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By Owen Duff/Oct. 9, 2021 8:09 pm EDT Honest question: does any food not taste better served with Cheetos? As demonstrated (repeatedly) on the Cheetos Instagram page, the spicy, corn puff snack is a highly versatile ingredient and can be paired with tacos, mac 'n cheese, lattes, and much more. The culinary talent at B Sweet, an LA-based bakery, has given the world Cheetos as a dessert topping. Introducing the Flamin' Hot Cheetos cake, a three-tier multi-flavored cake that appears to have a chocolate frosting and is topped with a layer of spicy Flamin' Hot Cheetos crumbs. Not sure how you feel about that Cheeto coating? It gets better: the interior of the Flamin' Hot Cheetos cake is arguably also Cheeto-y, with a red, orange, and yellow color scheme that might remind you of the packaging for the spicy, savory snack (via the Cheetos website).  No word yet on whether the cake itself tastes like Cheetos, but if Cheeto-lattes are possible, a Cheeto-infused baked good seems like a foregone conclusion. The novelty dessert is the latest creation out of B Sweet, debuting this weekend and available for a limited time, per the company's Instagram post. Supporting the Flamin' Hot Cheetos cake in its…

Crystal Gross October 9, 2021 News Snapchat is doing its part to tackle the rampant sale of illegal drugs on its platform by unveiling new safety policies meant to tackle the problem. On Thursday, the social media platform said that it is “determined to remove illegal drug sales from our platform, and we have been investing in proactive detection and collaboration with law enforcement to hold drug dealers accountable for the harm they are causing our community.” The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says there is a “staggering increase” of fentanyl-laced pills in the U.S. contributing to an uptick in drug overdoses, CBS News reported. Snapchat announced that it had developed a new educational portal called Heads Up, which will come if a Snapchat user searches for drug-related keywords. The feature will pull up content from health organizations, including Song for Charlie, Shatterproof, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The popular app also said that it has made “significant operational improvements” by increasing its enforcement rates by 112% and proactive detection rates by 260% since the start of 2021. It has also developed new family safety tools for parents and their children.…

A real estate agent’s failure to use an apostrophe in a Facebook post could prove costly after a New South Wales court declined to dismiss a defamation case against him on the basis it was trivial.Late on 22 October last year, Anthony Zadravic posted that another real estate agent was “selling multi million $ (sic) homes in Pearl Beach but can’t pay his employees superannuation”.“Shame on you Stuart!!! 2 yrs and still waiting!!!” the post read.There is a suggestion the NSW Central Coast realtor meant to have an apostrophe after the word employee and was only referring to his experience.He says the post, written about 10.30pm, was deleted within 12 hours and wasn’t capable of defaming the people as claimed.The legal costs and court resources required to determine the claim would also be out of all proportion to the interest at stake, he claimed.But the NSW district court last week turned down his application to dismiss, pointing to the seriousness of the claims in the post and finding the alleged defamatory meanings reasonably capable of being conveyed.  » Read More

Facebook platform is fueled by greed -- Daniel Holzman Love of money is the root of all evil.Mark Zuckerberg is worth over $100 billion. Through Facebook, Zuckerberg runs algorithms of disinformation, hate and loathing which so addict users that they cannot quit "social" media.Facebook has over 2.8 billion users. What part do Facebook’s algorithms have in the hate and division in our nation and around the world? What part do its algorithms have in the Jan. 6 attack on our government? Is the extreme hate in the GOP alt right intensified by Facebook?Recent revelations by whistleblowers and Facebook’s own research show how detrimental Facebook is to young girls and other users.Zuckerberg’s all-consuming love of money has brought evil to the lives of hundreds of millions. Zuckerberg needs to be taxed at a rate of 60%. He has had more than enough time to rid Facebook of divisive lies and disinformation. He has stonewalled Congress.The company needs to be sued and broken up for its disregard of ethical standards and social responsibility.  » Read More

LinkedIn reports show an increasing number of workers moving from large West Coast hubs to the Dallas area. Dallas — California’s two largest metros support the Dallas / Fort Worth workforce the most. According to a LinkedIn survey, North Texas has the largest number of workers from Los Angeles in the last 12 months, followed by New York City and Chicago. The City of Angels is the largest origin of workers migrating to Dallas / Fort Worth for some time and is located earlier this year from Empire State’s largest hub. For every 10,000 DFW-based LinkedIn members, LinkedIn estimates that five have moved out of Los Angeles over the past year. Related: Tesla’s move to Texas elicits a keen reaction in the Bay Area The San Francisco Bay Area came in fourth last month. According to a February 2020 report, the region was not in the top 10 before the pandemic. At that time, Los Angeles was fourth. This number is another sign that the number of companies and workers moving from locations such as California and Newyork to Texas is increasing. Cost and tax cuts for businesses and their employers have helped drive the shift. Charles Schwab Corporation, a…

