Business
Coronavirus Fears Are Causing Tech Giants To Cancel Conferences, Curb Travel, And Take Hits To Supply Chains
Uncertainty has hit Apple, Facebook, and Google as the outbreak spreads.
Alex Kantrowitz
Terabytes Of Stolen Adult Content From OnlyFans Have Leaked
An OnlyFans spokesperson told BuzzFeed News that no breach occurred, but sex workers are outraged.
Ryan Broderick
13 Of The Best Pancake Stacks To Gorge Yourself Silly On In Sydney
Strip me down and bathe me in maple syrup — it's pancake time.
Julia Willing
BTS Dropped Their "On" Music Video, So Here Are 13 Things You Might've Missed
If you see me with random words on my face, I'm totally fine.
Sarah Han
Google Has Banned Almost 600 Apps For Pushing “Disruptive” Ads
“This is an invasive maneuver resulting in poor user experiences.”
Craig Silverman
A Former Cambridge Analytica Employee Was Thrown Out Of Facebook’s New York Office
“My host said to me, ‘I don’t know what you’ve done in your private life, but you’re not allowed into this building.’”
Joseph Bernstein
23 Unbelievably Disappointing Meals That Were Not What People Ordered
Order at your own risk.
Mike Spohr
Instagram Influencer Marketing Is Already A Nightmare. Political Ads Will Make It A Shitshow.
It’s already impossible for users to tell what’s #sponsored or not on Instagram.
Katie Notopoulos
The ACLU Slammed A Facial Recognition Company That Scrapes Photos From Instagram And Facebook
”The report is absurd on many levels and further demonstrates that Clearview simply does not understand the harms of its technology in law enforcement hands.”
Caroline Haskins
Twitter Got A Big Tax Break To Stay In San Francisco. Now Jack Dorsey Says Its Future Is No Longer In The City.
As Twitter's home city nears a vote limiting new office space construction, the company may be forced to locate its workforce elsewhere.
Alex Kantrowitz
These Fake Local News Sites Have Confused People For Years. We Found Out Who Created Them.
As they stole stories from real newspapers, these sites baffled scientists, activists, and journalists. Until now.
Craig Silverman
Juul Employees Say “Morale Is At An All-Time Low” After Its Worst Year Ever
The billion-dollar e-cigarette startup is fighting for its life. Employees are calling out the chaos and considering jumping ship, according to internal documents and audio obtained by BuzzFeed News.
Stephanie M. Lee
Clearview AI Once Told Cops To “Run Wild” With Its Facial Recognition Tool. It's Now Facing Legal Challenges.
One of Clearview AI's investors defended the company, “We do not have to be hidden to be free.”
Ryan Mac
Product Hunt Has Released YourStack, A Social Network Where People Talk About Products
It’s built a site to review all your stuff.
Alex Kantrowitz
Ad Fraudsters Exploited Grindr In A Scheme Targeting Roku Apps
The scheme, dubbed “DiCaprio,” shows how common ad fraud has become in the connected TV industry.
Craig Silverman
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Came To India To Invest A Billion Dollars. Traditional Retailers Shouted At Him To Go Back Home.
Amazon's aggressive discounts in India have angered traditional retailers who say that online shopping is killing their business.
Pranav Dixit
The Decade Lettuce Tried To Kill Us
Our love affair with salad in the 2010s got a lot of people sick. Maybe it’s time to end our relationship with lettuce as we know it.
Venessa Wong
Amazon’s Race To Build A Fast Delivery Network: “The Human Cost Of This Is Too Much”
New documents and interviews reveal how time after time, the e-commerce giant put speed, profit, and explosive growth before public safety.
Ken Bensinger
San Francisco Spent A Decade Being Rich, Important, And Hating Itself.
During an unprecedented tech boom, the Bay Area asked itself who its real enemies were — and nobody liked the answers.
Scott Lucas
This Teacher Makes $40,000 A Year. This Lawyer Makes $210,000 A Year. That Explains The American Economy.
A decade after the great recession, our politics are different, but our finances are worse.
Venessa Wong
A Huge Flood Of Housing Is Expected To Hit The Market As Boomers Die
Get ready for a listing boom over the next 20 years in retirement destinations like Miami, Orlando, Tampa, and Tucson.
Venessa Wong
Her Amazon Purchases Are Real. The Reviews Are Fake.
Earlier this year, one woman stumbled into a side hustle that’s resulted in hundreds of free Amazon products, worth tens of thousands of dollars.
Nicole Nguyen
I'm Not Cool Enough To Wear Snapchat's New Spectacles
The wearable camera's first-person footage is wonderfully — and surprisingly — personal. But Snapchat's new 3D effects don't add much.
Nicole Nguyen
Here’s The Major Exception To Twitter’s Political Ad Ban
The policy may be less sweeping than CEO Jack Dorsey initially announced.
Alex Kantrowitz
The FTC Said This Skincare Line Is A Pyramid Scheme
The company is also being sued for claiming a pill could prevent CTE — which it hired former NFL players to endorse.
Katie Notopoulos
Jeremy Stoppelman’s Long Battle With Google Is Finally Paying Off
Yelp launched 15 years ago in October, and for most of its existence it's been in an epic battle with Google. Here's why its CEO keeps fighting and keeps focusing on trust.
Mat Honan
An Unidentified Government Spied On Dissidents In India Using A WhatsApp Exploit
Dozens of journalists, activists, and politicians were spied on in India. The Indian government hasn’t confirmed whether it ordered the hack.
Pranav Dixit
Students Are Going To Law School For Three Years To Get Executive JDs, But None Of Them Are Becoming Lawyers
A little-known and lightly regulated online school is offering students a three-year degree in the law with just one catch: They won’t be allowed to be lawyers after they graduate.
Venessa Wong
The Company That Branded Your Millennial Life Is Pivoting To Burnout
When the marketing team behind brands like Sweetgreen and Everlane found themselves burning out, they shifted their business focus to doing something about it. But if capitalism caused this problem, can capitalism fix it?
Anne Helen Petersen
TikTok Users Are Finally Posting About Hong Kong, But Only To See If They'll Get Censored
BuzzFeed News found no evidence that TikTok blocks pro–Hong Kong democracy videos — or that many American teens were interested in the protests.
Ryan Broderick
