Monthly Archives: October 2022

Amazon resumes donations to some 2020 election deniers, just in time for midterms

Amazon has quietly mothballed its pledge to stop supporting politicians who refused to certify the 2020 election. The company, like many, said it would suspend donations to those who participated in “the unacceptable attempt to undermine a legitimate democratic process.” 21 months later, however, it has changed its tune — just in time for midterms….

Tesla said to face criminal investigation by the Department of Justice over self-driving claims

Tesla is said to be facing a criminal investigation launched by the U.S. Department of Justice facing claims made by the company regarding its ‘Autopilot’ capabilities, Reuters reports, citing “three people familiar with the matter.” The inquiry was launched last year per the sources, and was initiated following over a dozen accidents involving the active…

Beyond cost control: Where cloud management is going next

“There’s a big wave of innovation in managing cloud costs,” Team8 co-founder and managing partner Liran Grinberg told TechCrunch as part of our latest cloud investor survey. Having noticed tailwinds for the wave of B2B startups that offer cloud cost optimization solutions, and cloud management more broadly, we were curious to know where VCs thought…

Philips announces Evnia, a PC gaming brand for gamers who hate stale ‘gamer’ design

This week, monitor maker Philips unveiled a new brand called Evnia that the company hopes will reestablish its position in the lucrative gaming-specific computer accessories market. Philips is a well-established and well-respected computer display manufacturer, though it hasn’t had a gaming-specific brand before. The closest Philips has come is with AOC, a Philips brand that…

Ransomware attacks are down this year – but that’s not really a great thing

Despite it never being easier to launch a ransomware attack, the number of such incidents has actually dropped year-on-year, a new report from cybersecurity company SonicWall has claimed. The company’s latest threat intelligence paper, covering Q3 2022, says that in the US alone, the number of ransomware attacks was cut in half (-51%). However, other…

I visited the Toys ‘R’ Us revival store in Macy’s. It had every toy you could think of, and it made me feel like a kid again.

Ann Matica/Insider Macy’s is on track to launch more than 400 Toys ‘R’ Us locations in its US department stores.  The partnership is the revival the toy retailer has desperately needed since going bankrupt in 2017. The store was the perfect mix of nostalgic and up-to-date, and it made me want to be a kid…