Monthly Archives: September 2022

The first student-debt relief email update just went out from Biden’s Education Department

Screenshots of email from Biden’s Education Department on student debt relief @Ki/Tiwtter On Thursday, the Department of Education sent out an update on student debt relief. The email provides details on debt relief eligibility and what to expect moving forward. Borrowers can begin applying for relief this October through a “short and simple” application. Millions…

Less than 3 years years after throwing a splashy launch event, Google is shutting down its game-streaming service Stadia

Phil Harrison, vice president and GM, Google Stadia Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Google announced on Thursday it was shutting down its cloud gaming service Stadia after two years. It said Stadia “hasn’t gained the traction with users that we expected.” Users will have access to their games through January 18. Less than three years after launching…

Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner texted Elon Musk urging him to buy Twitter days before Musk’s stake in the company became public. ‘Will be fun,’ Döpfner wrote.

Elon Musk. REUTERS/Adrees Latif Text messages between Elon Musk and various notables in tech and business have been released. In one private text exchange, the CEO of Axel Springer, Insider’s parent company, speaks to Musk.  The CEO urges Musk to acquire Twitter and offers to “run it” on his behalf. Days before Elon Musk’s investment…

6 Republican states are suing the Biden administration over student loan relief calling it ‘economically unwise and downright unfair’

President Joe Biden. JIM WATSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Six Republican states are suing the Biden administration over student loan relief, the AP reported. The states are claiming that some of them will lose out on tax revenue from the relief. They also cite Biden calling the pandemic “over” since relief is hinged on an ongoing…

Native Instruments pads out its Komplete 14 suite with some welcome new toys

Komplete, Native Instruments’ flagship music production bundle, has a little bit of everything. That’s always been part of its appeal. It’s pricey, but you get monstersynths, a top-notch drum sampler, a virtual guitar rig and Kontakt — which is also a sampler, but calling it one seems incredibly reductive. Native Instruments is still one of…