Monthly Archives: September 2022

Risk of civil unrest surging in more than half of the world’s countries, analysis says

Policemen stand guard as university students and demonstrators protest in Colombo against the Sri Lankan government. ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP via Getty Images The world is bound for more disruption and unrest in the next six months, an intelligence firm said. Its analysis said the risk of civil unrest has increased in 101 of the 198…

Meta is shutting down Facebook ‘Neighborhoods’ for local communities

Meta is axing Facebook’s Nextdoor-like product called Neighborhoods before it even becomes available to most users. The social network started offering it to select users in Canada back in 2020, touting it as a dedicated space where people can interact with their local communities. It expanded its tests last year and rolled out access to…

Google shifts production of Pixels to Vietnam, production of 2023 foldable may stay in China

In a new report from The New York Times, we get a look at some major tech companies and how their manufacturing of the world’s most popular tech is shifting from China to Vietnam. Google, Apple, and Microsoft are mentioned throughout the report so let’s start with Google. “Part of Google’s newest Pixel phone production…

Call of Duty on Xbox Game Pass isn’t necessarily a win for gamers

Microsoft has confirmed its plan to bring Call of Duty to Xbox Game Pass should it successfully acquire Activision Blizzard, but UK regulators think it could do more harm than good. Speaking about Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard in a blog post, Xbox boss Phil Spencer clarified the tech giant’s ambitions. He said Microsoft…

Trump wanted to know everything about foreign leaders’ extramarital affairs: New York Times

Former President Donald Trump is under investigation by the FBI over his handling of classified documents. Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images Trump was often amused by the CIA’s intelligence reports on foreign leaders, per The New York Times. He was very interested in what was said about these leaders’ extramarital affairs, per The Times. Rolling Stone also…

Trump didn’t trust the Pentagon’s method for disposing of classified documents and kept unread files in a cardboard box near his desk: New York Times

Former President Donald Trump didn’t trust the CIA and Pentagon’s method of destroying classified documents, per The New York Times. Alex Brandon/AP Trump had a cardboard box next to his desk where he kept unread documents, per the New York Times. While details of the box’s contents remain unclear, Trump would travel with it, per…