It’s been a little more than a week since Elon Musk sent that now infamous 9-word tweet about taking Tesla private, the tweet that landed him in a world of controversy, got him …
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FCC Chairman defends lying about fake DDoS attack – even after admitting he knew the truth
After a year of investigation, a truth that many news outlets and net neutrality advocates have been shouting about since 2017 has been proven. During its open comment period on the repeal of …
A parody site is the top Google result right now when you search Mike Pence’s name
As of the time of writing around mid-day Thursday, if you type Vice President Mike Pence’s name into a Google search, the top result you get is for the website http://www.officialmikepence.com. It takes …
Man sues AT&T after hackers stole $24 million in cryptocurrency
If you happen to be a victim of crypto theft, the sad reality is that there’s typically not much you can do. That being the case, it’s not terribly surprising that a prominent …
First Samsung stole the iPhone’s design, and now McDonald’s is ripping off the Apple Store look
Don’t stroll into this sleek new 19,000-square-foot store that opened yesterday in Chicago thinking they’re going to be able to repair your iPhone X here or sell you a new Apple Watch, because …
Tech billionaire arrested after a suitcase of drugs was found in his Vegas hotel room
Henry T. Nicholas III, the billionaire founder of chip-maker Broadcom, has been arrested by Las Vegas police on drug trafficking charges. According to the Associated Press, Nicholas was arrested on suspicion of trafficking heroin, cocaine …
Bag of sex toys shuts down Berlin airport after it’s mistaken for a bomb
They’ll cause explosions all right, but sex toys aren’t on the list of devices prohibited to take on board of aircraft. But you can expect security personnel to shut down an airport in …
The founders of a viral polling app showed Facebook a ‘psychological trick’ to target teens
When we reported last month that Facebook had decided to wind down tbh, the anonymous polling app for U.S. high schoolers that Facebook had just bought less than a year ago, it might …
Charter accused of censoring anti-Charter political ads
For years, pro-net-neutrality advocates have been sounding the alarm that allowing a handful of regional monopolies to control people’s access to information and data without strict oversight is a recipe for disaster. The …
The Facebook Watch show ABC debuted today is exactly what more broadcasters should do
ABC just debuted a new show on Facebook Watch today called On Location. It’s a quick daily news report that lasted all of five-and-a-half minutes, was presented in a vertical format tailored to mobile viewing …
All but one major tech platform (Twitter, obviously) has now banned Alex Jones
Major tech platforms have incrementally been pushing content from controversial broadcaster Alex Jones, founder of the conspiracy-peddling site Infowars, off of their services. Removing some of his videos here, taking down his podcasts …
Apple confirms removal of InfoWars and Alex Jones podcasts from iTunes
Beginning on Monday, totally rational and not at all insane person Alex Jones is going to have to shout a bit louder to make his conspiracy theories heard. Apple confirmed in the early …
Kevin McCallister could have put this new Alexa skill to good use in ‘Home Alone’
A would-be burglar creeps up on a house that looks like a tempting target, only to find — darn, it’s not empty. He listens closer and overhears two average guys brainstorm what’s unique …
