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Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs Vivo X80 Pro: The Camera Kings battle it out
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs Vivo X80 Pro: The Camera Kings battle it out While Vivo is still flying under the radar in most chunks of the world, it’s beginning to catch the attention of phone fans for its incredible cameras, and the company’s latest, the Vivo X80 Pro, continues that strong camera streak. But […]
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‘Amazon is Full of Shit:’ Consumer Groups Slam Bezos’ Antitrust Argument
Amazon workers and community allies demonstrate during a protest organized by New York Communities for Change and Make the Road New York in front of Jeff Bezos’ Manhattan residence in New York on December 2, 2020Photo: Kena Bentancur (Getty Images) Amazon—a trillion dollar multinational corporation repeatedly sued by labor groups for unfair working conditions at […]
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Meta’s Metaverse Is Already Populated With the Worst Examples of Internet Behavior: Report
In Meta’s Horizon Worlds, a player’s avatar is force-fed a bottle of “vodka.” Report writers noted that it taking place virtually did not make it feel any less invasive.Screenshot: SumOfUs Video It took less than an hour for one researcher studying Meta’s titular metaverse to be “virtually raped” after putting on the VR headset for […]
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This Coffee Company’s Been Spying on Customers With Its App, According to the Canadian Government
Tim Horton cafe in Manhattan.Photo: Spencer Platt / Staff (Getty Images) Canadian regulators on Wednesday found that Tim Hortons—a popular fast-food chain owned by the same multinational company as Burger King—changed its mobile app in 2019 to track and collect sensitive location data on its customers. Featured Videos Why is the Dancing Baby an NFT? […]
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Former OpenSea Product Manager Arrested and Charged in Alleged NFT Insider Trading Scheme
Image: Justin Tallis (Getty Images) Watch out intrepid web3 entrepreneurs, the feds are cracking down on insider trading. Former OpenSea product manager Nate Chastain was arrested by the FBI early Wednesday morning in New York City and charged with wire fraud and money laundering in connection with an elaborate NFT insider trading scheme. In a […]
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Meta’s Bringing Annoying but Life-Saving AMBER Alerts to Your Instagram Feed
Image: Meta You might also start seeing missing children as you scroll through selfies and reels on your Instagram feed. While ‘Meta’ and ‘children’ aren’t typically two words anyone wants to see near each other, this time they’re coming together for some good news. Starting today, Instagram users can start seeing and sharing notices of […]
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Elon Musk to Employees: ‘Remote Work Is No Longer Acceptable’
A leaked email from Musk says that executive employees can work remotely…after at least 40 hours of in-office work.Photo: Win McNamee (Getty Images) Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave his executive employees an ultimatum in an email yesterday: Return to the office full time, or leave the company. Featured Videos Why is the Dancing Baby an […]
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Texas Law Forcing Tech Companies to Host Heinous Shit Put on Hold by SCOTUS
Far-right media figure Laura Loomer who has unsuccessfully sued Twitter and Facebook for banning her on their platforms, pictured in 2019.Photo: Stephanie Keith (Getty Images) The U.S. Supreme Court put a controversial new Texas law on hold in a 5-4 decision late Tuesday. The law would allow social media users to sue companies like Twitter, […]
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Thousands of Salesforce Employees Want Company to Break Ties to NRA: Report
Salesforce co-CEO Marc Benioff is not known for staying quiet on the most pressing issues of the day.Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer (Getty Images) A solid number of San Francisco employees for company management software developer Salesforce say it’s time for their company to tell the National Rifle Association to go stick their muzzle where the sun […]
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Absurd U.S. Supercomputer Becomes First to Officially Enter Coveted Exascale Status
Photo: Carlos Jones, ORNL/U.S. Department of Energy Though the U.S. may be lagging behind other countries in terms of consumer broadband and wireless speeds, it can now at least claim the mantle as the top dog of supercomputers. Well, maybe anyway. Featured Videos Original Captain Marvel Role 02:31 Now playing We Don’t Need More Screens […]