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Bluesky has seen its user base soar since the US presidential election, boosted by people seeking refuge from Elon Musk's X, which they view as increasingly leaning too far to the right given its owner's support of President-elect Donald Trump. Others are wanting an alternative to Meta's Threads and its algorithms. Bluesky's growth trajectory — with a user base that has more than doubled since October — could make it a serious competitor to other social platforms. But with growth comes growing pains. It's not just human users who've been flocking to Bluesky but also bots, including those designed to create partisan division or direct users to junk websites. The skyrocketing user base — now surpassing 25 million — is the biggest test yet for a relatively young platform that has branded itself as a social media alternative free of the problems plaguing its competitors. According to research firm Similarweb, Bluesky added 7.6 million monthly active app users on iOS and Android in November, an increase of 295.4 per cent since October. It also saw 56.2 million desktop and mobile web visits, in the same period, up 189 per cent from October. Besides the US elections, Bluesky also got a boost when X was briefly banned in Brazil. "They got this spike in attention, they've crossed the threshold where it is now worth it for people to flood the platform with spam," said Laura Edelson, an assistant professor of computer science at Northeastern University. "But they don't have the cash flow, they don't have the established team that a larger platform would, so they have to do it all very, very quickly." To manage growth for its tiny staff, Bluesky started as an invitation-only space until it opened to the public in February. That period gave the site time to build out moderation tools and other distinctive features to attract new users, such as "starter packs" that provide lists of topically curated feeds. Compared to the bigger players like Meta's platforms or X, Bluesky has a "quite different" value system, said Claire Wardle, a professor at Cornell University. This includes giving users more control over their experience. "The first generation of social media platforms connected the world, but ended up consolidating power in the hands of a few corporations and their leaders," Bluesky said on its blog in March. "Our online experience doesn't have to depend on billionaires unilaterally making decisions over what we see. On an open social network like Bluesky, you can shape your experience for yourself." Because of this mindset, Bluesky has achieved a scrappy underdog status that has attracted users who've grown tired of the big players. "People had this idea that it was going to be a different type of social network," Wardle said. "But the truth is, when you get lots of people in a place and there are eyeballs, it means that it's in other people's interests to use bots to create, you know, information that aligns with their perspective." Little data has emerged to help quantify the rise in impersonator accounts, artificial intelligence-fuelled networks and other potentially harmful content on Bluesky. But in recent weeks, users have begun reporting large numbers of apparent AI bots following them, posting plagiarised articles or making seemingly automated divisive comments in replies. Lion Cassens, a Bluesky user and doctoral candidate in the Netherlands, found one such network by accident — a group of German-language accounts with similar bios and AI-generated profile pictures posting in replies to three German newspapers. "I noticed some weird replies under a news post by the German newspaper 'Die Ziet,'" he said in an email to The Associated Press. "I have a lot of trust in the moderation mechanism on Bluesky, especially compared to Twitter since the layoffs and due to Musk's more radical stance on freedom of speech. But AI bots are a big challenge, as they will only improve. I hope social media can keep up with that." Cassens said the bots' messages have been relatively innocuous so far, but he was concerned about how they could be repurposed in the future to mislead. The company didn't respond to multiple requests for comment for this story.Developed by the renowned studio, Luminous Entertainment, "Vanishing Radiance" promises to deliver a groundbreaking gaming experience that will redefine the genre. Set in a beautifully crafted world filled with magic, mystery, and peril, players will embark on an epic quest to uncover the secrets behind the vanishing light that threatens to plunge the land into eternal darkness.
