Twitter trolls used Elon Musk’s paid verification feature to mock the pharmaceutical industry. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images; Gotham/FilmMagic Two Twitter accounts pretended to be insulin-producing pharma firm Eli Lilly and Company. “Insulin is free now,” one of the accounts tweeted, gaining 11,000 likes. Another account mimicked the real Eli Lilly’s apology, then claimed insulin…
Lazard CEO Peter Orszag. Courtesy of Peter Orszag The US economy won’t feel the impact of the Fed’s tightening until 2023, Peter Orszag told CNBC. If inflation is coming down anyway, it will be walloped by unneeded monetary policy, the Lazard CEO said. The lame-duck Congress needs to move on the debt limit soon —…
A Ukrainian soldier deployed on the Kherson front to support to the Ukrainian army in Kherson Oblast on November 5, 2022. Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Russian troops entered Kherson on Friday after Russian forces retreated in the night. It’s a huge blow to Putin, as Kherson was his biggest prize in the war….
I’ve always tried to get as much sleep as possible, but now that I have a one-year-old to look after, anything that can help maximize what little rest I do get is priceless. So when I heard that Eight Sleep was coming out with a new version of its smart mattress topper that offers better…
We’re still waiting for Apple to deliver a genuine foldable iPhone, but that didn’t stop a group of engineers in China from crafting their own prototype. This week, Cherlynn and Devindra dive into the possibility of a real foldable iPhone, plus they discuss Meta’s massive layoffs and the fast downfall of the crypto exchange FTX….
Twitter Blue is currently missing from the iPhone app’s menu rail. On iPads, it’s still there, except clicking on the option to subscribe returns an error. One of Engadget’s editors tried it out on his iPad and got a notification that says it will be available in his country in the future, even though he’s…
Google’s Nest Learning Thermostat is broadly regarded as one of the best smart thermostats you can buy, and right now Wellbots is running a sale that brings the device down to $179 when you use the code THERMOENG at checkout. That isn’t the absolute best price we’ve tracked; this third-generation model launched in 2015, and…
The humble television is one of the biggest tech purchases in the home, not only because they generally cost a fair bit, but because they provide the hub for almost every form of entertainment. With the abundance of streaming services, there’s even more reason to spend time in front of the TV today – all…
Getting your Amazon parcels delivered by air is still the stuff of dreams but the retailer is already planning for the next iteration of its drone. Amazon already confirmed that it will begin using drone deliveries in Lockeford, California, and College Station, Texas later this year but that will be using the old and busted…
The Sims is already a hugely popular franchise and it looks like EA has another hit on its hands if leaked screenshots of the next game are real. There have been no official announcements of when we can expect EA to make The Sims 5 available, but it’s thought that playtesting has been underway for…