Monthly Archives: November 2022

Meta shuts down Quitter, a tool that shows data on employees leaving and attrition trends, as layoffs rock the company

Getty Images On Wednesday, Meta shut down Quitter, a tool that shows data on employees leaving and attrition trends. Meta is also letting go of employees across Family of Apps and Reality Labs, according to an internal memo. The firm laid off 11,000 employees to cut costs after losing billions of dollars in revenue. Meta…

Trump Org begins turning prosecution witnesses to their own advantage in ‘politically motivated’ tax-fraud case

  Former President Donald Trump, left, and the exterior of Trump Tower, where the Trump Organization is headquartered. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, left. Nicolas Economou/Getty Images, right. Trump’s real-estate empire is on trial in Manhattan on charges of conspiring to commit tax fraud. In cross-examining the DA’s first witness, Trump’s side elicited testimony bashing the case. ‘I…

Tumblr trolls Elon Musk’s blue checkmark fiasco by selling two blue checkmarks for $7.99

Tumblr is taking a dig at Elon Musk and Twitter by selling two blue checkmarks for $7.99. Tumblr Tumblr’s staff introduced “Important Blue Internet Checkmarks” in a dig at Elon Musk and Twitter. Users can get two checkmarks for $7.99, “cheaper than some other places,” the announcement said. Twitter’s $8 blue checkmark subscription rollout has…

After 40 years of safe skies, US special operators have to worry about threats from above, SOCOM commander says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with an Iranian-made Shahed-136 drone on October 27. Screenshot/President of Ukraine official website The widespread use of drones in Ukraine underscores their rapid development as battlefield tools. The US military has been paying close attention to how drones have been used in recent conflicts. US officials say the spread of drones…

Trump unleashes on Ron DeSantis after he’s blamed for lackluster GOP midterm results and DeSantis praised for massive victory

Ron DeSantis (left) and Donald Trump. Joe Raedle/Getty Images; Spencer Platt/Getty Images The GOP did not produce the “red wave” they hoped to see for the 2022 midterms. Many Republicans are pointing fingers at former President Donald Trump for the upsetting results. Gov. Ron DeSantis, however, won reelection for Florida governor with a 20-point margin…

Apple Releases macOS Ventura 13.0.1 Update With Bug Fixes

Apple today released macOS Ventura 13.0.1, a minor update to the ‌macOS Ventura‌ operating system that was released in October. The new software comes two weeks after the official launch of Ventura. The ‌‌macOS Ventura‌‌ update can be downloaded on eligible Macs using the Software Update section of System Settings. ‌macOS Ventura‌ 13.0.1 is a…