Kylie Kelce is dipping her toes into the podcasting world after announcing she’d be launching a show titled “Not Gonna Lie.” Taking to social media, Kylie revealed the exciting news of her new podcast, captioning a promotional video : “Get it straight from the source. Not Gonna Lie...coming soon to YouTube and your favorite podcast platforms.” She becomes the latest member of the Kelce family to share her thoughts in front of the mic, joining husband Jason Kelce and brother-in-law Travis Kelce - who launched “The New Heights” podcast back in September of 2022 . In a YouTube video that as of writing has been viewed over 41,000 times, Kylie provided her fans with a brief glimpse at what to expect from her podcast. The 32-year-old joked that she struggled to settle on a name for the show, but ultimately settled on “Not Gonna Lie” after mulling over several options. Terry Bradshaw and Michael Strahan in FOX NFL Sunday disagreement over Patrick Mahomes heroics Russell Wilson gamble pays off handsomely for Sean Payton as Bo Nix makes Rookie of the Year case “Hey guys, I’m Kylie Kelce and I’m so excited to introduce my new show, ‘Not Gonna Lie,’” Kylie said. “Believe it or not, it took me a while to land on that name. Some of the others we almost went with: The Kylie Kelce Show, Yet Another Kelce Show, Can I Be Honest, To Be Fair, TBH, TBFH, TBQFH. Too many ------- letters. “But if you really want to know what this show is about, just know I was this close to calling it ---- Around And Find Out. And I still might do it. Try me.” As for why she decided to launch a podcast, Kylie expressed a strong desire to clear the air on the constant coverage surrounding her popular family. “Listen, I’m just as shocked as all of you that I’m starting a podcast,” she conceded. “But if everyone is going to be talking about me and my family, you might as well hear it from me.” Follow us on X for the best and latest in sports news Kyle promised to share her “brutally honest opinions” on topics such as motherhood, current events pertaining to sports and entertainment, as well as social media trends. “I’m excited to be doing it with the help of some incredible guests that I have no business talking to,” she said before adding: “You guys said you wanted more Kylie,” she said. “And to that I say, ‘---- around and find out.’” The highly-anticipated podcast will be produced by Wave Sports + Entertainment, the same company that oversees the production of ‘New Heights.’ Addressing the partnership in an official press release, she said: “I’m excited to have conversations with fascinating people and create a platform where I can be unapologetically myself while also setting the record straight on the many stories that circulate about my family. “Wave is the perfect partner for this show — I’ve been around their team for several years and I’ve seen firsthand their ability to deliver content that feels authentic to who I am.” The first episode of “Not Gonna Lie" is set to drop on December 5. Want to watch more live sports? Peacock has your favorite sports, shows, and more all in one place. Peacock offers plans starting at $7.99 so you can stream live sports like NFL, Premier League, and Big Ten Football.Mumbai: When 45-year-old Kaustubh*, a Bandra (West) resident, was diagnosed with cancer in 2018, support poured in from family, friends and doctors. Even health insurance companies and their third-party administrators were quick with the paperwork. He found a similar response in 2021 when he met with an accident and needed a leg surgery. But the next year when he was diagnosed with HIV, all the well-wishers disappeared. "People are sympathetic with cancer as it's not considered to be the fault of the patient. But, for HIV, the patients are always blamed," he said. Kaustubh is one of the 40,658 people living with HIV-AIDS (PLHA) in the city who are on medication to ensure their viral load is too low to be recorded. He could be a poster boy for the Indian healthcare system's response to HIV, but instead he and other PLHAs are stuck in the same social crisis that emerged after the virus was detected in India 38 years back. For most PLHAs, stigmatisation and discrimination attached to HIV— which spreads due to unsafe sex, needles