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Zuckerberg Defends Meta in Landmark Trial

CEO denies pushing screen-time goals or targeting young children

(Newser) - Mark Zuckerberg spent hours on the stand in a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday insisting he never ordered Meta to keep users—especially kids—hooked on its apps, even as lawyers projected his own emails on a screen a few feet away. The Meta CEO was grilled in a landmark trial...

Angie Harmon Is Back With Beau From Her Teen Years

Actor reunites with former model Tony Floyd

(Newser) - Angie Harmon just made her valentine Instagram-official, Fox News reports. The Law & Order and Rizzoli & Isles star revealed she's back together with Tony Floyd, a onetime boyfriend she first met when they were 18 and hustling for modeling work in Italy. In a joint Valentine's Day...

After Claiming Aliens Are 'Real,' Obama Clarifies

Former president says he saw 'no evidence' of contact

(Newser) - Former President Obama is walking back his belief in aliens after touching off a mini-panic over the weekend. On an appearance on Brian Tyler Cohen's No Lie podcast , Obama was hit with a lightning-round question: "Are aliens real?" He replied, "They're real but I haven't...

Instagram Boss: You Can't Be Addicted to Social Media

Adam Mosseri describes 16 hours a day on the app as 'problematic use,' not addiction

(Newser) - Adam Mosseri, the head of Meta's Instagram, testified Wednesday during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles that he disagrees with the idea that people can be clinically addicted to social media platforms. The question of addiction is a key pillar of the case , where plaintiffs seek to...

Chappell Roan: Everyone Lighten Up About My Dress
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Chappell Roan: Everyone Lighten Up About My Dress

It wasn't 'THAT outrageous,' she writes of nearly topless Grammy's outfit

(Newser) - Chappell Roan did not go home with a Grammy on Sunday, but she did go home with the most talked-about dress. The 27-year-old singer arrived on Sunday's red carpet in a burgundy Mugler dress suspended from nipple rings with most of her chest uncovered. But in an Instagram post,...

Shark Tank Star Faked Own Funeral for Her 70th Birthday

Barbara Corcoran staged a full mock funeral to prank her guests

(Newser) - Barbara Corcoran didn't just throw herself a 70th birthday party—she staged her own funeral and lay "dead" in a coffin for 10 minutes to kick things off. The Shark Tank investor, now 76, recently recounted on the Boardroom podcast that she found out her friends were planning...

'Ms. Shirley,' a 'First Responder' for the Homeless, Dies at 58

Advocate Shirley Raines, who founded Beauty 2 the Streetz, used social media to spread the word

(Newser) - Shirley Raines, who turned makeup kits, hot meals, and a smartphone into a national platform for people living on the streets of Los Angeles, has died at 58. The Clark County Coroner's Office in Nevada confirmed her Tuesday death; the cause hasn't yet been released, per the Washington ...

TikTok Settles Ahead of Looming Youth Addiction Trial

Meta, YouTube are in the hot seat at trial amid accusations they deliberately harm kids

(Newser) - TikTok agreed to settle a landmark social media addiction lawsuit just before the trial kicked off, the plaintiff's attorneys confirmed. The social video platform was one of three companies—along with Meta's Instagram and Google's YouTube—facing claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children. A...

These Social Media Influencers Want You Off Social Media

Cottage industry has sprung up of online notables encouraging users to stop doomscrolling

(Newser) - It's simple to accidentally become entranced by an endless loop of videos on Instagram or TikTok. Sometimes, though, that extended scroll is interrupted by a reminder that what you thought was a 10-minute break spent on your phone was closer to 30 minutes. Olivia Yokubonis, a content creator known...

Why the Internet Is Nostalgic for 2016

Nostalgia for a decade ago is flooding social media

(Newser) - Despite the Snapchat dog filters and Vine clips, you didn't accidentally sleep through a decade. NBC News reports that 2016 nostalgia is surging in early 2026, with Instagram users reviving heavily filtered photos and videos from 10 years ago to celebrate what many remember as a more carefree moment...

