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☆ If Elon Musk removes the block feature from X it wouldn't be the first time the billionaire skirted App Store rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk on Friday announced plans to remove the block feature on X, formerly known as Twitter. The Apple App Store requires apps with user-generated content to have a block feature. Elon Musk on Friday announced plans to remove the block feature on X, the microblogging social media platform formerly known as Twitter. And it wouldn't be the first time the billionaire has gotten what he wanted despite existing rules on the App Store. The Google Play Store and Apple App Store have rules for apps that host user-generated content like text posts, photos, and videos.

Persons: Elon Musk, It's, Apple, X, Musk, Tim Cook, Tim, Cook Organizations: Twitter, Apple, Google, SpaceX, Tesla Locations: Musk's

☆ Elon Musk, who was accused of unblocking himself from people's accounts after buying Twitter, now says he's getting rid of the block feature altogether aside from DMs
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk says the block feature will be "deleted" from X, formerly Twitter. Musk's posts suggest X users will only be able to block others from direct messaging them. The platform's owner, Elon Musk, announced plans to do away with X's block feature in a series of posts on Friday. Musk's posts on Friday aren't the first time the billionaire has expressed his distaste for the block feature — he said something similar in June. You will still be able to mute accounts and block users for DMs — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 18, 2023It's unclear when this change will go into effect at X.

Persons: Elon Musk, Elon, haven't, Musk, he'd, Forbes, Matt Novak, X Organizations: Twitter, DMs, Bloomberg

☆ Amid Sextortion’s Rise, Computer Scientists Tap A.I. to Identify Risky Apps
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Tripp Mickle | More About Tripp Mickle | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“There are reviews out there that talk about the type of dangerous behavior that occurs, but those reviews are drowned out,” Mr. Levine said. “You can’t find them.”Predators are increasingly weaponizing apps and online services to collect explicit images. Because Apple’s and Google’s app stores don’t offer keyword searches, Mr. Levine said, it can be difficult for parents to find warnings of inappropriate sexual conduct. He doesn’t plan to profit off the site but is encouraging donations to the University of Massachusetts to offset its costs. Mr. Levine and a dozen computer scientists investigated the number of reviews that warned of child sexual abuse across more than 550 social networking apps distributed by Apple and Google.

Persons: ” Mr, Levine Organizations: ” Predators, University of Massachusetts, Apple, Google

☆ Threads doesn't seem to be catching on — and X is losing some once-loyal users. Gen Zers share what they think is missing.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Threads is struggling to retain users, and X is losing popularity among some Gen Zers. Two Gen Zers say social media is about building an online community with those who share your views. When Threads first launched, some Gen Zers shared their excitement for Threads' potential to be the "go-to social media platform for venting and sharing among Gen Z." Insider contacted more Gen Zers to learn their opinions on Threads and find out what attracts them to the apps they use daily. Rose said the text-based X app is for her inner thoughts, while image-based Instagram is for catching up with old friends.

Persons: Zers, Elon Musk's

☆ Russian families sold on Putin's promise of affordable, seaside living are selling their homes and hunting for cheaper properties in occupied Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russians are flocking to the occupied city of Mariupol for cheap apartments. One Russian who spoke to the BBC was excited at the prospect of a seaside apartment. Russian troops took control of Mariupol last year after a bloody battle that killed thousands. Russian forces took control of Mariupol in the Spring of 2022 following a deadly siege that drove out city officials. "Mariupol will be a beautiful city," Vladimir, who was only identified by his first name, told the publication.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Vladimir, Insider's Tom Porter Organizations: Service, BBC, Facebook Locations: Mariupol, Wall, Silicon, Russian, Vladimir, Murmansk

☆ Meta Begins Blocking News in Canada
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Katie Robertson | More About Katie Robertson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, has started blocking news articles on its social networking services in Canada. Content posted on Facebook and Instagram by both local Canadian news outlets and international outlets will not be visible to Canadians using the platforms. Canada passed the Online News Act in June, joining a push by numerous governments to force big social media companies to compensate news organizations. The Canadian bill requires the platforms and search engines to negotiate with news publishers to license their content. Meta had previously signaled that it would block news access in response to the Canadian law.

