Parler CEO John Matze says board fired him – CNET
The social media platform was forced offline for allowing violent posts about the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol. Parler CEO John Matze says board fired him – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe social media platform was forced offline for allowing violent posts about the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol. Parler CEO John Matze says board fired him – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNot the familiar dark blue. The feeling of opening Twitter and noticing that something’s off probably isn’t a new one, but it usually isn’t related to the site’s color scheme. Yet some users (and Verge staff) are now seeing that Twitter’s desktop dark mode has gotten darker, or worse, been changed to light mode. Twitter
Read MoreAnnie Palmer / CNBC: Amazon has started deploying AI-powered Netradyne cameras, which are always on and automatically upload footage, in its US delivery vehicles to monitor drivers — – Amazon has begun rolling out AI-enabled cameras from Netradyne in vehicles at a handful of contracted delivery partners across the U.S., CNBC has learned. Amazon has
Read MoreKatie Canales / Business Insider: PayPal reports Q4 revenue of $6.12B, up 23% YoY, total payments volume of $277B, up 36% YoY, and 16M new active accounts, up 72% YoY; stock up 5%+ — – PayPal reported its strongest quarterly growth in total payment volume in Q4 with $277 billion. — That’s a 39% increase
Read MorePhoto by Dan Seifert / The Verge Amazon added a few abilities to Alexa last month, introducing a variety of Super Bowl-related skills and the ability to do home automation on its own, but today the company’s telling us about some new alarm and COVID skills that snuck under the radar. You’ve been able to
Read MorePhoto by Sean O’Kane / The Verge The quality of Tesla’s cars suffers any time the company dramatically scales up production, CEO Elon Musk admitted in a February 2nd interview. Musk also said that Tesla was making cars so fast near the end of 2020 that it was messing up the paint jobs. Tesla has
Read MoreCanadian authorities declared that the company needed citizens’ consent to use their biometric information, and ordered the firm to delete facial images from its database. Clearview AI’s Facial-Recognition App Ruled Illegal in Canada Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreSohini Podder / Reuters: Shares of ON24, a maker of webinar and virtual event software, jumped nearly 54% in its debut Wednesday after raising $428M+ in its IPO — (Reuters) – Shares of Goldman Sachs-backed ON24 Inc jumped nearly 54% in their market debut on Wednesday, giving the webinar-marketing platform a market value of over
Read MoreWe’ve all seen those tiny little RC cars that can climb walls thanks to the suction generated with fans. Their principle is essentially the opposite to that of a hovercraft. [Engineering After Hours] wanted to build his own RC car that could do the same, driving upside down and generating huge amounts of grip. The
Read MoreBrian Flood / Fox Business: In an internal memo, John Matze says he has been terminated as Parler’s CEO by its board of directors — “The future of Parler is no longer in my hands,” Matze wrote — EXCLUSIVE – Parler has terminated CEO John Matze, according to a memo Matze sent to staffers that
Read MoreMr. Jassy, who will become Amazon’s chief this summer, has spent more than two decades absorbing lessons from Mr. Bezos. How Andy Jassy, Amazon’s Next C.E.O., Was a ‘Brain Double’ for Jeff Bezos Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePhoto by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images After his social media platform was largely wiped off the web, Parler CEO and co-founder John Matze says he has been fired by his company’s own board of directors, according to a memo obtained by Fox News and a text message confirmation he sent to Reuters. Parler, of
Read MoreEvery Learner Everywhere has assembled a network of equity and digital learning experts to provide free professional coaching for higher education faculty, course coordinators, instructional designers and academic leaders across the United States. Expert Network Offers Free Coaching on Equity, Inclusion and Digital Learning Source: Campus Technology
Read MorePranav Dixit / BuzzFeed News: India’s IT ministry orders Twitter to block the recently restored accounts of dissidents and The Caravan magazine, or Twitter staff could face fines or jail — India’s government has threatened to punish employees at Twitter with fines and jail terms of up to seven years for restoring hundreds … India's
Read More“To receive the blue check crest, there must be someone authentic and notable actively living in the house.” Life-size fake blue verified badge for home exteriors gets real takers – CNET Source: CNet
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Read MoreLooking for a great show to watch? Here are some of the best Netflix has to offer. 55 best TV shows to binge-watch on Netflix – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Amazon plans to install high-tech video cameras in its delivery vehicles in order to better monitor the behavior of drivers as they deliver packages, according to a new report from The Information. The hardware and software will be supplied by Netradyne, a California company behind a platform
Read MoreToday, the fan site Universal Parks News Today dropped a slew of videos from inside Japan’s Super Nintendo World that show what the whole experience of going to the park is like. It’s a cool look at what’s sure to be a very popular post-COVID destination for Nintendo fans. From what I can tell, the
Read MoreIf you live in one of the twelve states where Comcast is planning to roll out 1.2TB data caps, we have some moderately good news: you won’t have to start monitoring your bill for extra charges until July. The ISP had planned to start charging customers $10-and-up fees for using more than 1.2TB of data
Read MoreThe Amazon founder started his private rocket company in 2000, but its busiest phase could just now be starting. Jeff Bezos Renews Focus on Blue Origin, Which Has Been Slower to Launch Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: Myanmar’s new military government has ordered local telecoms to temporarily block Facebook and its family of apps within the country — Myanmar’s new military government has ordered local telecom firms to temporarily block Facebook in the Southeast Asian nation days after the military seized power in the country in a military
Read MoreA new CFPB report says that some mortgage lenders have failed to follow the law on mortgage forbearance during COVID. Lenders have misled borrowers about their rights, imposed unauthorized penalties, and wrongfully evicted tenants. Here’s what you need to know, and how to report an unscrupulous lender. Read more… Know Your COVID Mortgage Forbearance Rights
Read MoreDisclaimer: nothing in this article should be constituted as mental health advice. This is anecdotal evidence from a technology journalist. I’ve been a gamer since the early 1980s. I cut my teeth on Tempest and Donkey Kong in the local arcade. Gaming is my solace. When big things happen in my life or in the
Read MoreWallace Witkowski / MarketWatch: Qualcomm reports Q1 revenue of $8.24B, up 62% YoY but below $8.27B est., with net income of $2.46B, up 165% YoY; stock down 6%+ after hours — Revenue comes in just shy of expectations, while profit and outlook exceed projections — Qualcomm Inc. shares dropped in the extended session Wednesday …
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