Monthly Archives: November 2022

Live Results: Voters in 5 states cast ballots on marijuana legalization. Here’s where the pot initiatives stand.

In this Jan. 11, 2010 photo, a worker shows a marijuana bud for sale at the Lotus Medical dispensary in Denver. AP Voters in five states cast their votes on marijuana legalization efforts on Tuesday.  The ballot measures passed in Maryland and Missouri, and failed in Arkansas and South Dakota. As of Wednesday afternoon, North…

Trump lawyer John Eastman ‘didn’t even believe what he was telling the president,’ Mike Pence says of January 6 plot

John Eastman appeared alongside Rudy Giuliani at a pro-Trump rally on January 6, 2021. Jim Bourg Trump lawyer John Eastman “didn’t even believe” his own advice for overturning the 2020 election, Mike Pence wrote Wednesday. Eastman had argued the former vice president could unilaterally reject electoral votes. But Eastman admitted to the vice president’s general…

Joe Biden says Elon Musk’s ‘relationships’ with other countries should be ‘looked at’

President Joe Biden says that Elon Musk’s dealings with countries outside of the United States are “worthy of being looked at.” Speaking to reporters, Biden didn’t elaborate on if some kind of of investigation was underway, but suggested the Tesla and Twitter CEO deserved further scrutiny. “I think that Elon musk’s cooperation and/or technical relationships…

Why the App Store’s tone-deaf gambling ads make me worry about Apple

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Apple released iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16.1 to the public last week, with a long list of new features, fixes, and high-priority zero-day security updates. The updates also included the latest version of SKAdNetwork, Apple’s ad services framework for the App Store, and putting advertisements outside of the…

Rivian upholds 2022 production targets as net loss widens

Electric vehicle maker Rivian affirmed Wednesday that the company is on track to hit its annual production target of 25,000 vehicles despite unpredictable supply chain crunches and component shortages. The startup-turned-public company remained committed to its production goal even as industry-wide challenges, supply chain snarls and macroeconomic forces have conspired this year to keep automakers…

iPhone apps still track you even when you tell them not to

Despite countless popups and a detailed Privacy & Security area, newindependent research has discovered that iPhone user data is still being shared with Apple. iOS 14.5 saw the introduction of App Tracking Transparency, a privacy tool which gives users the option to prevent third-party apps from tracking them with identifying information, all in an effort…