Enlarge / BMW is now confident enough in its EV powertrains that it’s made a fully electric 7 Series alongside the gasoline-powered versions. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) BMW provided three nights in a hotel and a flight from LA back to DC so we could drive the i7 and 760i. Ars does not accept paid editorial…
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Jack Dorsey says he can “understand” if current and former Twitter employees blame him for the state of the company under Elon Musk. The co-founder and former CEO of Twitter took to the platform on Saturday to say he was to blame for the situation. “Folks at Twitter past and present are strong and resilient….
Twitter will soon include a feature allowing users to append long-form text to their tweets, company owner and CEO Elon Musk announced on Saturday. Musk didn’t say when the functionality would arrive, but promised it would end the “absurdity of notepad screenshots.” He added that the company also plans to work on additional tools for…
Current and former Twitter employees began a class action lawsuit on Thursday concerning the current wave of high-profile layoffs at Twitter. The suit claims that the embattled social media company is in violation of labor laws, particularly federal and state versions of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. The filing also notes that…
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Hey, all — welcome back to Week in Review, the newsletter where we sum up the most read TechCrunch stories from the past week. And oof, what a week it was. Want this newsletter in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. Signed up? Let’s just dive right in. most read Mass layoffs at Twitter:…
Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images The Hyperloop prototype tube was removed from its location outside of SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif, reports say. The above-ground test tunnel was installed in 2016, but sat idle for years, according to the LA Times. Hawthorne Council member Angie Reyes English reportedly asked the city to request the tube…
Elon Musk. Muhammed Selim Korkutata/Getty Images On Friday, Elon Musk threatened a ‘thermonuclear name and shame’ against companies that paused advertising on Twitter. Prior to the statement, Musk blamed pressure from activist groups for the pause on ad spending. Before the takeover, Musk promised investors Twitter wouldn’t become a “free-for-all hellscape” in a letter. The…
Texas Tech Texas Tech The United Airlines plane sat on the tarmac in Lubbock, TX due to weather delays in Dallas. The Red Raiders had dinner delivered to the tarmac and did a little karaoke. Texas Tech football coach Joey McGuire said the team handled the adversity well. Texas Tech football players didn’t let an…
Twitter has begun rolling out support for the new, more expensive version of its Blue subscription. As of Saturday, the company’s iOS app now reflects the fact users can pay $8 per month to obtain a verified account. The changelog notes people who sign up for Twitter Blue will receive a checkmark, “just like the…