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.....»»
Jack Ma is stepping down as head of his elite business school, report says
Jack Ma is reportedly stepping down as the president of an elite business school he founded, suggesting a further retreat from public life by China's most prominent entrepreneur in the face of government pressure on the tech industry......»»
Tesla accused in lawsuit of firing worker to cover up copper theft
Lynn Thompson said in the complaint that he noticed millions of dollars worth of copper wire being measured and cut, put on pallets and hauled off site......»»
Facebook Calls Links To Depression Inconclusive. These Researchers Disagree
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: At a hearing this March on Capitol Hill, the Republican congresswoman [Cathy McMorris Rodgers] from Washington confronted Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.....»»
SteelSeries announces jack-of-all-trades gaming mouse, the Rival 5
SteelSeries thinks it has the answer. Its new Rival 5 is described as a “mouse for everything,” packing a TrueMove Air optical sensor designed by PixArt with a CPI rating of between 100 and 18,000 that’s adjustable in 100 CPI increments......»»
CAP-XX Supercaps Selected by Jack for First Windshield Breakage Detection IoT Device
CAP-XX’s supercaps enable Jack to be self-powered by solar light, storing solar energy and then delivering high burst power needed for the device’s advanced BLE data communications. The Jack device uses piezoelectric sensors to detect windshield.....»»
Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey Argue that Bitcoin Incentivises Renewable Energy
Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and CEO of Twitter, tweeted Wednesday that bitcoin "incentivises renewable energy." And Elon Musk responded "True." The BBC adds that the tweets came "despite experts warning otherwise." The cyrptocurrency's carbon foot.....»»
Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk agree on bitcoin"s green credentials
But their opinions are not shared with those more cynical about the cryptocurrency's impact......»»
Taking the vital signs of the global ocean with biogeochemical floats
As the researchers and crew aboard the research vessel Thomas G. Thompson continue to deploy biogeochemical floats in the western North Atlantic, the arrival of the first profile data marks an exciting step forward for the U.S. National Science Found.....»»
Ant Group cut down to size in latest blow for Jack Ma"s business empire
Jack Ma's business empire just suffered a one-two punch as China continues to tighten the screws on its tech champions......»»
China forces Jack Ma"s Ant Group to restructure
The overhaul will force the Alibaba-backed group to become a financial holding firm......»»
Jack Ma’s Ant called to end anti-competition in payments
The details for Ant’s restructuring plan after its IPO was called off have arrived. Ant Group, the fintech affiliate of Alibaba controlled by Jack Ma, will be restructuring as a financial holding company, China’s central bank said on Monday. Ant,.....»»
Security researcher earns $100K prize for Safari exploit at Pwn2Own 2021
A security researcher participating in the Pwn2Own hacking contest earned $100,000 for finding a one-click exploit in Apple's Safari browser.Credit: AppleThe 2021 Pwn2Own content kicked off on April 6. On the first day, RET2 Systems researcher Jack D.....»»
$200,000 streaming rigs and millions of views: inside the cottage industry popping up around SpaceX
For a few hours one recent Saturday, Jack Beyer stood on the roof of his Land Rover, watching as SpaceX employees toiled under a 160-foot-tall silver rocket prototype that towered like an otherworldly visitor over the otherwise barren landscape......»»
Fungi could manipulate bacteria to enrich soil with nutrients
A team of researchers from the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) has discovered a distinct group of bacteria that may help fungi and plants acquire soil nutrients. The findings could point the way to cost-effective and eco-friendly methods of enriching.....»»
UNIX"s Founders Created Another OS at Bell Labs: "Plan 9"
The team behind UNIX also built another operating system at Bell Labs, writes the corporate CTO and president of Nokia Bell Labs: Starting in the late 1980s, a group led by Rob Pike and UNIX co-creators Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie developed "Plan.....»»
Congress Questioned Big Tech CEOs For 5 Hours Without Getting Any Good Answers
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Engadget: More than five hours of questioning later, we have learned very little about the state of disinformation from today's marathon hearing with Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey and Sundar Pichai. Democrats p.....»»
Bias, subtweets, and kids: Key takeaways from Big Tech’s latest outing on the Hill
Won't somebody please think of the children and/or censorship? Enlarge / There was no fancy Hill hearing room for this all-virtual event, so Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey dialed in from... a kitchen. (credit: Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images).....»»
Here"s the deal with Jack Dorsey"s weird "clock"
On Wednesday, the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter appeared (virtually) before a congressional committee to answer hours of pointed questions about how their platforms handle misinformation......»»
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey busted for tweeting during congressional hearing
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey got called out by Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY) for tweeting during today’s congressional hearing on disinformation and extremism. The tech exec’s tweet was likely expressing frustration with the format of the hearing,.....»»
Twitter: Buyer defends paying $2.9m for "Mona Lisa" of tweets
Malaysian tycoon says Twitter founder Jack Dorsey's first ever tweet is "a piece of human history"......»»