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Monthly Archives: November 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his wife Casey DeSantis and their children walk on stage to celebrate victory over Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rep. Charlie Crist during an election night watch party at the Tampa Convention Center on November 8, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. DeSantis was the projected winner by a double-digit lead. Octavio Jones/Getty Images Florida…
Musk at a 2022 Halloween party. Taylor Hill/Getty Images Elon Musk met publicly with advertisers on Wednesday, and experts say it pointed to issues at Twitter. Multiple social media experts told Insider the meeting showed flaws in his leadership at Twitter. Twitter has had a chaotic week and Musk warned on Friday the company could…
Dora Mendoza (R), the grandmother of Amerie Jo Garza, who died in the mass shooting, mourns at a makeshift memorial outside Uvalde County Courthouse in Uvalde, Texas, on May 26, 2022. Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images Greg Abbott won the race to remain governor just five months after the worst school shooting in…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference at the University of Miami Health System Don Soffer Clinical Research Center on May 17, 2022 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is ignoring former President Donald Trump’s recent jabs against him. “There is no upside to rolling around in the mud…
Twitter today rolled out its updated Twitter Blue subscription offering, which is priced at $7.99 per month. The new subscription is $3 more expensive than the prior $4.99 per month price, and it was introduced at the insistence of Twitter CEO Elon Musk. Musk initially floated a $20 price point for Twitter Blue before settling…
Lupita Nyong’o as Nakia in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. | Image: Marvel Studios Black Panther: Wakanda Forever draws to a close with most everyone thinking that they have a solid understanding of the world’s balance of power following the passing of one Black Panther and the rise of a new one. But the movie’s solitary…
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) On the surface, there are few word games that would seem to need active editing less than Wordle. After all, the daily Wordle puzzle boils down to just a single five-letter word. Picking that word each day doesn’t exactly require the skill or artistry of, say, crafting an…
Walmart vs. Target. Jessica Kirsh & HappyCreator/Shutterstock I went grocery shopping at Walmart and Target to see how they compare. Walmart feels like it was designed for grocery shopping, with a sensible layout and huge selection. Target’s groceries feel like an afterthought, tucked in the back with far less selection than Walmart. Walmart and Target…
Sam Bankman-Fried resigned as CEO of FTX on Friday. Tom Williams/Getty Images Crypto exchange FTX is investigating abnormal transactions of customer funds after a potential hack. Analysts said hundreds of millions were withdrawn from FTX, the Financial Times reported. The trading platform filed for bankruptcy and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried resigned on Friday. Bankrupt crypto exchange…