Nicola Gell/Getty Images for SXSW, Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images Chris Sacca posted a series of tweets analyzing and largely criticizing Elon Musk’s leadership style. Sacca, an early Twitter investor, referred to Musk’s approach to Twitter as “move fast and alone.” “We all need people around us to push back,” Sacca said. “To say no….
Monthly Archives: November 2022
Good morning, readers. Senior reporter Phil Rosen here, writing to you from Manhattan. It’s election day in the US, and countless polls signal that money is top of mind for voters. Americans for months now seem to only care about the economy. Inflation’s at a multi-decade high, housing costs are painful to look at, and…
Khalid Salman, an ambassador for the Qatar World Cup, in an interview with German TV released on November 8, 2022. ZDF/Twitter An ambassador for the soccer World Cup being held in Qatar made homophobic comments in TV interview. Khalid Salman described being gay as “damage in the mind” while speaking to German TV. Homosexuality is…
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In 2018, the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance partnered with Google to integrate its software platform and services like Google Maps and Assistant into vehicles. Now, Renault Group (Renault, Dacia, Alpine and Mobilize) is expanding that partnership to develop a “software-defined vehicle” (SDV) with Google based on Android Automotive OS. The aim is to deliver “new on-demand services…
Twitter owner Elon Musk reportedly discussed putting the social network behind a paywall and it still might happen in the future. Since Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion last month the company has thrown various ideas for making money at the wall. The latest is a revamped Twitter Blue that includes verification, fewer ads, and…
Oculus founder Palmer Luckey has created a new VR headset that is built to explode your brain if you die in the game that you are playing. In a clear sign that the Oculus founder has too much time on his hands now Meta owns his company, Luckey has created a literal VR headset of…
Nintendo has reported a slowdown in Nintendo Switch console sales, and a slight reduction in its annual sales forecast. Overall, Nintendo Switch has now sold 114.3m consoles worldwide, with another 6.68m sold over the last two quarters. 2.23m of these were of the original 2017 Switch, while Switch OLED sold 3.53m and Switch Lite sold…
Harvestella is the latest take on the marriage of the farming simulator and fantasy RPG genres. Developed by Live Wire and published by Square Enix, it’s set in a world afflicted by the Season of Death, which, coincidentally, is what I called the beginning of 2022 when every week hailed the launch of a guides-worthy…
Heads up for anyone who bought the digital deluxe edition of Sonic Frontiers – you should install the DLC before starting a new game. Sega posted the announcement yesterday, ahead of Sonic Frontiers’ release today, to inform players how to access the DLC. “DLC content will not be valid if installed after the tutorial area,”…