Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is facing backlash for encouraging people to visit Myanmar, where social media may have helped fuel a mass genocide

AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sparked outrage with his positive Tweets about his recent trip to Myanmar. Social media platforms — including Facebook and Twitter — may have worsened a humanitarian crisis there. Twitter users are responding criticizing Dorsey’s posts for being “tone-deaf.” Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey recently visited Pyin Oo Lwin, […]

AI Made a Movie With a ‘Silicon Valley’ Star—and the Results Are Nightmarishly Encouraging

Benjamin, as the AI is known, assembled ‘Zone Out’ from thousands of hours of old films and green-screen footage of professional actors—in 48 hours. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b1e0e73a928d042da61bd28/master/pass/AIFilm-ThomasMiddleditch-959030100w.jpg

Muslim MPs sent ‘Punish a Muslim Day’ letters encouraging mosque bombings

Muslim MPs have been sent threatening letters which urge people to carry out acid attacks against Muslims, bomb mosques and pull off hijabs. The ‘Punish A Muslim Day’ letters are being investigated by counter-terrorism officers. The MPs were also sent packages with a “suspicious substance” inside. Three people were hospitalized on Monday and Tuesday as […]

The NRA deleted a post encouraging people to buy guns for Valentines Day after Florida school shooting

Whitney Curtis/Getty Images The National Rifle Association (NRA) deleted a post encouraging citizens to buy guns for their loved ones on Valentines Day The post was removed within hours of the Florida school shooting. The NRA has been criticized for tone deaf posts in the past. The National Rifle Association (NRA) deleted a tweet on Wednesday […]

Market volatility has been low, encouraging risk-taking

MAY YOU live in boring times. Financial markets have become dull, if profitable. The S&P 500 index, America’s leading equity benchmark, has notched up its longest-ever streak without a 5% reversal. Bond yields may have inched up in recent months, but are still at the bottom of historical ranges. Institutions famed for their trading prowess, […]

Telegram suspends channel for encouraging violent Iran protests

Iran is currently engulfed in demonstrations: many are protesting the clerical leadership, corruption and increasing costs of living, while counter-protestors are trying to protect the regime. And Telegram finds itself caught in the middle. The chat service has suspended the Amadnews channel after it started encouraging subscribers to lob Molotov cocktails at police, breaking the […]

Trump Deleted Tweets Encouraging People To Vote For Loser In Alabama's GOP Senate Race

BuzzFeed News reached out to the White House for comment on why the tweets regarding Strange were deleted, but did not immediately hear back. Michelle Broder Van Dyke is a reporter and night editor for BuzzFeed News and is based in Hawaii. Contact Michelle Broder Van Dyke at michelle@buzzfeed.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it […]

America’s big banks have an encouraging first quarter

WHAT a difference a year makes. When America’s big banks reported first-quarter earnings for 2016, the mood was glum. The Federal Reserve was proving tardier than hoped in raising interest rates, which held down lending margins. Jitters about the world economy meant rotten results for investment-banking units, in what is usually their best season of […]