The “internet’s town square” is losing some of its billboards, as half of Twitter’s top advertisers have reportedly pulled out of the social media platform after Elon Musk’s acquisition. According to a report by Media Matters for America, a nonprofit media research organization and “misinformation monitor”, 50 of the top 100 advertisers have fled the…
Google has released an update for a high-severity zero-day vulnerability, known as CVE-2022-4135, which impacts its Chrome browser. The search giant said that an exploit for the vulnerability, detected by the French security researcher Clement Lecigne, exists in the wild, meaning users could be at risk. Google said it won’t disclose much information about the…
Grain is loaded on to a ship at a port in Ukraine. Getty Images President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised to help feed Africa’s poorest countries with grain. The Ukrainian scheme is being organized by government entities, NGOs, and companies. Up to 60 grain shipments could be made by mid-2023 if international funding is available. Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
Artist GND Photography/Getty Images Black Friday online sales reached a record-high of $9.12 billion, according to Adobe Analytics. Meanwhile, brick-and-mortar traffic appeared to decline, with reports of empty stores and parking lots around the country. Adobe said online sales growth was driven by increased use of buy-now-pay-later options. The days of pushing and shoving to…
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp campaigns alongside GOP Senate nominee Herschel Walker in Smyrna, Ga., on November 19, 2022. AP Photo/Bill Barrow Brian Kemp has emerged as Herschel Walker’s most powerful surrogate in the Georgia Senate runoff. Kemp, who won reelection as governor, didn’t campaign with Walker during the general election race. Republicans are working intently…
Elon Musk emailed Twitter staff on November 16 telling them to quit or sign up to an “extremely hardcore” culture. Getty Images Twitter’s public policy VP had a phone call about job cuts with Elon Musk, the Irish Times reported. Sinead McSweeney said in a court statement that Musk said he “didn’t want assholes” at…
Celtic find in Manching, Germany Keltenmuseum Manching/WikiCommons Over $1 million worth of ancient gold has been stolen in Germany, Bavarian State Police said. The 483 coins were stolen when unknown thieves broke into the Celtic Roman Museum in Manching. Bavaria’s minister for science and art, Markus Blume, said the raid was a “catastrophe.” Over $1…
President Joe Biden, right, greets California Gov. Gavin Newsom after arriving at Los Angeles International Airport to attend the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles on June 8, 2022. AP Photo/Evan Vucci Gavin Newsom told President Biden he was backing his expected 2024 reelection campaign. “He not only beat Trump once, I think he…
Imagine you own a Pixel 6 and have spent the past year with its quirks and plenty of its flaws, but still sort of enjoy its company. You are OK with the Pixel 6 because it does a lot right, even if that modem needs a regular reboot. What if I told you that you…
Several videos purportedly featuring footage from the as yet unreleased Need for Speed Unbound have leaked online. The footage – uploaded by MrCarrot1890 and Lvneth on YouTube and spotted by the fine folks at Resetera – currently consists of numerous videos that culminate in about an hour of gameplay. It predates not only the 2nd…