Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has resigned from his company's board to make room for a more diverse voice. Ohanian, who is married to tennis star Serena Williams, announced Friday that he'd stepped down and has "urged them to fill my seat with a black candidate." The tech entrepreneur and investor also stated that he will use future gains on his Reddit stock "to serve the black community, chiefly to curb racial hate," starting with a $1 million donation to Colin Kaepernick's Know Your Rights Camp initiative. "It is long overdue to do the right thing. I'm doing this for me, for my family, and for my country," he wrote. "I’m saying this as a father who needs to be able to answer his black daughter when she asks: 'What did you do?'" Ohanian, 37, also urged everyone "fighting to fix our broken nation" to continue, and added, "I believe resignation can actually be an act of leadership from people in power." The tech mogul married Williams , 38, in 2017. …
Reddit, Robinhood and hedge fund CEOs testify at House hearing on GameStop saga
Lawmakers grilled chief executives and a Reddit user who goes by the moniker "DeepF---ingValue" during a hearing Thursday that aimed to unearth more about the GameStop stock market mania that sent Wall Street reeling late last month. The House Financial Services Committee summoned some of the key players in the saga to testify, including Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, Citadel LLC CEO Kenneth C. Griffin, Melvin Capital CEO Gabe Plotkin and Reddit user Keith Gill, also known by his screen names "RoaringKitty" and "DeepF---ingValue." The hearing came after an unprecedented series of events upended financial markets as an army of individual investors using do-it-yourself trading platforms such as Robinhood loosely organized on a Reddit forum and sent stock for struggling video game retailer GameStop soaring. GameStop shares skyrocketed some 1,600% in January, and hedge funds shorting the stock ended up losing heavily when they closed positions. In the …
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How Reddit users sent GameStop stock soaring, upending the market
An army of amateur traders loosely organizing on Reddit have shaken up all preconceived notions about the stock market as they fueled the meteoric rise of GameStop stock. Shares for GameStop, the electronics retailer that has largely struggled in recent years, have skyrocketed by nearly 2,000% since the beginning of the year. Shares were trading at around $350 on Wednesday, compared to less than $18 a share earlier this month -- essentially creating billions of dollars in value for shareholders. On Wednesday alone, the hot stock jumped by more than 100% after Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk further fanned the flames on Twitter after markets closed Tuesday. MORE: Alibaba stock spikes after Jack Ma resurfaces The subreddit r/wallstreetbets, where amateur investors convene to share investing ideas and thoughts, has now grown into a community of nearly 3 million. Coupled with the rise in popularity of trading apps such as Robin Hood, these so-called retail …
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Reddit Users Uncover ‘Racially Insensitive’ Tweets From Black ‘Bachelorette’ Contestants
Reddit users uncovered a handful of “racially insensitive” tweets from Justin Glaze and Andrew Spencer, two black contestants from ABC’s “The Bachelorette.” Glaze and Spencer were accused by Reddit users of writing “misogynistic, fatphobic, and racially insensitive” tweets during their teenage years. Spencer, who was sent home by Bachelorette Katie Thurston on last Monday’s episode, also allegedly tweeted in 2014 that he wanted to be the next Bachelor. “Let me be the next Bachelor,” 19-year-old Spencer wrote . In tweets, Spencer told a friend to “stop talking to fat h**s,” stated that “All Blondes have little lips,” and made fun of an individual for “marrying a Black girl.” His tweets went on to say, “You gotta std nasty a** African” and “That income taxes be black people real Christmas.” The former contestant and professional football player also called former President Donald Trump “hilarious.” Spencer has not commented publicly on his former tweets. …
Pregnant Serena Williams’ Reddit Co-Founder Fiance Alexis Ohanian Is Using His Own Site for Parenting Tips
When it comes to baby clothing, Reddit co-founder and dad-to-be Alexis Ohanian is team zipper rather than team snaps Advertisement ohanian-williams-2000 Credit: Jackson Lee/FilmMagic Reddit is good for more than just cute cat videos — just ask its co-founder, Alexis Ohanian . Ohanian, who is expecting his first child with fiancée Serena Williams , is using his own website to read up on some parenting tips and tricks. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow Following You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. “My favorite [tip] is to sleep with a blanket for like a month before the due date so you get your dad scent all over it,” he told Today Parents Monday. “And then wrap the baby in it once it shows up, so they’re not just immediately bonding with Mom, but also getting a bit of Dad.” Want all the latest pregnancy …
Final Say: The best comments from Alastair Campbell’s Reddit AMA on our Brexit campaign