or blood transfusion— is a grim day-to-day reality. Kaustubh has now stopped visiting fancy hospitals; when he developed an infection on the leg that was operated on, he got admitted to BMC's Bhabha Hospital. Overcrowded public hospitals have their own problems, but Kaustubh doesn't have to fear being overcharged or denied insurance. His fear isn't unreasonable. "At private hospitals, the charges for HIV patients seeking unrelated treatments, procedures or consultations can be more than for other patients," said HIV/AIDS specialist Dr Ishwar Gilada. Hospitals justify this by saying they have to spend on special equipment and infection-control protocols to treat positive people. HIV care has evolved a great deal since Mumbai's Jaslok Hospital treated the first HIV case in 1986. A sizable number of the 25.4 lakh people living with HIV (PLHIV) in India now get free medicines. This year, Mumbai tested 7.3 lakh for HIV and found 3,383 to be positive while the rest of the state tested 24 lakh between April and Sept and found 7,234 positive cases. Doctors from the public health department say the numbers have been dropping every successive year. Dr J K Maniar, HIV specialist at Jaslok Hospital, said, "Things have certainly improved, at least in cities and towns if not in our villages. It is true that PLHIV are denied admission in hospitals and that needs attention, at the same time, the extent of help available to such patients has boomed with govt and civil society initiatives." For many like Kaustubh, though, the HIV status results in abandonment. A bioethics conference on stigma was held at KEM Hospital in Oct with Humsafar Trust's representatives. Its founder Suhail Abbasi told TOI: "While more and more people in the community are being open about their identities, there is still a lot of fear on opening up to their loved ones if they are HIV positive." Insurance companies were expected to be more accepting of PLHIV after Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017, which reads: "No person shall discriminate against the protected person on any ground including "the denial of, or unfair treatment in, the provision of insurance unless supported by actuarial studies". Kavi, a 62-year-old resident of Bandra, found out otherwise. He has had health insurance since 2005 and was diagnosed with HIV in 2010. When he sought insurance for a medical procedure for sinus in 2021, his provider refused. So, while PLHAs live longer and normal lives due to medication, and develop age-related ailments needing knee replacements, angioplasties or transplants, insurance cover is a grey zone. Gaurav Dubey, CEO of Livlong insurance, a brokerage house, said, "Even for unrelated treatments, hospital costs for HIV patients are comparatively more. Insurance companies are not incentivised enough to design tailored plans for HIV patients and there is ambiguity in prevailing laws." Ganesh Acharaya, the city's TB-HIV co-infection survivor and activist, said a few insurers offer coverage to PLHAs but the process is difficult. "Agents do not know the procedure. When I have tried approaching insurance companies, officials shut their doors on us." Jaanvi (32) who has lived with HIV since birth, has found a way around the insurance hassle. "The one time I needed a health procedure unrelated to HIV, I found a hospital that protected my HIV status from my insurance company." Nonetheless, there is hope. In 2021, Jaanvi took a leap of faith and revealed her status to a potential partner, who is not HIV positive. They married, have a healthy sex life with minimum transmission risk, and have a healthy kid. (*Names changed)
In the midst of a hectic and often turbulent entertainment industry, moments like these serve as a beacon of positivity and connection. The encounter between Zhao Liying, her son, and Lin Gengxin symbolized the power of friendship and the importance of cherishing relationships in the midst of chaos. It was a reminder that, at the end of the day, we are all human beings seeking genuine connections and moments of joy.
