Xbox head Phil Spencer has warned price hikes may happen in the new year. Speaking about the future of the Xbox Series X|S and Xbox Game Pass, Phil Spencer revealed that the subscription is falling significantly short of its growth targets and the company may increase prices “on certain things” in 2023. Phil Spencer hints…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Apple could be removing the iPhone’s last remaining buttons if analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is to be believed. While the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro are barely a month old, predictions for the next-generation devices (the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro) are already starting to emerge. The latest rumor comes from Apple analyst Ming-Chi…
Some Twitter employees have used the #OneTeam hashtag to express solidarity. Chesnot/Getty Images Twitter employees have expressed fear about their jobs after Elon Musk sealed his takeover deal. Since the deal closed Thursday, some staff have tweeted concerns and supportive messages. Musk has reportedly sacked CEO Parag Agrawal and three other top Twitter executives. Twitter…
TGIF! It’s Dan DeFrancesco checking in from NYC. Well, there you have it folks, Elon Musk is officially Twitter’s new owner, bringing a close to months of costly litigation. However, the drama isn’t over just yet, as sources say Musk has already fired at least four top execs, including CEO Parag Agrawal. Speaking of Elon, we’ve…
TV host and journalist Ksenia Sobchak poses during the GQ Russia 20th birthday gala reception at the Hotel Metropol Moscow in 2021. Valery SharifulinTASS via Getty Images A Russian media star with strong ties to Putin fled the country, per multiple reports. Ksenia Sobchak, rumored to be Putin’s god-daughter, is in Lithuania, an official there…
President Joe Biden (behind) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (front) arrive for a family photo in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on July 16, 2022. MANDEL NGAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Relations between the US and Saudi Arabia are worsening. Saudi ruler Mohammed bin Salman wants to assert himself internationally. He humiliated the Biden administration by…
Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has described Trump’s suspension from the platform as “foolish.” Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images A fake press release announcing Trump’s return to Twitter began circulating online Thursday night. It was hailed by several right-wing commentators including Dinesh D’Souza and Leo Terrell. The fake statement also duped Russian state media and a left-leaning…
Apple CEO Tim Cook. Getty Big Tech stocks have plunged this week on the back of disappointing quarterly earnings. Apple stock was spared because the iPhone maker’s results beat analysts’ forecasts. The consumer-electronics giant may have been saved by its brand power and wealthy customer base. Lackluster earnings from some of America’s largest technology companies…
After a months-long legal battle that has engulfed Twitter since Elon Musk first offered to buy the company for $44 billion in April, the deal is done, and Musk is already ringing in the changes. Musk, who has criticized Twitter’s leadership, fired CEO Parag Agrawal and Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal, as well as several…
Twitter, like Facebook and Instagram, might also roll out NFT integration in the future. The now-Elon Musk-owned website has announced an experimental feature that prominently displays NFT listings when users tweet a link to them, so long as they’re from one of its partner marketplaces. An NFT Tweet Tile, as the company is calling it,…