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Elon Musk has said Twitter would charge $8 per month to customers who want a blue tick next to their name signifying a verified account. Musk claimed it was “essential to defeat spam/scam” as part of measures made following a…
Just as Elon Musk was completing his purchase of Twitter, the firm’s founder and former CEO, Jack Dorsey, launched a beta for a new social-media startup. Dorsey’s blockchain-based Bluesky Social announced last Tuesday that it will launch shortly and is…
Elon Musk is now in charge of Twitter since the company’s sale has been completed and the company’s senior executives have left. Musk sacked CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, and legal policy, trust, and safety head Vijaya Gadde. Musk…
Elon Musk began his impending acquisition of Twitter by carrying a sink into the company’s headquarters during a Wednesday afternoon visit. Musk’s visit to the firm’s headquarters comes as he is anticipated to speak with staff before finalizing his company…
Elon Musk has differentiated himself from Warren Buffett, claiming that he produces and builds things rather than trading stocks and moving money around. During Tesla’s third-quarter results call on Wednesday, the CEO was asked if he saw value in forming…
Hours after Kanye West, known legally as Ye, announced plans to purchase the conservative social networking site Parler, the firm sent hundreds of VIP users an email revealing their contact information. The contact information of hundreds of “VIPs” was left…
Elon Musk resurrected his bid to acquire Twitter for $44 billion on Tuesday after attempting to back out of the high-profile agreement earlier. In a letter to Twitter filed on Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Tesla billionaire…
The first piloted test flight of a British startup’s VX4 flying taxi has been completed. Vertical Aerospace made the announcement on Monday. It represents an important step forward in advancing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft technology. Vertical Aerospace…
Parler has reportedly gone offline on Monday after Amazon kicked the site off its hosting service.On Monday morning, at 3am EST, reports said Parler was taken offline after Amazon pulled support, claiming the site was allowing “threats of violence” in…
Within just 4 days of using a new facial recognition system, New Delhi police have been able to identify nearly 3,000 missing children. Currently, the names of the children are being determined so they can be reunited with their families.…
Struggling with gift ideas for the holidays? If you’re on Amazon right now scouring through pages and pages of items that don’t seem to be gift-worthy, don’t sweat! We’ve rounded up a couple of things that are practical and budget…
#1. My neighbor has an unsecured, wireless printer. I just sent this document to it. pic.twitter.com/dBvSmTpfpp — Shari VanderWerf (@Shariv67) July 10, 2013 #2. If Internet Explorer is brave enough to ask to be your default browser, you can be…
#1. Charging the battery to 100% for prolonged periods. Leaving your phone plugged in for an entire day or constantly recharging it to maintain that full battery is doing more damage in the long run. Experts suggest letting your phone coast…
If you’ve ever traveled to a foreign country, you’ll know that defeated feeling you get when you give in to the $30/hour airport WiFi during a 4-hour layover. Thanks to this travel blogger, you’ll never have to worry about that…
Apple just released the iPhone 7 (and some other stuff that’s not as exciting) in their much-anticipated Apple Event this week. They’ve largely ignored their customers’ pleas for, y’know, useful stuff, instead serving up an extra camera, water resistant-ness, and…
One question that has puzzled the greatest minds forever but which can never truly be resolved beyond doubt is that of whether the head or the heart is the best way of deciding what is right. There are arguments to…