Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter’s policy and legal head Vijaya Gadde is facing criticism from new owner Elon Musk and harassment from Twitter users while trying to shepherd Twitter’s moderation team into a new era. Politico reported yesterday on a team meeting where Gadde acknowledged (in the article’s words) “significant uncertainties” about
Read MorePart of Amazon’s facility collapsed when it was hit by a tornado. | Photo by Jason Tan/Xinhua via Getty Images Amazon won’t be fined or cited by US safety officials after a tornado caused one of its Illinois warehouses to collapse, killing six workers, according to a letter sent to Amazon on Tuesday from the
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Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Sony announced Monday that the PS5’s Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) feature would begin rolling out this week, and it’s already begun to show up for some people (via HDTVTest on YouTube). If your TV supports the feature, VRR can dynamically adjust the refresh rate of the screen, which
Read MoreLily Hay Newman / Wired: Experts speculate as to what Musk’s takeover means for Twitter users’ privacy; some worry that nothing will prevent Musk from accessing users’ DMs — The social network’s user data and more will soon be at the whims of the world’s richest man. Who’s worried?
Read MoreA Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) pictured in its enclosure at Faunia zoo park. | Photo by Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images More than one in five of the world’s reptile species are threatened with extinction, researchers have determined in a new paper that marks the culmination of more than 20 years of slow-going research.
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Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Google recently announced changes to its Play Store policy, and the most divisive change is that it’s now barring third-party call recording apps from the Play Store. The move is set to come into effect from May 11, but doesn’t affect first-party call recording functionality. We posted a survey
Read MoreUndetected machine failures are the most expensive ones. That is why many manufacturing companies are looking for solutions that automate and reduce maintenance costs. Traditional vibrodiagnostic methods can be too late in many cases. Taking readings in the presence of a diagnostician occasionally may not detect a fault in advance. 2017 Position Paper from Deloitte
Read MorePeter Guest / Rest of World: An in-depth look at how governments in 60+ countries have enacted 935+ internet blackouts since 2016 to control populations and silence dissent — Seven years, 60 countries, 935 internet shutdowns: How authoritarian regimes found an off switch for dissent. — PROLOGUE — Special operation and peace
Read MoreHooking up a laser to a CNC gantry isn’t exactly an Earth-shattering innovation, but it does make for a useful tool. Even a cheap diode laser mounted to an old 3D printer can do engraving, marking, or even light-duty cutting. But what about a laser engraver without the laser? Can that be of any use?
Read MoreKevin McLaughlin / The Information: Corporate data management and security startup Veza, formerly Cookie.ai, raises $50M led by Accel at a $500M valuation — Accel has led a $50 million funding round for cybersecurity startup Veza at a valuation of around $500 million, CEO and co-founder Tarun Thakur said in an exclusive interview.
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Read MoreNoah Bressner / Axios: A federal judge denies Elon Musk’s request to scrap a 2018 SEC settlement that requires pre-approval for some of his tweets about Tesla — A federal judge on Wednesday denied Elon Musk’s request to scrap a 2018 settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission that required some of his tweets to
Read MoreElectric vehicles are slowly but surely snatching market share from their combustion-engined forbearers. However, range and charging speed remain major sticking points for customers, and are a prime selling point for any modern EV. Battery technology is front and center when it comes to improving these numbers. Solid-state batteries could mark a step-change in performance
Read MoreGoogle Cloud is losing its most senior sales executive, Rob Enslin, at a time when it is investing heavily to close the gap between itself and public cloud rivals Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Enslin joined Google Cloud as president of cloud sales from German software company SAP in April 2019. He was
Read MoreApple is now selling replacement iPhone parts directly to customers, allowing them to repair their own devices rather than paying a professional. But if you were expecting a DIY repair to be a way of saving money, then you might be a little disappointed. Apple’s pricing for some of the most common replacement parts is
Read MoreThe Gray Man. | Image: Netflix If Netflix’s slate of summer 2022 movies is anything to go by, the streamer is continuing its trend of relying on big-name stars to push its film ambitions. Today, the company released a schedule of movies due to release between May and August, and there’s plenty of star power
Read MoreSmall business owners stand to benefit from the fast and easy-to-use features provided by the bulk email service GMass. Email marketing has been around for a long time. However, there is always some new software program that purports to have revolutionized the market. Though these statements are often untrue, tech has seriously progressed in recent
Read MoreCredit: Eric Zeman / Android Authority Performance is one of the fundamental cornerstones of a great smartphone experience, and a flagship processor ensures you’re getting the best performance and reliability possible. With the release of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC, you’re getting the most powerful chipset, capable of processing AI-based tasks four times faster,
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Read MoreMulti-device charging in a sleek, shiny form factor. The sleek, black Intelli StepUp is an excellent complement to the modern bedside table. Its shiny black lines will meld into minimalist, modern, or even industrial spaces with quiet efficiency. Even better, it works great too! The Intelli StepUp is a wireless, multi-device charger that works with
Read MoreIf you’ve seen The Witcher on Netflix and have been curious about giving the games a shot, you can get all three games in The Witcher series at Steam for an incredibly low price. The Witcher Trilogy costs just $11.22 right now. Outside of a sale, getting all three titles would cost you $69.97. Needless
Read MoreA YouTuber has extensively modified a Xiaomi Mi 9 flagship from 2019. Modifications include a cooling fan, tripling the battery capacity, and more. Gaming phones are pretty commonplace these days, as the likes of Asus, Black Shark, Nubia, and Xiaomi all offer them. What if you don’t want to spend a ton of money on
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