AOC

AOC has spent millions on Facebook ads, despite comparing the social network to cancer

October 30th, 2021

Andy Meek

New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made headlines for a fiery tweet on Thursday, in response to the news of Facebook’s name change that represents a major rebrand of its corporate identity. The name, of course, is changing from Facebook to Meta. That’s a consequence of CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s desire to reorient the company around the …

Politics

AOC just ripped this stimulus check compromise to shreds

February 6th, 2021

Andy Meek

Ahead of the Super Bowl game on Sunday, President Biden will sit down for a network news interview during which the topics will include a stimulus check update, among other things. Biden will reportedly reiterate his commitment to $1,400 stimulus checks. However, there’s growing interest — even among some Democrats — to “target” the $1,400 …

Politics

A ton of money is being spent to unseat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

June 19th, 2020

Andy Meek

It’s been two years now since Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won a stunning upset and secured herself a seat in the US House of Representatives. Next week, she’ll face a challenger in the Democratic primary for New York’s 14th congressional district seat — former CNBC journalist Michelle Caruso-Cabrera. High-profile names on Wall Street are spending big to …

Politics

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been visiting her followers’ ‘Animal Crossing’ islands

May 8th, 2020

Andy Meek

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is one of the defining pop culture byproducts of the coronavirus era, a game that has sold millions of units for Nintendo since its release in March and helped the video game maker, in turn, sell a growing number of Nintendo Switch consoles. New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not only …

Tech

Meet the first all-in-one Windows-style desktop that runs Android

May 12th, 2016

Chris Smith

Hardcore Android fans already know what Jide is. It’s the company behind Remix OS, the Windows-style Android operating system that can be installed on any computer, regardless what OS it runs. In addition to offering its desktop Android reboot free of charge to anyone looking for Android on their computer, the company has introduced Remix OS devices …