Some of the best companies only come about because they found a problem worth solving. For Mike Salguero, CEO and co-founder at ButcherBox, the problem and opportunity in the extraordinarily broken space of meat production and distribution simply could not be ignored. Armed with an idea for how to do things differently, the company ran…
Monthly Archives: November 2022
Twitter is reportedly delaying the rollout of verification check marks to subscribers as the social network attempts to steer clear of possible impact to Tuesday’s midterm elections. The Elon Musk-owned social media company had planned to rollout the revamped version of its subscription service, Twitter Blue, on Monday. The firm started testing the new features…
Blake Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, quietly joined Tumblr on Tuesday with a Deadpool gif set about reblogging fanfiction. I first thought the move was an indication that celebs may be looking elsewhere for engagement as the future of Twitter grows more uncertain (Reynolds has 20 million followers on the platform). And I wasn’t alone. “You…
Republican National Committee Chairman Ronna McDaniel speaks at a rally in Newport Beach, California, on September 26, 2022. Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said the party’s candidates “will accept the results” of the midterms. Nearly 300 GOP election deniers are on the ballot with 171 expected…
Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire. AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File Sununu laughed at the idea of Trump announcing his reelection bid in the upcoming weeks. During an interview with CBS, the Republican governor of New Hampshire called the pending announcement a terrible idea. Trump’s team is reportedly planning to make the announcement on Nov 14. …
Elon Musk has axed thousands of jobs at Twitter. Susan Walsh/AP Twitter is pushing the launch of its paid verification plan until after the midterm elections, the New York Times reported Sunday. “We’ve made the decision to move the launch of this release to Nov. 9, after the election,” an employee wrote in a Slack…
If you’ve been waiting for Apple’s second-generation AirPods Pro to go on sale, now is your chance to pick them up. Amazon has discounted the earbuds for a limited time. After a six percent price cut, the 2022 AirPods Pro are $234, down from $249. The $15 discount marks the best reduction we’ve seen on…
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge After Apple issued several copyright claims, YouTube took down an archival channel containing hundreds of decades-old videos from past Apple Worldwide Developer Conferences (WWDC). Brendan Shanks, the owner of the Apple WWDC Videos channel, says his account’s been permanently disabled after receiving well over three copyright strikes —…