On 19 September Alastair Campbell came to the Independent offices to take part in a Reddit " Ask Me Anything ". With his affiliation to the Final Say campaign and People's Vote campaign, Campbell was here to answer your questions about Brexit, a second referendum, Theresa May ... and being punched in the face. Here's a selection of the best questions and answers from the session. Comment from discussion I am Alastair Campbell and I back The Independent’s campaign for a Final Say on Brexit. Ask me anything . Comment from discussion I am Alastair Campbell and I back The Independent’s campaign for a Final Say on Brexit. Ask me anything . People's Vote march – demanding vote on final Brexit deal Show all 30 Comment from discussion I am Alastair Campbell and I back The Independent’s campaign for a Final Say on Brexit. Ask me anything . Comment from discussion I am Alastair Campbell and I back The Independent’s campaign …
Animal shelter creates hilarious bio for cat called Dave
An animal shelter has gone above and beyond to help an adorable cat by the name of Dave find his new forever home. In a heartwarming post shared to Reddit by u/Justice_Bananas, cat lovers were given a glimpse of the hilarious bio created by staff to help the friendly feline impress any prospective new owner. Described as an neutered adult male brown tabby born sometime between 2016 and 2018, it's in the bio's "More information" section that the most amusing and affectionate snippets can be found. "Look at him," the profile reads. "He's a perfect Dave. The kind of Dave who's quiet, calm and sometimes overlooked, but is the best neighbor on the block." Not content with extolling the virtues of Dave, the writer then proceeds to detail some of the very specific things that makes this Dave the perfect Dave. "Dave will snow-blow your drive before you come home from a winter vacation, so you can drive right into your garage," the bio states. "Dave will keep an eye on your house …
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Women say simple romantic gesture during sex can enhance orgasms
Ever wondered how to help a woman achieve an orgasm? It could be easier than you first thought as hundreds of women have revealed in a new Reddit forum that romance gestures, such as holding hands, majorly turn them on in the bedroom. The user shared a post saying she reaches climax best when her partner holds her hand during sex and asked if other ladies feel the same. "I orgasm best when my partner holds my hand during sex, anyone else?" the woman wrote. Women then flocked to the comments under the thread to reveal that it is also the trick to help them reach that moment. One commented: "Such a turn-on and a wonderful connection while doing something so intimate. "I find it's awesome, brings us closer and extends our feelings for each other. "Fingers interlocked, grip tightening up and going loose... it's like we are communicating through our touch, love it." Others said they like to include eye contact in the act too. "It feels so safe and great to have sex while …
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‘My engaged friend is paying me for X-rated vids – shall I tell his partner?’
A woman has asked whether she should tell a family friend's fiancée that he is paying her for X-rated videos online. The lady took to Reddit to ask other social media users their opinion on the tricky situation, and whether her friend was cheating on his partner. The poster, known as throwRA_OFUSC on Reddit, said she creates adult content online under a pseudonym. Despite this, a family friend has found her online and has since been paying her for custom, private videos. The woman, aged 24, wanted advice on whether people thought she should tell his partner what he is up to. She wrote: "So I have been making NSFW videos of myself for a few years for extra cash for school. "A few of my very, very close female friends know about it, but otherwise it's not something I share with people in my real life. "I started doing it when I was 20, and I've gained a small following. It's something I do on and off on various platforms, but more frequently I make …
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‘My husband won’t delete homemade porn vid he made with his ex – what shall I do?’
A woman has asked for advice online because her husband won't delete a homemade porn video he made with his ex-wife. The married lady, known only as Throwra-dont-know, took to Reddit to seek help over the tricky situation. She said she accidentally found the video her hubby made with his ex-wife and he said he would delete it off the hard drive, which he did. However, she then found it on a thumb drive, which he was hiding. The woman says her husband claims he doesn't want to delete the video and he misses his physique and because it also features his beloved cat, who has now died. However, fellow social media users warned her to be careful. Writing on the website, the woman said: "Like title says husband has a porn video made with his ex-wife. I found it accidentally and he promised he would delete it off the hard drive which he did. "This past weekend I found a thumb drive under his night stand and plugged it in and it only contained copies of …