at a disadvantage.
by Will Stone

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CEO of social media app Parler says board fired him

CEO of social media app Parler says board fired him

John Matze, Parler's chief executive, was ousted just as the company struggles to find a way back online, with Big Tech companies cracking down on the site after the riot at the Capitol.
by Bobby Allyn

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Unwelcome on Facebook and Twitter, QAnon followers flock to fringe sites

Unwelcome on Facebook and Twitter, QAnon followers flock to fringe sites

As Twitter and Facebook crack down on those spreading baseless QAnon conspiracies, adherents are finding other apps to communicate on, including platforms where they may be further radicalized.
by Shannon Bond

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Twitter permanently bans My Pillow CEO

Twitter permanently bans My Pillow CEO

Twitter has permanently banned My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell's account after he continued to perpetuate the baseless claim that Donald Trump won the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
by The Associated Press

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