Persons: ” Meta, Meta Organizations: Facebook Locations: Canada

☆ Pinterest expenses skyrocket during the second quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Pinterest shares sank about 4% after the company's second-quarter earnings report revealed expenses grew faster than revenue. Revenue : $708 million vs. $696 million expected, according to Refinitiv. : $708 million vs. $696 million expected, according to Refinitiv. Sales in the company's second quarter jumped 6% year over year, while net losses narrowed by 19% to $35 million, or 5 cents per share, from $43.1 million, or 7 cents per share, a year earlier. Pinterest said its total costs and expenses were $781 million during the second quarter, an 11% increase from the $700 million it recorded the previous year during the same period.

Persons: Pinterest, Bill Ready, we've, Meta Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Facebook, Meta

☆ Elon Musk's rebrand of Twitter to 'X' could get him in legal trouble with Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Elon Musk's Twitter rebrand could land him in legal hot water with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and others, experts say. On Sunday, Musk announced that he was getting rid of the Twitter brand and logo. Meta's trademark for a white-and-blue X relates to "social networking services in the fields of entertainment, gaming and application development." The announcement comes just weeks after the launch of Threads, a Meta-owned app seen by some as a "Twitter clone." X may be "powered by AI" in the future, as Yaccarino noted, but the first phase of Twitter's rebrand is simple for now.

Persons: Elon, Mark Zuckerberg, Musk, Linda Yaccarino, Josh Gerben, Stacy Wu, Wu, didn't, Yaccarino, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Biden, " Biden, adieu Organizations: Twitter, Meta, Microsoft, Reuters, CNBC, Google Locations: we're, New York, China

☆ Meta already appears to hold the rights to 'X.' It could make Twitter's rebrand complicated.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta already appears to have a trademark for an "X" logo. Musk's new logo for "X" also resembles a Unicode character and a Monotype font. Twitter may have hit a snag while rolling out its new logo — it seems like Meta already holds the rights to it. Meta's "X" logo in its trademark filings looks different from the one Musk has put up on Twitter's website. Meta's "X" looks like two arrows with rounded ends pointing inwards — one white and one blue — while Twitter's "X" is a black and white angular rendition.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, Elon Musk, Zuckerberg's Meta, Matthew Scroggs, Josh Gerben, Meta, Gerben Organizations: Elon, Twitter, University College London, Monotype

For more than 10 years, Twitter has been recognizable for its blue and white bird logo, which became a symbol of the social network’s unique culture and lexicon. “Tweeps” became the moniker for Twitter employees. Late on Sunday, Elon Musk began getting rid of it all. The tech billionaire, who bought Twitter last year, renamed the social platform X.com on its website and started replacing the bird logo with a stylized version of the 24th letter of the Latin alphabet. Inside Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco, X logos were projected in the cafeteria, while conference rooms were renamed to words with X in them, including “eXposure,” “eXult” and “s3Xy,” according to photos seen by The New York Times.

Persons: Tweeps ”, Elon Musk, “, Musk, adieu Organizations: Twitter, The New York Times Locations: San Francisco

☆ Earnings playbook: Alphabet and General Motors lead off a busy week of reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Tuesday General Motors is set to report earnings before the bell, followed by a call at 8:30 a.m. What history shows: GM earnings beat earnings expectations 86% of the time, according to Bespoke. Alphabet is set to report earnings after the bell, with management slated to hold a call at 5 p.m. This quarter: Earnings for the tech giant are expected to have grown by 10% from the year-earlier period, per Refinitiv. What history shows: Bespoke data shows Alphabet earnings beat expectations 68% of the time, and the stock rises more than 1% on earnings day.

Persons: Michael Wayland, GM's EVs, GOOGL, Jennifer Elias, Goldman Sachs, Kash Rangan, Rangan, Peter Grom, Leslie Josephs, Max, Wells, Zachary Fadem, Jonathan Vanian, Meta, Refinitiv, Jefferies, Andy Barish, LUV, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: General Motors, Microsoft, Refinitiv, CNBC, company's, Silverado, United Auto Workers union, Investors, Management, PepsiCo, UBS, Boeing, Corporate, Twitter, Meta, Southwest Airlines, U.S, Southwest Locations: U.S, FactSet

☆ Meta and Qualcomm team up to run big A.I. models on phones
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

But the AI boom has largely missed the companies that make leading edge processors for phones and PCs, like Qualcomm. The announcement on Tuesday suggests that Qualcomm wants to position its processors as well-suited for A.I. If large language models can run on phones instead of in large data centers, it could push down the significant cost of running A.I. Qualcomm will make Meta's open-source Llama 2 models available on Qualcomm devices, which it believes will enable applications like intelligent virtual assistants. Doing this will allow researchers and eventually commercial enterprises to use the AI models on their own computers without asking permission or paying.

