Monthly Archives: August 2022

Blake Masters is splitting the difference between Donald Trump and Peter Thiel

Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images In campaign ads and stump speeches, Blake Masters is playing Trump’s greatest hits. He complains about “wokeness,” talks openly about American decline, and demands that the government finish building the wall on the southern border. But unlike Trump, Masters’ political ambitions reimagine America in the eyes of Silicon Valley and…

Microsoft made this WNBA court look like an Xbox loading screen

That’s some slam dunk branding. | Image: Microsoft On Tuesday and Wednesday, the New York Liberty Women’s National Basketball Association (or WNBA) team will be playing against the Los Angeles Sparks on a basketball court that’s covered in Xbox logos and console-inspired designs. Microsoft says that it’s the league’s “first gaming-inspired basketball court,” with the…

Netflix’s limited-edition Cowboy Bebop vinyl is a very good boy

Image: Netflix Netflix’s gamble on Cowboy Bebop has paid off with dividends for fans. A tweet from Wario64 has revealed a limited-edition vinyl collection of the short-lived series’ soundtrack, featuring new music from Yoko Kanno and The Seatbelts. Limited Edition Cowboy Bebop 2xLP soundtrack available at Netflix ($160. Music from the Netflix series) https://t.co/2Q3zrCW4B4 limited…

SEC: Crypto fraudsters raised $300M with “textbook pyramid and Ponzi scheme”

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SimoneN) The US Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday filed a lawsuit against 11 people accused of creating and promoting a crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme known as “Forsage.” The fraudulent scheme “raised more than $300 million from millions of retail investors worldwide, including in the United States,” the SEC’s announcement…

What do we do about all the people who can’t charge an EV at home?

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) For much of the automobile’s existence, speed was the statistic that sold. But the move to electric vehicles is emphasizing range over performance—ironic given the EV’s inherent performance advantage here. While range remains a barrier to EV adoption, it takes second place to charging logistics. For about two-thirds…