Big Tech
Twitter CEO Elon Musk Had A Very Bad Weekend
The new Twitter Blue rolled out…sort of. Meanwhile, the world’s richest man bickered with Jack Dorsey and Kathy Griffin.
Tom Warren
Mass Layoffs Are Underway At Twitter
New owner Elon Musk tweeted Friday that there was "no choice when the company is losing over $4M/day."
Tom Warren
Maybe You Should Just Give Elon His $8
The case for (*cringe*) paying for Twitter.
Katie Notopoulos
Congrats, Horny People, Nudity Is Back On Tumblr
Tumblr is loosening its 2018 ban on all nudity.
Katie Notopoulos
Please God, Don't Let Twitter Die
Please. I need this.
Katie Notopoulos
The Deal Is Done: Elon Musk Finally Owns Twitter
Several top executives, including the CEO, reportedly have been fired.
Katie Notopoulos
Here Are All The New Features In Apple's October Update For iPhones
iOS 16.1 brings iCloud shared photo libraries, Clean Energy Charging, and... a "high-yield" savings account?
Pranav Dixit
I'm So Tired
I’m sorry, Twitter and Elon, I just can’t do this anymore.
Katie Notopoulos
A Coward's Guide To Editing Tweets
The edit button is finally here — only if you pay for Twitter Blue.
Katie Notopoulos
Elon Musk Is Going To Buy Twitter At The Original Price
Musk is proceeding with the deal at the original price, averting a court battle.
Katie Notopoulos
Elon Musk’s New Baby Is This Robot
Musk is hyping up the Optimus robot — but skeptics are not hard to find.
Chris Stokel-Walker
Elon Musk’s Lawyers Just Subpoenaed Ex-CEO Jack Dorsey For The Twitter Trial
This is the latest in a flurry of legal filings, as lawyers prepare for the beginning of proceedings in October.
Ellie Hall
A Former Twitter Employee Was Found Guilty Of Spying For Saudi Arabia
Ahmad Abouammo was convicted of passing user information to the Saudi government in exchange for cash and a gold watch.
Katie Notopoulos
Amazon Is Pushing Hard Into Healthcare. Here’s What That Could Mean For You.
The online giant’s recent purchases of pharmacies and healthcare clinics signal its intentions to break into a space in serious need of attention.
Amanda Gardner
Here’s Why A Bunch Of Lawmakers Are Asking Questions About TikTok
The past few months have seen growing concerns about the company’s Chinese ownership amid leaks and former employees speaking out in two separate BuzzFeed News reports.
Pranav Dixit
TikTok Owner ByteDance Used A News App On Millions Of Phones To Push Pro-China Messages, Ex-Employees Say
Former employees claim the company placed pieces of pro-China content in its now-defunct US news app, TopBuzz, and censored negative stories about the Chinese government. ByteDance says it did no such thing.
Emily Baker-White
Facebook Is Finally Giving People A Non-Algorithmic News Feed
A few taps will allow you to see timely “Feeds” from friends, groups, or pages.
Katie Notopoulos
Elon Musk Lost His Bid To Delay The Twitter Trial, Which Starts On October 17
Musk had hoped to delay facing off in court until next year.
Katie Notopoulos
Elon Musk Doesn’t Seem To Realize That Twitter Is Already A Free Speech Warrior In Countries Where It Actually Matters.
This week, Twitter sued India. Under Musk, it probably wouldn’t bother.
Pranav Dixit
TikTok Has Responded To US Lawmakers To Confirm BuzzFeed News' Report That US Users’ Data Was Accessed From China
TikTok's response to Republican senators comes days after an FCC commissioner called on the heads of Apple and Google to pull the app from its stores.
Pranav Dixit
An FCC Commissioner Wants TikTok Removed From App Stores After BuzzFeed News Found American User Data Was Repeatedly Accessed In China
Nine Republican senators have also written to the company's CEO demanding answers.
Pranav Dixit
How Amazon Exported American Working Conditions To Europe
After Amazon workers in Germany began striking, the company expanded eastward, where looser labor laws brought record productivity.
Albert Samaha
Leaked Audio From 80 Internal TikTok Meetings Shows That US User Data Has Been Repeatedly Accessed From China
“I feel like with these tools, there’s some backdoor to access user data in almost all of them,” said an external auditor hired to help TikTok close off Chinese access to sensitive information, like Americans’ birthdays and phone numbers.
Emily Baker-White
Here Are The Big New Features Coming To Your Apple Devices
New tricks for old gadgets. What's not to like?
Pranav Dixit
Elon Musk Just Can’t Stop Tweeting At This Guy
Musk has mentioned the Twitter handle of Pranay Pathole, a 23-year-old engineer, more than 400 times since 2018.
Aman Sethi
Elon Musk Said His Twitter Deal Is On Temporary Hold
Musk's tweeted that the deal was on hold until he could verify the number of spambots and fake accounts on Twitter really were less than 5%.
Aman Sethi
Google Showed Off Its Language-Translating Glasses
The tech giant also unveiled its long-anticipated Pixel Watch at its annual developer conference.
Richard Nieva
Elon Musk Said He Would Reverse Twitter’s Permaban On Donald Trump
“I think that it was a mistake.”
Richard Nieva
Elon Musk Will Fund His Twitter Deal With Money From Countries That Suppress Free Speech
Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said he looked forward to joining his “‘new’ friend” Musk on his journey.
Richard Nieva
We Deserve This, Fellow Disgusting Worms
Admit it, you’ll never quit Twitter.
Katie Notopoulos