Persons: Cristiano Amon, OpenAI's, Bard Organizations: Qualcomm, Milken Institute Global Conference, Calif, Meta, Nvidia Locations: Beverly Hills

☆ What Meta's Threads app means for Twitter, social media and Meta's own profits
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Meta Platforms made headlines last week with the launch of Threads , a text-based social media app challenging Twitter and pitting two heavyweight technology leaders against one another. "It's a land grab right now, right now, it's PR," said Paul Meeks, portfolio manager at Independent Solutions Wealth Management. Evercore ISI's Mark Mahaney wrote in a recent note that Threads "poses very little downside" risk to Meta's business, offering "upside optionality" for revenues and profits. Headwinds to Twitter Morfe broadly, Threads may rattle the social media industry and, over the long haul, snatch up some competitor's cherished advertisers. To be sure, Elevation Partners co-founder Roger McNamee said Meta and Threads face a long, uphill climb.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Meta hasn't, Adam Mosseri, it's, Paul Meeks, Meeks, Evercore, Mark Mahaney, Gene Munster, Mark Douglas, MNTN, CNBC's, Matthew Prince, Musk's, Alex Spiro, Roger McNamee Organizations: European Union, Twitter, PR, Independent Solutions Wealth Management, Meta, Facebook, Elon, Partners

☆ Meta could become even more dominant in social media with Threads
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Washington CNN —In less than 48 hours, Meta’s Twitter rival Threads has surpassed 70 million sign-ups, upended the social media landscape and appears to have rattled Twitter enough that it is now threatening legal action against Meta. By promoting Threads through Instagram, and by sharing Instagram user data with Threads to let people instantly recreate their social networks, Meta has significantly greased the onboarding process. The issue isn’t limited to the realm of social media. Rather than viewing it through the lens of a social media market, one helpful way to look at the issue is from the perspective of the advertising market, he said. That could lead to further antitrust scrutiny for Meta even if the question about competition in social media is ambiguous.

Persons: Elon, Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, ”, Instagram, Musk, ” Reddit, Alexis Ohanian, Ohanian, Agustin Reyna, Reyna, Adam Mosseri, Geoffrey Manne, ” Manne, Zuckerberg, Manne, Jeff Blattner, Mosseri, Charlotte Slaiman, “ Organizations: Washington CNN, Meta, Twitter, EU, Google, Center for Law Locations: Europe, Brussels, Portland , Oregon, Washington

☆ Spill jumped to the top of the App Store this week for its approach to social networking — here's how to use Black Twitter's new favorite site
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

With major changes at Twitter, many Black Twitter users are seeking out Spill invite codes. Such a community was created on Twitter by its Black users to share their culture and inside jokes, and the entity is affectionately dubbed "Black Twitter." However, under Musk's reign, Black Twitter has said their days on the app are numbered. You can "sip" or "serve" your Spill networkSpillOnce you begin to follow users on Spill, you're officially "sipping" their content. Although most of the punchlines may seem like inside jokes reserved for those involved in Black Twitter, Terrell said Spill is expanding in the hopes of reaching a wider audience.

Persons: Keke Palmer —, Elon Musk, Alphonzo, Terrell, DeVaris Brown, Questlove, Black Twitter, it's, hasn't, Kerry Washington, Victoria Monet, you've Organizations: Spill, Twitter, Elon, Spill Spill, Wall Street, Apple

☆ Meta launches Instagram Threads in a direct challenge to Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Meta has officially debuted its Twitter-like messaging app Threads, which the company is pitching as Instagram's "text-based conversation app." Mark Zuckerberg, Meta's CEO and co-founder, announced the debut of Threads on Wednesday, marking the official release of the social networking giant's new text-focused messaging app. The Threads app is now available to download for free on the Apple App Store and Google Play online store in over 100 countries, Meta said in a blog post. Many Instagram users were also recently able to obtain invitations to access Threads from within their Instagram accounts. Although Threads is linked to Instagram, with users able to use their existing Instagram usernames, the messaging service is a separate app that people will need to download.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Meta, Instagram Organizations: Tech, Meta, SpaceX, Apple

☆ Zuckerberg goes after Musk’s Twitter. Here's what it could mean for Meta
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Meta Platforms ' (META) new social media app is set to rival Twitter at a time when the Elon Musk-owned microblogging app is facing fresh upheaval. Meta's latest social networking app, Threads , is expected to go live Thursday, according to Apple's App Store. Twitter users have responded angrily to Musk's latest restrictions on the platform, and many appear to be looking for new alternatives — potentially making Zuckerberg's Threads an attractive option for disgruntled Twitter users. Bottom line We couldn't think of any company other than Meta Platforms, under the leadership of Zuckerberg, to take on Twitter. This photo illustration created in Washington, DC, on July 5, 2023, shows the logos for Threads, an Instagram app, and Instagram.

