BB&T says it has ‘substantially recovered’ from online outage
The interruption of services has drawn unflattering reactions on social media, both locally and nationally, as BB&T customers tried to get money out of … an untimely service breakdown given BB&T's latest marketing pitch is “All we see is you,” and the bank had avoided having a major customer–service … Read …
Kylie Jenner’s tweet allegedly costs Snapchat $1.3b
Or is it just me… ugh this is so sad.” Snapchat plummeted as much as 8.5 percent in the following hours. However, mother to a newborn further wrote: “still love you tho snap … my first love.” 20-year-old Jenner earlier broke Instagram with her surprise announcement of baby delivery naming …
Having cost Snapchat over $1 billion, Kylie Jenner may have increased Facebook’s value by a …
Having cost Snapchat over $1 billion, Kylie Jenner may have increased Facebook's value by a stupid amount of money … Snapchat, meanwhile, went from $22.78 billion on Wednesday, dropping down to $21.40 billion in the 24 hours following Jenner's diss, before roughly holding firm on $21.41 billion … Read More
Capitalism Amirite? Snapchat CEO Gets $636 Million as Company Loses $720 Million
A Thursday filing by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) detailed that after Snapchat went public last year, Spiegel received an enormous — that's hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-enormous — stock compensation package, the third-largest annual payout in history and the largest in the last … Read More
The Latest: Delta, United pull back from NRA
Delta and United Airlines are cutting ties with the National Rifle Association, the latest in major companies to do so following the deadly shooting at a Florida high school earlier this month. Both Delta and United said Saturday they will no longer offer discounted fares to NRA members to attend …
The Latest: Lawmaker calls for sheriff’s removal
A lawmaker is calling on Florida Gov. Rick Scott to remove Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel from office after a mass shooting at a high school that killed 14 students and three educators. In a letter sent to Scott on Saturday, Rep. Bill Hager cited the resignation of a school …
Roddickton girl wins Telegram Spelling Bee for second time
Roddickton girl wins Telegram Spelling Bee for second time … Eighth-grade student Mattie Cull is the 2018 Telegram Spelling Bee champion. Cull is a student at … The eighth-grade Roddickton native is a two-time champion of The Telegram Spelling Bee after winning in 2016, and now again in 2018. Read …
PewDiePie Explains Why He’s Frustrated with YouTube
YouTuber Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg has explained how he feels about the current state of YouTube and how the company is treating content creators. Highlighting Casey Neistat's recent interview with YouTube CBO Robert Kyncl, PewDiePie discusses some of the questions and answers provided, … Read More
Trans Activist, YouTube Star Chase Ross Visits OUT MetroWest
FRAMINGHAM, MA—When asked whom they would most like to hear from, the name Chase Ross topped the list for most OUT MetroWest program participants. Managers of the program made it happen, and the trans activist, academic, and YouTube star joins this group to speak about trans identity. Read More
Expansion LAFC reveals jerseys with YouTube TV sponsor deal
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Football Club has unveiled its uniforms for its inaugural season with YouTube TV as its jersey sponsor. LAFC revealed its home and away kits Saturday, eight days before the MLS expansion franchise's first regular-season game. The Adidas uniforms stick to LAFC's … Read More