The hottest new dating site: LinkedIn

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In the age of remote work, people are flocking to LinkedIn for jobs — and dates.

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Samuela John never set out to use LinkedIn for dating. Instead, suitors came to her.

Elon Musk's X lowers cost for gold checkmark 10 months after trying to get businesses to pay $12K a year

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The new offering is a steep price cut from X's initial announcement last year that verification for businesses would cost $1,000 per month.

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A YouTuber was shocked that an account impersonating him had more followers. It highlights a big problem with social media.

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Carter Smith, who realized a fake account impersonating him had 20,000 more followers than his own.

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Gen Z trusts YouTube more than any other platform

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YouTube reigns supreme with adult Gen Zers, according to a survey conducted by Business Insider in collaboration with YouGov.

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Meta's new Threads, a rival for X, is now Apple's most downloaded app

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Many employee perks saw cuts during Mark Zuckerberg's "year of efficiency"

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Substack's Nazi problem isn't about speech — it's about money

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Substack is facing criticism for not removing or demonetizing Nazi blogs.

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Consumers are pushing back on being asked to buy more stuff with 'no-spend 2024'

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Some TikTokers pledged to cut back on fast food and streaming services in the new year.

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Nearly a third of Gen Z said technology is making them lonelier — and it's making many spend more

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Social media is making nearly a third of Gen Zers more lonely.

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Gen Z has discovered a whole new source for news

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Young people on TikTok learn about what's happening from a hodgepodge of alternative sources, from news commentary influencers to purportedly on-the-ground "citizen journalists."

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A young woman injured in a car crash got flamed for receiving blood donations from dozens of civil servants, over concerns they were forced to become 'mobile blood banks for the rich'

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Yu Yanyan was flown to Chengdu on a chartered flight after civil servants donated blood to her in October.

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