Twitter employees warn Musk mass layoffs would be 'reckless'
Days before Elon Musk’s deal to acquire Twitter could finally close, workers at the social company are warning that staff cuts would be “reckless.” Timereports that an open letter from an unspecified...
View ArticleFTC seeks to penalize Drizly and its CEO over a breach that exposed 2.5...
The Federal Trade Commission wants to limit the amount of personal information Drizly can collect as part of the enforcement actions it's proposing against the marketplace and its CEO. According to the...
View ArticleWhatsApp went down for users worldwide (updated)
If you were trying to send messages via WhatsApp and they weren't going through, you weren't alone. The messaging app went down early Tuesday for many users around the world for at least 30 minutes....
View ArticleNASA names 16-person panel tasked with investigating UFOs
Last June, NASA announced that it would convene a panel to study "unidentified aerial phenomena" (UAP), aka UFOs — while saying it doesn't believe they're "extraterrestrial in origin." Now, the space...
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The Morning After: Testing out Apple's new entry-level iPad
Apple surprised us last week with two new iPads. We’ve spent a bit of time with the new entry-level iPad ($449) which has been redesigned to match the rest of the iPad family with flat edges, USB-C and...
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‘Bayonetta 3’ turns witchy weirdness into an art form
A new Bayonetta game is like the circus rolling into town. Bayonetta is the ringmaster, of course, and she shows up out of the blue with boxcars of strange beasts, weird friends, dangerous spells,...
View ArticleAmazon now lets you pay using Venmo
Your Venmo money is now useful for much more than covering your share of last night's pizza. As promised last year, Amazon is rolling out the option to use either your Venmo balance, a linked bank...
View ArticleShutterstock and OpenAI will team up to sell AI-generated stock images
Shutterstock is eager to embrace AI-generated art. As The Vergereports, the photo provider has widened its deal with OpenAI to begin selling stock images built using the DALL-E 2 AI generator. The...
View ArticleIndia fines Google $113 million for abusing the Play Store's dominance
Google is on the hook for another nine-figure fine after India’s antitrust agency said the company abused the dominant position of the Play Store. The regulator told Google to pay 9.36 billion rupees...
View ArticleFuture ‘Doctor Who’ seasons will air on Disney+
The BBC and Disney have announced future seasons of Doctor Who will stream on Disney+ outside the UK and Ireland. It’s the validation of a longstanding rumor that the UK’s public broadcaster was...
View ArticleA store that sells Nothing will open in London this year
Nothing only just released its first phone months ago, but that isn't stopping the company from establishing a physical retail presence. The company is opening its first Nothing Store on 4 Peter Street...
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Sony made a version of the LinkBuds S using recycled water bottles
Sony's LinkBuds S offer a more traditional true wireless fit as opposed to the open wear design of the original model. The company debuted the follow-up back in May, filling out the features list with...
View ArticleKen Block's first electric Gymkhana features a one-of-a-kind Audi EV
As promised, Ken Block has released his first Gymkhana video with an electric car — and this time, the vehicle is almost as important as the hooning. The "Electrikhana" sees Block drift around Las...
View Article'Dark Souls 2' PC multiplayer servers are back online after a nine-month outage
Dark Souls 2 players can once again team up and square off against each other on PC after FromSoftware reactivated the servers. The studio and publisher Bandai Namco switched off the online components...
View ArticleLyft's Pink subscription plan is back with a lower $10 fee (and fewer perks)
Lyft is once again rethinking its monthly subscription plan, and this time the cost might be easier to justify. The company has re-launched its Pink membership at $10 per month or $99 per year, or...
View ArticleThe Age of Empires series is finally coming to Xbox consoles and cloud gaming
World's Edge, the Xbox studio that's overseeing Age of Empires these days, held an event to mark the franchise's 25th anniversary. With it came some major news about the future of the series, including...
View ArticleGoogle will end Chrome support on Windows 7 and 8.1 in early 2023
Google has announced it will end Chrome support on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 early next year. Chrome 110, which is scheduled for release on February 7th, will not work on either of the operating...
View ArticleHinge is adding video identity verification to combat scam accounts and...
Starting next month, dating app Hinge will begin rolling out a new profile verification feature to combat a surge in fake accounts. Dubbed “Selfie Verification,” the feature will prompt users to upload...
View ArticleGoogle finally lets you view its latest Nest cameras on the web
It took a while, but you no longer need to use an app just to check on your home through a current-gen Nest camera. As The Vergeexplains, Google has introduced a home.google.com portal in preview that...
View ArticleApple's Freeform whiteboard app is now available for developers
With the first betas of iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2 and macOS Ventura 13.1 rolling out earlier today, Apple is letting developers try its Freeform app for the first time (via MacRumors). Announced at WWDC...
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