Twitter CEO starts fighting Musk’s battles, paying Musk’s overdue bills
Australia ordered Twitter to combat hate or risk maximum fines up to $700K daily. Enlarge (credit: Chesnot / Contributor | Getty Images Europe) Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino has seemingly smoothed things over with Google a.....»»
Few anti-immigration users dominate most UK-based Twitter anti-immigration content with rapid spread, high polarization
A study of more than 200,000 tweets from 2019 and 2020 finds that anti-immigration content spreads faster than pro-immigration tweets, and that a few users disproportionally generated most of the UK-based anti-immigration content. Andrea Nasuto and F.....»»
Ford starts deliveries of enhanced-range E-Transit electric vans
The new battery charges at a higher rate, and onboard power can be used in motion. Enlarge / Refrigerated delivery with an E-Transit is now feasible, as the onboard power is now available while the van is in motion. (credit: Ford.....»»
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions is September’s best PS Plus game
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions is a surprisingly fun sports game, and you can try it without paying an extra dime via PS Plus......»»
Slow Horses season 4 starts streaming today
The first episode of Slow Horses season four is now available to watch on Apple TV+. The spy series, headed by Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb, began in April 2022 and has been rolling out new season at a rapid clip. It has risen in popularity ever s.....»»
The ‘most powerful AI training system in the world’ just went online
Elon Musk has announced Colossus, which the xAI team built from the ground up in roughly four months......»»
X officially blocked in Brazil; court demands Apple remove it from the App Store [U]
Following a dispute between Elon Musk and the Brazilian Supreme Court, the social network X has been officially banned from Brazil as of this Friday evening. As a result, the court is now demanding that Apple remove X from the Brazilian App Store –.....»»
Microsoft says Apple makes it impossible for cloud gaming services to exist on the App Store
Apple and Microsoft are again fighting about the topic of cloud gaming services and the App Store. Apple updated its App Store policies earlier this year to allow cloud gaming apps. However, Microsoft has blasted the company in a submission to a gove.....»»
Starlink tells Brazil it won’t block X until government unfreezes its assets
More than one Musk company involved in battle with powerful Brazilian judge. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images) Elon Musk's Starlink broadband service said it would defy an order to block Musk's X platform in B.....»»
Ex-VW CEO Martin Winterkorn"s fraud trial starts years after emissions scandal
Former VW CEO Martin Winterkorn is defending himself against several criminal allegations relating to the automaker's diesel-cheating scandal......»»
The Casting of Frank Stone review: Dead by Daylight spinoff struggles to execute
The Casting of Frank Stone starts strong, but winds up feeling a little too invested in fleshing out Dead by Daylight's lore......»»
Thailand nets 1.3 million kilograms of invasive fish
Thailand has netted more than 1.3 million kilograms of highly destructive blackchin tilapia fish, the government said Tuesday, as it battles to stamp out the invasive species......»»
Elon Musk’s X TV is now available in your living room
X now has a video-centric app available on smart TVs and other streaming platforms. This should end well......»»
Texas judge decides Texas is a perfectly good venue for X to sue Media Matters
Judge says Musk critic "targeted" advertisers in Texas, denies motion to dismiss. Enlarge / Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at Tesla's "Cyber Rodeo" on April 7, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (credit: Getty Images | AFP/Suzanne Cordeiro).....»»
Chevrolet sees opportunity in industry"s biggest segment with redesigned Equinox
The compact crossover's fourth generation packs more technology into a truck-like profile, with an entry model that starts below $30,000 with shipping......»»
Black Ops 6 beta start date and how to get access
Call of Duty Black Ops 6's open beta begins very soon indeed. Here's how to get access, and when it starts......»»
Elon Musk’s Boring Company can’t get Tesla FSD to work in tunnels
Despite "full self driving," Teslas still can't cope with one-way tunnels. Enlarge / Human driver will continue to be a job at the Boring Company Las Vegas Loop for the foreseeable future. (credit: PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Gett.....»»
A price on their heads? Implications of international trade for African hornbills in Cameroon
Tropical birds known for their massive bills, hornbills include 32 Asian and 27 African species in the avian family Bucerotidae. Many hornbills have a casque on their upper mandible, which in some species is spectacularly colorful. Many species also.....»»
It’s 2024, and smartphones are still very dumb about one simple thing
If our smartphones are like supercomputers in our pockets, why do we still end up paying for things by accident?.....»»
X’s Grok will direct users to Vote.gov after bungling basic ballot question
After falsely stating that ballot deadlines passed, Grok sends users to Vote.gov. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) Elon Musk's X platform made a change to its AI assistant, Grok, that may prevent it from giving.....»»
A YouTube video really can remove water from your iPhone
A YouTube video claiming it can remove water from your iPhone might seem up there with emails from Nigerian princes and videos of Elon Musk promoting some new cryptocurrency, but tests reveal that it does actually work … somewhat. A tech writer.....»»