Monthly Archives: November 2022

See the slides Elon Musk used for his company talk on Twitter 2.0, including graphs saying signups and active minutes are at an all-time high

Twitter laid off nearly half of its workforce on Friday. Getty Images Elon Musk on Saturday shared slides he said were from a Twitter company talk he delivered. The slides included graphs that showed Twitter downloads and usage were at record highs. They also noted features Musk plans to implement, including long-form tweets and encrypted…

Kanye West, newly reinstated to Twitter, calls out ‘free speech absolutist’ Elon Musk for not also reinstating Alex Jones

Brad Barket/Getty Images for Fast Company (left) / Britta Pedersen-Pool/Getty Images (right) Twitter owner Elon Musk has reinstated several controversial accounts, including Kanye West’s. But West called him out for not reinstating conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ account. West argues that Musk is “picking and choosing who can be on the platform.” After billionaire Twitter owner…

The best Apple deals for Cyber Monday are already here: MacBooks, AirPods, iPads, and more on sale

UPDATE: Nov. 26, 2022, 8:40 p.m. EST This story has been updated with the latest price changes and new deals for Cyber Monday. BEST MACBOOK DEAL: The MacBook Air (M2, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) updates Apple’s most portable laptop in almost every way, and it’s back down to its lowest price ever — $1,049 $1,199…

Staff at a hospital in occupied Ukraine resisted a takeover from Russian troops by faking a COVID-19 outbreak

A fire burns after a Russian strike in the Kherson ship yards on November 24, 2022 in Kherson, Ukraine. Chris McGrath/Getty Images Stories of Ukrainian resistance have emerged from Kherson since Russia’s retreat. Staff at a hospital detailed the lengths they went to in order to avoid a Russian takeover. “Our hospital couldn’t become a…

New subscribers get a Peacock subscription for just $1 per month, thanks to this Cyber Weekend deal

SAVE 80%: Peacock’s Cyber Weekend sale brings the monthly subscription rate down to $1 per month for 12 months with the code SAVEBIG (as compared to the usual $4.99 monthly rate). That means you’ll pay $12 for a year-long subscription instead of $60, netting you a savings of $48. Peacock may have the exclusive streaming…

Block out the noise and the haters with a pair of Bose QuietComfort 45 headphones — they’re $80 off for Black Friday

SAVE $80: As of Nov. 26, the noise-canceling Bose QuietComfort 45 headphones are on sale at Amazon for Black Friday — save $80 off the original price, just $249. Haven’t you heard? It’s cool to wear big, chunky over-ear headphones wherever you go again. Forget AirPods, we’re talking massive, earmuff-style headphones that’ll add an extra…