More than 1,000 Twitter employees reportedly have complete access to accounts
Some third-party contractors also said to have the same level of access
T-Mobile will soon begin kicking some outdated phones off its network
The transition could go live as soon as early next year
NASA to send a huge balloon into the stratosphere for deep-space research
The high-altitude balloon will be “the size of a football stadium.”
Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google CEOs to face antitrust committee that owns $100K+ of those companies’ stocks
Business Insider’s Aaron Holmes reports that three of the lawmakers tasked with leading an antitrust investigation into the operations of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google own more than $100,000 in…
Google ad portal equated ‘Black girls’ with porn
This article contains graphically sexual language. Google’s Keywords Planner, which helps advertisers choose which search terms to associate with their ads, offered hundreds of keyword suggestions related to “Black girls,”…
Ditching dropouts: Why advanced degrees are en vogue again
Startups are in a state of flux. Once ruled by college dropouts, Silicon Valley is starting to mature. It’s banished beer kegs and ping pong tables for codes of conduct…
Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Steve Wozniak sues YouTube over Bitcoin scams using his name and face’
Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin BTC every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with…
Even Android 11 is cake
In 2020, everything is cake — including Android 11. Android VP of engineering Dave Burke revealed the internal codename “Red Velvet Cake” in an interview with All About Android, via…
Feds ban drones over Portland government buildings
The Department of Homeland Security says US authorities have banned drones from flying near federal buildings in Portland because they believe drones are surveilling federal officers at protests there, Reuters…
New Mutants is still inexplicably scheduled for a theatrical release, but here’s the film’s opening scene
The New Mutants is apparently still on track to hit theaters on August 28th, even as Tenet and Mulan face indefinite delays. Details on the film’s theatrical plans come from…