Elon Musk took over Twitter on October 27. Muhammed Selim Korkutata / Anadolu Agency Laid-off Twitter employees are suing the company saying they were promised a range of severance benefits. The lawsuit says they were assured these benefits would hold after Elon Musk bought Twitter. However, recently laid-off employees say Twitter reneged on the promised…
Monthly Archives: November 2022
The United Nations is betting that satellites could help the world catch up on emissions reductions. The organization has unveiled a Methane Alert and Response System (MARS) that, as the name implies, will warn countries and companies of “major” methane emission releases. The technology will use satellite map data to identify sources, notify the relevant…
Sonic is lost on an ancient island filled with strange creatures. Fight multiple enemies and explore a world of action, adventure, and mystery. There are five gigantic islands with forests, waterfalls, and desert landscapes. Complete side quests, solve puzzles and scale enormous structures. There are portals all around the island and you can go into…
TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to Scopio (250 downloads per month) is on sale for £16.60, saving you 97% on list price. Stock photos are some of the most versatile design tools around. Whether you need a face to personalise a website or a picture of nature to add ambiance to an app, stock photos are…
There’s a brand new Wordle, and some brand new rules to go with it: The New York Times has made some big changes to the word list this week, which will no longer be based on the original game’s list. You can read all about them in detail here, but the gist is that the…
Releasing under the Philips Hue brand, Signify’s new Festavia string lights will let people add an extra pop to their homes this upcoming holiday season. Made up of 250 smart LEDs along a 66-foot (20-meter) cord, these color-changing lights offer a lot of flexibility and we don’t mean just decorating your house. You can control…
Elon Musk has fired half of Twitter’s staff. Adrees Latif/Reuters The attorney suing Twitter has filed an emergency motion to protect employees from signing away their rights. Musk has fired about half the company’s staff, or about 3,700 people. Musk sent his first email to employees on Wednesday, giving them only one day to return…
Apple is the world’s most valuable company by market cap. Loren Elliott/Reuters Tech giant Apple’s market value soared a record $190.9 billion on Thursday, per Bloomberg. Its market cap skyrocketed to $2.34 trillion, thanks to Apple’s shares soaring 9% amid a broader rally. It is the world’s most valuable company again, after briefly being dethroned…
Twitter’s “official” gray checkmarks seem to making their way back to accounts owned by brands, publishers and other public figures. The website initially rolled out its official badges — the ones you can’t buy with its new $8 Blue subscription service — on November 9th. But it paused deployment and pulled them back down from…
Este Día de los Veteranos, queremos reconocer y mostrar las contribuciones realizadas por los veteranos en Google. Estos empleados de Google han creado oportunidades y formas para que la transición de los miembros de las fuerzas a sus carreras profesionales civiles sea sencilla. Lo han hecho a través del programa de becas SkillBridge del Departamento…