Monthly Archives: August 2022

Elon Musk draws former Twitter CEO and longtime friend Jack Dorsey into his $44 billion legal battle

Jack Dorsey (left) and Elon Musk. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue/Joe Raedle/Getty Images Elon Musk’s legal team sent out a slew of subpoenas on Monday, including one for Jack Dorsey. Dorsey resigned as Twitter’s CEO last year and has supported Musk’s Twitter purchase. The legal request calls for documents related to user data…

Donald Trump adviser Dan Scavino is about to get another subpoena — from ‘Electric Avenue’ singer Eddy Grant

Donald Trump advisor Dan Scavino, left, is being subpoenaed by ‘Electric Avenue’ singer Eddy Grant in a New York copyright infringement lawsuit. File/AP, left; Andrew Winning/Reuters, right. Longtime Donald Trump aide Dan Scavino’s next subpoena will be from “Electric Avenue” singer Eddy Grant. Grant is suing Donald Trump for using 1983 disco-reggae hit in a…

Saudi Arabia hints OPEC+ may cut oil production to ease growing dysfunction in global energy markets

Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Getty Images Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said the crude futures market is suffering from a lack of liquidity and high volatility.  That’s leaving the market more disconnected from fundamentals, he told Bloomberg. OPEC+ could reduce oil production to alleviate the market dysfunction, he suggested. OPEC+ could cut…

VESA’s ClearMR is a new standard for display motion performance

The Video Electronics Standards Associated (VESA) wants to make buying your next monitor or TV easier, and it’s doing so by introducing a new standard. I know what you’re thinking: between DisplayPort, DisplayHDR and AdaptiveSync, aren’t there already more VESA standards than anyone can keep track of? Well, yes, but the organization’s newest certification program…

Why is PlayStation being sued for £5 billion? Digital game ‘rip off’ claim explained

Sony PlayStation is being sued for £5 billion over what’s being described as “ripping off” gamers with inflated prices for digital games. Here’s why Sony faces legal action. According to the lawsuit, filed by consumer champion Alex Neill in the UK, Sony has abused its dominant position in the market by overcharging for digital games…

Blake Masters’ Bitcoin investments tanked in 2022

Photo by Brandon Bell / Getty Images Bitcoin evangelist and Republican Senate hopeful Blake Masters has invested millions into a wide variety of cryptocurrencies. But according to recent financial filings viewed by The Verge, Masters’ own digital investments have seemingly tanked in value over this past year’s cryptocurrency crash. Masters, protegé to billionaire tech investor…