An Ukrainian soldier looks out from a tank, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in the frontline city of Lyman, Donetsk region, Ukraine April 28, 2022 Jorge Silva/Reuters/file photo The UN is reviewing reports that Ukrainians may have executed 10 Russian prisoners of war. Videos reviewed by The New York Times appear to show Russian soldiers…
Monthly Archives: November 2022
I’m writing this dispatch from the Manila airport. If Dante’s ghost ever gets around to doing a sequel to The Divine Comedy, I think this place is in the running for the tenth ring of hell. Sorry. I love to travel, and I love the Philippines, but as I write this, we’re twenty hours into…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla’s recalling over 321,000 vehicles over a software glitch causing the taillights on some cars to illuminate improperly (via Reuters). According to a filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the recall covers certain 2023 Model 3 vehicles and 2020 to 2023 Model Y vehicles. Tesla says…
It’s Monday again, but at least the start of a new work week also means there’s a new Wordle puzzle for you to test your brain on. And as always, we’re here to offer some tips and tricks to guide you to the solution. Our first tip: Keep in mind that the New York Times…
In this photo illustration, a reactivated Twitter profile of the former US President Donald Trump. Elon Musk reinstated him back on the social media platform on November 20, 2022. Photo Illustration by Stanislav Kogiku/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Since Elon Musk took over Twitter, promising to uphold free speech, some accounts were reinstated. On Saturday,…
Ahead of Black Friday, Amazon has discounted the Elgato Stream Deck MK.2 to $120. The 20 percent discount off the MK.2’s usual $150 price represents a new all-time low for the controller. Add to the fact that streaming hardware doesn’t frequently go on sale, and you have a promotion that budding content creators won’t want…
Following an Xbox Series X/S and PC release this past summer, Immortality, the latest project from Her Story creator Sam Barlow, is now available on Android and iOS via Netflix. Provided you subscribe to the streaming service, you can download the game at no additional charge and experience one of the most highly acclaimed titles…
Cracks are starting to show on Twitter as users have begun to post entire movies on the platform, with many yet to be taken down. A sign that the social media giant’s copyright violation policy is not properly being enforced. One Twitter user went viral this weekend after posting the entirety of The Fast and…
Sam Bankman-Fried. FTX Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX execs donated a total of $70 million to political campaigns in 18 months, according to OpenSecrets. Bankman-Fried himself donated $40 million to mostly liberal efforts, while fellow exec Ryan Salame gave $23 million primarily to Republicans. Critics are now scrutinizing the role of cryptocurrency in politics after FTX’s…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., attends a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Facebook’s Libra. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call AOC called out the GOP and told them to “connect the dots” following the Colorado Springs shooting. “Now after an anti-LGBT+ campaign, Colorado Springs,” AOC tweeted Sunday. A gunman entered a gay nightclub and opened fire, killing…