Новости за 21.12.2017

It’s not yet been a year, and Facebook has already decided to throw out its new key feature designed to combat fake news.

Facebook and Universal Music Group have struck a multi-year agreement on Thursday to bring UMG’s entire catalog to the social network.

Danielle Bregoli a.k.a. Bhad Bhabie admits she did all that dirt, sure — but she still ain’t dirty, you guys.

“Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” earned a solid $7.2 million on its opening day Wednesday, on track for its $45 million six-day opening.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he would be open to funding local media in the Big Apple. During a discussion with former employees of the recently shuttered DNAInfo and Gothamist, de Blasio said having public media in the city would make coverage better and fairer.

Huffington Post writer Andy Ostroy apologized to Sen. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) on Wednesday after accusing the Senate’s lone African-American Republican of being used “like a manipulated prop” during President Donald Trump’s tax reform event on Tuesday.

The GOP tax plan that passed Wednesday is a victory for Donald Trump and the wealthy Hollywood elite who will benefit from tax breaks. But working actors may find themselves struggling more than ever because of deductions they may not be able to take anymore under the new plan.

Penske Media Corporation has acquired a controlling interest in Wenner Media, parent company of iconic music magazine Rolling Stone, for $100 million.

Magic Leap — the much buzzed about augmented reality startup with backing from Google, Andreessen Horowitz, and Warner Bros. — has finally unveiled its “Creator Edition” AR system.

On Tuesday, Rosie O’Donnell tweeted a lucrative offer to GOP senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz): If they’d have voted against the GOP tax bill, she would give them $2 million each. Neither senator took her up on the offer, and both voted in favor of the tax bill, but O’Donnell was nonetheless accused of openly trying to bribe sitting politicians.

A website that has broken the news of Coachella’s headliners for the last two years reports that 2018’s stars will be Eminem, Beyonce and The Weeknd. Consequence of Sound notes that this would be the first time in the nearly two decades of the Southern California desert festival that a rock band won’t headline.

“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” on Rotten Tomatoes currently has a 93 percent critic score, however, audiences disagree giving it only a 55 percent score. A few trolls attempted to take credit for manipulating the score but Rotten Tomatoes has confirmed to TheWrap that the audience score is authentic.

New York Times has announced that political reporter Glenn Thrush has been suspended for two months, and removed from his perch at the White House.