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Published  May 21, 2026 9:25 AM EDT article Flowers and candles are seen at a makeshift memorial for murdered American conservative activist Charlie Kirk outside the U.S. embassy as its flag hangs at half-staff on September 14, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images) A man who lost his job and missed the birth of his granddaughter while jailed over a Charlie Kirk social media post will receive $835,000 to settle a lawsuit against the sheriff’s office. Many people lost their jobs over social media comments following the murder of Kirk, a conservative political activist, but Larry Bushart of Perry County, Tennessee, is believed to be the only person who faced felony charges.  Larry Bushart wins lawsuit The backstory: Bushart, 61, was arrested in September after he refused to take down Facebook memes that joked about Kirk’s killing.  The meme Bushart posted that prompted his arrest read: "This seems relevant today..." and featured President Donald Trump and the words, "We have to get over it." That quote,  » Read More

I. What Are Digital Services Taxes? DSTs are taxes on the gross revenue, such as from advertising and data sales, that certain large and highly profitable digital companies earn from consumers through websites that offer the likes of search engines, social media services, and online marketplaces.  These taxes are imposed without regard to the targeted companies’ physical presence in the taxing country. This distinguishes DSTs from conventional corporate income taxes, which generally require the physical presence of an in-country permanent establishment.  State of Digital Services Taxes in Europe Jurisdiction Status and Effective Date  Rate Scope EU DIGITAL LEVY Proposed (stalled) 3% Marketplaces; advertising AUSTRIA Enacted; Jan. 2020 5% Advertising BELGIUM Proposed; Expected 2027 3% Advertising; intermediation; data transmission CZECH REPUBLIC Proposed (stalled) 5% Advertising; digital services DENMARK Enacted; Jan. 2024 2% Streaming video FRANCE Enacted; Jan. 2019 3% Advertising; digital interfaces; user data Enacted; Jan. 2024 1.2% Streaming video HUNGARY Enacted; July 2017 7.5% Media content; advertising ITALY Enacted; Jan. 2020 3% Advertising; digital interfaces; user data NORWAY Announced Norway may introduce a DST if no OECD/G20 agreement POLAND Enacted;  » Read More

Vimeo has reported new quarterly figures and updated its outlook as it continues transforming from a consumer video site into a SaaS-style video platform for businesses. Investors are watching how revenue trends and profitability targets line up with this strategy. Vimeo has moved back into the spotlight after releasing its latest quarterly earnings and updating investors on its strategic shift toward a higher-margin business video platform model. The company highlighted progress in expanding subscription and enterprise products while navigating a still-competitive online video landscape, according to a shareholder letter published on 05/2026 on its investor site and coverage from Reuters as of 05/2026. As of: 21.05.2026 By the editorial team – specialized in equity coverage. At a glance Name: Vimeo Inc Sector/industry: Online video, software-as-a-service (SaaS) Headquarters/country: New York, United States Core markets: Global small businesses, mid-market and enterprise customers using video for marketing, communications and training Key revenue drivers: Subscription fees for video hosting and tools, enterprise contracts, add-on services Home exchange/listing venue: Nasdaq (ticker: VMEO) Trading currency: USD Vimeo Inc: core business model Vimeo Inc positions itself as a video platform focused on tools rather than advertising-driven entertainment. Instead of competing head-on with mass-market streaming sites, the company

A promotional photo of the Disney+ app showing users they can link their Hulu profile to the app - Disney Disney has been steadily working toward creating a unified experience for Hulu and Disney+ subscribers, and some newly arriving features continue this journey. While the Hulu app isn't going anywhere just yet, the mouse company continues merging the two apps together, and the eventual goal seems to be having the two apps combined behind the scenes. It's a process that began for the apps back in 2024 when Hulu was added to Disney+. Announced in a press release (per Variety), Disney+ is adding some features that will help unify itself with the Hulu app, including ways that will help subscribers sync their Hulu profiles to Disney+ and provide a new way to access said content. Some new aesthetics are also arriving, and Disney says more features are on the way, including live TV options. Hulu subscribers will also be able to access some additional content,  » Read More

