Given the fog of war, it is hard to know exactly how large the carnage is inside Twitter as I write this. The company’s internal FAQ, we can confirm, says that “roughly” half of employees are being ousted by CEO, co-owner, and sole director Elon Musk. That would be a bloodbath with few precedents in…
Monthly Archives: November 2022
Former President Donald Trump speaks at CPAC in Dallas, Tex., on August 6, 2022. Brandon Bell/Getty Images The January 6 panel last month subpoenaed former President Donald Trump for documents and testimony. The deadline to start turning over documents was extended on Friday, according to the committee. Trump has repeatedly dismissed the work of the…
This is a US-made M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), a weapon that Ukraine has been using to great effect against Russian forces. US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert Russia has not destroyed a single HIMARS launcher to date, a defense official told Politico. The long-range rocket launchers have been a…
I guess we’ll see. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter just laid off about half of its workforce, but the company’s “core moderation capabilities” are still in place, the company’s head of safety and integrity Yoel Roth said in a tweet thread Friday evening. The layoffs affected “approximately” 15 percent of Twitter’s…
Imagine: mounting your phone with magnets, and charging it at 15W at the same time. | Image: Apple A mere two years after Apple introduced MagSafe for iPhones, we’re finally getting the accessory that probably should’ve launched with it: a magnetic car mount that’s also capable of actually charging your phone. As 9to5Mac spotted, Belkin…
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Jackie Gordon’s campaign; Insider Rep. Andrew Garbarino is running against Democrat Jackie Gordon in New York’s 2nd Congressional District. The 2nd District, covering parts of Suffolk and Nassau counties, is one of the wealthiest in the state. Garbarino has leaned on inflation to appeal to voters, while Gordon…
Matthew Brown/AP Photo; William Campbell/Getty Images; Insider Democrat Monica Tranel is running against Republican Ryan Zinke in Montana’s 1st Congressional District. The 1st District is one of seven new US House districts created after the 2020 Census. Zinke is the former US Secretary of the Interior and a former member of Congress. Republican Ryan Zinke…
Win McNamee/Getty Images; Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo; Insider Rep. Ashley Hinson is running against Democratic state Sen. Liz Mathis in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District. The 2nd District covers 22 counties in Iowa’s northeast corner. Hinson has significantly out-fundraised and out-spent Mathis. Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson faces off against Democratic state Sen. Liz Mathis in Iowa’s 2nd…
SUSAN WALSH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images; Christina Bohannan’s campaign; Insider Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks is running against Democratic state Rep. Christina Bohannan in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District. The 1st District covers most of central and southeastern Iowa. Miller-Meeks, first elected in 2020, won the election by just six votes after a recount. Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks faces…
Lynne Sladky/AP Photo; Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo; Insider Republican Rep. Maria Salazar is up for reelection to a second term. Challenging her is Florida state Sen. Annette Taddeo, a Democrat. The district is in South Florida and includes Miami. Republican incumbent Rep. Maria Salazar is running for a second term in the US House against Florida…