FilmMagic for HBO via Getty Images Some Twitter users said its two-factor authentication system was temporarily down on Monday. This left them locked out of their accounts, they said. New owner Elon Musk had tweeted on Monday that he was “turning off the ‘microservices’ bloatware.” Some Twitter users said that problems with the platform’s two-factor…
Elon Musk. Patrick Pleul/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Carl Icahn, Dan Loeb, and David Einhorn built sizeable stakes in Twitter last quarter. Paul Tudor Jones also grew his Twitter stake from $411,000 to $42 million in the period. They were likely betting that Elon Musk would ultimately buy Twitter, and were proven right. Several elite investors…
It’s now Tuesday, and you know what that means? It’s not Monday anymore, and that is something to celebrate. This is Matt Weinberger in San Francisco, filling in once again for Jordan Erb. The tech industry was already reeling from the recent cuts at companies like Meta, Twitter, and Salesforce. This week, things got worse,…
Donald Trump speaks to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) during an event about judicial confirmations in the East Room of the White House on November 6, 2019 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Ex-allies of Donald Trump are sounding lukewarm at best over his 2024 candidacy. Trump has teased November 15 as the date to announce…
Hello! It’s Dan DeFrancesco checking in from NYC. Today we’ve got stories on what bonuses on Wall Street are set to be (hint: not good), how VCs are feeling about their crypto bets, and tips for standing up a freelancing gig that could earn you more than $200,000 a year. But first, bigger isn’t always better….
Micro influencer Lillian Zhang landed her first paid deal through a TikTok DM. Lillian Zhang. Micro influencers are landing lucrative paid partnerships with brands by pitching themselves. Some slide into a brand’s DMs while others create and send a media kit. Several micro influencers on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube shared the templates they use. The…
Bankruptcy documents filed by the crypto exchange FTX indicate that it currently faces more than 100,000 creditors, but that number could expand to over one million, The Financial Times has reported. The company also stated that it has been in contact with US federal prosecutors, as well as “dozens of federal state and international regulatory…
If you’ve been waiting for a Masterclass deal so you can learn from known experts in their field at a discount, you may want to find someone to split an annual membership with. The website’s Cyber Monday offering gives you the chance to buy two annual memberships for the price of one either to gift…
Nanoleaf has brought back its limited edition Shapes Ultra Black Triangles starter kit, which features light panels with a 360-degree black finish to present a stark alternative to the usual lighting options. The kit, which costs £199.99 for a 9 pack, includes black mounting and power accessories. There’s also a 3 pack expansion kit for…
Mercedes-Benz is gradually filling out its fleet of all-electric models with the wonderful, top-of-the-range EQS model proving to be the icing on the cake if you want a luxury saloon. However, that car has a price tag that starts just under £100k and can be inflated way beyond that figure if you add on all…