Jack Thompson Still Has a Grudge
A new profile of Jack Thompson, the notorious anti-violent video game crusader of the mid-2000s. The Verge: When the video game industry is valued at $300 billion, a Halo TV series trailer is occupying prime real estate during the AFC Championship, a.....»»
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande review: A pleasant but lackluster two-hander
Daryl McCormack and Emma Thompson elevate Hulu's Good Luck to You, Leo Grande......»»
Handset vendors launch niche-market models to wage up sales in Taiwan
Brand handset vendors including Sony Mobile Communications, Vivo and Realme have launched new smartphones in Taiwan, hoping to jack up their sales with niche-market models, according to sources at retail channels......»»
US Anti-Hacking Law Tested in Trial Over 2019 Capitol One Data Breach
"Paige Thompson worked as a software engineer in Seattle and ran an online community for other programmers," remembers the New York Times. [Alternate URL here and here.] "In 2019, she downloaded personal information belonging to more than 100 milli.....»»
Jack Dorsey"s TBD Announces Web3 Competitor: Web5
Jack Dorsey's beef with Web3 has never been a secret. In his view, Web 3 -- blockchain boosters' dream of a censorship resistant, privacy-focused internet of the future -- has become just as problematic as the Web2 which preceded it. Now, he's out wi.....»»
Dell’s adds Alder Lake CPU to XPS 13, but ditches the earphone jack
Dell launches revamped XPS 13 and reveals a convertible model coming later this year......»»
New species of alga named for poet Amanda Gorman
In 2020, a group of researchers in Fay-Wei Li's lab at the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) had done what many scientists dream of doing: They discovered a new species. But as they discussed what to name this green alga from Central New York State, not.....»»
Dell’s new XPS 13 2-in-1 rivals the Surface Pro, minus the headphone jack
Dell has launched a redesigned XPS 13 2-in-1 that takes some inspiration from the Surface Pro line......»»
Toyota"s Bob Carter to retire as N.A. sales boss; Jack Hollis to succeed him
The moves are part of a number of executive changes being made at Toyota Motor North America......»»
Benediction review: An operatic portrait of postwar devastation
Benediction iBenediction is another meditative, visually stunning drama from director Terence Davies. The Jack Lowden and Peter Capaldi-led film hits theaters on June 3......»»
Accenture appoints Jack Azagury as Group Chief Executive – Strategy & Consulting
Accenture has appointed Jack Azagury as group chief executive – Strategy & Consulting, effective now. Azagury will lead the $15 billion Strategy & Consulting service, which includes Accenture’s industry, enterprise functions, applied intelligence.....»»
Sorry, Texas: Supreme Court blocks law banning “censorship” on social media
5-4 ruling halts law that bans social media moderation based on "viewpoint." Enlarge / US and Texas flags flying outside the Texas State Capitol building in Austin. (credit: Getty Images | PA Thompson) The US Supreme Court on.....»»
Jack Dorsey Steps Down From Twitter"s Board
Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey stepped down from Twitter's board of directors Wednesday. TechCrunch reports: Dorsey had already begun to distance himself from the social media platform he co-founded, leaving Twitter's chief executive role late last y.....»»
Jack Dorsey steps down from Twitter’s board amid Elon Musk deal
Twitter will look a bit different on the inside from now on. Co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey has stepped down from the company’s board of directors. more… The post Jack Dorsey steps down from Twitter’s board amid Elon M.....»»
Texas social media law will cause “chaos” online, Supreme Court is told
Texas law blatantly violates First Amendment, many groups tell the Supreme Court. Enlarge / US and Texas flags flying outside the Texas State Capitol building in Austin. (credit: Getty Images | PA Thompson) More than two doz.....»»
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande trailer showcases Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson portrays an older woman in search of a sexual awakening in a new trailer for the Hulu original movie Good Luck To You, Leo Grande......»»
“Radical” ruling lets Texas ban social media moderation based on “viewpoint”
5th Circuit reinstates Texas law that was previously found to violate 1st Amendment. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | PA Thompson) A federal appeals court has reinstated a Texas state law that bans "censorship" on social media.....»»
Google shows ‘courage’ by ditching headphone jack in the Pixel 6a
Google shows 'courage' in the Pixel 6a by ditching headphone jack.....»»
Google"s Pixel 6a drops headphone jack, despite mocking Apple over it
Google has followed up its mockery over Apple removing the headphone jack from the iPhone, by removing the headphone jack from the new Pixel 6a.First they laugh at you, then they copy. In August 2021, Google produced a pastiche of Apple's Jony Ive de.....»»
Elon and Jack hit Twitter to talk about a Twitter feature
Prospective Twitter owner Elon Musk and Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey had a little chat about a particular Twitter feature on Wednesday night......»»
Larry Ellison chips in a cool billion toward Musk’s Twitter takeover
Musk also hopes to get former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to pitch in. Enlarge / Oracle Corporation CEO Larry Ellison looks on after Oracle Team USA skippered by James Spithill lost race 1 of the America's Cup Finals on June 17, 2017, in H.....»»