In what’s being described as a Humpty-Dumpty incident, Rackspace customers have lost access to their hosted Exchange service, and by extension, lots of archived emails. The first official word of trouble came on December 2nd, and it quickly became clear that this was more than the typical intern-tripped-over-the-cable incident. Nearly a week later, Rackspace confirmed
Read MoreSheila Dang / Reuters: In an email to advertisers, Twitter says it will launch controls to prevent ads from showing up next to tweets containing certain keywords as soon as next week — Twitter Inc will roll out new controls as soon as next week to let companies prevent their ads from appearing above …
Read MoreWhen large language models fall short, the consequences can be serious. Why is it so hard to acknowledge that?
Read MoreIn all the years we’ve been doing a Reader’s Choice Award at Android Authority, we’ve never had a race this exciting. There were multiple twists we didn’t expect and the final winner won by one of the slimmest margins we’ve ever seen. In the end, though, the champion is the Google Pixel 7 Pro, which you
Read MoreFor those looking at open-source options for applications, this can mean choosing between Flutter and React Native. Though there are pros and cons with each, and React Native has been around longer, Flutter may be the better choice right now. And if you looking to launch applications but can’t get the development team you need.
Read MoreMatthew Goldstein / New York Times: SBF agrees to testify before a House committee on December 13 but remains quiet about a request from a Senate committee, which could issue a subpoena — The FTX founder said on Twitter he would appear before a House committee next week, but was quiet about a similar request
Read MoreChance Miller / 9to5Mac: Apple and Ericsson reach a licensing agreement over “patented cellular standard-essential technologies” and more, ending a years-long legal battle — Apple and Ericsson have reached a licensing agreement that will put an end to a years-long, increasingly nasty legal battle between the two companies.
Read MoreImage: Ferrari The manual transmission, once a staple of base trim economy cars and high-end sports cars alike, has been in decline for years now. But for a small and shrinking group of drivers, the answer to that is “from my cold, dead hands.” So manual gearbox purists will be delighted to know that a
Read MoreImage: NASA Hello, readers, and welcome back! Today we’ll read that there’s a lot going on at SpaceX, and on Mars. NASA has lost contact with its ICON satellite but reached new heights with Ingenuity. A new analysis of early science images from the James Webb space telescope reveals”‘unseen companions” within the Southern Ring Nebula.
Read MorePortal will look the best it ever has with an RTX 40-series GPU, but you definitely don’t need one to play the game. | Image: Nvidia and Valve A deal on a single PC game doesn’t usually rise to the top of our daily pickings of discounts, but it did today. Valve’s mind-bending and often
Read MoreGarmin’s getting the hang of what casual users like in a fitness watch. Now if it would only declutter its app. Continue reading…
Read MoreReuters: SoftBank-backed Indian e-commerce startup Snapdeal drops its $152M IPO plan, after filing its regulatory papers in December 2021, amid the tech stock rout — SoftBank-backed Indian e-commerce firm Snapdeal has decided to pull the plug on its $152 million IPO, the company told Reuters …
Read MoreNothing’s first permanent store location will be opened on December 10th, stocking the tech brands Nothing’s Phone 1 and Ear Stick products. | Image: Nothing Nothing will open its first brick-and-mortar store in London’s Soho district later this week, offering products like Nothing’s Phone 1 and Ear Stick alongside a range of Nothing merchandise. Audio
Read MoreThe DJI Mini 3 weighs just 249 grams, which means it falls under certain regulations that permit sub-250 gram drones to fly without registration. | Image: DJI After weeks of leaks, DJI has officially announced the DJI Mini 3, a more affordable version of the original DJI Mini 3 Pro drone that targets amateurs and
Read MoreThis disappointing Wear OS 3 smartwatch is barely more than a pretty face.
Read MoreTim Bradshaw / Financial Times: Istanbul-based delivery startup Getir closes its acquisition of Berlin-based rival Gorillas, valuing the group at $10B, and sources say Gorillas alone at ~$1.2B — Combined group worth $10bn represents a fall in valuation as investors turn against lossmaking tech start-ups
Read MoreEpic CEO Tim Sweeney has again reignited his personal battle with Apple over App Store rules and claims it’s all about free speech, not selling V-Bucks.
Read MoreIn an email sent to employees, the low-code platform’s CEO said the cuts were a result of “taking a hard look at our efforts in the current market environment.”
Read More(Photo: Dyson)Do you love your current headphones but wish they’d filter the air you breathe? No? Well, Dyson’s first-ever audio product will do that anyway—for a price. Not only will Dyson’s flagship headphones separate out unnecessary noise, but they’ll also allegedly do the same with invisible particles you’d otherwise inhale. A single glance is all
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge FTX founder and former chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried said Friday that he will testify before the House Financial Services Committee next week. “I still do not have access to much of my data — professional or personal. So there is a limit to what I will be able to say, and I
Read MoreCecilia D’Anastasio / Bloomberg: The hype around esports is fading, as teams and organizations shrink due to a weak sponsorship and ad market, falling VC investment, and the crypto meltdown — The once-thriving esports industry has fallen on hard times as funding sources dwindle and signs abound that athletic competition via video games …
Read MoreRicardo Tomás / The Verge An investigation from The Markup found that Uber is slow to respond to law enforcement requests, leaving drivers vulnerable to repeated attacks. Continue reading…
Read MorePilots are watching the drones on a map while monitoring them for any issues. The upper screens show live feeds from different landing “nests.” | Image: Wing Wing, the delivery-by-drone company under Alphabet’s umbrella, is revealing its new remote operations center where pilots can monitor multiple missions at a time. Its latest facility is stationed
Read MoreA scathing decision from Facebook’s Oversight Board shows a better way to work through platform rules in public than via a billionaire’s late night tweets.
Read MoreFilms made for, or inspired by, the extremely online will invade the discourse in early 2023. Get ready for M3GAN, Cat Person, and an ursid on drugs.
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