Month: January 2021
Twitter Has Suspended Donald Trump For 12 Hours
Leah Millis / Reuters Pro-Trump rioters mass in front of the US Capitol building in Washington, DC, Jan. 6, 2021. Twitter has locked President Donald Trump out of his account for the next 12 hours, following his use of social media to attempt a coup. In a series of tweets,…
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State Department reportedly orders diplomats to stop posting on social media after U.S. Capitol riots
The State Department ordered diplomats to stop posting on social media after pro-Trump rioters stormed the United States Capitol, reports CNN, citing three diplomatic sources. Diplomats overseas were also told by the under secretary for public affairs to remove scheduled content for Facebook, Hootsuite and Twitter until told otherwise, and…
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Hisense is finally bringing its 8K ULED TVs to Australia next month Hisense ULED 8K TV
It’s been teased for a while, but now Hisense’s first ULED 8K TV, dubbed U80G, is finally set to arrive in Australia next month, releasing as part of its 2021 ULED TV range. The Hisense U80G will initially be offered in a 75-inch version in February, at an RRP of…
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LG debuts a sleek new lineup of ultra-light Gram laptops for 2021 LG Gram 2021 range
At this year’s first ever all-virtual edition of the CES tech trade show, tech giant LG has shown off a refreshed lineup of its ultra-lightweight Gram laptops, featuring an array of five different models. The new LG Gram models all pack in 16:10 displays (an aspect ratio only previously found…
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California vegan egg startup Eat Just yokes itself to China’s fast food chain
Eat Just, a food startup from San Francisco making chicken-less eggs, has ambitions to crack the Chinese market where consumer appetite for plant-based food is growing and other Western vegan substitute brands like Beyond became available in recent quarters. The startup said this week it will be suppling to fast-food…
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The Rioters Who Took Over The Capitol Have Been Planning Online In The Open For Weeks
The supporters of President Donald Trump who rioted in the US Capitol building on Wednesday had been openly planning for weeks on both mainstream social media and the pro-Trump internet. On forums like TheDonald, a niche website formed after Reddit banned the subreddit of the same name, they promised violence…
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