Elon Musk gave workers the option to accept “extremely hardcore” changes to Twitter’s culture, or leave. Many left. Susan Walsh/AP Twitter CEO Elon Musk gave workers an ultimatum: Accept tougher working conditions or leave. In response, more than 1,000 employees have left the company, per The New York Times. Musk’s failed ultimatum is proof that…
Monthly Archives: November 2022
Prices for Trump campaign merchandise, such as red “Make America Great Again” caps, have skyrocketed. Nick Wagner/AP Trump presidential campaign merchandise used to be a lot less expensive. Prices of some MAGA staples — t-shirts, bumper stickers — have nearly doubled in seven years. The annual inflation rate is 7.7%. Trumpflation is about to pinch…
A serviceman with a Russian flag on his uniform stands guard near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko Russia has been torturing workers at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, former employees say. The plant…
Cooking Mama IP owner Office Create Corp has revealed a court has ruled in its favour following a legal tussle with the publisher of Cooking Mama: Cookstar. Cookstar has been embroiled in trouble ever since its release on Switch in March 2020, which saw it quickly disappear from Nintendo’s eShop and physical stores – a…
Enjoy impressive audio from the UB+ dB1 DOUBLEBASS spherical speaker. Producing audiophile-quality sound from its 4.5″ woofer—with a 90 mm magnet—and 28 mm tweeter, it also has a pair of 5.2″ passive radiators and TWS. The passive radiators are 3 times larger than the speaker drive and produce pulsating movements known as symmetrical oscillation. Delivering…
A new study has claimed Apple’s AirPods Pro earphones are as effective as some hearing aids in helping people with hearing loss comprehend speech in quiet environments. The study published in iScience this week found that the sound amplification feature called Conversation Boost within AirPods, performed as well two prescription hearing aids. The study even…
Apple today released a new “Share the Joy” holiday ad highlighting the ability to share audio with AirPods Pro. The ad revolves around two people listening to the song “PUFF” by Bhavi and Bizarrap as they run around a city wearing AirPods Pro. Throughout the 90-second video, various objects and eventually the couple themselves vanish…
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Ticketmaster had major issues with this week’s Taylor Swift concert presale. | Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic The Department of Justice is investigating Ticketmaster parent company Live Nation Entertainment over antitrust concerns, The New York Times reported Friday. Live Nation and Ticketmaster merged in 2010 but have come under scrutiny for largely dominating the live event…