Verizon fires worker for union organizing, CWA alleges
Earlier this month, Verizon retail workers at locations in Lynnwood and Everett, Washington successfully voted to join the Communications Workers of America (CWA). Now the company has fired Jesse...
View ArticleLeaked document indicates Facebook has little insight into how user data is...
Facebook is reportedly unable to account for much of the personal user data under its ownership, including what it is being used for and where it’s located, according to an internal report leaked to...
View ArticleAfter Musk's Twitter takeover, an open-source alternative is 'exploding'
We may not yet know exactly what Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter means for the platform, but one Twitter alternative is already booming as a result of the news. Mastodon, the open-source social media...
View ArticleDJI suspends sales in Russia and Ukraine to prevent its drones from being...
DJI has temporarily suspended sales and all business activities in both Russia and Ukraine "in light of current hostilities," the dronemaker has announced. As Reuters reports, that makes it the first...
View ArticleAmazon avoids fines and other penalties in Illinois warehouse collapse
Amazon won't face fines and other penalties following the collapse of an Illinois warehouse that killed six workers during a tornado, CNBC has reported. However, the US Labor Department's Occupational...
View ArticleRobinhood lays off nine percent of its full-time employees
Robinhood is letting around nine percent of its full-time employees go, company CEO Vlad Tenev has announced. In a blog post, Tenev said the company grew rapidly throughout 2020 and in the first half...
View ArticleAmazon's second-gen Echo Show 5 falls back to $50
You have another chance to grab Amazon's second-gen Echo Show 5 for $50. While it's a bit more than the device's all-time low on the website, that's still 41 percent off its retail price of $85. Amazon...
View ArticleApple's Self Service Repair program is now open to iPhone owners in the US
It took several months, but Apple's Self Service Repair program is now available in the US. If you have an iPhone 12, iPhone 13 or third-generation iPhone SE, you can buy key parts (such as batteries,...
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The best wireless workout headphones you can buy
As some of you might know, I’m a runner. On occasion I review sports watches, and outside of work I’m a certified marathon coach. So when Engadget wanted to round up the best wireless workout...
View ArticleLucid will sell up to 100,000 EVs to the Saudi government
Luxury EV maker Lucid Group has struck a deal to sell the government of Saudi Arabia up to 100,000 vehicles over the next ten years, it announced. The kingdom's Ministry of Finance will buy at least...
View ArticleTwitch is reconsidering how it pays top streamers
The biggest Twitch streamers might not rake in as much money in the future. Bloombergsources say Twitch is considering multiple proposals to rethink payment structures, including one that would cut top...
View ArticleSony is building a game preservation team
When Sony's expanded PlayStation Plus service starts rolling out next month, it will fold in PlayStation Now, which offers access to hundreds of games from older console generations. Now, it seems the...
View ArticleCharter and Comcast team up to build 'next-generation' streaming hardware
Two of the largest American cable providers are joining forces to adapt to the internet era. Charter and Comcast have unveiled a joint venture that will create a "next-generation" streaming platform...
View ArticleApple promises free fixes for Watch Series 6 models with blank screens
Don't worry if your Apple Watch screen suddenly went blank — you might not have to pay to get it fixed. 9to5Mac and The Verge note that Apple has launched a service program that offers free fixes for...
View ArticlePro Tools is now only available as a subscription service
Avid is taking a page out of the Adobe playbook by shifting Pro Tools entirely to a subscription model. There's no longer an option to buy a perpetual license, which granted customers lifetime access...
View ArticleDodge will reveal a Hornet plug-in hybrid in August
You won't have to wait long to buy a small Dodge plug-in hybrid. As Autoblogexplains, Dodge chief Tim Kuniskis revealed in a Q&A that a PHEV edition of the upcoming Hornet compact car will be...
View ArticleRivian teases off-road Sand Mode and a pet-friendly HVAC feature
Folks who ordered a Rivian R1T truck or R1S SUV with an Ocean Coast trim may need to wait a bit longer than expected for their EV to arrive. The company told customers in an email that "the light wood...
View ArticleAlexa can tell you when your security camera detects a person or package
Amazon is rolling out a feature that will allow Alexa to tell you when a supported security camera or video doorbell detects a person or a package. If you activate the announcements, you can receive an...
View ArticleYou can now ask Google to remove phone numbers from search results
Google has long accepted requests to remove some personal information from search results, but now that option should be considerably more useful. Google has expanded the policy to let you ask for the...
View ArticleMeta's newest AI discovers stronger and greener concrete formulas
They may not be able to shout "Eureka!" like their human colleagues but AI/ML system have shown immense potential in the field of compound discovery — whether that's sifting through reams of data to...
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