In an exchange overheard by an Associated Press reporter present for the hearing, Gaetz also heaped praise on another political rival moments after she, too, laid into the director. (“That was terrific,” he reportedly said.) Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal of Washington had dedicated much of her time to drawing attention to a report declassified last month… Continue reading FBI Surveillance Fears Are Uniting a Badly Broken Congress
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Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky’s Arrest Won’t Fix Crypto
However, the collapse of the Terra Luna stablecoin in May 2022 blew a billion-dollar hole in the Celsius balance sheet that, combined with a slump in the crypto market, left Celsius unable to meet a surge in customer withdrawals. On June 12, the company announced it would halt withdrawals, citing “extreme market conditions.” A month… Continue reading Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky’s Arrest Won’t Fix Crypto
Weird Weather Is Making Air Travel Even Worse
Nightmare summer travel is upon us as vacation season coincides with high temperatures and severe weather capable of disrupting flights. By Wednesday of this week, FlightAware, a site that follows air traffic around the world, had tallied some 30,000 delays and between 900 and 1,400 cancellations per day. In the US, more severe weather is… Continue reading Weird Weather Is Making Air Travel Even Worse
Nothing Phone (2) Review: Flashy, Grayscale Fun
The only issue is that from the main Glyph settings page it’s not immediately clear how granular you can go in notifications. You can certainly select notifications from, say, Instagram Direct Messages (and not Direct Message Requests), but in apps like Telegram and Facebook Messenger, you can choose specific conversations. These don’t always show up… Continue reading Nothing Phone (2) Review: Flashy, Grayscale Fun
Forget New Twitter—Retro Is a New Instagram
The launch of Threads, Meta’s new Twitter killer, has catapulted some of us into a social media midlife crisis. What is it all for, anyway? Maybe some shiny new app will bring meaning and texture back to microblogging. But also, do we need so many shiny new apps? It’s fitting, then, that just as Twitter… Continue reading Forget New Twitter—Retro Is a New Instagram
16 Best Prime Day Sex Toy Deals on Vibrators and Strokers (2023)
Amazon isn’t the only store having a Prime Day sale. Even if it’s called something else, plenty of other retailers are getting in on the action–especially sex toy makers. That’s good news for anyone looking to pick up a new toy or two. Unfortunately, there are a lot of deals out there and it’s hard… Continue reading 16 Best Prime Day Sex Toy Deals on Vibrators and Strokers (2023)
The Best Prime Day Deals on My Favorite Office Chairs
I sat on a cheap gaming chair for years and, as someone who works in front of a computer all day, it was a big mistake. My back hurt often, and those foam chairs trap so much heat that … well, you know. Sweat. In 2020, I waded into the world of office chairs and… Continue reading The Best Prime Day Deals on My Favorite Office Chairs
Amazon Prime Day Liveblog (2023): Highlights and the Best Lightning Deals
Amazon Prime Day 2023 is almost halfway over, and our up-to-date deals coverage continues. Our product reviewers are rounding up the best discounts at Amazon and beyond. Even if you’re shopping like a pro, it can be hard to fathom the sheer volume of deals, let alone determine which discounts are worthwhile. This liveblog will… Continue reading Amazon Prime Day Liveblog (2023): Highlights and the Best Lightning Deals
Meta Ran a Giant Experiment in Governance. Now It’s Turning to AI
The company just ran a huge pilot program to inform decisions about the metaverse. Here’s how it needs to improve the process before applying it to AI. Go to Source
The Microplastic Crisis Is Getting Exponentially Worse
Not even the Arctic Ocean is immune to the incessant growth of microplastic pollution. In a new study that analyzed sediment core samples, researchers quantified how many of the particles have been deposited since the early 1930s. As scientists have shown elsewhere, the team found that microplastic contamination in the Arctic has been growing exponentially… Continue reading The Microplastic Crisis Is Getting Exponentially Worse