Updated on: May 20, 2026 / 2:19 PM PDT / CBS San Francisco Add CBS News on Google Three people suspecting in a series of pickpocket crimes in San Francisco's Chinatown were arrested over the weekend after a weeks-long investigation, police said Tuesday.  The San Francisco Police Department said in a press release that it received reports from members of the Chinatown community and local merchants about multiple pickpocket and thefts across the neighborhood since early last month, including one victim who lost approximately $4,000 in property.  After a weeks-long investigation, patrol officers working with community members identified a suspect vehicle and three people believed tied to the thefts, police said. A frame from a police video shows two pickpocketing suspects remove items from an unsuspecting victim's backpack in San Francisco's Chinatown, May 16, 2026. San Francisco Police Department On Saturday,  police used automated license plate reader cameras and a police drone to track the vehicle and suspects within Chinatown. Video provided by the Police Department showed drone footage of the suspects stealing from victims as they walked on the sidewalk, working together as one person would take personal items from backpacks or purses while two other would block the

While the Stephen F. Austin club team may not be able to attend games for the rest of the season, the Cardinals announced that their energy will continue. ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals are on a hot streak, but it's a club team from a small school in Texas that has been the talk of the town since Friday night.  On Friday, the Stephen F. Austin club baseball team ripped off their shirts, cheered and chanted with the "tarps off" energy that spread to multiple sections. The energy got the attention of Cardinals manager Oli Marmol, who credited the group with giving the Cardinals a boost in their win. The next day, the Cardinals announced that Marmol had purchased the remaining tickets in the right-field sections where the movement started and offered them to fans for free. Marmol also invited the club team into the dugout to meet his big-league squad. The "tarps off" movement reached its apex Tuesday night when the Stephen F Austin club team was invited to throw out the first pitch.  » Read More

WHINE WEDNESDAY: Van Orden’s Twitter Use Wrapped Welcome to Whine Wednesday with Derrick Van Orden, America’s fiercest keyboard warrior. We comb through the hundreds of tweets DVO posts during a week so you don’t have to. Grab a glass and join us for Whine Wednesday! MADISON, Wis. — Van Orden has had quite the head-spinning week as evidenced by his 120 tweets. From complaining about the woke mind virus to being triggered by an instrumental song, you can find all the highlights (or lowlights) of Van Orden’s online presence this past week below. DVO’S DADDY OF THE WEEK: The woke mind virus This week, Wisconsin’s hardest working congressman was, as always, laser-focused on the issues that matter most to Wisconsinites: defending them against the “woke mind virus,” and personally offering condolences to the world’s richest man over the “loss” of his child to the virus. His son — who is actually his daughter now — is alive and well. All she did was come out as transgender. Never one to miss an opportunity to suck up to his ultra wealthy mega donors, Van Orden just had to offer his condolences to Musk. We are begging — genuinely, on our knees

TL;DR LinkedIn is cracking down on AI-generated “slop” by suppressing generic posts from recommendations rather than removing them. The platform claims 94 per cent detection accuracy in early tests, but has shared no data on false positives. If your LinkedIn feed has felt like it was written by one person with 10 million accounts, you are not imagining things. The platform has become a petri dish for AI-generated posts that say nothing while sounding vaguely inspirational. Now LinkedIn says it is doing something about it. The company announced changes that will target what it calls “AI slop,” low-effort, AI-generated content that may sound polished but offers little original thought or expertise. VP of Product Laura Lorenzetti said the platform is building detection systems trained to distinguish between posts that add genuine perspective and posts that feel repetitive, generic, and empty. In early tests, LinkedIn says its system correctly flagged generic content 94 per cent of the time. Flagged posts will not be removed. Instead, they will be suppressed from recommendations, meaning they will still be visible to a poster’s direct connections but will no longer spread across the wider feed. The targets are specific. LinkedIn is going after outright engagement

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