Harry says he warned Twitter boss ahead of Capitol riot
The Duke of Sussex reveals his coup warning to Jack Dorsey came a day before the 6 January unrest......»»
Humanity suffering from "extreme heat epidemic," UN chief warns
Humanity is suffering from an "extreme heat epidemic," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday, calling for action to limit the impacts of heat waves intensified by climate change......»»
X website reverts water pistol emoji to realistic gun
Users on Twitter/X have found that after six years, choosing the pistol emoji now shows an image of a gun instead of a water pistol.Choosing the "Pistol" emoji on Twitter/X now again gets you a gun instead of a water pistolThe existence of any partic.....»»
Firms hit by huge IT outage warned to be wary of scammers
Firms impacted by the recent global IT outage are being warned to be wary of scammers and hackers looking to take advantage of the situation......»»
Humans caused climate change. Amid the suffering, now they must solve it
For decades, scientists warned that continued burning of oil, gas, and coal would have devastating climate impacts. Those impacts are being felt around the world......»»
Massive Outage Hits Microsoft Services Worldwide
Microsoft boss Satya Nadella addresses the issue. The post Massive Outage Hits Microsoft Services Worldwide appeared first on Phandroid. In what could be described as an actual real-life “Y2K” scenario, countless machines runn.....»»
FTC attacks Microsoft’s post-merger Game Pass price increases
Regulator says move is "exactly the sort of consumer harm" it warned about. Enlarge / Access to first-party games on launch day remains a major selling point for the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate tier. (credit: Microsoft) The.....»»
Elon Musk’s X tests letting users request Community Notes on bad posts
X to fight spiking disinformation by letting users request Community Notes. Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images / Contributor | LightRocket) Continuing to evolve the fact-checking service that launched as Twitter's Birdwatch, X.....»»
Protecting one of the world"s most threatened marine animals
Researchers from Murdoch University's Harry Butler Institute have employed the latest genetic techniques to uncover critical breeding and reproductive knowledge about one of the world's most threatened marine animals—the sawfish......»»
Social media polls deliberately skew political realities of 2016, 2020 US presidential elections, finds researchers
Informal political polls conducted on X/Twitter during both the 2016 and 2020 U.S. presidential elections were significantly skewed by questionable votes, many of which may have been purchased from troll farms......»»
Ineos Automotive"s Americas boss Greg Clark to step down
Clark played a pivotal role in getting Ineos Automotive set up in the U.S. and Canada. The region is already Ineos' largest......»»
Walmart Prime Day Lego deals: Harry Potter, Jurassic Park, more
We've taken the time to pick out all the best Walmart Prime Day Lego deals available right now and listed them here, along with buying advice......»»
Ex-Rolls-Royce design boss Ian Cameron stabbed to death at his home
Former Rolls-Royce head of design Ian Cameron, 74, was found dead at his home in Bavaria, Germany, after he was stabbed by an attacker......»»
Best Buy is having a sale on Pit Boss grills
Shopping around for a new outdoor grill? Save over $100 on Pit Boss grills at Best Buy, but act fast before these two deals end!.....»»
AI makes writing easier, but stories sound alike
Books and movies of the future could all start to feel the same if creative industries embrace artificial intelligence to help write stories, a study published on Friday warned......»»
Elon Musk’s X faces big EU fines as paid checkmarks are ruled deceptive
Paid "verification" deceives X users and violates Digital Services Act, EU says. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto) Elon Musk's overhaul of the Twitter verification system deceives users and violates the Digital S.....»»
Tim Cook and Eddy Cue once again attend Sun Valley ‘summer camp for billionaires’ [Gallery]
Apple CEO Tim Cook is once again in attendance at the Sun Valley Conference in Idaho. Cook was pictured arriving at the event – which is commonly referred to as a “summer camp for billionaires” – alongside Apple’s services boss Eddy Cue......»»
Apple Vision Pro launches in UK, Australia, and more
The overseas rollout of Apple Vision Pro has continued with it now being available in Apple Stores in five more countries.An early buyer of the Apple Vision Pro in London. (Source: BBC's Zoe Kleinman on Twitter)Two weeks after it had its first releas.....»»
"We can"t wait another year": disaster-hit nations call for climate aid
Countries on the frontlines of climate change have warned they cannot wait another year for long-sought aid to recover from disasters as floods and hurricanes wreak havoc across the globe......»»
Apple just warned some iPhone users about a dangerous spyware attack
Apple is warning iPhone users in 98 countries to be on the lookout for potential mercenary spyware attacks. It's the first such warning since earlier this year......»»
Apple warns iPhone users in 98 countries about ‘mercenary spyware attacks’
Apple has warned a significant number of iPhone users across 98 countries that they appear to have been targeted by “mercenary spyware attacks” which could compromise almost all the personal data on their devices. The company says it can never.....»»