Zelenskyy"s new T-shirt riffs on Trump — and annoyed the Kremlin
Zelenskyy"s new T-shirt riffs on Trump — and annoyed the Kremlin.....»»
Smartmatic sues OANN, Newsmax over claims it rigged voting machines for Biden
Smartmatic machines didn't actually switch Trump votes to Biden, lawsuits note. Enlarge / A Smartmatic warehouse. (credit: Smartmatic) Voting machine maker Smartmatic yesterday filed lawsuits against Newsmax and the owner of O.....»»
Researchers quantify the role of the pandemic in the 2020 US elections
In the media, a prevalent narrative is that Donald Trump lost the 2020 elections because of the way he handled the COVID-19 pandemic. Several researchers determined that Trump would have won the electoral vote and lost the popular vote, as he did in.....»»
Women show the way as India pushes "eco-miracle" seaweed
Draped in a colourful saree and shirt, Lakshmi Murgesan dives into the azure waters off India's southern coast to collect seaweed, which is being hailed by scientists as a miracle crop that absorbs more carbon dioxide than trees......»»
This exec was central to banning Trump on Twitter. Now she"s facing thorny issues in democracies abroad
Two months after former US President Donald Trump was inaugurated in 2017, Twitter executive Vijaya Gadde was asked how she felt about his proposition that he might not have won the White House without the social media platform......»»
President Biden appoints Jessica Rosenworcel as Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman
Rosenworcel was nominated by President Barack Obama in 2011. She joined the FCC as a commissioner in 2012 and was nominated for a second term by President Donald Trump in 2017. Some thought she might get the nod as the first female chair when former.....»»
Surprising Conflicts and Collaborations Built the Coronavirus Vaccines
A new book reveals how quiet scientists, big drug companies and the Trump administration raced to meet the COVID threat—and why kids are just now being considered for shots -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Trump"s Truth App Bans Criticism of Itself - and Also "Excessive Use of Capital Letters"
Time magazine spotted three things in the terms of service for former U.S. president Trump's "Truth Social" site: - Despite advertising itself as a platform that will "give a voice to all," according to a press release, TRUTH Social's terms of servi.....»»
Trump"s TRUTH Social May Violate Terms of Open-Source Code It"s Built On
ISayWeOnlyToBePolite writes: The new social network founded by former President Trump may violate the terms of use of the software on which it is based. On Wednesday night, after Trump revealed the TRUTH social app, Twitter users began to note that t.....»»
Trump to launch social media platform to compete with Twitter and Facebook
Former US president to go public with TRUTH Social via merger with SPAC. Enlarge (credit: Chris Delmas | Getty Images) Donald Trump is launching a social media platform called TRUTH Social, which will go public via a merger wi.....»»
Donald Trump To Launch Social Media Platform Called Truth Social
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Donald Trump has announced plans to launch a social media platform called TRUTH Social that will rolled be out early next year. The former president, who was banned from Facebook and Twitter earl.....»»
“Hacker X”—the American who built a pro-Trump fake news empire—unmasks himself
He was hired to build a fake news op but now wants to put things right. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) This is the story of the mastermind behind one of the largest "fake news" operations in the US. For two yea.....»»
Biden restores protections to Utah land where dinosaurs once roamed
Utah land rich in dinosaur fossils has regained protection stripped away by former President Donald Trump, easing fears that they would be ravaged by mining and other commercial activity......»»
White House moves to restore environment reviews eased by Trump
The White House Council on Environmental Quality is moving to restore several key environmental review requirements that were rolled back by the Trump administration......»»
YotaPhone smartphone resurrected in latest twist in Trump-Russia saga
An innovative two-screened Android phone has been resurrected — in the investigation of the investigation of the 2016 presidential election......»»
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says trying to buy TikTok was the "strangest thing" he"s ever worked on
Last year, ByteDance was ordered by then-US President Donald Trump to separate TikTok from its Chinese operations, or else face a country-wide ban. Following a national security review by the US Committee on Foreign Investments, the company was force.....»»
Report: In 2017 America"s CIA Plotted to Kidnap Julian Assange From Ecuador
"In 2017, as Julian Assange began his fifth year holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London, the CIA plotted to kidnap the WikiLeaks founder," reports Yahoo News, "spurring heated debate among Trump administration officials over the legality and practic.....»»
If endangered primates disappear, so will their parasites. That"s actually a problem
We put "save the chimps" on t-shirts and posters. But you'll never see anyone walking around in a shirt that says "save the chimpanzee lice." People seem to be more aware of the plight of endangered gorillas than of the gorillas' gut worms, or are un.....»»
Would you buy this $1,000 Fortnite shirt or $1,200 Far Cry 6 watch?
In the case of the Fortnite shirt, it comes from Spanish luxury fashion house Balenciaga, headquartered in Paris. It partnered with Fortnite to create a line of shirts, jackets, and hats, all of which are brutally expensive......»»
Googlers Protest Removal of Russian App as Bend To Government
Google employees have joined the slew of politicians and activists blasting the internet giant for pulling a voting app from Russia's opposition leader, a move critics say showed the company was caving in to the Kremlin. From a report: Staff members.....»»
Zuckerberg denies telling Trump that Facebook wouldn"t fact-check politicians in exchange for less severe regulations
According to Thiel's book, called "The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power," the billionaire venture capitalist joined Zuckerberg, President Trump, Trump advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner, and their spouses at the White H.....»»