Forbes

Does Rejection Hurt You More Than Others? Take This Psychologist’s Quiz

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. If ambiguity feels unbearable or silence feels personal, rejection sensitivity may be ...
Reuters

Rejection of Texas law blacklisting 'woke' BlackRock could challenge anti-ESG laws in other states

LONDON/BOSTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - A Texas judge's move to strike down a state law blacklisting "woke" financial firms, including BlackRock (BLK.N), opens new tab and HSBC, that used environmental, ...
Polygon

Valve's job rejection letter to a high school teen is a class act

The job market can be a brutal place. You might apply to hundreds of jobs and never hear a peep from anyone. A workplace might pull an applicant through a convoluted process involving multiple ...
Newsweek

Woman Gets Rejection Text After First Date—‘Appalled’ by What She Sees

A woman received a rejection text after a first date, but what she saw in it left her stunned. Then the tone shifted. The other person started growing agitated and the OP said she could tell they were ...
Engadget

X's 'open source' algorithm isn't a win for transparency, researchers say

The X logo appears on a smartphone screen. (Photo by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (NurPhoto via Getty Images) When X's engineering team published the code that powers the platform's ...
Self

Intense Fear of Rejection Is Common in People With This Condition

No one is excited to deal with social rejection, but people with a certain mental health condition may struggle with this more than others. It’s called rejection sensitivity dysphoria, and Paris ...
The New York Times

For This Influencer, Rejection Is the New Perfection

One young woman’s mission of being rejected 1,000 times has inspired other social media users to seek out noes. Credit...via Gabriella Carr Supported by By Megan Farokhmanesh Gabriella Carr held up a ...
The Atlantic

The Upside of Professional Rejection

My relationship with rejection, professionally speaking, is complicated. I’m a writer, and although I’ve been hearing “thanks, but no thanks” in response to pitches since the ’90s, that hasn’t made ...
Business Insider

Elon Musk says X's algorithm is 'dumb' and 'needs massive improvements' as he open-sources recommendation system

X is revamping the algorithm that ranks posts in the "For You" feed. The engineering team said it will post changes to the algorithm on GitHub every four weeks, including explainers on changes. The ...
Fast Company

This TikTok life hack could help you embrace rejection

Rejection stings. If you’re on the job hunt right now, it’s likely something you’ve grown accustomed to, if not entirely numb to. Considering more than one in four workers without jobs has been ...
techtimes

Instagram Reels: 'Build Your 2026 Algorithm' Now Live in Regions Using English as Default Language

Meta has now rolled out the "Build Your 2026 Algorithm" feature for Instagram Reels to allow users use it to personalize their feeds. Instagram Reels 'Build Your 2026 Algorithm' Now Live After a test ...
Hyperallergic

Why Are We Paying for the Privilege of Rejection?

Are application fees always worth it? (illustration by Shari Flores/Hyperallergic) We tell young artists never to pay for the privilege of being considered. Then we send them into an art world that ...