The LinkedIn report shows a trend of more workers on the move to the Dallas region coming from the big west coast hubs. DALLAS — The two biggest metros in California are helping the Dallas-Fort Worth workforce more than most. North Texas gained the most workers in the previous 12 months from Los Angeles, followed by New York City and Chicago, according to research by LinkedIn. The City of Angels has been the top origin for workers who migrated to Dallas-Fort Worth for a while, a position that it took from the Empire State’s largest hub earlier this year. LinkedIn estimates that for every 10,000 DFW-based LinkedIn members, five moved from Los Angeles in the past year. The San Francisco Bay area took the No. 4 spot last month. The region wasn’t even in the top 10 prior to the pandemic, a February 2020 report shows. At the time, Los Angeles was No. 4. The numbers are another sign of the growing number of companies and workers moving their home bases from places such as California and New York to Texas. Lower costs and taxes for businesses as well as those they employ are helping drive the shifts. Charles Schwab…

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says the time has come to regulate social media giants, after watching an ex-Facebook employee highlight the dangers of the platform before the US Senate.Key points:Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says the government is prepared to regulate social mediaHe says his desire to regulate the sector is linked to his experience as a parentThe comments come after the Prime Minister labelled social media a "coward's palace"The company has been under scrutiny this week after whistleblower Frances Haugen leaked tens of thousands of documents showing it withheld research into the harms of its products.In Australia, the government is preparing to regulate social media, according to Mr Joyce."The motivation is now there at the federal level in Australia, at the highest level in the United States, in other corners of the globe, to say: 'we've had enough, you can't treat us like fools. You think we're joking, we're not'," Mr Joyce told the ABC's PM program."This time, something's going to happen,"Mr Joyce said legislation to curtail the power of social media giants would be put on the table "soon.""It's rare when a prime minister and a deputy prime minister in basically an unscripted way both have the same messages…

The New York Yankees season might have been a strikeout, but chef Marcus Samuelsson’s show, out every Tuesday on the YES Network app, is a grand slam. In “Home Plate,” Samuelsson, 50, ventures out to a diverse selection of NYC’s best mom and pop eateries chosen by former Yankees — Bernie Williams, 53, and David Cone, 58 — the New York Liberty’s Rookie of the Year Michaela Onyenwere, 22, along with Lorraine Bracco, 67, and Steve Schirripa, 64, of “The Sopranos.” “It’s all we love about the city. It’s sports, it’s family, it’s people,” Samuelsson told The Post about his new series, in which he helps prepare a variety of dishes — from old-school Italian, Nigerian and Puerto Rican, all the way to some hardy Texas barbecue — with local chefs. But the real fun goes down as Samuelsson yuks it up at the table with these New York icons, who give him “a back of the house” look into their lives, taste buds and achievements.  » Read More

When you’re exploring a city — whether one you’re visiting on your travels or your own — there are a number of tools that can help you find out where to go, what to see and what to do, like Google Maps, Yelp, TripAdvisor and others. But a startup called Welcome thinks that today’s set of tools could be smarter and more personalized to the individuals who use them. Its new app instead uses “real-time” technologies to make recommendations that take into account a user’s preferences as well as other details about their current context — like the weather, season, traffic and the popularity of the place at the current time of day — in order to provide a better-curated set of recommendations.Rosenberg says he was inspired to build Welcome after traveling, pre-pandemic, with his then-girlfriend, now-wife, following the acquisition of his first company, a mobile video creation app called Cameo, by Vimeo. During this time, the couple explored parts of Europe, Latin America, and the U.S., which was an amazing experience he says, and one that ultimately brought them closer together, as it turned out.The end result is meant to be a city guide that’s more like “a concierge…

Clubhouse competitor Twitter Spaces continues to mature as Twitter adds more features to the platform and rolls it out to more people. What was once a limited beta has grown into a fully-fledged part of the site. But many people still have questions about using the feature, such as how to get access to it and who can host a Space on Twitter. Here's all you need to know about how to join Twitter Spaces, the requirements for hosting them, and how to check if you're eligible... How to Get Twitter Spaces There are essentially two elements to Twitter Spaces: listening as an audience member and hosting. When it comes to listening to a Space or joining as an audience member, all you need to do is make sure your Twitter app is up-to-date if you're using it on mobile. If you're using Twitter Spaces on the web, you don't need to worry about any updates—you will have access to Spaces. However, it's important to note that only app users are able to speak in Spaces.  » Read More