The long wait for a glimpse of Luigi
The long wait for a glimpse of Luigi There are so many people here that nobody can tell where the end of the line is. New people arrive, ask if thereâs a line, shuffle into a blob of bodies idling and waiting for someone to give them instructions. The hallway is horribly warm â unclear […]
Elon Musk’s first month of destroying America will cost us decades
Elon Musk's first month of destroying America will cost us decades Elon Musk’s first month of destroying America will cost us decades It would be impressive if it were not so depressing. | Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; The National Museum of American Diplomacy Letâs pause and look at what the Elon Musk administration […]
Google’s Android-based earthquake detector had a false alarm
Google's Android-based earthquake detector had a false alarm Google’s Android-based earthquake detector had a false alarm Google has disabled its Android earthquake detection feature in Brazil after many smartphone users in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro received false emergency alerts on Friday morning, Android Police reports. The alerts of a nonexistent 5.5 magnitude earthquake […]
Elizabeth Holmes’ bizarre PR campaign continues
Elizabeth Holmes' bizarre PR campaign continues Elizabeth Holmes’ bizarre PR campaign continues She’s totally different now, she promises. I have heard it said that fame is the most addictive of all drugs. I have been skeptical about this, but Elizabeth Holmes’ ongoing PR saga makes me wonder if it is, in fact, true. Holmes has […]
T-Mobile’s Starlink messaging service is now free to try, even if you aren’t on T-Mobile
T-Mobile's Starlink messaging service is now free to try, even if you aren't on T-Mobile T-Mobile’s Starlink messaging service is now free to try, even if you aren’t on T-Mobile Beta participants will get a discount when the service goes live in July. T-Mobile’s Starlink-powered direct-to-cell satellite messaging service is now open for anyone in […]
Watch as NASA reveals asteroid samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission
Watch as NASA reveals asteroid samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission NASA curation team members, along with Lockheed Martin recovery specialists, look on after the successful removal of the sample return canister lid. | Image: NASA / Robert Markowitz NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission was launched in September 2016, and seven years later, its capsule landed in […]
The entire story of Twitter / X under Elon Musk
The entire story of Twitter / X under Elon Musk Elon Musk bought Twitter, and now he’s rebranding it as X. Signs have gone up (and back down), icons are changing, and an old plan is new. How’d we get here? On April 4th, 2022, we learned that Musk had purchased enough shares of Twitter […]