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LONGBOAT KEY, Fla, Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rumble ( NASDAQ:RUM ), the video-sharing platform and cloud services provider, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a corporate treasury diversification strategy of allocating a portion of the company’s excess cash reserves to Bitcoin. This move emphasizes Rumble’s belief in Bitcoin as a valuable tool for strategic planning and is designed to accelerate the company’s expansion into cryptocurrency. Rumble’s Bitcoin allocation strategy will include purchases, at the discretion of the company, of up to $20 million. “We believe that the world is still in the early stages of the adoption of Bitcoin, which has recently accelerated with the election of a crypto-friendly U.S. presidential administration and increased institutional adoption. Unlike any government-issued currency, Bitcoin is not subject to dilution through endless money-printing, enabling it to be a valuable inflation hedge and an excellent addition to our treasury,” said Rumble Chairman and CEO Chris Pavlovski. “We are also excited to strengthen our ties with crypto and to bolster our efforts to become the leading video and cloud services platform for the crypto community,” Pavlovski added. The actual timing and value of Bitcoin purchases, if any, under the allocation strategy will be determined by management in its discretion and will depend on several factors, including, among others, general market and business conditions, the trading price of Bitcoin and the anticipated cash needs of Rumble. The allocation strategy may be suspended, discontinued or modified at any time for any reason. ABOUT RUMBLE Rumble is a high-growth video platform and cloud services provider that is creating an independent infrastructure. 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The social media channels that we intend to use as a means of disclosing the information described above may be updated from time to time as listed on our investor relations website.DETROIT — Fifty years later, a man who grew up in suburban Detroit tried to return a very overdue baseball book to his boyhood library. The answer: You can keep it — and no fine. Chuck Hildebrandt, 63, of Chicago said he visited the public library in Warren while in town for Thanksgiving, carrying a book titled "Baseball's Zaniest Stars." He borrowed it in 1974 as a 13-year-old "baseball nut" but never returned it. Chuck Hildebrandt of Chicago holds the book "Baseball's Zaniest Stars," which was due Dec. 4, 1974, at the Warren, Mich., library, on Dec. 10. "When you're moving with a bunch of books, you're not examining every book. You throw them in a box and go," said Hildebrandt, who lived in many cities. "But five or six years ago, I was going through the bookshelf and there was a Dewey decimal library number on the book. 'What is this?'" Inside the book was a slip of paper indicating it was due back at the Warren library on Dec. 4, 1974. Hildebrandt told The Associated Press he decided to keep the book until 2024 — the 50th anniversary — and then try to return it. He figured the library might want to publicize the long overdue exchange. Chuck Hildebrandt of Chicago shows the library slip in the overdue book "Baseball's Zaniest Stars" on Dec. 10. He said he recently met library director Oksana Urban, who listened to his pitch. Hildebrandt said he hasn't heard anything since then, though Urban told the Detroit Free Press that all is forgiven. "Some people never come back to face the music," she said of patrons with overdue books. "But there was really no music to face because he and the book were erased from our system." So "Baseball's Zaniest Stars" is back on Hildebrandt's shelf. In return, he's now trying to raise $4,564 for Reading is Fundamental , a nonprofit literacy group. The amount roughly represents a 50-year overdue library fine. Hildebrandt seeded the effort with $457. - Draft: 11th overall pick in 2006 - Position: Pitcher - Games played: 457 - Career stats: 214 wins, 3.15 earned run average, 1.08 walks plus hits per inning - College/HS: University of Missouri (Columbia, Mo.) - Wins above replacement: 75.0 - Draft: 48th overall pick in 1978 - Position: Third baseman - Games played: 3,001 - Career stats: 431 home runs, .276 batting average, .788 on-base plus slugging - College/HS: Aberdeen HS (Aberdeen, Md.) - Wins above replacement: 95.9 - Draft: 19th overall pick in 1983 - Position: Pitcher - Games played: 709 - Career stats: 354 wins, 3.12 earned run average, 1.17 walks plus hits per inning - College/HS: University of Texas at Austin (Austin, Texas) - Wins above replacement: 139.2 - Draft: 31st overall pick in 1984 - Position: Pitcher - Games played: 744 - Career stats: 355 wins, 3.16 