The Kari Lake bomb goes pffft
Kari Lake’s trial is over. The big reveal about the Arizona election is, well… revealed. Turns out there was no overwhelming evidence that some nefarious… Read More »The Kari Lake bomb goes pffft
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With voice assistants running into trouble, Home Assistant is launching a local alternative
Enlarge / Home Assistant runs on a Google Nest Hub, via a wild Chromecast hack. Native hardware like this would be nice. Are cloud-based voice… Read More »With voice assistants running into trouble, Home Assistant is launching a local alternative
Twitter would have had difficulty revealing the US influence campaign
SAN FRANCISCO — In response to a 2017 request from the Pentagon, Twitter kept online a network of accounts that the U.S. military used to… Read More »Twitter would have had difficulty revealing the US influence campaign
From Trump’s Lies to the ‘Unimaginable’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House of Representatives’ Jan. 6 committee released its final report Thursday on the “unimaginable” 2021 attack on the Capitol, a mob… Read More »From Trump’s Lies to the ‘Unimaginable’
LastPass Users: Your info and password vault data are now in the hands of hackers
Getty Images LastPass, one of the leading password managers, said hackers obtained a trove of personal information from its customers, as well as encrypted and… Read More »LastPass Users: Your info and password vault data are now in the hands of hackers
Kayleigh McEnany “actively tried to avoid” Trump after the election because he wanted her to talk about Dominion from the White House podium, former aide testified
Former President Donald Trump and Kayleigh McEnany, former White House press secretary.Alex Wong/Getty Images Sarah Matthews testified that White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany shunned… Read More »Kayleigh McEnany “actively tried to avoid” Trump after the election because he wanted her to talk about Dominion from the White House podium, former aide testified
ByteDance Inquiry Finds Employees Obtained User Data From 2 Journalists
ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, said Thursday that an internal investigation found that employees improperly obtained the data of US TikTok users, including that of… Read More »ByteDance Inquiry Finds Employees Obtained User Data From 2 Journalists
Here Are The 14 Republican Senators Who May Have Damned Their Bills In The New GOP House By Voting For A Big Spending Bill
Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, and Mitt Romney of Utah.Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The GOP is… Read More »Here Are The 14 Republican Senators Who May Have Damned Their Bills In The New GOP House By Voting For A Big Spending Bill
Backup Soyuz cannot reach the ISS until the end of February
Enlarge / A Soyuz spacecraft docked at the ISS. Today, NASA held a press briefing to describe the situation on the International Space Station (ISS)… Read More »Backup Soyuz cannot reach the ISS until the end of February
Pelosi lashes out at Trump at her last press conference as speaker
On Thursday, during her final press conference on Capitol Hill as Congress leader, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took a swipe at former President Donald Trump… Read More »Pelosi lashes out at Trump at her last press conference as speaker
Microsoft bets on ‘Nice Guy’ strategy to close Activision Megadeal
Earlier this month, Brad Smith, the president of Microsoft, met with Lina Khan, the chair of the Federal Trade Commission, to push for regulatory approval… Read More »Microsoft bets on ‘Nice Guy’ strategy to close Activision Megadeal
Lauren Boebert and Matt Gaetz sat and looked at their phones as Congress gave Zelenskyy a standing ovation
A composite image of Representatives Lauren Boebert and Representative Matt Gaetz seated and congressmen giving President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a standing ovation.CSPAN / Insider Ukrainian President… Read More »Lauren Boebert and Matt Gaetz sat and looked at their phones as Congress gave Zelenskyy a standing ovation
This is why electric vehicles need EV-specific tires
Aurich Lawson | Getty Images One of the biggest promises of electric vehicles is that they offer relative freedom from constant car maintenance. Gone are… Read More »This is why electric vehicles need EV-specific tires
How New IRS Rules May Affect Venmo, Etsy, and CashApp Users
WASHINGTON — This year Dennis Turbeville, a woodworker in Washington, used the mobile payment service Venmo to sell his wares, collect payments for a rental… Read More »How New IRS Rules May Affect Venmo, Etsy, and CashApp Users
John Cleese’s classic “crazy walk” burns more calories than a normal walk
Walking like John Cleese’s character, Mr. Teabag, in Monty Python’s famous “Ministry of Silly Walks” sketch, requires significantly more energy expenditure than a normal walk… Read More »John Cleese’s classic “crazy walk” burns more calories than a normal walk
