Ouch. Crapshoot While lots and lots of laid off Twitter employees are undoubtedly upset at having lost their livelihoods, at least one is relieved to be leaving the worsening cesspool as it continues its downfall under Elon Musk’s ownership. “Honestly happy to be laid off but the veil of [Elon Musk] is pierced,” tweeted Kushal… Continue reading Fired Twitter Employee Unloads on Elon Musk’s “Clowntown”
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After Saying He Wanted an Open Algorithm, Elon Musk Just Fired the Twitter Team Responsible for Doing Just That
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has started making major cuts to the company’s operations, in an apparently desperate effort to bring costs down. Aside from gutting the company’s executive suite and dissolving its board, the billionaire CEO has started culling a significant number of employees as well, locking them out of their accounts unannounced. As Wired reports, the… Continue reading After Saying He Wanted an Open Algorithm, Elon Musk Just Fired the Twitter Team Responsible for Doing Just That
New Yorkers Furious at Drones Forming Huge “Candy Crush” Ad Over Skyline
“Hoping some of the NYC residents shoot down the candy crush drones.” Drone Zone Five hundred drones took to the sky over the Hudson River in New York City Thursday evening, not to entertain onlookers with a futuristic dance of lights — but to show them ads for the mobile game Candy Crush, a stunt… Continue reading New Yorkers Furious at Drones Forming Huge “Candy Crush” Ad Over Skyline
Elon Musk Melts Down as Advertisers Flee Twitter Chaos
Advertisers ranging from General Mills to Audi are running for the hills now that noted rocket and electric car guy Elon Musk has taken over Twitter — and the billionaire is clearly none too pleased about the sudden drop in revenue. But Musk has already found a new scapegoat: activists. “Twitter has had a massive… Continue reading Elon Musk Melts Down as Advertisers Flee Twitter Chaos
Twitter Leak: Elon Musk Planning to Charge for Blue Checkmarks But Not Actually Verify Identify
Kind of defeats the purpose, doesn’t it? Fire Sale Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter might be a cascading disaster, but you can’t say it’s been uneventful. To see some truly eyebrow raising decision making, look no further than Musk’s handling of Twitter’s verification system in the form of that exalted Blue Check. The long and… Continue reading Twitter Leak: Elon Musk Planning to Charge for Blue Checkmarks But Not Actually Verify Identify
That “Research” About How Smartphones Are Causing Deformed Human Bodies Is SEO Spam, You Idiots
Image by TollFreeForwarding.com You know that “research” going around saying humans are going to evolve to have hunchbacks and claws because of the way we use our smartphones? Though our posture could certainly use some work, you’ll be glad to know that it’s just lazy spam intended to juice search engine results. Let’s back up.… Continue reading That “Research” About How Smartphones Are Causing Deformed Human Bodies Is SEO Spam, You Idiots
Jeff Bezos’ Housekeeper Says She Had to Climb Out the Window to Use the Bathroom
Image by Getty Images/Futurism Jeff Bezos’ former housekeeper is suing the Amazon founder for workplace discrimination that she says forced her to literally climb out out the window of his house to use the bathroom. In the suit, filed this week in a Washington state court, the former housekeeper claimed that she and Bezos’ other… Continue reading Jeff Bezos’ Housekeeper Says She Had to Climb Out the Window to Use the Bathroom
Hackers Just Took Down One of the World’s Most Advanced Telescopes
Why would they do that? Observatory Offline The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) Observatory in Chile has been hit with a cyberattack that has taken its website offline and forced it to suspend all observations, authorities there said. Even email services were limited in the aftermath, illustrating the broad impact of the hack. Nested high… Continue reading Hackers Just Took Down One of the World’s Most Advanced Telescopes
Huge Drone Swarm to Form Giant Advertisement Over NYC Skyline
“I think it’s outrageous to be spoiling our city’s skyline for private profit.” Droning On Someone thinks it’s a great idea to fly 500 drones over New York City to create a huge ad in the sky on Thursday evening. Because New Yorkers certainly don’t have any historical reason to mistrust unknown aircraft over their… Continue reading Huge Drone Swarm to Form Giant Advertisement Over NYC Skyline
US Gov to Crack Down on “Bossware” That Spies On Employees’ Computers
“Close, constant surveillance and management through electronic means threaten employees’ basic ability to exercise their rights.” Spying @ Home Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic drove a wave of working from home, companies have been relentless in their efforts to digitally police and spy on remote employees by using what’s known as “bossware.” That’s the pejorative… Continue reading US Gov to Crack Down on “Bossware” That Spies On Employees’ Computers