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Elon Musk tells advertisers that Twitter cannot become “a free-for-all hellscape”

Elon Musk published a note addressed to Twitter advertisers on his account this morning, the day before his court-ordered deadline to close his $44 billion acquisition of the social media platform. In the short address, Musk — who is currently in San Francisco and spending the week at Twitter HQ — explains to Twitter advertisers…

‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan’ season 3 trailer promises more John Krasinski with a gun

The official trailer for the third season of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan has arrived, showing the titular character is still running, gunning, and getting tangled up in international politics. At this point he’s got to be wondering if the problem might be him. The eight-episode season will see CIA case officer Jack Ryan (John Krasinski)…

Gillbert, the 3D-printed robot fish is designed to reduce water pollution

Gillbert is a robot fish designed by University of Surrey student Eleanor Mackintosh to vacuum microplastics from waterways. The robot uses a set of gills to filter water while keeping microplastics inside its container. Gillbert’s design is open source and free to download, so anyone with access to a 3D printer can create a Gillbert…

It looks like Street Fighter 6 is launching much later than we thought

It’s potentially bad news for Street Fighter 6 fans, as Capcom’s half-year report suggests it could launch much later than we initially thought. Street Fighter 6 has been a much-anticipated fighter since its announcement earlier this year. While the game still doesn’t have a release date beyond a vague 2023, the half-year report (on page…

Fraud, cryptos, regulation, and BNPL were the most prominent themes at Money20/20 this year

A look back at our Money20/20 takeaways: From attending numerous panels, checking out live product demos, and connecting with many industry stakeholders, we’ve identified some of the major themes of Money20/20 this year. Fintechs are paying even more attention to fraud. Several Money20/20 sessions referenced how bad actors have become smarter. Many are employing novel tactics to scam…

A year ago, Mark Zuckerberg rebranded Facebook as Meta to ‘bring the metaverse to life.’ His net worth has since collapsed from $118 billion to $37 billion.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan Mark Zuckerberg announced a year ago that Facebook had rebranded to become Meta. The rebrand reflected Meta’s decision to invest heavily in its metaverse business. Meta stock, which accounts for most of Zuckerberg’s wealth, has since crashed. It’s almost a year since Mark Zuckerberg rebranded Facebook as Meta…

Frontier is offering customers an ‘all-you-can-fly’ pass for unlimited travel coming in 2023, but only a few will be available

Frontier Airlines Frontier Airlines is planning an “all-you-can-fly” pass coming in 2023, called “GoWild!” The pass will offer customers unlimited flights to all of Frontier’s destinations for 12 months. The airline sent a link to loyalty members for first access to more details and pricing when available. Frontier Airlines will soon offer an unlimited flight…