Meta has announced it will lay off 11,000 employees or around 13 percent of the company’s total staff. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the news in a blog post, saying he was at fault for being overoptimistic about the company’s future growth based on a pandemic surge. “At the start of Covid, the world rapidly moved online and the […]
As The Associate Press (AP) reports, federal judge rejected a bid for a new trial for disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes after concluding a key prosecution witness’s recent remorseful attempt to contact her wasn’t enough to award her another chance to avoid a potential prison sentence for defrauding investors at her blood-testing company. The ruling issued late […]
With the advent of Apple Watches and Fitbits, it’s easy to track your own health metrics at home. But knowing what to track is just as important as having the equipment to do it. And, there is one important health metric many people aren’t tracking yet that health experts say you should: heart-rate variability, or HRV, the amount of […]
As The Verge reports, Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s co-founder and former CEO, responded to the mass layoffs under Elon Musk’s ownership by saying he owns “the responsibility for why everyone is in this situation” and that he grew the company “too quickly.” On Friday, Musk laid off about half of Twitter’s workforce, affecting employees across all departments. […]
Xbox Game Pass is getting some great games in November, including the official Xbox releases of fan favorites Return to Monkey Island and Vampire Survivors. As The Verge reports, Return to Monkey Island is the newest entry in the Monkey Island point-and-click adventure game series. It’s a delightful homage to the classic titles that adds some much-needed polish to smooth out some of the […]
Honda delivered a new battery swapping station in Tokyo. The automaker’s new power pack exchanger lets electric motorcycle riders easily flip their depleting batteries for fresh ones instead of needing to wait around for a charge. As The Verge reports, he Honda power station itself looks very similar to Gogoro’s: like a vending machine with a grid […]
In a rare occurrence, Apple has provided a tangible clue about the iPhone’s future. As CNET reports, company executives confirmed that Apple will comply with the European Union’s mandate that all phones in the region adopt USB-C as the common smartphone charging port in 2024. This means that future iPhones will need to shift away from the Lightning connector […]
As CNET reports, billionaire Elon Musk has completed a $44 billion deal to purchase Twitter, capping off a tumultuous transition period for the influential social media company. Twitter’s stock is being delisted on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), confirming the deal has closed, according to a filing with US Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. Twitter will […]
As The Verge reports, Disney could soon start using your Disney Plus viewing habits to influence your experience at its parks — and vice versa. In an interview at The Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live event, Disney CEO Bob Chapek said the company’s working on a way to tailor both experiences based on how you interact with its […]
After releasing iOS 16 alongside the iPhone 14 last month, Apple has now rolled out another software update, iOS 16.0.3. The latest update addresses some really annoying bugs on some iPhone 14 models, including delayed or undelivered incoming calls and notifications and low microphone volume during CarPlay phone calls. It also fixes camera issues some iPhone 14 models have experienced, like […]