Persons: Elon, Zuckerberg, Jim Cramer, it's, Musk, hasn't, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Stefani Reynolds Organizations: Twitter, Elon Musk, Meta, Facebook, Tesla, The New York Times, CNBC, AFP, Getty Locations: Washington ,

☆ Grindr went public 7 months ago. Here's what's happened since then
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Since its Nov. 18 debut, Grindr has begun courting investors and making the necessary adjustments to be a public company, all the while making innovative plans for the future of the product. Seven months in the public marketIn the seven months since Grindr representatives rang the opening bell, CEO George Arison has shifted his focus to matters relevant to a public company, such as hiring specialists versus generalists and raising liquidity. Slightly more than 6% of shares are available for public investors to buy and sell, according to FactSet. Big names such as Vanguard, BlackRock and Charles Schwab also have small holdings, with each accounting for less than 0.2% of total shares. Grindr also recently launched a web offering, which may offer more features at an additional cost in the future.

Persons: Grindr, It's, Bud, George Arison, Arison, unapologetically, Bumble, Morgan Stanley, he's, Charles Schwab, Raymond Zage, Tiga, James Fu Bin Lu, Spencer Platt Organizations: NYSE, Tiga, Disney, Bud Light, Anheuser, Busch Inbev, JPMorgan, Wall Street, Group, West Capital Management, Prescott Investors, Vanguard, BlackRock, New York Stock Exchange, Tiga Acquisition Corp, Getty Locations: Boston, New York City

☆ Exclusive: Taiwan on alert for Chinese-funded election interference
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Yimou Lee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

"They hope to influence Taiwanese people by reaching out to the grassroots," said one Taiwan security official with direct knowledge of the matter. "They hope to influence swing voters who don't have particular political affiliation and would vote for whoever gives them benefits." It is illegal under Taiwanese law for an election campaign to receive money from "external hostile forces," including China. The report said the underground banking systems in Taiwan, which are widely known but difficult to regulate, could provide foreign exchange support. Some Taiwanese have been prosecuted in recent years over receiving illicit support from China in election campaigns.

Persons: Tsai Ing, China's, Wellington Koo, Tsai, Yimou Lee, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Reuters, National Security Council, Chinese Communist Party, Taiwan Affairs Office, Democratic Progressive Party, Mainland Affairs Council, Thomson Locations: TAIPEI, China, Beijing, Taiwan, Wellington, New Taipei City

☆ Exclusive: Xi Jinping tells Bill Gates he welcomes U.S. AI tech in China
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates delivers his speech at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, August 16, 2022. Xi also discussed Microsoft's (MSFT.O) business development in China during their meeting in Beijing, one of the sources said. When asked for comment, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation directed Reuters to the post. His meeting with Gates comes as U.S.-China relations are at their lowest point in decades, with AI a key flashpoint. Microsoft is a backer of OpenAI, whose chatbot ChatGPT ignited a global AI buzz last year that has spread to China.

Persons: Bill Gates, Kim Hong, Xi Jinping, Xi, Gates, Melinda Gates, Jason Neely, Jan Harvey Organizations: Microsoft Corp, National Assembly, REUTERS, U.S, Microsoft, Melinda Gates Foundation, Reuters, Information Office, chipmaker Micron, LinkedIn China, Thomson Locations: Seoul, South Korea, HONG KONG, China, Beijing, China's, U.S, Hong Kong

☆ Grindr's ex-privacy chief accused top executives of shrugging off system bugs that retained 'billions' of user photos
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former Chief of Privacy Ron DeJesus said top executives ignored multiple warnings about user data. De Jesus claimed in the lawsuit that user data was stored after accounts were deleted, and shared with third parties. In 2021, Norway fined Grindr $7 million for illegally sharing user data, which De Jesus referenced in his lawsuit. De Jesus claimed that after he shared his privacy concerns with executives, he was iced out of an executive retreat. "Mr. De Jesus was terminated for being ineffective and for poorly managing Grindr's privacy practices, which were his primary responsibility," Lenihan said.

