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Employees await the fate of Mr. Musk.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been “completely absent” for weeks, a Twitter employee said. He has been encouraging people to follow him on social media for a more accurate understanding of trust and safety on the platform. Investors Jason Calacanis and Sriram Krishnan, Andreessen Horowitz’s General Partner focused on cryptocurrency and Twitter’s former consumer teams…
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Here is hoping that Musk destroys his follower base.
After Elon Musk announced his decision to step down from Twitter’s board, the company’s chief customer officer Sarah Personette tweeted she had a “great discussion” with Musk on Wednesday. Personette also shared a screenshot of a conversation between Musk and Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey. Earlier, Musk had said he’ll step down as Twitter’s CEO in…
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There were 25 best cat toys and supplies.
Cat furniture brand Tuft and Paw is working with cat behaviorists to help design each of its items. Founder Jackson Cunningham said in an interview that after discussion with a behaviourist, the Happy Camper Bed added a second opening hole for cats. The Happy Camper Bed also offers a 30-day return window if you cat…
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Money will probably be the main issue at the UN’s climate talks.
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has said that the floods in Pakistan this summer that killed over 1,500 people and the multi-year drought in East Africa are evidence of “mounting and ever-increasing climate risks”. The UNEP further said rich countries face a challenge in coming up with money to keep developing nations on board with…
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The states are making daylight saving time permanent.
The US has passed a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent in the country by 2022. The American Daylight Saving Time Act of March 4th, 2020 allows the country to observe daylight Saving Time for 34 weeks in the year 2022, keeping the’standard time’ in effect for a small portion of the year.
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Life under Musk is described by two Twitter employees.
Twitter has delayed the launch of a feature that would let users verify their accounts for $8 a month. The feature, which is called ‘blue checkmark’, was announced by Twitter CEO Elon Musk after his acquisition of the micro-blogging service. “We’re sorry to inform you that our new blue checkmark won’t be available starting today,”…
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Irving donated $500,000 to anti-Hate organizations and the Nets did the same.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) in a statement said that antisemitic incidents in the US rose from 942 in 2015 to at least 2,717 in 2011. “The answer to the question ‘Do you have any antisemitic beliefs?’ is always ‘NO’ without equivocation,” ADL added. It further said that Kyrie Irving didn’t make good on the promise…
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Apple has finally approved a MagSafe car mountcharger, and it only costs $100.
Amazon is selling an iPhone car charger called MagGo for $60, which is compatible with Apple’s MagSafe tech. The charging cable will stick to a car’s vent, holding your iPhone up so you can see maps or music controls on it. It will also provide 15W of charging power, more than iPhones can pull from…
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Crowds are very peaceful and turn into a deadly crush.
At least 35 people died and over 200 others were injured in a stampede at a concert in South Korea’s capital Seoul. According to police emergency call logs, multiple calls were made as early as four hours before the tragedy unfolded, as the crowd in Seoul’s Itaewon became so packed that partygoers were unable to…
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In 1991, tiny Vanuatu nailed the climate conversation.
Ahead of the UN climate summit COP27 in Egypt, the head of the negotiating bloc in the summit has said that compensation for poorer countries suffering from climate change is high on the agenda. The issue of loss and damage finance is also on the agenda, he added. “Without…investment, nothing will progress,” Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN’s…
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The New York Times writes that Haiti has been a favorite of powerful forces for too long.
UN chief Antnio Guterres has urged international community to consider Haiti’s request for immediate deployment of international specialised armed forces. “We hope the international community sends rapidly the specialized armed forces in response to our demand before things get worse,” an adviser to Haitian PM Henry Napoleon said. Haiti has witnessed a wave of gang…
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New York Democrats could lose big in the polls, and their fall guy could be the Mayor.
New York City Mayor Alexis Majorana on Sunday said that bail laws are the only way for criminals to get back on the street, adding that the city can handle it. Majorana’s remarks come as New York City crime statistics show that bail laws aren’t the only way for criminals to get back on the…
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Researchers think that Musk’s takeover might change the social networking site.
