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It's now full steam ahead to the Champions League last 16, with Monday's draw revealing the eight fixtures for the first knockout round.There are some delicious matchups on offer. Manchester United will butt heads with Mauricio Pochettino's Paris Saint-Germain while Bayern Munich collide with Atletico Madrid, but each tie looks like it'll be worth watching.Who is the best goalkeeper in the Premier League? ?Welcome To World Class | #W2WC— 90min (@90min_Football) December 13, 2021Here's how Twitter responded to the draw.The draw began well for Real Madrid fans, who were pretty happy to see their side pitted against Portugal's Benfica.Benfica have been a little on-and-off this season, slipping behind Porto and Sporting in the race for the league title, and most Real supporters seemed pretty confident that they'll be in the quarter-final draw.Benfica's rb getting cooked by vinicius and otamendi getting cooked by marco?— SR. (@realshreyy) December 13, 2021Benfica is great for us tbh— K (@DopeSR4) December 13, 2021Real Madrid fans after realising they will play Benfica ??#UCLdraw pic.twitter.com/3O58e93sWA— Gyama Woyale ??? (@zongo_banku) December 13, 2021The last time Real Madrid visited Benfica's Da Luz. pic.twitter.com/NM5dUikFMo— Lucas Navarrete (@LucasNavarreteM) December 13, 2021Villarreal vs Man CityAfter a bit of a mix-up that nearly…

Manish Maheshwari, the former head of Twitter India who recently moved to San Francisco to work at a different division within the company, is leaving the firm to launch an edtech startup, according to nine people familiar with the matter. Maheshwari and Twitter didn’t respond to a request for comment two weeks ago. Sources requested anonymity as the details are private. Maheshwari has engaged with a handful of investors in recent weeks to raise funds for a new Bangalore-headquartered edtech startup that promises to deliver MBA courses in four months, according to some of the investors to whom he has pitched the new startup. Maheshwari’s Bangalore home is registered as the new startup’s office location, according to filings with the local regulator. The former Twitter India head moved to the U.S. as Senior Director, Revenue Strategy and Operations with focus on ‘New Market Entry’ in August this year. His departure from India came at a time when he as well as Twitter were facing unprecedented heat in the South Asian market from New Delhi. Maheshwari was personally named in police cases in at least two Indian states — Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh — earlier this year over complaints that Twitter…

Following Dustin Poirier’s loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 269, Nate Diaz was quick to take to Twitter to voice his opinion on the fight. As many remember, Poirier fought Conor McGregor twice in 2021 and won both bouts, which put him next in line to fight Oliveira for the lightweight title. And, as the American failed, his countryman Diaz questioned how McGregor let Diamond beat him twice this past year. Diaz’s tweet read: “How Conor let DP f*** him up hella times he sucks.” Evidently, Diaz is firing shots at both fighters despite being on a two-fight losing streak himself. Many users in the replies to the tweet seem to agree with Diaz, while others even condemned McGregor and Poirier more. One reply read: “@TheNotoriousMMA is the worst thing that happened to lightweight.” ENTER GIVEAWAY Given Poirier’s loss, a fourth fight against McGregor is seemingly far more likely now once the Irishman fully recovers from the injury he sustained in their trilogy bout. Diaz, Poirier and McGregor are each no stranger to some Twitter beef, and shortly after the tweet was published, McGregor clapped back with a reply. The Irishman said: “You lanky string of p*** he got lumped…

Twitter might actually get its act togetherTwitter has an unfortunate reputation as the punchbag of social media. It has failed to deliver the huge returns of bigger rivals such as Facebook and Facebook-owned Instagram, it hasn’t been the cool new network for more than a decade and even its own most dedicated users love to drag it to oblivion.Investors have been similarly wary of the 300m-strong social network – it has lagged behind rivals in terms of features, revenue per user and for monetisation tools. Lots of people rely on Twitter to make at least part of their income, but tend to monetise it off the network, with no cut for Twitter.That might be starting to change. Twitter is trialling a “super follow” feature for people to support users they particularly like on the site, has bought the newsletter platform Revue and is integrating that with Twitter and has also bought up some other monetisation tools. With the departure of its part-time chief executive and co-founder Jack Dorsey, Twitter might be worth a second look in 2022.NFTs will remain hyped to oblivion, some people will lose their shirtsIf you managed to avoid any mention of NFTs – short for non-fungible…

PHILADELPHIA – A member of the University of Pennsylvania Women’s swim team spoke to OutKick, the right-wing sports website owned by Fox News this week, proceeding to anonymously attack her teammate, Trans swimmer Lia Thomas. The swimmer who said she feared for her ability to find employment after graduating from college for sharing her honest opinion about her Trans teammate, was given anonymity according to OutKick for that reason. In the OutKick article the unnamed female swimmer alleges that most members of the team have expressed displeasure over the situation to their coach, Mike Schnur. “Pretty much everyone individually has spoken to our coaches about not liking this. Our coach just really likes winning. He’s like most coaches. I think secretly everyone just knows it’s the wrong thing to do,” the female Penn swimmer said during a phone interview. “When the whole team is together, we have to be like, ‘Oh my gosh, go Lia, that’s great, you’re amazing.’ It’s very fake,” she added. Thomas has been shattering previously set records at the school. According to Swim Swam, the Austin, Texas based swimming news and lifestyle website, at a meet including Princeton and Cornell universities’…