earned run average, 1.14 walks plus hits per inning - College/HS: Valley HS (Las Vegas, Nev.) - Wins above replacement: 106.6 - Draft: 7th overall pick in 1989 - Position: First baseman - Games played: 2,322 - Career stats: 521 home runs, .301 batting average, .974 on-base plus slugging - College/HS: Auburn University (Auburn, Ala.) - Wins above replacement: 73.8 - Draft: 36th overall pick in 1965 - Position: Catcher - Games played: 2,158 - Career stats: 389 home runs, .267 batting average, .817 on-base plus slugging - College/HS: Binger HS (Binger, Okla.) - Wins above replacement: 75.1 - Draft: 333rd overall pick in 1989 - Position: Shortstop - Games played: 2,543 - Career stats: 612 home runs, .276 batting average, .956 on-base plus slugging - College/HS: Illinois Central College (East Peoria, Ill.) - Wins above replacement: 73.1 - Draft: 8th overall pick in 1995 - Position: First baseman - Games played: 2,247 - Career stats: 369 home runs, .316 batting average, .953 on-base plus slugging - College/HS: University of Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.) - Wins above replacement: 61.8 - Draft: 2nd overall pick in 2004 - Position: Pitcher - Games played: 518 - Career stats: 260 wins, 3.25 earned run average, 1.12 walks plus hits per inning - College/HS: Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Va.) - Wins above replacement: 81.7 - Draft: 428th overall pick in 1988 - Position: Outfielder - Games played: 2,103 - Career stats: 130 home runs, .299 batting average, .794 on-base plus slugging - College/HS: University of Arizona (Tucson, Ariz.) - Wins above replacement: 68.4 - Draft: 29th overall pick in 1971 - Position: Shortstop - Games played: 2,707 - Career stats: 317 home runs, .305 batting average, .857 on-base plus slugging - College/HS: El Segundo HS (El Segundo, Calif.) - Wins above replacement: 88.6 - Draft: 25th overall pick in 2009 - Position: Centerfielder - Games played: 1,518 - Career stats: 378 home runs, .299 batting average, .991 on-base plus slugging - College/HS: Millville Senior HS (Millville, N.J.) - Wins above replacement: 86.1 - Draft: 7th overall pick in 2006 - Position: Pitcher - Games played: 425 - Career stats: 210 wins, 2.48 earned run average, 1.00 walks plus hits per inning - College/HS: Highland Park HS (Dallas, Texas) - Wins above replacement: 79.7 - Draft: 76th overall pick in 2007 - Position: First baseman - Games played: 1,589 - Career stats: 417 home runs, .258 batting average, .874 on-base plus slugging - College/HS: Notre Dame HS (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) - Wins above replacement: 44.3 - Draft: 3rd overall pick in 1973 - Position: Shortstop - Games played: 2,856 - Career stats: 251 home runs, .285 batting average, .772 on-base plus slugging - College/HS: William Howard Taft Charter HS (Woodland Hills, Calif.) - Wins above replacement: 77.4 - Draft: 295th overall pick in 1965 - Position: Pitcher - Games played: 807 - Career stats: 324 wins, 3.19 earned run average, 1.25 walks plus hits per inning - College/HS: Alvin HS (Alvin, Texas) - Wins above replacement: 81.3 - Draft: 6th overall pick in 1992 - Position: Shortstop - Games played: 2,747 - Career stats: 260 home runs, .310 batting average, .817 on-base plus slugging - College/HS: Central HS (Kalamazoo, Mich.) - Wins above replacement: 71.3 - Draft: 96th overall pick in 1976 - Position: Outfielder - Games played: 3,081 - Career stats: 297 home runs, .279 batting average, .820 on-base plus slugging - College/HS: Oakland Technical HS (Oakland, Calif.) - Wins above replacement: 111.1 - Draft: 30th overall pick in 1971 - Position: Shortstop - Games played: 2,404 - Career stats: 548 home runs, .268 batting average, .908 on-base plus slugging - College/HS: Ohio University (Athens, Ohio) - Wins above replacement: 106.9 - Draft: 86th overall pick in 1977 - Position: Shortstop - Games played: 2,573 - Career stats: 28 home runs, .262 batting average, .666 on-base plus slugging - College/HS: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) - Wins above replacement: 76.9 - Draft: 2nd overall pick in 1985 - Position: First baseman - Games played: 1,976 - Career stats: 284 home runs, .303 batting average, .880 on-base plus slugging - College/HS: Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, Miss.) - Wins above replacement: 56.5 - Draft: 1st overall pick in 1993 - Position: Shortstop - Games played: 2,784 - Career stats: 696 home