Fujifilm’s third X Summit launch of the year is taking place later today – and despite the arrival of two flagship cameras at its earlier events, this one could be its most exciting yet. Right now, there’s very little official info on what to expect at the Fujifilm X Summit in Tokyo, other than the…
Monthly Archives: November 2022
A man bows as he mourns at the street of a deadly stampede during a Halloween festival on October 30, 2022 in Seoul, South Korea. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images Nearly 400 people were left dead over the weekend in mass casualty events from around the globe. Hundreds were killed in a crowd crush in South Korea,…
It’s hard to imagine committing to invest $500 million in someone’s vision for a company, only to watch that individual almost immediately try to distance himself from it. But Changpeng “CZ” Zhao told an audience tonight at Web Summit in Lisbon that he wasn’t bothered when, after committing to invest $500 million in Elon Musk’s…
The Australian and New Zealand startup community will see a boost in funding this year. Blackbird, a VC fund based in the two south Pacific countries, on Wednesday closed a fund at over AUD $1 billion, which is about USD $640 million, which the firm says is Australia’s largest fund to date. This is Blackbird’s…
US House of Representatives Speaker, Nancy Pelosi (R), with her husband Paul Pelosi (C), attend a Holy Mass for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul lead by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica. Photo by Stefano Costantino/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The suspect who attacked Paul Pelosi was consumed by conspiracy theories, The NYT…
Carina Johansen/Getty Images 40 nonprofits and advocacy groups sent a letter to top Twitter advertisers in light of Musk’s takeover. The groups said brands like HBO and Amazon should push Musk to embrace content moderation or suspend their ads. Musk has expressed contempt for both ads and moderation and said he aims to decrease Twitter’s…
Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels speaks as he appears with former President Donald Trump at a rally in Waukesha, Wis., on Aug. 5, 2022. AP Photo/Morry Gash, File Wisconsin GOP gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels said Republicans would never lose an election in the state. “Tim Michels is a danger to our democracy,” Gov. Tony…
A TV screen shows a file image of South Korean navy vessels during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon South Korea issued an emergency alert after North Korea fired missiles toward the eastern sea boundary. The escalation comes hours after North Korea…
WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 07: Nancy Pelosi and Paul Pelosi walk the red carpet during the 27th Annual Kennedy Center Honors at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on December 7, 2014 in Washington, DC. Kris Connor/Getty Images The man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi with a hammer was arraigned on Tuesday. He…
Twitter may soon charge users $8 a month for verification, but Elon Musk reportedly plans to give all users a long-requested feature for free: the edit button. According to Platformer’s Casey Newton, the move is in the works alongside the more sweeping changes to Twitter Blue that Musk previewed Tuesday. For now, Twitter’s edit button is…