Social media feeds are awash in images of lavish baskets overflowing with expensive gifts. Some parents are giving their children bikes. Others are pushing back.
Category: Social Media
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The ‘Pride & Prejudice’ Hand Flex: One Gesture and the Web Is Still Swooning
The subtle expression of longing in the 2005 adaptation wasn’t meant to be a key moment. Even the director is surprised it took on a life of its own.
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How QVC’s CEO Is Dealing With the Threat of Tariffs and TikTok
The chief executive of QVC, David Rawlinson II, on tariffs, TikTok, and other threats to the company’s future.
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Google Is a Monopolist in Online Advertising Tech, Judge Says
The ruling was the second time in a year that a federal court had found that Google had acted illegally to maintain its dominance.
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What Is Happening With Fyre Festival 2?
After weeks of confusion, the organizers of the event have scrapped its location once again.
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Tariff Confusion and Recession Fears Leave Advertisers ‘Paralyzed’
Hundreds of billions of marketing dollars are in flux as companies struggle to plan. For some sectors, the timing “couldn’t be worse.”
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‘Human Made’: Artists Push Back on A.I. Dolls and Action Figures
Amid the rush to take part in a recent trend, some artists, concerned about the use of ChatGPT, are hand-drawing their own versions.
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The U.S. Wants to Break Up Google and Meta. That Could Be Hard.
For the first time since the late 1990s Microsoft case, federal trials are weighing antitrust breakups, a tactic that harks back to Standard Oil.
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The U.S. Wants to Break Up Google and Meta. That Could Be Hard.
For the first time since the late 1990s Microsoft case, federal trials are weighing antitrust breakups, a tactic that harks back to Standard Oil.
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How Le Poisson Steve, an Orange Fish With Arms and Legs, Became a TikTok Star
How Steve, a French cartoon with a catchy theme song, became a TikTok star.
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What If Mark Zuckerberg Had Not Bought Instagram and WhatsApp?
Meta’s antitrust trial, in which the government contends the company killed competition by buying young rivals, hinges on unknowable alternate versions of Silicon Valley history.
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Paige Bueckers: A Basketball Star is Born
Paige Bueckers became a college sensation for her skill and her style. Now she’s about to join the W.N.B.A.’s growing constellation of stars.