On Friday, Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced at WIRED25 that the company would start hiding "like" counts on users' posts in the US next week, Wired's Adrienne So first reported.Instagram, its parent company Facebook, and YouTube have already started experimenting with this in other countries.Earlier this year, Instagram said it would experiment with hiding like counts…
Politics|Trump Rules Out Complete Rollback of China Tariffs as Talks ContinueThe president indicated he has not yet decided which tariffs he might eliminate as part of an initial trade agreement.President Trump has not yet decided what portion of tariffs on Chinese goods, if any, will be removed as part of a phase one trade deal.Credit...Lam…
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Trump officials wake up "in a full-blown panic" over the president's tweets, according to a new book by an anonymous senior White House official who penned a scathing New York Times op-ed last year about a secret "resistance" within the Trump administration. The book, titled "A Warning," was obtained by The Washington Post ahead of its November…
Even with President Trump’s support, Matt Bevin’s poor showing in Kentucky served notice that unpopular candidates from a dominant party can struggle to survive. People wore blazers with President Trump’s face at the election night party for Gov. Matt Bevin in Louisville, Ky.Credit...Luke Sharrett for The New York TimesNov. 7, 2019, 12:00 p.m. ETLOUISVILLE, Ky.…
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China's General Administration of Press and Publication on Tuesday introduced new gaming restrictions to tackle video game addiction among children. According to the notice, users under 18 will be banned from playing between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. and will be restricted to only 90 minutes of gaming on the weekdays.A spokesperson for the agency told state…
Congressional Democrats are calling for investigations and legislative fixes in the wake of reporting by The Times.Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon said he was introducing legislation that would eliminate hundreds of opportunity zones in relatively wealthy neighborhoods.Credit...Joshua Roberts/ReutersNov. 6, 2019, 9:19 a.m. ETLawmakers are voicing mounting concerns about a federal tax incentive, known as an…
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Andy Beshear and Governor Matt Bevin greet each other before the final Kentucky gubernatorial debate between incumbent Republican Matt Bevin and Democratic candidate Andy Beshear on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019 in Highland Heights, Ky. (Albert Cesare/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP, Pool) Associated Press Despite voting for President Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton's 62.5% to 32.7%,…
