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Rahul Rai, a 24-year-old crypto hedge fund founder, believes ether could overtake bitcoin in the next six or so months.

The growing calls to release the report come as a heated state election season gets underway in India and amid a spate of recent calls for violence against Muslims by Hindu nationalists.

New Mexico is asking National Guard troops and state bureaucrats to volunteer to serve as substitute teachers as preschools and K-12 public schools struggle to keep classrooms open amid surging COVID-19 infections. (Jan. 19)

Microsoft's planned $68.7 billion acquisition of gaming company Activision Blizzard is just the latest signal of how CEO Satya Nadella aims to dominate the metaverse.

Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan will join CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin and Kara Swisher, host of "Sway" podcast, for her first on-camera interview.

Chris Vangellow shared multiple photos of the free lunches his children have been served at school under USDA guidelines.

Clifford Meteer posted on Facebook: "I was there. No riot. Trump Lives Matter," following the Capitol insurrection. He faces up to six months in prison following his guilty plea.

Significant damage has been reported but with communications down the scale is unclear.

Walmart appears to be venturing into the metaverse with plans to create its own cryptocurrency and collection of NFTs.

A person was shot at a Wytheville grocery store Saturday evening, according to police.

Crews responded to a major wreck on I-81 northbound in Botetourt County Friday night.

The metaverse and Web3 won't be fully formed in 2022, but new jobs, new investments and a new global infrastructure are coming.

The states, led by New York AG Letitia James, argued the judge wrongly dismissed their case.

Newly unredacted documents from a state-led antitrust lawsuit against Google accuse the search giant of colluding with rival Facebook to manipulate online advertising sales.

Google and Facebook's chief executives personally oversaw a 2018 deal that advantaged Facebook on Google's ad auctions, a group of states alleged on Friday.

Jessica and Nikii Gerson-Neeves don't want to end the standoff that has brought joy to so many people. But they also want to use their blender, which has been in a box in their kitchen since December.

The House Select Committee is investigating the role of misinformation in the Capitol attack.

The Jan. 6 investigation wants records relating to domestic terrorism, the spread of misinformation and efforts to influence or overturn the 2020 election.

A Georgia sheriff’s deputy has been suspended and faces being fired over comments posted on social media after a judge sentenced three white men to life imprisonment in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

Ariana Grande, previously the app's most popular woman, is now tied in second place with Selena Gomez.

Afghan teachers employed by the British Council say they are still in hiding from the Taliban.

The metaverse, which requires large amounts of computing power, is set to benefit global chipmakers — but other related industries could also gain, analysts say.

Technology is being used against the people, and those in the world’s largest democracy are the latest victims.

Investors are paying millions for plots of land — but not in New York or Beverly Hills. In fact, the plots do not physically exist here on Earth.

These are the stocks posting the largest moves before the bell.

A trove of internal documents released by a former employee sparked a series of hearings and public outrage against the company.

The FTC is seeking remedies that could include a forced spinoff of Facebook’s popular Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services.

The judge had previously tossed the FTC's first attempt at attacking Facebook's alleged monopoly power for lack of evidence. This time, the judge said the FTC "has done its homework."

A federal judge has ruled that the Federal Trade Commission's revised antitrust suit against Meta, formerly known as Facebook, can proceed, shutting down the social media company's request for a dismissal.

The judge also said FTC Chair Lina Khan's participation in the vote to file the amended complaint was valid, despite Facebook's argument for her recusal.

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust case against Facebook could proceed, in a reversal of fortune for the agency after its first complaint was thrown out last year.

We all know that social media is a powerful tool that can both uplift people, as well as cause pain.

via Facebook A well-known conservative activist in Arlington, Texas, who peddled COVID-19 vaccine misinformation has died of complications caused by the virus—just a few weeks after attending a “symposium” against the shots. The Arlington Republican Party confirmed the passing of Kelly Canon on Facebook. “Another tragedy and loss for our Republican family. Our dear friend Kelly Canon lost her battle with pneumonia today. Kelly will be forever in our hearts as a loyal and beloved friend and Patri

Credit the detective work to a Duval Street bar.

via FacebookAuthorities in Augusta, Georgia, have launched a manhunt for two suspects accused of fatally shooting an 8-year-old girl in the head as she petted horses outside her home on Saturday.Arbrie Leigh Anthony, an honor-roll student at Jenkins-White Elementary School, began the day visiting with her aunt and playing outside. By Saturday night, she was pronounced dead at a local hospital after police say two suspects driving by in a red or orange Jeep Compass fired as many as 10 shots outsi

The Menlo Park, California-based company previously planned to fully reopen offices for vaccinated employees on Jan. 31.

