Musk has now revealed that there will be additional verification badges used in addition to the blue verified badge, continuing the story of Twitter Blue’s ups and downs. For recognized users, such as businesses and governments, there will now be gold and grey ticks in addition to the traditional blue …
Read More »Mercedes-Benz will restrict vehicle acceleration prior to receiving a $1,200 yearly subscription
Mercedes-Benz has placed a paywall that costs $1,200 a year in front of some electric vehicles’ full performance. Although many people have criticized the company, it claims that the “Acceleration Increase” will “unleash enhanced performance” of its Mercedes-EQ EQE and Mercedes-EQ EQS vehicles. The price range for the aforementioned vehicles …
Read More »Why Is China Sticking To The “Zero-COVID” Policy Despite Record High Cases?
Following a record daily high of COVID-19 cases, China has enacted a new round of lockdowns. On Wednesday, November 23, mainland China recorded over 31,000 COVID-19 cases, according to state media. Though still lower than the UK and the US, that is an increase from the previous record high of …
Read More »Musk Is Once Again Relying On A Twitter Poll To Make Important User Safety Decisions
Elon Musk, the brand-new owner of Twitter, has submitted a significant user safety decision to a Twitter vote for the second time in this month. The question “should Twitter grant a universal amnesty to suspended accounts, provided that they have not breached the law or participated in severe spam?” was …
Read More »LinkedIn’s new feature lets you schedule posts for later
Users will soon be able to schedule posts on LinkedIn to publish at a later time. According to at least one online report from web developer and app researcher Nima Owji back in August, the Microsoft-owned social network has apparently been testing the new feature internally for a number of …
Read More »Legal expert: UK’s Online Safety Bill’s surveillance provisions put E2EE at risk
Independent legal analysis of the Online Safety Bill, a contentious UK government proposal to regulate online speech under a safety-focused framework, says the draft bill contains some of the broadest mass surveillance powers ever proposed in a Western democracy and also warns that they pose a risk to the integrity …
Read More »Netflix is working on ‘brand-new AAA PC game’, according to job listings
According to Mobilegamer.biz, Netflix has posted more than a dozen job openings for its Los Angeles office of Netflix Games Studio on its website. We can learn a little bit about the company’s plans for the new studio from these listings. Netflix is specifically looking for a game director to …
Read More »Finally, Google Messages is beginning to allow us the freedom to respond however we like
Google Messages reactions are changing. The beta version of the app is allowing certain users to choose any Emoji as a reaction, not just the current seven. This change will likely roll out to the public in the coming weeks. If you use Google Messages, you probably like the ability …
Read More »Elon Musk suggests allowing almost everyone who was banned from Twitter to return
We all know how the first poll turned out, so he’s doing another one. Elon Musk has launched a new poll asking users whether they think he should reinstate the majority of suspended accounts now that he has made it clear that he is completely done with the “moderation council” …
Read More »The Most popular passwords in 2022 are as absurd as ever
The cybersecurity specialists at NordPass have discovered the passwords that will be used the most frequently in 2022. According to their analysis, “password” was the most frequently used password in the UK this year, appearing in over 4.9 million different places. The most widely used password in the US was …
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