We must fight digital addiction in kids like drunk driving
American kids are experiencing an unprecedented mental health crisis that is driven, in large part, by how much of their day is spent online. The numbers are horrifying: rates of…
US companies are sellling your personal data — to the government!
U.S. spies and cops are vacuuming up huge amounts of data about Americans from data brokers — a trend that puts us on a dangerous path already trodden out by…
Out-of-touch brass, outraged staffers and pure pandemonium
In the final days of doomed news website The Messenger, insiders painted a chaotic scene of checked-out-bosses and furious staffers — some of whom had already “tapped out” because they…
Conservative investors look to bail out the Messenger at a reported $60M valuation
Struggling news startup the Messenger is reportedly in talks with a group of conservative media and business executives, Axios reported late Thursday. The publication said the group is proposing $30…
The Messenger shoots down report of news site’s demise: ‘Beyond absurd’
News site The Messenger on Wednesday dismissed a report that the money-bleeding startup would shut down by the end of the month as “beyond absurd.” Board members met last Friday…
Ex-Sports Illustrated publisher, Brock Pierce want control of magazine
A controversial ex-publisher of Sports Illustrated is teaming up with crypto mogul Brock Pierce to seize control of the embattled publication, The Post has learned. James Heckman — who as…
California lawmakers want Google, Facebook to pay news publishers
California lawmakers want Google and Facebook to pay publishers for news content — the latest sign of public discontent over the growing power of tech giants. Buffy Wicks, a state…
Semafor under fire for not returning investment by FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried
Semafor, a news site launched last month after getting a large infusion of cash from disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, has come under fire for staying mum about whether it…