Nitish Pahwa / Slate: Three members of Twitter’s Trust & Safety Council, including two who have been members since 2016, resign, alleging Twitter’s new leadership had shut them out — Eirliani Abdul Rahman helped the platform stop youth sexual exploitation. The new boss wasn’t listening.
Read MoreWelcome to the 462nd edition of Android Apps Weekly. Here are the big headlines from the last week: Google merged its Waze and Maps teams this week. The company did it as a cost-saving measure since both apps do the same thing. On the plus side, consolidation may help both apps. On the negative side,
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is asking publicly-traded companies to tell investors about their involvement with struggling cryptocurrency firms (via CNBC). In a notice posted on Thursday, the SEC says companies may have an obligation under federal law to disclose whether their operations or finances have been
Read Morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0ozEcgchhw Every now and again a year passes in the mobile world where a clear, overarching theme emerges. In 2022, that theme was consolidation. While there were a handful of exceptions — be it brash upstart OEMs or established names trying to stand out from the pack — most of the industry’s heaviest hitters and
Read MoreThe latest iPad Air uses Apple’s M1 CPU and has a more powerful camera than the last-gen model. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The holidays are quickly approaching, and if you’re doing a little weekend window shopping for yourself or others this weekend, we’ve collected a handful of excellent deals that
Read MoreLast week, I wrote about cargo culting in a much more general context, so this week I’m going to come clean. The file that had me thinking about the topic was the worst case you’ve probably ever seen: I have a .emacs file kicking around that I haven’t really understood since I copied it from
Read MoreAmazon’s The Rings of Power is an ambitious series. It sets out to cover a lot of ground, bouncing between the Harfoots, the arrival of Orcs in the Southlands, and the creation of the rings themselves, highlighting each storyline with varying degrees of success (sorry, Harfoots). While we’re not here to talk about big-budget television,
Read MoreWashington Post: With Republicans poised to take over the House in 2023, a look at the prospects of the bipartisan American Data Privacy and Protection Act in a divided Congress — With Republicans poised to take over the House next year, a divided Congress looms. The result could be two years of partisan strife and
Read MoreCredit: Disney Star Wars remains one of the biggest entertainment franchises of all time. While it has been three years since the release of Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker in movie theaters, the franchise has continued with new TV shows and new seasons of prior series on the Disney Plus streaming service.
Read MoreThe Philips Hue Festavia string lights look great and add a lot of fun to any holiday decor. They’re expensive, though, and only really worth it if you’ve bought into the Hue ecosystem. Continue reading…
Read MorePhotography by Joel Goldberg for The Verge From toddler-friendly tech to analog items that have stood the test of time, we’ve collected a host of gift ideas fit for kids of all ages. Continue reading…
Read MoreYou shouldn’t have to look at your phone for navigation. In-ear directions from the Cardo Freecom 2X offer a smarter, safer way to hit the road.
Read MorePlus: Chinese hackers stealing US Covid relief funds, a cyberattack on the Met Opera website, and more.
Read MorePlus: Apple expands its repair program in Europe, Google Chrome becomes less of a resource hog, and the FTC objects to Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard.
Read MoreThis slim spherical shooter offers better image quality, and even doubles as an action cam.
Read MoreResearchers are trying to understand what drives the algal blooms that tinge ice—and have implications for the drought-stricken American West’s water supply.
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Although predominantly focused on its Chinese home market these days, Huawei has a new release for Western audiences in the flagship Mate 50 Pro. Pricing it at a hefty £1,199/€1,199, Huawei still wishes to compete with Apple and Samsung hardware, but you have to scrutinize the broader package at
Read MoreNASA’s SLS rocket sends the Orion Capsule on its way to the Moon on November 16th, 2022. The capsule is set to return to Earth on December 11th. | Photo by Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel / Tribune News Service via Getty Images This weekend NASA’s Orion spacecraft will return to Earth, following its 25-day
Read MoreDespite mitigation, one of the worst bugs in internet history is still prevalent—and being exploited.
Read MoreBest Buy is running a killer sale event on all kinds of tech, including tablets and smartwatches, but it ends December 11.
Read MoreIn my 10 years as a Gear editor at WIRED, Filson’s Ballistic Nylon Duffle Pack is hands down my favorite gear item.
Read More[Mikhail] released a handy GUI editor/generator tool for the Flipper Zero multipurpose hacker tool, making layouts and UI elements much easier and more intuitive to craft up. Those who decide to delve into rolling their own applications or add-ons will find this a handy resource, especially as it generates the necessary code for the visual
Read MoreWelcome to The Weekly Authority, the Android Authority newsletter that breaks down the top Android and tech news from the week. The 224th edition here, with Pixel Fold renders, our Reader’s Choice Phone of the Year Awards winner, sad Noodle news, everything you missed at The Game Awards, and more… I was going to let
Read MoreCNBC: A profile of Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek, who was involved in several failed ventures before founding the exchange, including an e-commerce company — – Before founding Crypto.com, Kris Marszalek was involved in multiple ventures that ended in collapse, including one where suppliers claimed they were unable to access their earnings.
Read MoreDevin Coldewey / TechCrunch: Despite Elon Musk’s opaque approach, the “Twitter Files” give a peek at moderation at scale and are a win for transparency, while failing to prove systemic bias — Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, is feverishly promoting his “Twitter Files”: selected internal communications from the company …
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