Monthly Archives: October 2022

The Glow is gone — Amazon shuts down support for its kid-focused video calling device

Amazon Glow was designed to help keep kids engaged on video calls. It’s shutting down this year. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Amazon will stop supporting its Glow video calling device for kids on December 31st, 2022. The innovative projector-powered gadget with a screen built-in was designed to make it easier…

What that ‘Black Adam’ mid-credit scene means for the future of the DCEU

The reviews are in, and critics hate Black Adam. The Dwayne Johnson-fronted spinoff of Shazam! offers plenty of worldbuilding, introducing not only its titular anti-hero but also The Justice Society of America’s Hawkman, Doctor Fate, Cyclone, and Atom Smasher. However, when it came to an enthralling story or even enticing action, this DC Extended Universe…

Elon Musk reportedly told investors that he planned to get rid of nearly 75% of Twitter’s 7,500 workers

Elon Musk attends The 2022 Met Gala. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Elon Musk reportedly told investors he will lay off nearly 75% of Twitter’s 7,500-person workforce, according to The Washington Post.  The Post reports that massive job cuts were coming to Twitter regardless of Musk’s deal to buy the company.  Twitter did not immediately respond to…

Chinese scientists say they’re working on an anti-ship missile that can fly as high as an airliner and dive as deep as a submarine

US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin fires an RUM-139 anti-submarine rocket during an exercise near Guam. US Navy photo by Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Fidel C. Hart Chinese scientists say they’re working on a ultra-fast weapon that is both missile and torpedo. It will fly at supersonic speeds and use supercavitation to reach high underwater…

Justice Amy Coney Barrett rejected a bid to block Biden’s student-loan forgiveness program

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett. AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes Justice Barrett dismissed a bid to block Biden’s student-loan forgiveness program. A taxpayers group in Wisconsin filed the emergency request at the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Biden’s plan aims to cancel up to $20,000 for millions of borrowers. Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday…

An Afghan couple says a US Marine abducted their baby when they evacuated to the US. He says it was a legitimate adoption.

Hundreds of people gather near a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane at the perimeter of the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2021. Shekib Rahmani, File/Associated Press An Afghan couple is suing Marine Major Joshua Mast and his wife, Stephanie Mast. The couple alleged the Masts engaged in a fraudulent scheme to unlawfully…