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According to the latest company announcement, they have started the initial experiments of downvote button since last July, and the feedback from users has been positive. “We learned a lot about the types of replies you don’t find relevant and we’re expanding this test –– more of you on web, and soon iOS and Android will have the option to use reply downvoting,” Twitter noted. Twitter is currently testing two versions of its voting system, including upvote and downvote buttons....

Elon Musk finally completed the Twitter deal on Friday and is now officially the owner and CEO of the social media platform. The billionaire’s era on Twitter started with a controversy. Musk first fired all of the company’s top executives. Then, he ordered the implementation of new Blue subscription policies, requiring all verified accounts to pay $20 per month. While Musk still needs to refine Twitter’s content policies, the platform is now hit by a coordinated trolling campaign....

Huawei has been under the US radar since a few years ago when it was revealed that the company has suspicious ties with the Chinese government for espionage purposes. The FCC recently imposed a new ban on Huawei and ZTE to prevent them from entering the US market. The Justice Department says two Chinese agents tried to disrupt the investigation against Huawei by gaining access to confidential information and trial evidence....

At its heart, the center will be a series of collaborations among the College, School of Medicine, School of Nursing and Curry School of Education, fostering partnerships among humanities scholars, medical and nursing practitioners, clinical researchers, education researchers, and contemplative practitioners, among others. Sonia and Paul Jones of Greenwich, Conn. donated the money for the project. Their initial inspiration for funding the center came as a result of their devotion to their Ashtanga yoga teacher, Sri K....

That’s why psychiatrist Judson Brewer’s new book Unwinding Anxiety is so refreshing. Yes, it has some tips—but they don’t come until much later in the book. In fact, his whole point is that tips alone won’t help those of us who struggle with anxiety. Brewer shows how anxiety exists inside the habits that make up our everyday lives, and habits are sticky. They won’t go away just because we tell ourselves to breathe—because, as crazy as it sounds when talking about anxiety, our brain is attracted to these habits because they create some sense of reward....