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Social media giant Twitter has begun exploring new products including a “Super Follow” feature that will allow users to charge followers a fee to access premium tweets. CNET reports that Twitter has begun exploring a number of new products including a “Super Follow” feature that allows creators to offer access to premium posts for a fee, as well as groups making it easier to chat about interests. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said during the company’s first virtual analyst day on Thursday: “We’re focused on public conversation as a use case and that use case is going to have multiple formats associated with it.” Super Follows and tipping are a new key product Twitter is focusing on. The features will allow creators and publishers on Twitter to charge a monthly subscription fee in order to view exclusive content or newsletters. Dantley Davis, the head of the company’s design and research operation, stated that products that fund creators motivate “them to continue creating great … [Read more...] about Twitter Wants You to Pay People to Read Their Social Media Posts

One year later, the relationship seems preordained. Karl Dorrell has instilled his brand of calm and cool into a Colorado football program that was in dire need of both — a program that had been ditched by its head coach, a program that was forever one win short, that had a fragile roster and lacked momentum and was consumed by uncertainty as the pandemic descended and society lurched to the edge. One year later, the skeptics have been silenced. Unflappable as the Flatirons, Dorrell provided instant stability, kept the roster intact, managed his staff, navigated the local health restrictions, demanded accountability, identified a quarterback, guided the Buffaloes to unexpected success and was named the 2020 Pac-12 Coach of the Year. “He has done everything I thought he would do, and he has been exactly who I thought he was,’’ Colorado athletic director Rick George said recently as he reflected on the process that led to Dorrell being named head coach on Feb. 23, 2020. “We … [Read more...] about One year ago today, Colorado hired Karl Dorrell: The inside story of a courtship that required just one conversation

close Video Resorts on the Maldives are frustrated with the overwhelming number of requests for freebies from social media If you have at least $1 million to blow on an exclusive private island stay, you can buy out a five-star resort in the Maldives for four night nights. A spokesperson for The Nautilus Maldives confirmed to Fox News that its small island resort can be taken over for a starting rate of $250,000 for per night. However, terms and conditions listed on its " An Ultra-Luxe Island to Yourself " webpage states that guests are required to stay for minimum of four nights. next Image 1 of 2 The Nautilus Maldives buyout includes access to the resort's 26 beach and ocean houses. (The Nautilus Maldives) prev Image 2 of 2 Each house at The Nautilus Maldives comes with a personal house master, who can provide full butler service. (The Nautilus Maldives) The unique opportunity is being … [Read more...] about Private island resort in the Maldives available to rent for $1M

Peter Bergen is CNN's national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor of practice at Arizona State University. The views expressed in this commentary belong solely to the author. View more opinion at CNN. (CNN) Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman approved an operation that led to journalist Jamal Khashoggi's brutal assassination in 2018, according to a declassified US intelligence report the Biden administration released on Friday. Peter Bergen While the four-page report supports a conclusion already reached in 2018 by the CIA -- that the man known as MBS was responsible for Khashoggi's murder -- it sends a new signal: that President Joe Biden is willing to publicly challenge what he once called a "pariah" state. The US State Department also announced on Friday a new "Khashoggi Ban" that restricts the visas of 76 Saudis as part of a wider effort to retaliate against anyone who is involved in state-sponsored … [Read more...] about Biden is walking a tightrope on Saudi Arabia

close Video Fox News Flash top entertainment headlines for February 18 Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Check out what's clicking today in entertainment. Demi Lovato is continuing to open up about her near-fatal 2018 overdose . The singer, 28, recently spoke to People magazine, revealing that she "wouldn't change a thing" about how the events transpired following the overdose. "Everything had to happen in order for me to learn the lessons that I learned," the multihyphenate told the outlet at a Television Critics Association panel. "It was a painful journey, and I look back and sometimes I get sad when I think of the pain that I had to endure to overcome what I have, but I don't regret anything." Lovato noted that she is "proud" of who she is today and expressed excitement for people to see her upcoming four-part YouTube documentary, " Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil ." DEMI LOVATO WILL … [Read more...] about Demi Lovato talks ‘painful journey’ after 2018 overdose: ‘I’m so proud of the person I am today’