Twitter was warned by its own experts that QAnon members would attempt to join its Birdwatch fact-checking project, per a leaked internal audit. Kacper Pempel/Reuters Twitter accepted a QAnon account into a community-led fact-checking project, leaked audit says. Twitter only uncovered the “overt” account the night before the project launched, the audit says. Twitter has…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Rescuers transfer survivors across a river following an earthquake in Moxi town in China’s Sichuan province on September 5, 2022. The city of Chengdu is in the same province. Cheng Xueli/Xinhua via AP The Chinese city of Chengdu was hit by a 6.8-magnitude earthquake on Monday. The city is under strict COVID-19 rules that meant…
Russia is ready to fight back against Western-imposed price caps on its crude. Felix Cesare/Getty Images If a US-led oil price cap is imposed, Russia will ship more crude to Asia, its energy minister said. G7 ministers have agreed to back a price cap on Russian oil to limit Moscow’s energy revenues. Russia’s oil exports…
Coal has had something of a renaissance since Russia invaded Ukraine. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Global coal prices are trading at record highs as the world scrambles to secure reliable sources of energy. Coal for delivery next month at Newcastle, Australia hit a record high on Monday, while European prices are close to records. The IEA…
A viral video on Twitter claims that on the upcoming iPhone 14 Pro, Apple will let users choose between a single large pill-shape cutout or one pill-shape and one hole-punch design at the top of the display to replace the notch. The video, although possibly convincing, is unlikely to be true. The iPhone 14 Pro…
A new charging case for the upcoming second-generation AirPods Pro could feature speaker holes, a microphone, and an opening for a lanyard attachment, according to alleged CAD renders of the case shared by AppleInsider‘s Andrew O’Hara on Twitter. Alleged CAD of AirPods Pro 2 charging case shared by Andrew O’Hara O’Hara said he could not…
Sony is losing one of the main architects behind its PlayStation consoles. The company has confirmed to Bloomberg News that Masayasu Ito, who led the development of the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5, is leaving Sony on October 1st. Ito has been with Sony for 36 years, joining the company way back in 1986…
In the smartphone market it’s rare to find a top-of-the-line phone that doesn’t have some kind of water and dust resistance. While it used to be a rarity, it’s now become a lot more commonplace. Even companies that used to stay away from IP-ratings – like OnePlus – have added it to their top devices….
Normal people and tech don’t mix. As is proven by this collection of images from tech-savvy people showing various gadget related misadventures. These images show all sorts of inexplicable happenings that will likely make you wince, turn away in horror or just have a good chortle. Read More
More evidence has emerged that a PC release of Returnal could be on the way. This time, it’s courtesy of a GDC talk on VFX from Housemarque & Playstation Studios’ Risto Jankkila and Sharman Jagadeesan. As Digital Foundry’s Alex Battaglia spotted, the game appears to be running on a PC dev kit and includes a…