Tech stocks are going to keep on rising thanks to a number of emerging technologies, according to Cyrus Mewawalla, head of thematic research at GlobalData.

The sister of a slain federal security officer is suing Facebook, alleging the tech giant played a part in the radicalization of two men who are accused of planning the killing on its platform. David Patrick Underwood was fatally shot and his partner was wounded while guarding a federal building in Oakland on May 29, 2020, when a large demonstration over the police killing of George Floyd was underway nearby. Federal prosecutors said two men now awaiting trial in the drive-by shooting met through a Facebook group page dedicated to the extremist anti-government “boogaloo” movement, and used the protest as cover for the crime.

“I think the gator population has had enough harassment.”

Starling CEO Anne Boden said her firm would no longer pay for advertising on Facebook and Instagram while scammers target customers.

Lawmakers have spent the last year looking into the role social media sites have played in the Capitol insurrection.

Lawmakers have spent the last year looking into the role social media sites have played in the Capitol insurrection.

The U.S.'s international trade agency says Google must stop important smart speakers using patents owned by Sonos. But Google has already designed workarounds to avoid the patent infringement.

In the year since the January 6th Capitol attack, far-right influencers and extremists are taking new approaches to organizing online.

It is latest attempt to hold a Big Tech company responsible for harm caused in the real world that allegedly was fueled by a social media platform.

French regulators have fined Google and Facebook a total of more than 200 million euros for not making it as easy for users to opt out of online tracking as it is for them to accept it.

Gioacchino Gammino had been on the run for two decades, but was spotted in Spain on Google Maps.

There is no reason to go into debt planning your wedding. Here are our top tips on how to have a wedding on a budget.

New Hampshire State Police responded to reports of a lone dog on I-89 in New Hampshire. When they found her, she led police to her injured owner.

Twin French TV stars Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff, who were known for hosting a science-fiction-and-fact show in the 1980s, died at the age of 72 after contracting COVID-19. They were not vaccinated against the coronavirus, and friends said the pair believed their healthy lifestyle would protect them, according to BBC News. Vladimir Duthiers has more.

The woman's husband was also charged month's earlier.

via Facebook A deputy district attorney and up-and-coming Republican political star in California’s Orange County has died abruptly after telling friends she contracted COVID-19.Kelly Ernby, a presumed candidate for the state Assembly in 2022, was only 46 years old. According to the Los Angeles Times, she fell ill shortly after speaking out against vaccine mandates at a rally organized by Turning Point USA on Dec. 4.“There’s nothing that matters more than our freedoms right now,” she was quoted

How The Washington Post and ProPublica researched election-related posts in Facebook groups.

Social media companies will feel pressure from Washington, European regulators and even their own users over kids' safety and privacy, competition and election-related misinformation.

The pro-democracy news outlet's closure comes after police raided and arrested staff from Stand News.

via FacebookA newborn boy was found abandoned in a cardboard box in freezing weather in Alaska on New Year’s Eve—with a heartbreaking note saying the parents did not have food or money.The temperature was just 1 degree when a Fairbanks woman spotted the blanket-filled box near her home. Alaska police said the child was taken to the hospital and “was found to be in good health.”The note left with the infant—headlined “Please help me!!!”—indicated he was born 12 weeks premature, though authorities

Meta, Apple, Microsoft and Google all are gearing up to release new hardware products and software services for the metaverse in 2022.

A Moscow court has fined Google nearly $100 million and Facebook's parent company Meta $27 million over their failure to delete content banned by local law.

The former Facebook manager who startled the world this fall by leaking tens of thousands of internal documents and accusing her former employer of caring more about money than about public safety has a book deal.

The not-guilty verdict for a Roanoke County business owner earlier this week led a woman to post a now-viral video of her interaction with him that originally caused the charge to be filed.

For many rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, self-incriminating messages, photos and videos that they broadcast on social media before, during and after the riot are influencing even the sentences in their criminal cases.

Facebook’s parent company Meta has announced a new ban on postings linked to Myanmar’s military to include all pages, groups, and accounts representing military-controlled businesses.

A spokesperson for the company that runs the philanthropy of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, said the company is investing up to $3.4 billion to advance human health over 10 to 15 years.

