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Nearly a week after Regis Philbin’s death, son-in-law and The Good Place creator Mike Schur memorialized the legendary TV host in an emotional Twitter thread. Schur, married to Philbin’s daughter writer-producer J.J. Philbin, shared on Friday that he has had difficulty expressing the impact the beloved Who Wants to Be…

UPDATED, with additional charges against two others: A 17-year-old was arrested on Friday for being the “mastermind” behind the July 15 hack of the Twitter accounts of Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Elon Musk and other high-profile figures. Two other individuals also face federal charges. Graham Ivan Clark, of Ta…

Twitter said that a high-profile hack earlier this month first targeted a small number of employees through a phone "spear phishing" attack, using their credentials to access the system and contact other staffers who had access key support tools. "Using the credentials of employees with access to these tools, the…

UPDATED, 4:30 AM: UK grime artist and rapper Wiley, who prompted outrage last week with a series of anti-Semitic social media posts, has been permanently banned from Twitter. Yesterday, Facebook and its service Instagram also deleted accounts owned by the musician, real name Richard Cowie. Twitter today also…

As the National Hockey League nears its return to the ice on August 1, it has formed a partnership with Twitter and Disney Streaming Services to deliver new ways for fans to experience the action. The teaming will deliver live look-ins via Twitter of select NHL games during the 2020 Stanley Cup qualifiers and playoffs…

Donald Trump Jr.’s ability to tweet will be limited for 12 hours after Twitter found him in violation of its policy for spreading misinformation about COVID-19. The restrictions were placed on the account after the president’s son posted a video on Monday evening in which a group claiming to be doctors said that…

After President Donald Trump went on a social media spree, advancing false claims of a coronavirus cure, Dr. Anthony Fauci defended his work against some of the personal attacks on him. On ABC’s Good Morning America on Tuesday, anchor George Stephanopoulos asked Fauci, “Can you continue to do your job when the…

President Donald Trump eulogized the life and career of Regis Philbin on Saturday, after news broke that Philbin died Friday at age 88. Trump took to Twitter to write about his friend and mentioned that Philbin told him to run for president. “One of the greats in the history of television, Regis Philbin has passed on…

“I never said that in the tweet,” maintained former game show host Chuck Woolery on Thursday. “I said that they were lying to us about it [COVID-19], and I mentioned a lot of different people.” “But I was not so stupid as to think that it wasn't real,” he continued. “I knew it was real, and I never said that it wasn't…

Shares of Walt Disney, which closed down 0.76%, got knocked around a bit in late trading on news that the studio is yanking Mulan’s August release date and is postponing Star Wars and Avatar pics. It was down 1.62% after hours. The news capped a day where tech stock drove shares lower with Twitter a bright spot as…

VENN, the Video Game Entertainment and News Network, is set to launch in August with 30 million households and distribution partners including Twitter, Twitch, YouTube and Facebook Gaming. In coming weeks, VENN will announce additional deals in digital, linear, free ad-supported streaming TV services and virtual…

Twitter reported active daily users surged 34% last quarter to 186 million – a record since the company began reporting the data — even as revenue and earnings dipped from the year before on a challenged advertising climate amid COVID-19 and a wave of protests in May and June. The stock rallied on the 20 million jump…