Monthly Archives: October 2022

Behind the wheel of the most technically advanced Corvette on the market

The Corvette Z06. GM The Corvette has always been a vehicle whose character is defined by the exact specifications of the particular car in question. It has a long history of employing fire-breathing big block V8s or supercharged V8s with track-ready suspension—but some cars have relied on sluggish base engines and slushy automatic transmissions. The…

Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor on blockchain, inclusion, unions and the future of crowdfunding

For most CEOs, the first several weeks or months are spent learning the ropes, poring over financials and meeting shareholders. More often than not, press interviews are reserved for a later date. Everette Taylor, on the other hand, is jumping in with both feet. It hasn’t been a full week since Kickstarter appointed the former…

Russia debates staying on ISS past 2024 despite tensions

Russia is having internal discussions over continuing its participation in the International Space Station (ISS) beyond 2024, despite statements made earlier this summer that the country will pull out of the station program by the middle of the decade. Sergei Krikalev, head of human space programs at Roscosmos, said Monday that the Russian space agency…

Just before Musk backtracked, a judge said Twitter could hunt for secret chats with whistleblower

Elon Musk may have said the deal is back on, but his legal fight with Twitter is still producing some eleventh hour twists and turns. In a late Monday filing with the Delaware Court of Chancery, Judge Kathaleen McCormick weighed in on Twitter’s request for additional discovery around potential messages between Musk’s inner circle and…

The FCC says ‘game over’ for providers that don’t address robocalls

A new order from the Federal Communications Commission means the federal agency is cracking down on robocalls like never before. On Monday, the FCC announced that it would block services from seven voice service providers, or VoIPs, if they don’t comply with efforts to mitigate rampant scam calls that plague millions of Americans. In 2021,…

This Google Chrome tool could actually be used to steal login data

Researchers have found that Google Chrome’s Application Mode can be abused for phishing threats. Used to offer ChromeOS users a clean, minimal interface for certain websites such as YouTube, when launched, Application Mode brings up a new browser window without the address bar, toolbars, or other familiar elements – even the taskbar displays the website…

Melinda French Gates said her divorce from Bill Gates was ‘unbelievably painful,’ but COVID gave her ‘the privacy to get through it’

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation co-chair Melinda Gates. Denis Balibouse/Reuters Melinda French Gates said her divorce from Bill Gates was “unbelievably painful in innumerable ways.” Gates said the pandemic gave her privacy so she could leave her marriage and get through the divorce. The Gates’ announced their divorce in May 2021, and still co-chair the…

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