Persons: Ron DeJesus, De Jesus, Ron De Jesus, Jesus, Patrick Lenihan, Lenihan, Grindr Organizations: Morning, Los Angeles Superior Court, Grindr Locations: Los Angeles, Norway

☆ What Apple's entry into virtual reality means for the future of Meta Platforms and the metaverse
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Meta Platforms ' vision to sell a future where people work, play and mingle in a virtual world may finally be getting its long-overdue validation thanks to an unlikely partner. Apple on Monday unveiled its highly anticipated mixed reality product, known as Vision Pro , at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference . So confident in the bright future of the metaverse, Facebook rebranded itself as Meta Platforms in 2021 to better reflect its vision beyond social media. More than a year and a half later Apple's metaverse entry may finally offer the much-needed support to Meta's overambitious vision, and lure once skeptical investors back to the virtual world. With the company — and metaverse vision — so dependent on consumer adoption, this creates a difficult near-term setup, Meeks said.

Persons: It's, Mark Zuckerberg, Gucci, Meta's, Gene Munster, Wall, Paul Meeks, JPMorgan's Samik Chatterjee, Advisors Capital Management's JoAnne Feeney, Meeks, Davidson's Tom Forte, scoffed, Apple's, Feeney, Bernstein's Toni Sacconaghi Organizations: Apple, Developers, Facebook, Walmart, Grill, Independent Solutions Wealth Management, Advisors Capital, Munster, Quest

☆ Meta to debut new Channels broadcasting tool for WhatsApp
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Meta plans to debut a new broadcasting feature dubbed Channels for its WhatsApp messaging service. The Channels admins won't be allowed to add followers to their channels, which will store messages for 30 days before they are deleted. Unlike more conventional WhatsApp messages, Channels will not use end-to-end encryption so that they can "reach a wide audience," WhatsApp said in a blog post. WhatsApp users will eventually be able to find Channels they want to join in a searchable directory. WhatsApp plans to eventually let anyone create a WhatsApp channel, besides its current launch partners that also include the International Rescue Committee and the World Health Organization.

Persons: WhatsApp, Mark Zuckerberg, CNBC's Jim Cramer, Meta, monetize WhatsApp Organizations: Singapore Heart Foundation, International Rescue Committee, World Health Organization, Meta, Facebook, YouTube Locations: Singapore, Colombia

☆ The rivalry between Meta and Apple is moving to a new playing field: virtual reality
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

New York CNN —Months after Apple unveiled a privacy change that threatened Facebook’s core advertising business, the social networking company rebranded as Meta and shifted its focus to virtual reality. Apple (AAPL) on Monday unveiled its mixed reality headset, the Vision Pro, in one of its most ambitious product launches in years. On Thursday, just days before WWDC, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg tried to preempt the expected Apple headset announcement by teasing the Meta Quest 3. Apple on Monday unveiled its first-ever virtual reality headset, challenging Facebook-owner Meta in a market that has yet to gain widespread consumer adoption. Apple chose not to focus on the term “virtual reality,” nor did it show off disembodied avatars without legs inhabiting a virtual world, as Meta did initially.

Persons: Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, Meta, Josh Edelson, Morgan Stanley, “ We’re, ” Sheeva, ” Eric Alexander, Apple, ”, Julie, Forrester, Zuckerberg, that’s, Alexander, ’ ”, It’s, D.A, Davidson, Tom Forte, Forte, Blackberry, ” Forte Organizations: New, New York CNN, Apple, Meta, Vision, Microsoft, Google, VR, Facebook, Getty, Street, IDC, ” Sheeva Slovan, Reality Labs, CNN, Apple's, WWDC, Disney Locations: New York, AFP, ’

☆ Ivy League professor of ultra-popular 'monk class': These 3 changes can make you more resilient than most
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

To pass Justin McDaniel's "monk class," University of Pennsylvania students must ditch their phones — and voices — for 30 days. The class's stringent rules, modeled after actual monk practices, aren't meant to socially isolate the students. "We exercise to build muscle and endurance, but we don't practice emotions," McDaniel, a humanities professor who practiced as a monk for nearly a year at age 21, tells CNBC Make It. The monk class is supposed to be like "shock therapy," a crash course to jolt students into mindfulness: Spending a month with fewer distractions helps students become more aware of their physical surroundings and emotions, he says. In the class, McDaniel teaches that doing one thing at a time is the best way to stay present.

Persons: Justin McDaniel's, —, McDaniel, epiphanies Organizations: University of Pennsylvania, CNBC, Twitter, of Bath, Social Networking, Netflix, Stanford University

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