Peloton responds after a major character died after riding one of its bikes on the HBO show. by Diana Bradley / Added 18 hours ago Social media users are comparing Peloton to Crock-Pot for killing off a beloved TV character. (Photo credit: Getty Images). NEW YORK: One unexpected brand is trending following the premiere of Sex and the City’s reboot on Thursday: Peloton. Spoiler: During the first episode, character John James "Mr. Big" Preston dies of a heart attack after riding on a Peloton bike. The death of one of the show’s recurring characters wasn’t only a shock to fans – Peloton also had no idea Mr. Big would bite the dust after using one of its products, BuzzFeed reported. Though the company did know the bike would be featured in the episode.Following the episode, Peloton’s stock declined 11% in Thursday’s session alone. Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, a preventative cardiologist and member of Peloton’s health and wellness advisory council, said in a statement to the Los Angeles Times that the character didn’t die due to the bike.“Mr. Big lived what many would call an extravagant lifestyle — including cocktails, cigars, and big steaks — and was at serious risk as he had a…

The way the season was going, you can be excused if you didn't believe that Rutgers had a shot against No. 1 Purdue this evening. The friendly confines of Jersey Mike's Arena - known as the "Trapezoid of Terror" - didn't give fans much comfort when their 4-4 Scarlet Knights battled the previously undefeated Boilermakers. That all changed as Ron Harper Jr. dribbled the ball down the court with seconds remaining and a chance to send the Scarlet Knights to a historic victory.  Harper Jr. launched a 3 point shot that will forever be remembered by the fans that stormed the court, cementing a 70-68 victory for the home team. The victory instantly sent Twitter ablaze. Here are some of the comments that stood out from the pack.  Just watched Ron Harper Jr., the son of my friend, hit a buzzer beater for Rutgers to beat the #1 team in the country Purdue 70-68! He got the inbound pass at 3 seconds, dribbled past half-court, and pulled up for the game-winning 3 point shot! Wow wow wow! ?? — Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) December 10, 2021 How about: The Piscataway Prayer. https://t.co/fETRHVNosl — Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) December 10, 2021 We…

Politician Andrew Yang poses for pictures with fans during 2021 New York Comic Con at Javits Center on Oct. 10. | Mike Coppola/Getty Images Can Twitter carry a politician to win an election? Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels and deputy editor Zack Stanton talk to Republican digital strategist Eric Wilson, former Andrew Yang presidential campaign manager Zach Graumann and Aaron Smith, director of the Pew Research Center’s Datalab, about the role of social media in political campaigns and the limitations of the platforms. On the political necessity of having a Twitter presence: “We know that most voters are more active on Facebook. So what's happening on Twitter is primarily performative for journalists, influencers, opinion makers and other elected officials that you may need to win over — or politicians — in order to break through on Twitter. You have to sort of try and become the main character for the day. So if you're playing that sort of status game, then that's the objective, particularly in light of restrictions from Twitter on political advertising.” — Eric Wilson, GOP digital strategist and managing partner of Startup Caucus “We had to find the crowd that found Andrew Yang appealing, so social media for…

Press play to listen to this article PARIS — A French court on Thursday will hear a case aimed at shedding light on Twitter's best-kept secret: Just how much the social network invests in the fight against illegal content. The social media platform, pitted against a group of four NGOs including also SOS Racism, SOS Homophobia and the Union of French Jewish students, will argue before the Paris court of appeal that it should not have to disclose detailed information about internal processes. The case touches upon a core issue that has long haunted policymakers and researchers when it comes to platform regulation: The actual means — human and financial — allocated to the moderation of illegal and harmful content. So far, companies such as Twitter, Facebook and Google’s YouTube have been reluctant to make detailed and specific information public about the numbers of content moderators by country and/or language. According to the French NGOs, Twitter is not doing enough against hate speech online. In July, a court ordered the company to share very specific information about how it polices content — a first in Europe. The social media platform was required to provide “any administrative, contractual, technical or commercial document relating to material…

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) recommended mouthwash as a treatment for the coronavirus during a town hall meeting Wednesday, immediately drawing criticism for suggesting gargling would offer protection.The senator has been criticized for spreading conspiracy theories about the coronavirus and has promoted the use of drugs that have shown little to no evidence that they are effective in treating covid-19. YouTube this year suspended his account for violating the company’s medical misinformation policies. He has also expressed skepticism about the efficacy of coronavirus vaccine mandates and doses, which have undergone vigorous health testing.His latest remarks run up against medical advice from a major producer of mouthwash and health experts.Story continues below advertisementJohnson later shared on Twitter a study on a public website that concluded mouthwash provides “modest benefits” in lowering viral loads in saliva. That study recruited 176 adults who had tested positive for the virus but were asymptomatic or showing mild symptoms.Though mouthwash can partially kill off parts of the coronavirus in a person’s mouth, most infections occur through the nose, health experts said. “Even if gargling kills some of the virus, it won’t be able to clean the nasal area, nor the viruses that’s already penetrated deeper into the…