Twitter commandeers @X username from man who had it since 2007
Twitter took Gene X Hwang's username and only offered him “some merch” Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Chris Delmas) Elon Musk's decision to rebrand Twitter as "X" wouldn't be complete without a change to the company.....»»
Man gets 10 years for stealing $20M in nest eggs from 400 US home buyers
Instead of celebrating a closing, some US home buyers lost everything. A Nigerian man living in the United Kingdom has been sentenced to 10 years for his role in a phishing scam t.....»»
Kevin Feige reveals when Miles Morales’ Spider-Man could make his MCU debut
Fans are still a few years away from getting to see Miles Morales' Spider-Man swinging his way through the MCU......»»
Discord terrorist known as “Rabid” gets 30 years for preying on kids
FBI considers 764 terror network a top threat to kids online. A Michigan man who ran chat rooms and Discord servers targeting children playing online games and coercing them into.....»»
Man sick of crashes sues Intel for allegedly hiding CPU defects
Intel’s faulty 13th- and 14th-gen CPUs trigger lawsuit out for blood. One frustrated customer wants to force Intel to pay untold millions in damages, claiming the company decept.....»»
Consumer privacy risks of data aggregation: What should organizations do?
In September 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released an eye-opening report that digs into the data habits of nine major tech giants, including Amazon (Twitch), ByteDance (TikTok), Discord, Facebook, Reddit, Snap, Twitter, WhatsApp, and YouT.....»»
Mighty radio bursts linked to massive galaxies: New clues about how magnetars form
Since their discovery in 2007, fast radio bursts—extremely energetic pulses of radio-frequency light—have lit up the sky repeatedly, leading astronomers on a chase to uncover their origins. Currently, confirmed fast radio bursts, or FRBs, number.....»»
Balancing quantity and quality: How X/Twitter"s algorithm influences our consumption of news
Are we only seeing the kind of news we want to see on social media? What effects do personalized algorithms have on our perception of news quality? Do algorithms help us serendipitously encounter information that we didn't expect? These are the quest.....»»
Best Marvel movies in MCU’s Phase Four, ranked
Many consider Phase Four of the MCU a low point, but its fair to remind audiences that it had great Marvel films like Shang-Chi and Spider-Man: No Way Home......»»
Suspect arrested in Snowflake data-theft attacks affecting millions
Threat actor exploited account credentials swept up by infostealers years earlier. Canadian authorities have arrested a man on suspicion he breached hundreds of accounts belonging.....»»
Elon Musk has gone all in for Trump—here"s what"s at stake for the world"s richest man in the US election
Elon Musk is supporting Donald Trump in his quest to regain the American presidency. He has committed millions of dollars to a pro-Trump "political action committee" (PAC) and has appeared alongside Donald Trump at some of his rallies......»»
Elon Musk turns X’s block button into a “glorified mute button”
X change lets blocked users see posts made by the people who blocked them. X, formerly Twitter, is now letting blocked users see posts made by the people who blocked them. "We're.....»»
Man Utd: The myth of the "all-powerful" football manager is why so many of them get the sack
The sacking of a top football manager is not unusual. It happens frequently, every season. The latest (well-compensated) victim is Erik ten Hag, who was shown the door at Manchester United on October 28 2024......»»
West Des Moines man charged for fatal crash in Hy-Vee parking lot
West Des Moines man charged for fatal crash in Hy-Vee parking lot.....»»
Arrest Made in Kidnapping of American Man in Philippines
Arrest Made in Kidnapping of American Man in Philippines.....»»
Man expecting to be tied up and have sex with young woman attacked with hatchet instead
Man expecting to be tied up and have sex with young woman attacked with hatchet instead.....»»
Local sheriff asks FBI to investigate death of Black man found hanging in Alabama
Local sheriff asks FBI to investigate death of Black man found hanging in Alabama.....»»
A new project is trying to preserve click-wheel iPod games
Gaming on the iPod barely predates the iPhone's arrival in 2007, but fans have launched a project to be sure they can still play the games into the future.The first Apple mobile gaming device: the click-wheel iPod.An iPod fan going by the name Quix d.....»»
Leaked Spider-Man 4 title, plot synopsis, and cast sound too good to be true
There’s been an almost unending stream of Spider-Man 4 rumors in recent weeks, with Tom Holland finally confirming last week that the movie will start … The post Leaked Spider-Man 4 title, plot synopsis, and cast sound too good to be true app.....»»
Tech billionaire Elon Musk"s social media posts have had a "sudden boost" since July, new research reveals
On July 13, shortly after Donald Trump was targeted by an assassination attempt, Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X (formerly Twitter), tweeted to his more than 200 million followers:.....»»
The best movies on Amazon Prime Video (November 2024)
The best movies on Amazon Prime Video include Infinite, The Godfather, Canary Black, Monkey Man, Brothers, Terrifier 2, IF, Constantine, Challengers, and more......»»