Rohingya refugees are suing Facebook parent Meta Platforms for more than $150 billion over what they say was the company’s failure to stop hateful posts that incited violence against the Muslim ethnic group by Myanmar’s military rulers and their supporters.

Instagram has launched a feature that urges teenagers to take breaks from the photo-sharing platform and announced other tools aimed at protecting young users from harmful content on the Facebook-owned service.

Looking to get in the holiday spirit? Two Salem residents are here to help. Salem resident, Janet Chaney created a Facebook group to spread Christmas cheer in the form of decorations.

Facebook says it removed hundreds of fake accounts linked to an effort to spread unfounded claims that the U.S. was pressuring scientists to blame the coronavirus on China.

The United Kingdom’s antitrust watchdog has blocked Facebook’s acquisition of Giphy and ordered the social network to sell off the GIF-sharing platform.

A Martinsville business is shutting down for good nearly a year after a double homicide took place.

WhatsApp is adding more details to its privacy policy and flagging the information for European users.

It’s a bucket list dream come true.

A popular dessert destination is coming to Lynchburg.

Ohio's largest public employee pension fund has sued Facebook, alleging that it broke federal securities law by purposely misleading the public about its product's negative effect on children.

Jordan Nallen is just like any other mom. She has a 2-year-old daughter and posts photos on social media to share with friends and family.

Internet giants, including social media apps Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat, joined some world leaders to issue a global call to better protect children online at a Paris summit on Thursday.

Before she became one of the most popular Argentine singers of the last year, María Becerra was a YouTuber whose funny videos, in which she appeared bathing her cat or even shaving her face with foam, generated millions of views.

Facebook's parent company Meta says it will remove sensitive ad targeting options related to health, race or ethnicity, political affiliation, religion or sexual orientation beginning on Jan. 19.

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen is warning that the virtual reality world at the heart of the social media giant’s growth strategy will be addictive and rob people of personal information while giving the company another monopoly online.

European lawmakers have pioneered efforts to rein in big technology companies and are working to strengthen those rules, putting them ahead of the United States and other parts of world.

Mark Zuckerberg promises that the virtual-reality “metaverse” he’s planning to build will “let you do almost anything.”.

Ethiopia’s government is marking a year of war by lashing out in response to international alarm about hate speech.

Facebook says it has removed a post by Ethiopia’s prime minister that urged citizens to rise up and “bury” the rival Tigray forces who now threaten the capital as the country’s war reaches the one-year mark.

Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete faceprints of more than 1 billion people.

Bridget chats with the VP of Product and Social Impact of Meta on Facebook’s evolution and what you can expect when entering the “metaverse”.

UPDATE: The Wytheville Police Department announced that Joelynn Henderson has been located and is safe. The department posted the update on Facebook at 10 a.m. on Sunday, November 7. The department also thanked everyone for the tips and information.

Break up Big Tech.

The term “metaverse” is the latest buzzword to capture the tech industry’s imagination _ so much so that one of the best-known internet platforms is rebranding to embrace the futuristic idea.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says his company is rebranding itself as Meta, an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future.

British lawmakers have grilled Facebook and other tech giants over how they handle online safety.

Internal Facebook documents reveal a country lit “on fire” in the days after controversial social media posts from then-President Donald Trump last year.

Facebook and Instagram have removed from their platforms a live broadcast that Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro delivered in which he said people in the U.K. who have received two coronavirus vaccine doses are developing AIDS faster than expected.

Congressional investigators say two Border Patrol agents were fired from among 60 found to have committed misconduct for participating in a private Facebook group that mocked migrants and lawmakers.

The Facebook Papers project represents a unique collaboration among 17 American news organizations, including The Associated Press.

Australia plans to crack down on online advertisers targeting children by making social media platforms seek parental consent for users younger than 16 years old to join or face fines of $7.5 million under a draft law.

Conflicts over water are as old as history itself, but the massive Google data centers on the edge of a small Oregon town represent an emerging 21st century concern.

Facebook’s semi-independent oversight board says the company has fallen short of full disclosure on its internal system that exempts high-profile users from some or all of its content rules.

Syria's Justice Ministry says authorities have executed 24 people for igniting deadly wildfires last year.

Facebook says it's struck a deal with a group of French publishers to pay for links to their news stories that are shared by people on the social network.

The senator leading a probe of Facebook’s Instagram and its impact on young people is asking Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify in the Senate.

Join Bridget and Rachel as they chat about a “Karen” burrito, Facebook changing its name and Paris Hilton calling on President Biden.