X cuts off the European Commission’s ad account after being fined €120 million
Friday, the EU slapped X with a €120 million fine (about $140 million) for violating the Digital Services Act (DSA). It was the first time that a company had been…
Trump Mobile’s refurbished iPhones are an unsurprisingly bad deal
2023’s iPhone 15 is the most recent that Trump Mobile offers. It’s been well established that the Trump Phone doesn’t exist. But that isn’t the only phone Trump Mobile sells.…
The Luigi Mangione trial is all about narrative control
On Monday, several dozen members of the public are lined up outside 100 Centre Street in Lower Manhattan, hoping to squeeze into the courtroom to hear testimony from witnesses called…
Apple announces even more major executive turnover
Following the recent retirement of former COO Jeff Williams, AI chief John Giannandrea stepping down, and the departure of head of design Alan Dye for Meta, Apple announced Thursday that…
Pentagon’s Signalgate report finds Pete Hegseth violated military policies
It has been months since a group of Trump administration officials put together a Signal group chat to discuss classified military intelligence ahead of a military strike in Yemen while…
Trump invites ‘cute’ Japanese kei trucks to come to America
This picture taken on August 31, 2017 shows Honda Motor’s new N-BOX mini-vehicles at its headquaters in Tokyo. Tiny kei trucks from Japan have a new fan: President Donald Trump.…
Amazon’s dynamic pricing is causing chaos for school budgets
School districts are paying extra for basic supplies thanks to unpredictable dynamic pricing on Amazon, which is costing them on average 17 percent more, according to a report by the…
Trump admin may deny H-1B visas to people who worked in content moderation, report says
The Trump administration has ordered US consulates to consider rejecting H-1B visa applicants involved in content moderation or “censorship,” according to a report from Reuters. A State Department cable viewed…
Microsoft is quietly walking back its diversity efforts
Microsoft has been publishing data about the gender, race, and ethnic breakdown of its employees for more than a decade. Since 2019 it’s been publishing a full diversity and inclusion…
Silicon Valley is rallying behind a guy who sucks
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