According to Musk, the Twitter acquisition can play a part in the creation of a super app called X. Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images Elon Musk is now the owner of Twitter after closing a $44 billion deal to buy the company. According to Musk, the Twitter acquisition will play a part in the…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
The news: In 2021, the number of unbanked households in the US reached its lowest level since the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) began conducting the biennial Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households. Financial assistance was the key driver: The survey revealed that 4.5% (5.9 million) of US households didn’t have a checking or savings account in 2021. This percentage…
Elon Musk took control of Twitter on Thursday. Muhammed Selim Korkutata/Anadolu Elon Musk tweeted on Friday that he will be “digging” into shadowbans as he takes over Twitter. His acquisition has sparked hopes among conservatives who have been restricted by the site. Right-wing politicians and pundits have started calling on Musk to make changes to…
European lawmakers have gotten the EU’s 27 member states to agree to a plan that effectively bans the sale of gas-powered cars and vans by 2035. They’ve come to an agreement to approve the Commission’s revised reduction targets for passenger cars’ and light vehicles’ carbon dioxide emissions. The Commission’s proposal, which European lawmakers had voted…
You won’t have to pay much extra to get Apple’s latest thin-and-light laptop. Amazon is once again selling the base MacBook Air configuration with 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD for $1,049, significantly below the official $1,199 price. The savings only apply to the silver and midnight hues, but you probably won’t mind if…
TV manufacturer TCL has partnered with Roku in the past for its smart TVs but has now adopted Amazon’s Fire TV platform for its latest sets. Available now in the UK, Germany, Spain and Italy, the CF630K series 4K HDR TVs come in 50- and 55-inch screen sizes and have Fire TV built in. That…
The first season of HBO’s House of the Dragon might have come to a conclusion but don’t expect to be settling down to season 2 any time soon. That’s the gist according to HBO‘s Casey Bloys. And they should know, what with being the company’s chief content officer and all. While no hard release date…
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s Grand Prix-inspired multiplayer map makes a return in the game’s release build, after being mysteriously wiped from social media following its announcement earlier this year. The map, initially called Marina Bay Grand Prix, was announced back in August during the Call of Duty (eSports) League Championship Weekend and was…
PlayStation’s full integration of Discord will reportedly happen in March next year. Mentions of connecting to PlayStation Network accounts were spotted in the mobile app for Discord last week, which suggested the integration would be happening soon. However, sources speaking to Insider Gaming stated they expect the integration to be included as part of the…
Xbox has announced its next round of Games with Gold for November. Two games will be available on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S: Praetorians – HD Remaster and Dead End Job. Xbox Live Gold members and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members will have exclusive access to both of these games for a limited time,…