Teens Can Say Goodbye to AI Characters on Meta

Instagram owner says access will be denied to minors until 'the updated experience is ready'

(Newser) - Meta is halting teens' access to artificial intelligence characters, at least temporarily, the company said in an updated blog post on Friday. Meta Platforms Inc., which own Instagram and WhatsApp, said that starting in the "coming weeks," teens will no longer be able to access AI characters, "...

Brooklyn Beckham Has Scathing Words for His Parents

Son of soccer star, Spice Girl alleges parents tried to sabotage wedding, and more

(Newser) - Brooklyn Peltz Beckham says he's done trying to fix things with his famous parents, the BBC reports. In a series of Instagram posts to his 16 million followers, the 26-year-old eldest child of David and Victoria Beckham alleged his parents have "[tried] endlessly to ruin" his relationship with...

Kate Bush Mourns Friend Lost in Rough Seas

Singer pays tribute to Devon antiques dealer she says she's known for 30 years

(Newser) - Kate Bush is publicly mourning a longtime friend who disappeared during a Christmas Day swim off the Devon coast of England. The 67-year-old singer said she was "heartbroken" over the presumed death of Matthew Upham, a local antiques dealer she called one of her "very dearest friends" of...

Big Brother Contestant Mickey Lee Is Dead at 35

Family says reality star died on Christmas after cardiac arrests

(Newser) - Mickey Lee, a contestant on the CBS reality show Big Brother last summer, died on Christmas Day at age 35, reports People . Lee's family announced her death, which had followed multiple cardiac arrests earlier in the month, on Instagram . "Mickey captured the hearts of audiences nationwide through her...

Barry Manilow: I Have Lung Cancer, but Prognosis Is Great

Singer, 82, postpones January concerts for surgery after early diagnosis

(Newser) - Barry Manilow says a stubborn case of bronchitis may have saved his life. In an Instagram post , the 82-year-old singer revealed that his doctor found a small cancerous spot on his lung while following up on the bronchitis, reports USA Today . "It's pure luck (and a great doctor)...

Report: Disgraced Coach Messaged Women Amid Affair

Sherrone Moore's ex-girlfriend accuses him of domestic violence

(Newser) - Sherrone Moore's rapid rise at Michigan ended with a thud built on private messages, frayed emotions, and a relationship that school officials say crossed a clear line, the New York Times reports. Five women told the outlet that Moore, a married father of three who was fired as Michigan'...

Pete Davidson, Elsie Hewitt Welcome First Child Together

Daughter Scottie Rose named in tribute to Davidson's late father

(Newser) - Pete Davidson has added a new role to his résumé: father. The 32-year-old comedian and former Saturday Night Live cast member and his girlfriend, model Elsie Hewitt, 29, on Thursday announced the arrival of their first child, a daughter named Scottie Rose Hewitt Davidson, People reports. The baby was...

Lawsuit: Boy Joined Instagram, Killed Himself Within 48 Hours

2 familes sue Meta over sextortion suicides

(Newser) - Levi Maciejewski, a 13-year-old boy in Pennsylvania, killed himself within 48 hours of signing up for Instagram last year, his family says in a lawsuit against Meta that accuses the company of "matchmaking children to adult predators." Levi and 16-year-old Murray Dowey of Scotland, who also died by...

Mick Foley Splits With WWE Over Trump

WWE Hall of Famer protests company's ongoing alliance with president

(Newser) - Mick Foley is hanging up his WWE boots—at least when it comes to appearances—for as long as President Trump is in the White House, NBC News reports. The wrestling Hall of Famer said on Instagram that he told World Wrestling Entertainment he won't work with the company...

Amy Schumer Makes Final Decision on Her Marriage

After weeks of whispers, comedian confirms she and husband Chris Fischer are splitting

(Newser) - It's official: Amy Schumer and her husband are divorcing. Per USA Today , the 44-year-old comedian announced the permanent split with her spouse of seven years, Chris Fischer, on Friday, just days after telling fans to keep their "fingers crossed" that she and Fischer "make it through."...

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