We can’t imagine why. Big Baby Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s name has clearly lost its luster among the parents of newborns. According to BabyCenter‘s review of the data the name “Elon” has cratered in popularity over the last year, dropping from 120 babies per million in 2021 to just 90 babies per million,… Continue reading “Elon” Plummets in Popularity as a Baby Name for Some Reason
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FDA Approves First Lab Grown Meat Product For Human Consumption
“The world is experiencing a food revolution and the [FDA] is committed to supporting innovation in the food supply.” Meat and Greet Behold, ethical omnivores: the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its first lab grown meat product for human consumption. The decision, a first for cultivated meat in the US, paves the… Continue reading FDA Approves First Lab Grown Meat Product For Human Consumption
Celebrities Are Officially Being Sued by FTX Retail Investors
Welp, that didn’t take long. The first civil suit against the still-imploding crypto exchange FTX was just filed in a Florida court, accusing FTX, disgraced CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, and 11 of the exchange’s many celebrity ambassadors of preying on “unsophisticated” retail investors. The list of celeb defendants impressive — honestly, it reads more like an… Continue reading Celebrities Are Officially Being Sued by FTX Retail Investors
Here’s How Bad a Twitter Mega-Breach Would Be
“Twitter has seemingly neglected security for a very long time, and with all the changes, there is risk for sure,” says David Kennedy, CEO of the incident response firm TrustedSec, who formerly worked at the NSA and with the United States Marine Corps signal intelligence unit. “There’s a lot of work to be done to… Continue reading Here’s How Bad a Twitter Mega-Breach Would Be
Twitter hit with mass resignations after Elon Musk’s ‘hardcore’ ultimatum
Elon Musk is now facing a new crisis at Twitter as a wave of employees seemed to reject his ultimatum of an “extremely hardcore” Twitter 2.0 or leave the company. Hours after a deadline for workers to check “yes” on a Google form accepting “long hours at high intensity, it seems a large number of… Continue reading Twitter hit with mass resignations after Elon Musk’s ‘hardcore’ ultimatum
Elon Musk changes Twitter’s remote work rules, again
Elon Musk is changing Twitter’s remote work rules yet again amid deadline for employees to commit to his vision for a “hardcore” company. Musk, who previously banned remote work at Twitter, has now indicated that some remote work is possible, Bloomberg and The Verge report. “Regarding remote work, all that is required for approval is that your… Continue reading Elon Musk changes Twitter’s remote work rules, again
Feds charge Russians linked to the ‘world’s largest’ pirated e-book library
US law enforcement isn’t just interested in shutting down video pirates. The feds have charged two Russian nationals, Anton Napolsky and Valeriia Ermakova, for allegedly running the pirate e-book repository Z-Library. The site was billed as the “world’s largest library” and held over 11 million titles, many of which were bootleg versions stripped of copyright… Continue reading Feds charge Russians linked to the ‘world’s largest’ pirated e-book library
Democratic senators ask FTC to investigate Elon Musk over his handling of Twitter
A group of Democratic senators have asked the FTC to investigate Elon Musk over his handling of users’ privacy and security in the wake of his takeover of Twitter. In a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan, the senators cite Musk’s botched rollout of Twitter Blue’s paid verifications, as well as the departures of Twitter’s… Continue reading Democratic senators ask FTC to investigate Elon Musk over his handling of Twitter
Facebook will remove political and religious views from profiles on December 1st
Your Facebook page will say less about you in a few weeks. After an early sighting by consultant Matt Navarra, Meta has confirmed that it’s removing addresses, “interested in” (read: sexual orientation), political views and religion from Facebook profiles as of December 1st. The move is meant to make Facebook “easier to navigate and use,”… Continue reading Facebook will remove political and religious views from profiles on December 1st
Crypto lender Genesis had sought emergency loan of $1b, per reportGenesis Global Capital suspended customer redemptions in its lending business on Wed…
Cryptocurrency lender Genesis was seeking an emergency loan of $1 billion from investors before it suspended withdrawals on its website, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing a confidential fundraising document. The document viewed by the Journal cites a “liquidity crunch due to certain illiquid assets on its balance sheet” at Genesis. On Wednesday, Genesis Global Capital suspended customer redemptions in its lending business, citing… Continue reading Crypto lender Genesis had sought emergency loan of $1b, per reportGenesis Global Capital suspended customer redemptions in its lending business on Wed…