In his first public statement after buying Twitter, Elon Musk said he doesn’t want the micro-blogging platform to become a “free-for-all hellscape”. He added that he is buying the platform to help humanity and doesn’t want it to become a “free-for-all hellscape.” He also said that he’ll “dramatically reduce” Twitter’s oversight of social media posts.
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Disinformation become more intractable.
US President Donald Trump’s anti-Semitic tweet on ‘Truth Social’ was shared over 11,000 times and received thousands of comments, according to the data from social media analysis firm Graphiq. Trump’s tweet claimed that he won the 2020 presidential vote in Wisconsin despite all evidence to the contrary. In May, Tesla CEO Elon Musk argued that…
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The failures of Russia’s top brass are being pointed out.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said his country would seize more than a fifth of Ukrainian territory “forever”, declaring that millions of Ukrainian citizens living there would be Russian citizens “forever”. Putin’s statement came after Russia launched dozens of airstrikes on Ukrainian government positions in eastern Ukraine. On Friday, the Ukrainian government said it had…
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Kim talks about the nuclear threat from North Korea.
The South Korean government has confirmed that North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the sea on Thursday. The South Korean Defence Ministry said the missile took off from an undisclosed location and flew for over 30 kilometres before crashing into the sea. This was the first time North Korea had fired a ballistic missile…
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How high will interest rates go?
Twitter’s board members, including the company’s former CEO Parag Agrawal and Chairman Bret Taylor, are no longer directors “in accordance with the terms of the merger agreement,” the company’s filing said. This comes after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he doesn’t want the platform to become a ” free-for-all-hellscape” and that he doesn’t want Twitter…
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Putin has raised the issue of nuclear Armageddon once again.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said, “The use of strategic nuclear weapons is extremely unlikely in my opinion. Russian commanders are able to use tactical nuclear weapons to stave off the loss of Russian territory because of the Soviet doctrine.” This comes after Putin accused the US of trying to provoke Russia into a “full-scale…
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The takeover continues, and employees of the micro-Blogging platform are bracing for layoffs today.
Facebook Co-founder Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday tweeted, “I feel like I am the luckiest guy in the world.” He also added, “I’m so excited for Twitter. I’ve been a Twitter fan since I was 14.” He added, “I love Twitter…I have no doubt that Twitter will be the most important social media company in the…
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The hype surrounding COP 27 may be overstated, but it does matter for the climate.
The chairperson of the negotiating bloc in the United Nations Climate Summit (UNCWS) has said they would like to create a “dedicated financial facility” to pay countries that are facing the impacts of climate change at the summit. Over a decade ago, the world promised togive $100 billion a year for poorer countries to cope…
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How high will interest rates go?
Two Twitter employees who worked at the microblogging platform’s HQ in Bengaluru have said the move to charge users for verification is a “risk” to Twitter. “The risk is that within a month or so, there’s just going to be way more misinformation, confusion, hoaxes, and scams on Twitter, because nobody knows who’s who,” one…
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The market for first time home buyers is closed to all but first-time buyers.
According to a report from the National Association of Realtor, the share of first-time home buyers rose to an all-time low because of high home prices and rising interest rates. The median income of first-time buyers fell to $71,000 (over 5 lakh) in the 12 months ended in June, down from $86,500 in the previous…
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NASA’s mega moon rocket is about to head back to the launchpad.
NASA’s Space Launch System ( SLS) rocket, Artemis I, that was supposed to be launched on September 27 has been moved back to November 12 due to the possible impact of Hurricane Ian on the launch pad. Artemis I was originally scheduled to launch in October. The Artemis I mission will provide data on the…
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TheTwitter deal is done, according to Musk.
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, while talking about Twitter’s verification process, said, “The whole verification process is being revamped right now.” He also said, “We’re looking at the spam bots or die trying…defeat the spam bots or die trying.” The blue check mark on Twitter has been seen as a status symbol for users to determine…
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Glaciers from East to West are expected to disappear in the next 40 years.
A University of Leeds-led study has said pre-industrial glaciers will disappear in a third by 2050 due to greenhouse gas emissions. Only if global temperatures don’t exceed 1.5C compared with pre-industrial times can the other two-thirds be saved, the report said. However, it added that glaciers are contributing a small fraction of sea level rise…