A former Twitter trademark lawyer has launched a social network with a familiar name. Stephen Coates’ startup, Operation Bluebird, launched Twitter.now in early testing on Thursday. Coates, formerly Twitter’s head counsel for trademarks, domain names, and marketing, told Business Insider that the platform is experimenting with a twist on content moderation: Users, rather than the
Greenland’s justice minister has said the government cannot conclude whether genocide was committed against the Inuit community after experts examined the use of forced contraception in the 1960s and 70s. “We cannot say, on behalf of the government, whether there was genocide,” Marianne Paviasen told reporters. “This is something we can continue to debate.” Two
Disney+ has set a global distribution deal with the Pokémon Company International that will include a new stop-motion series coming in 2027. The announcement comes on the heels of “Pokémon the Series: The Beginning” beginning to air on Disney XD earlier this month, marking it as the first title to launch under the new global
After the first-Test win at Headingley, captain Joe Root said his pace bowlers “do not know how good they can be” and praised the variety they offer. Root suggested this group is ahead of bowling stocks from his previous stint as captain, when he often called upon right-arm seamers James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes
New York City’s Department of Finance is sending a second wave of pied-à-terre tax letters to roughly 10,800 property owners, even as it mails a very different kind of letter to other owners from the first round, telling them, in effect, never mind. Roughly 17,000 owners received a notice this summer warning they might owe
At noon, the Norwegian Armed Forces honoured Harald with a funeral salute of 21 shots from Akershus Fortress in central Oslo. Later on Friday, a procession left the chapel at Rikshospitalet, where Harald died, and headed to the palace. Norway has declared a period of national mourning until the day of his funeral, which has
