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Tuesday's threats turned out to be a hoax. But the stress and anxiety was palpable among students, parents and administrators alike, not only in Pittsfield, but also in North Adams and Great Barrington, where similar threats were made to two high schools.
"What we need is antisocial media," argues columnist Seth Brown. "Imagine a website where there are no corporate brand accounts, no influencers, no stream of TikTok videos, no rage-inducing clickbait articles, no annoying friends of friends who randomly leave a comment on your post in an attempt to be clever or raise a counterpoint."
A fly in an ice cube and allegations of a skipped tab led to an argument between a customer and the owners of Otto's Kitchen and Comfort. When one of those owners created a video venting about the exchange, it stirred up an online community that both customer and owners now say left them feeling bruised and bullied.
Pittsfield saw nearly three dozen intersection crashes over the two-day Christmas weekend as road crews struggled to remove ice and snow after Friday’s surprise blizzard, sparking a rumor they’d gone on strike.
Eagle columnist Mitchell Chapman writes: "Precisely what the standards for social media platforms should be is an existential question we must grapple with seriously."
Vidmob, a tech company with offices in Pittsfield, raises additional $110 million in venture capital
VidMob, a fast-growing creative technology firm whose engineering department is located in Pittsfield, has raised an additional $110 million in venture capital.
Online shopping and investment scams account for the majority of social media scams along with romance scams, writes Eagle columnist Elliott Greenblott.
Two county residents have their Instagram accounts seized by a hacker involved in a cryptocurrency scam, in a crime trend that is surging on social media. Fraud experts say Big Tech largely is to blame.
In a rare show of bipartisan comity, our elected and appointed leaders seem to be awakening to the problem that is Big Tech in our lives. But, will it be enough compared to the big money, big lawyers and big pull these companies have with lawmakers?
DALTON — Kameron Spaulding has joined Berkshire Money Management as marketing specialist, a newly established position. He will assist Directo…