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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

Roku Streaming Stick 4K hits a new low of $25, plus the rest of the week’s best tech deals

All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. All prices are correct at the time of publishing. Black Friday doesn’t officially arrive for a few… Continue reading Roku Streaming Stick 4K hits a new low of $25, plus the rest of the week’s best tech deals

Egg whites could be key to removing microplastics from seawater

Microplastics are a bane that harms wildlife, but you may be staring at the solution to this problem in your breakfast. Princeton researchers have used egg whites to create a lightweight, porous aerogel that can remove microplastics and salt from seawater. When you freeze-dry and superheat the whites (up to 1,652F) in an oxygen-free space,… Continue reading Egg whites could be key to removing microplastics from seawater

Twitter verification has always been a mess. Charging $8 a month won’t fix it.

It’s only been a matter of days since Elon Musk took over Twitter, but he’s already shaking up the platform in major ways. Few of his ideas have attracted as much attention, or controversy, as his plan to start charging for verification as part of a bigger overhaul to Twitter’s subscription service, Blue. Calling the… Continue reading Twitter verification has always been a mess. Charging $8 a month won’t fix it.

Footage of Hideo Kojima’s next game may have leaked in bizarre fashion

For many people, the list of their most hotly anticipated video games will include “whatever Hideo Kojima is working on.” If you’re one of those folks, you may be interested to learn that a video showing the Death Stranding auteur’s next title seems to have leaked ahead of a formal reveal from his studio, Kojima Productions.… Continue reading Footage of Hideo Kojima’s next game may have leaked in bizarre fashion

Bukalapak sees 25-year runway, no need for fundraisingThe firm had raked in $1.52b from its IPO in August last year.

Indonesian listed technology group Bukalapak has enough cash to cover its operations for the next 25 years on the back of efficient cost management and improving performance, a senior executive said on Friday. “At this time, with the current cash position, we don’t see the need for fundraising at all — maybe ever,” Teddy Oetomo,… Continue reading Bukalapak sees 25-year runway, no need for fundraisingThe firm had raked in $1.52b from its IPO in August last year.