Elon Musk Is Right About Twitter
It really is the closest thing we have to an online public square—and that’s terrible for democracy. Let his takeover bid be a wakeup call.
Read MoreIt really is the closest thing we have to an online public square—and that’s terrible for democracy. Let his takeover bid be a wakeup call.
Read MoreJosh Kosman / New York Post: Source: private equity firm Thoma Bravo has an internal team working on a potential bid for Twitter; the firm owns McAfee, Landesk, and Barracuda — MORE ON: — Private equity giant Thoma Bravo is working on a possible bid for Twitter, a source close to the situation told The
Read MoreOverclocking is a bit of a dying art these days. Both Intel and AMD have allowed their CPUs to boost within certain clock speed ranges without any user interference for years now. For a lot of people, that’s good enough. Hardcore users still like to fiddle with clocks, however, often in the hope of squeezing
Read MoreTwitter CEO Parag Agrawal said in an all-hands meeting with employees Thursday that the company was still evaluating a $43 billion offer by Elon Musk to buy the company and take it private, according to a person in attendance. After clips of the songs “I Say A Little Prayer” and “I Want It That Way”
Read MoreThe US Treasury Department blames North Korean hacking group Lazarus for stealing $625 million in cryptocurrency from the Ronin network, the blockchain backing the Axie Infinity play-to-earn crypto game, according to a report from Vice. On Thursday, the Department of Treasury updated sanctions to include the wallet address that received the funds and attributed it
Read MoreWhile rarely seen by users, the technology behind telephone exchanges is actually quite interesting. In the first hundred or so years of their existence they evolved from manually-operated switchboards to computer-controlled systems, but in between those two stages was a time when dialling and switching was performed electromechanically. This was made possible by the invention
Read MoreWhat you need to know Apple will give $1 to the WWF for every transaction that takes place via Apple Pay. All Apple Pay transactions in the Apple Store, via the Apple Store app, and in the online Apple Store will be included. The donations will run from now through Earth Day on April 22.
Read MoreWhat you need to know Satechi has announced the Dual Vertical Laptop Stand for $39.99. The new stand can prop up any two devices including iPhones, iPads, and MacBook Pros. Early birds can save $20 by entering a discount code during the checkout process. Standing two Apple devices up never looked so cool. Satechi, the
Read MoreThe open-source software project coreboot hit a major milestone this week when Linux developers at 3mdeb successfully installed it to an Alder Lake motherboard. According to PC Gamer, the programmers were able to install Coreboot on an MSI Z690 Alder Lake motherboard. Coreboot is an open source BIOS, designed to boot in one second while
Read MoreThe Google Pixel 7’s camera may be identical to the Pixel 6. Google may rely on software and sensor upgrades for improvements. Google’s next Pixel model may not offer much of an upgrade to its camera, at least not on the hardware front. Leaker Yogesh Brar has made an interesting claim regarding the Pixel 7,
Read MoreWhat you need to know WeWork appears to be working on adding Apple Wallet support to allow people to use an iOS 15 feature to unlock offices. The iOS 15 Office Key feature would allow doors to be unlocked even when a device is powered off. There is no timeline for when any of this
Read MoreJassy calls 2021 a “crazy and unpredictable year.” | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Andy Jassy, who became Amazon’s CEO last year, has released his first annual letter to shareholders, which acts as a recap of how the company did in 2021 and outlines its goals for the future. The letter starts by extolling Amazon
Read MoreWhat you need to know Clubhouse is testing new mini-games to get people talking in rooms. A new mini-game asks a series of questions to prompt conversation. Clubhouse is the original live voice app but faces competition from Spotify and Twitter. Clubhouse knows that it needs to get people talking again. Live voice chat app
Read MoreAlex Longley / Bloomberg: Kpler, which provides data analytics tools to commodity traders, raises $200M led by Five Arrows and Insight Partners — Kpler Holding SA, a provider of data and analytics to commodity traders, said it will receive about $200 million in private equity funding for its continued expansion.
Read MoreiOS gaming on the go is leveling up. Xbox Game Pass, also known as Xbox Cloud Gaming or xCloud, has been on Android for a while now, but it’s more recently come to iOS in the form of a beta that’s open to everyone. With this game streaming service, iOS users can start or continue
Read MoreTwitter’s board may have its work cut out for it. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Twitter’s board could be in for a fight with the company’s single largest shareholder. According to a report from The Information, it views Elon Musk’s offer to take over the company as unwelcome. This follows Musk’s offer
Read MoreStaying up to date with updates is always important, which also counts for your browser. You should make sure to keep Firefox up to date, which is easy no matter what device you’re using. Here’s how to do it. Read more: How to update your Google Chrome browser on any device
Read MoreCoinDesk: The US Treasury says North Korea-backed hacking group Lazarus is tied to the theft of cryptocurrencies worth $600M+ from the Axie Infinity-linked Ronin bridge — Ronin was hacked for more than $600 million in crypto late last month. — The U.S. Treasury Department alleged …
Read MoreImage: Segway Segway has a new speaker accessory attachment for its electric scooters that makes V8 engine noises. The Ninebot Engine Speaker is a Bluetooth wireless speaker that straps onto a number of Segway’s personal transport vehicles. It can not only get rowdy with your favorite beats but also cause a ruckus like there’s a
Read MoreTake a good look — it’s the last you’ll see of Snapshot. Google’s Snapshot feature, which was introduced back in 2018 and occasionally (but not often) updated, is finally gone, according to an article at 9to5Google. The Android feature, which could be accessed via a small and easily overlooked inbox icon on the Assistant screen,
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Vanguard Group disclosed on April 8 that it increased its Twitter stake to 10.3%, or 82.4M shares, making it Twitter’s largest shareholder, ahead of Elon Musk — While Elon Musk is trying to buy Twitter Inc., he’s no longer the company’s largest shareholder.
Read MoreMalenia, Goddess of Rot (AKA one of the toughest bosses in the game) Before I reached Malenia, a notoriously tough boss in Elden Ring, I had already heard a bit about the player named “Let me solo her,” who — as their name implies — is fully capable of taking on the two-phased foe by
Read MoreAshley Carman / Bloomberg: A year after launching podcasts and other audio tools for creators, sources say Facebook has shifted its focus to metaverse events and online shopping — Facebook’s interest in podcasts is fading, barely a year after it began. — Last April, during a hot market for audio …
Read MoreEven if you have that large, lovely 16-inch Macbook Pro, that one monitor is not always enough for all the incredible things you’d like to do and see with your computer. If you’re looking for the best monitor for Mac, you’ve come to the right place. Your best 4K USB-C monitor option is the MSI
Read MoreAmir Efrati / The Information: Source says Twitter’s board of directors views Elon Musk’s takeover offer as unwelcome, suggesting the company will fight the bid — Twitter’s board of directors views Elon Musk’s takeover offer as unwelcome, said a person familiar with the situation, suggesting it will fight the bid.
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