Musk: Paid checkmarks won’t return until Twitter can stop impersonation
Signal contradicts Musk, says it’s not helping to encrypt Twitter DMs. Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) When Elon Musk first launched his Twitter Blue subscription service, the whole point was to mak.....»»
Cable labeling is pure chaos and it needs to stop
With so many features and so many cables, we’ve been doomed to a see if it works approach to getting our devices correctly connected......»»
A lot of people are mistaking Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites for UAPs
"We were able to assess that they were all in those cases looking at Starlink flares." SpaceX's Starlink Internet satellites are responsible for more and more public reports of un.....»»
Biofouling release technology to protect ship hulls
How do you stop marine organisms from colonizing a tanker? Creative answers are needed to solve this problem, such as from the field of chemistry......»»
Troubled waters: How to stop Australia"s freshwater fish species from going extinct
Three-quarters of Australia's freshwater fish species are found nowhere else on the planet. This makes us the sole custodians of remarkable creatures such as the ornate rainbowfish, the ancient Australian lungfish and the magnificently named longnose.....»»
How to lead through uncertainty
Where do we stand when the ground underneath us is shifting? What if the ground doesn't stop shifting and an acceptable "new normal" never emerges?.....»»
Toxin was released into the Congaree River in South Carolina: Agencies did little to stop it, greens say
High amounts of a toxic chemical are being discharged into the Congaree and Cooper rivers from plastics factories in South Carolina, but state and federal regulators are doing little to control the pollution, a new report says......»»
Elon Musk teases sixth Starship flight test with video of spectacular catch
Ahead of the Starship's sixth test flight, SpaceX boss Elon Musk has shared a spectacular video showing the massive booster being caught on its return to Earth......»»
Windows 11 takes a break on updates until 2025
Microsoft won't work on its Preview software with unique features for the rest of the year, but will be sure to roll out security updates......»»
2024 Will Be the First Year to Exceed the 1.5-Degree-Celsius Warming Threshold
This year won’t just be the hottest on record—it could be the first to surpass 1.5 degrees Celsius. The Paris climate accord aims to keep warming below that level when looking over multiple years.....»»
Dreading your RTO commute? Spare a thought for workers in these states
By Amanda Kavanagh As Amazon staff prepare for a full return-to-office on January 2nd, and Bezos-owned The Washington Post begins phasing in its own RTO … The post Dreading your RTO commute? Spare a thought for workers in these states appeared.....»»
How to deactivate your X account before it starts training AI on your posts
In October, X (formerly Twitter) made significant changes to its Terms of Service that ruffled the feathers of the site’s user base. Most notably, anything … The post How to deactivate your X account before it starts training AI on your p.....»»
AirPods Pro lawsuit says Apple didn’t fix the crackles and ANC faults
Back in 2020, Apple admitted that some AirPods Pro units suffered from both crackling sounds, and faults in the Active Noise Cancellation feature. The company launched a recall program which allowed customers to return their AirPods and have them rep.....»»
Big Foot has officially been spotted … among other new emoji proposals
We’re still awaiting that wacky pack of emoji characters previewed in May. And we probably won’t actually see the shovel and exhausted face appear next to the fingerprint and purple splat until iOS 18.4 next spring. But still, who doesn’t love.....»»
Trump team puts EV tax credit on the block, Tesla is on board: Report
Elon Musk is on record as saying it would hurt competitors more than Tesla. Some electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids are set to get less affordable from next year, it seems. As.....»»
IBM boosts the amount of computation you can get done on quantum hardware
Incremental improvements across the hardware and software stacks add up. There's a general consensus that we won't be able to consistently perform sophisticated quantum calculatio.....»»
Trump says Elon Musk will lead “DOGE,” a new Department of Government Efficiency
Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to target "massive waste and fraud." President-elect Donald Trump today announced that a new Department of Government Efficiency—or "D.....»»
Threads is bringing ads to your feeds very soon
Ever since Twitter became X, many users have been looking for a good alternative. Meta’s Threads has become that for a lot of people. But a very big, yet inevitable change is happening to the social media network soon: ads are coming to your feeds......»»
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake review: an authentic return for an RPG legend
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake stays true to the NES classic while still adding in welcome modern upgrades......»»
Seeking favor with Musk and Trump, advertisers plot return to X
Lack of moderation, spike in racist content had led to an exodus by brands. Elon Musk’s support for Donald Trump is set to boost X’s flagging business, with some marketers poi.....»»
The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold’s replacement display will not come cheap
If you happen to break or damage the screen of your Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold, know that its replacement display won’t be cheap. The post The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold’s replacement display will not come cheap appeared first on Phandroid......»»