Twitter tells advertisers that user growth is at ‘all-time highs’ under Elon Musk

Lille Allen / The Verge Twitter’s daily user growth hit “all-time highs” during the first full week of Elon Musk owning the platform, according to a company document obtained by The Verge. Since Musk’s dramatic takeover, Twitter’s monetizable daily user (mDAU) growth has accelerated to more than 20 percent, while “Twitter’s largest market, the US,…

Ten-year hunt leads to 50,000 stolen Bitcoin stored in a popcorn tin and underground safe

Nick Barclay / The Verge The Department of Justice announced it’s seized around 50,676 Bitcoin that a 32-year-old from Georgia fraudulently obtained from The Silk Road — a site on the dark web once called “the Amazon of drugs” — in 2012. After seemingly tipping authorities off to his large cache of Bitcoin a few…

Nanoleaf is now for squares

Nanoleaf’s new Lines Squared were released this week. | Image: Nanoleaf Nanoleaf’s flexible smart LED light bars have a new angle. The $99.99 Nanoleaf Lines Squared is a new take on the Nanoleaf Lines, adding the option of a 90-degree angle to the backlit modular smart lighting product. Using new square mounting connectors, Nanoleaf Lines…

USPTO Webinar on ‘Robust and Reliable Patent Rights’ Underscores Pressure on Office to Respond to Public Scrutiny of Examination Practices

On November 4, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) hosted a webinar regarding the agency’s recent request for comments (RFC) on initiatives that the USPTO is exploring to enhance the robustness and reliability of patent rights issued by the agency. While the USPTO senior legal advisors moderating the webinar indicated that the agency was…

“Too much and too soon”—Steven Sinofsky looks back at Windows 8, 10 years later

Enlarge / A billboard showing Windows 8 in Times Square in New York at the Microsoft Store in October 2012. (credit: Personal photo from Steven Sinofsky) On October 26, 2012, Microsoft released Windows 8, a hybrid tablet/desktop operating system that took bold risks but garnered mixed reviews. Ten years later, we’ve caught up with former…

Carnival Row announces second and final season with briefest of teasers

Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne reprise their roles as Philo and Vignette in the second and final season of Carnival Row. Carnival Row, Prime Video’s lavish “Victorian neo-noir” fantasy series that premiered back in 2019, is coming back for one more season. (I called it “part murder mystery, part fairy tale, and 100 percent wholly…

Best watch winders of 2022

Stan Horaczek We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Best Overall Wolf Heritage Double Check Price The winder itself is able to accommodate watches of all sizes, but what really stands out are the winding programs. Best affordable battery-powered JQueen Double Watch Winder…

Best robot vacuums of 2022

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Best smart eufy BoostIQ RoboVac 30C MAX Check Price Connect to the eufyHome app and Alexa or Google Assistant for streamlined cleaning where you can control schedules, notifications, and locate your vacuum. Best vacuum that mops…