After months of legal drama, Elon Musk has begun his takeover of Twitter, according to The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. His first move was to fire CEO Parag Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal and other top execs.Musk is tak…
Apple turns healthy profit despite weak iPad sales
Apple seems to be weathering the financial storm, albeit with a few hitches. The company reported a record high revenue of $90.1 billion in its fiscal fourth quarter, with a net profit of $20.7 billion. While those were only slight increases versus the…
NASA’s InSight lander detected a meteoroid impact on Mars
NASA’s InSight lander may have had its last hurrah. Researchers have learned that a marsquake the lander detected in Mars’ Amazonis Planitia region on December 24th, 2021 was actually a meteoroid impact — the first time any mission has witnessed a crat…
Tesla Cyberquad for Kids recalled due to federal safety standard violations
The Tesla Cyberquad for Kids is being recalled by Radio Flyer (which built the product) after the Consumer Product Safety Commission found that it violates all-terrain vehicle (ATV) federal safety standards for youths. The agency determined that, among…
Surface Pro 9 5G review (SQ3): A beautiful lie
Can you believe it’s been 10 years since Microsoft first launched the Surface? That’s a decade of trying to make hybrid tablet PCs a thing, something I’m still not sure many people actually want. But, you know what, I’ll give Microsoft credit for tryin…
Elon Musk to advertisers: Twitter ‘cannot become a free-for-all hellscape’
One day before Elon Musk is expected to finalize his deal to buy Twitter, he’s attempting to reassure the platform’s advertisers that he won’t turn the platform into a “free-for-all hellscape.” In a message posted Thursday, Musk tried to explain why he…
Netflix’s animated Sonic series will arrive on December 15th
Almost two years after Netflix tweeted (and deleted) about an animated Sonic the Hedgehog series that’s coming to the streaming service, the show has a release date. Season one of Sonic Prime will hit the platform on December 15th. The first season wil…
Twitch hopes its rewritten community policies are easier to understand
Twitch is continuing its ongoing safety reforms with a simple but potentially useful move: writing its policies in plain language. The company has rewritten its Community Guidelines to provide what it believes is a clearer structure with simpler wordin…
FCC proposes rules to prevent fake emergency alerts
The Federal Communications Commission is well aware of the potential damage from fake emergency alerts, and it’s hoping to minimize the threat with policy changes. The agency has proposed rules that would require stricter security for the Emergency Ale…
YouTube opens up a verification program for healthcare professionals
YouTube is attempting to make it easier for folks to find reliable and high-quality health information on the platform. It’s opening up its health product features to certain healthcare professionals and information providers in the US. It started offe…