Monthly Archives: November 2022

Millions of fire ants threaten to ‘rain down’ on Hawaii residents and sting them in their sleep, officials say

A stock photo shows a close-up of fire ants on a plant. Getty Images Kauai’s most extensive infestation of fire ants poses a health risk to Hawaii’s residents and tourists, officials say. Fire ants are “raining down” on people and stinging people in their sleep, per SFGATE. Welts caused by fire ants stings can “last…

Twitter reportedly cuts contract workforce following mass layoffs

After laying off 50 percent of the company’s employees, Elon Musk has turned his attention to Twitter’s contract workers. According to separate reports from Platformer’s Casey Newton and Axios, the social media platform began reducing its contingent staff on Saturday afternoon. The scale of the job cuts is unclear, but Newton puts it at “a…

SANDMARC Drama Polarizer Filter for iPhone 14 series suppresses surface glare for photos

Snap better shots no matter the light situation when you have the SANDMARC Drama Polarizer Filter for iPhone 14 series. This gadget acts as a polarized sunglass for your phone, meaning that it helps suppress surface glare. With this, you will be able to take dynamic landscape photography. Not only that, but you can also…

Crypto.com sent $400 million to the wrong recipient, but got it back this time

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Crypto.com just admitted to making another very large and concerning clerical error: it mistakenly sent 320,000 in Ethereum (~$416 million USD) to another cryptocurrency exchange, called Gate.io, about three weeks ago (via Web3 Is Going Just Great). In a post on Twitter, Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek says the…

Amazon unveils its latest warehouse robot

Amazon has unveiled “Sparrow”, a new intelligent robotic system aimed at streamlining the fulfillment process by moving individual products before they get packaged. Unlike the retail giant’s previously deployed robotic arms, which includes the likes of “Cardinal” and “Robin”, Amazon claims the Sparrow arm can identify around 65% of its product inventory without human help….

Fallen FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried says he is in the Bahamas despite buzz that he fled to Argentina after his company’s collapse

FTX FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is denying rumors he fled to Argentina.  He told Reuters he is still in the Bahamas, where FTX is based.  The former CEO is in hot water for the demise of his cryptocurrency exchange.  Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is denying he’s on the lam in Argentina, as rumors circulated…

US Customs and Border Protection chief resigns after initially declining Biden administration request to step down

Chris Magnus. Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP Chris Magnus resigned as chief of Customs and Border Protection on Saturday, per the White House. Magnus had initially declined to step down from his position after being told by Mayorkas to do so. Magnus’ departure comes after a year of record migrant apprehensions at the southwestern border. The…

Sen. Ed Markey wrote to Elon Musk saying someone impersonated his Twitter with a verified blue check. Musk responded, suggesting his ‘real account sounds like a parody.’

Sen. Ed Markey and Elon Musk. Jemal Countess/Getty Images and Taylor Hill/Getty Images Sen. Ed Markey said his account was “easily” impersonated with a fake account with a blue verification check. Musk responded to the complaint, saying Markey’s real account “sounds like a parody.” Musk laid off about half of Twitter’s staff, including public policy staff…