Some Twitter staff who committed to Elon Musk’s ‘hardcore’ Twitter 2.0 last week have since been laid off, report says

Musk at a 2022 Halloween party. Taylor Hill/Getty Images A number of Twitter sales staff who committed to Elon Musk’s “Twitter 2.0” last week have now been laid-off. Both Platformer and Bloomberg reported the news, saying cuts started on Sunday evening. Bloomberg reported that Musk is trying to balance layoffs across the technical and sales…

GOP election officials in two Arizona counties are delaying certifying their votes on the basis of unproven voting machine claims

A poll worker at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Elections Center (MCTEC) in Phoenix, Arizona, on October 25, 2022. OLIVIER TOURON/AFP via Getty Images Election officials in two Arizona counties are delaying certifying the midterm election results. The officials are citing unproven claims about voting machines in Maricopa County. Some Republicans are stirring voter disenfranchisement…

Bilt Mastercard holders can earn up to 50,000 bonus points and get a transfer bonus to IHG in December

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The Republican far-right is seeking to place new limits on aid to Ukraine after the GOP claimed a narrow House majority

Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) at a press conference on US funding for Ukraine at the US Capitol on November 17th, 2022. Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Far-right Republicans want Ukraine aid restricted, with some saying it should be cut off entirely. With the GOP claiming a narrow House majority, some could seek to make…

The Morning After: iPhone usage data may not be as anonymous as Apple claims

Developers at Mysk claim Apple’s anonymous usage data for some of its in-house apps includes a Directory Services Identifier (DSID) uniquely linked to your Apple ID and iCloud data. Mysk notes that Apple’s tool to prevent third-party app tracking debuted in iOS 14.5, so this shouldn’t affect other software you use on your devices. For…

UK competition regulator confirms probe into Apple and Google’s mobile dominance

Earlier this year, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it was consulting on a possible probe into Google and Apple’s dominance in the mobile phone market. Now, the regulator has announced that it received “widespread support” for its proposals and has launched a market investigation into the two tech giant’s “duopoly” in cloud…

Sonos One vs Sonos One SL vs Sonos Play:1: What’s the difference?

Which is the Sonos speaker for you? There are a few great entry-level Sonos options in the form of the excellent Sonos One, Sonos One SL and the now discontinued Sonos Play:1 and, while they’re very similar, there is one key difference between them. The Sonos One brings integrated voice control with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, while the Sonos One SL…

Here are the EE Pocket-lint Awards nominees for Best Smart Home Device 2022

The Shortlist for the EE Pocket-lint Awards has been announced, celebrating 20 main categories ranging from best smartphone to best smart home device. Each category has been narrowed down to six nominees from the hundreds of devices we have reviewed over the last 12 months. The Best Smart Home Device category was introduced to the Pocket-lint Awards in…