Month: May 2023
Elon Musk’s lawyer accuses Microsoft of abusing its access to Twitter data
Elon Musk’s personal lawyer Alex Spiro sent a letter on behalf of Twitter to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella that accuses Microsoft of violating Twitter’s developer agreement, as reported by The New York Times. In the Thursday letter (available in full below), Spiro claims that Microsoft may have been in violation…
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Hyundai and Kia agree to $200 million settlement over TikTok car theft challenge
Hyundai and Kia agreed to a $200 million settlement stemming from a class-action lawsuit related to a rash of car thefts inspired by a viral social media challenge on TikTok. The so-called “Kia Challenge” on the social media platform has led to hundreds of car thefts nationwide, including at least…
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Disney’s absurdly expensive Star Wars hotel is shutting down
Disney World is shutting down the Galactic Starcruiser, the immersive Star Wars-themed hotel that costs around $5,000 for a two-night stay. In an update on Disney’s website, the company says the Starcruiser will host its final guests from September 28th to the 30th. “We are so proud of all of…
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Amazon Prime Air hoped for 10,000 drone deliveries this year — it’s only done 100
Amazon is having a tough time with Prime Air, its drone delivery program. CNBC is reporting that it’s learned Amazon’s drones have made just 100 deliveries in the two locations in California and Texas the company is operating Prime Air. The company had projected in January it would send 10,000…
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This new laptop replaces the physical screen with a 100-inch virtual display
Since their inception, laptops have had the same clamshell form factor. It’s a tried and true design. Tech startup Sightful, though, is doing something different, taking the screen virtual. The company recently launched the Spacetop (opens in new tab), a laptop that consists of nothing more than a keyboard connected…
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Twitter now lets Blue subscribers upload two-hour videos
Twitter now lets Twitter Blue subscribers upload videos that are two hours long, and I’ve already seen somebody try to share what appeared to be the full version of Shrek the Third in the comments of owner Elon Musk’s announcement tweet. (The video has since been taken down.) Videos will…
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