runs, .295 batting average, .930 on-base plus slugging - College/HS: Westminster Christian School (Miami, Fla.) - Wins above replacement: 117.6 - Draft: 402nd overall pick in 1999 - Position: Third baseman - Games played: 3,080 - Career stats: 703 home runs, .296 batting average, .918 on-base plus slugging - College/HS: Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods (Kansas City, Mo.) - Wins above replacement: 101.4 - Draft: 3rd overall pick in 2006 - Position: Third baseman - Games played: 1,986 - Career stats: 342 home runs, .264 batting average, .804 on-base plus slugging - College/HS: California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach, Calif.) - Wins above replacement: 58.6 - Draft: 4th overall pick in 1986 - Position: Pitcher - Games played: 486 - Career stats: 211 wins, 3.28 earned run average, 1.22 walks plus hits per inning - College/HS: Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Ga.) - Wins above replacement: 67.8 - Draft: 17th overall pick in 1995 - Position: Pitcher - Games played: 416 - Career stats: 203 wins, 3.38 earned run average, 1.18 walks plus hits per inning - College/HS: Arvada West HS (Arvada, Colo.) - Wins above replacement: 64.2 - Draft: 36th overall pick in 1985 - Position: Pitcher - Games played: 618 - Career stats: 303 wins, 3.29 earned run average, 1.17 walks plus hits per inning - College/HS: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, Calif.) - Wins above replacement: 101.1 Data reporting by Karim Noorani. Story editing by Carren Jao. Additional editing by Kelly Glass. Copy editing by Robert Wickwire. Photo selection by Clarese Moller. This story originally appeared on ATS.io and was produced and distributed in partnership with Stacker Studio. The Major League Baseball draft is unique among professional sports drafts. The 30 organizations pick teenagers and college students who will not join their big league clubs for years—if ever. These athletes will spend that time honing their craft in the minor leagues, where long bus rides and minuscule paychecks are the norm. A few will move quickly up the ranks, seizing playing time opportunities to advance their careers and making their names known to scouts, fans, and other observers around the country. Some of the best will become MLB stars, but there's minimal correlation to draft position. Four of the players on this list were picked after hundreds of other diamond darlings, and only two were #1 overall selections. There's also more than a handful who didn't do much for the teams that drafted them, including superstars such as Nolan Ryan, Ozzie Smith, and Randy Johnson. Each of these players was traded before they evolved into Hall of Famers. Still, calling the draft a "crapshoot" might be going too far. College players are " slightly more likely " than high schoolers to reach the revered stadiums of the majors, and third-rounders have a better chance than fifth-rounders, for example, though the margins are slim, as Vice reported. Teams not only make picks based on years-in-advance projections but also whether they can sign players, a step that must be completed before those youngsters begin playing professionally. To see how clubs have fared since the inaugural draft in 1965, ATS.io compiled a list of the best draft pick by each franchise using data from Baseball Reference . The players were ranked using career wins above replacement , so not one recent choice was named. The amazing Mike Trout, a 32-year-old selected in 2009, is the youngest player. Unsigned picks were not considered, and players who were traded as picks were credited to their acquiring teams. Data is as of June 5, 2024. - Draft: 1st overall pick in 1990 - Position: Shortstop - Games played: 2,499 - Career stats: 468 home runs, .303 batting average, .930 on-base plus slugging - College/HS: The Bolles School (Jacksonville, Fla.) - Wins above replacement: 85.3 - Draft: 55th overall pick in 1969 - Position: Pitcher - Games played: 692 - Career stats: 287 wins, 3.31 earned run average, 1.20 walks plus hits per inning - College/HS: Santiago HS (Garden Grove, Calif.) - Wins above replacement: 94.5 - Draft: 6th overall pick in 1985 - Position: Outfielder - Games played: 2,986 - Career stats: 762 home runs, .298 batting average, 1.051 on-base plus slugging - College/HS: Arizona State University (Tempe, Ariz.) - Wins above replacement: 162.8 Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly!
