A second home was raided in Las Vegas, Nevada.
President Donald Trump formally nominated telecom lawyer and social media executive order drafter Nathan Simington to be the Federal Communications Commission’s next commissioner.
Twitter temporarily suspended the account of Donald Trump Jr. after the son of President Trump tweeted a link to a video spreading misinformation about COVID-19 to force Trump Jr. to delete the tweet, which the company says violated its COVID-19 misinformation policy.
Nexus Mods, a game modding site popular among fans of the Fallout and Elder Scrolls series, is banning US sociopolitical issues in mod content until the 2021 presidential inauguration or later.
The US has filed new and expanded charges against two former Twitter employees and a third individual for allegedly spying on behalf of Saudi Arabia. The three men have now been charged with acting as agents of a foreign government, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and wire fraud.
Facebook has removed a post from President Donald Trump falsely claiming that the novel coronavirus was less lethal than the flu for most populations, following his discharge from the hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19.
A new initiative has been launched to try and preserve tweets from old Twitter accounts. The Twittering Dead project will attempt to back up tweets, after the social network begins removing them this December.
Facebook has removed a post posted by President Donald Trump’s account for violations of its misinformation policy. The video posted was of a Trump interview with Fox News’ Fox & Friends program, in which the president claimed children are “almost immune” to COVID-19, which is false.
Nick “NickMercs” Kolcheff is the most subscribed-to streamer on Twitch. He’s re-signed his deal with Faze Clan, the biggest gaming entertainment brand in the world.
An investigation by the New York Times has shed new light on Graham Clark, the teenager who’s alleged to have been behind the Twitter hack. It claims his past is filled with small scams surrounding Minecraft and cryptocurrencies.
Twitter issued its first full blog post about what happened after the biggest security lapse in the company’s history, one that led to attackers getting hold of some of the highest profile Twitter accounts in the world — including Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, President Barack Obama, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Kanye West, Michael Bloomberg, and more.
A secretive push for a hard-right candidate
One activist called Facebook “a roiling cauldron of lies, violence and danger.”
A coalition of veteran and progressive groups demanded that the Joe Biden campaign commit that no Facebook executives or registered lobbyists would be appointed to the Biden transition team or future administration if elected.
Epic just premiered a new short mocking Apple shortly after the iPhone-maker kicked Fortnite from the App Store for violating its guidelines. If you missed it, you can watch the short right here.
“I think the bottom line is basically about working the refs.”
The anti-Trump Republican Lincoln Project has a reputation for goofy memes attacking the Trump administration online, so when they posted a whimsical fancam in support of the United States Postal Service on Twitter over the weekend, it seemed par for the course.
Black employees of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative say that particularly when it comes to issues of racial justice, company leadership has not made much progress.
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rob creators of the ability to play in front of live audiences or even record music videos in traditional studios, Japanese rock star Miyavi is resorting to technology to keep performing in front of fans.
Harry Nesbitt, the main artist behind Alto’s Adventure and Alto’s Odyssey, is launching a new studio called Land & Sea focused on making smaller folk games.
“I’ve heard this speculation, too,” says Zuckerberg.
Remedy’s Control is getting an Ultimate Edition that contains all of the DLC for $39.99. It will also grant you a free update to the PS5 or Xbox Series X editions. Unfortunately, owners of the original release are left out.
Amazon will announce new Echo devices for sure, but we’re also expecting new Ring devices, new Eeros, and maybe more. Amazon always has a ton of products at its fall events.
At a highly polarized time, Brian Armstrong’s controversial blog post is an act of wishful thinking. It’s the latest case of managers having friction with their employees
The account is tweeting again, suggesting the tweet was deleted
Sixty-four percent of polled voters, including a majority of Democrats and Republicans, agree that Facebook should be held accountable for climate change misinformation, according to the Data for Progress poll.
Cases of COVID-19 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill spiked after the first week of classes. The university is planning to reduce the density of dorms. Students will not be tested before they return home, raising concerns that they could bring the virus back to their families.
Rain-Bow fenders from Amsterdam-based designer Oski Collado are now available for the Eeyo 1S electric bike from Gogoro.
Many colleges are moving instruction online, and some students are considering taking the year off. Startups are taking the opportunity to recruit remote interns for the fall.
Some of the US’s largest tech companies, including Apple, Facebook, Twitter, and Microsoft, are speaking out against Trump’s suspension of guest worker visas. In an amicus brief, the companies argue the new restrictions could dramatically affect how the country’s economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.
The president told reporters outside the White House Saturday he had given the deal his “blessing” and had approved it “in concept.”
The Kenosha Guard Facebook page has been taken down after posting an event it described as a “call to arms,” in advance of a militia-linked shooting of two people during a Black Lives Matter protest.
The Biden team will be the first campaign to employ Snapchat’s Marker technology. If users decide to use the lens in selfie mode, they will be covered in aviators and Biden-Harris merchandise, including a T-shirt, hat, and button. Once users flip the camera, they’re directed to aim their camera at a United States Postal Service logo.
Microsoft is rebranding Bing to Microsoft Bing. The search engine is getting a new logo as part of a bigger effort to integrate Microsoft’s search work across the company.
Parties in Los Angeles held and attended by TikTok creators, YouTube personalities, and their friends has become more than just a nuisance for neighbors; it’s a safety concern. Now, YouTube creators are using their platforms to ask influencers to stop partying.
K/DA, a virtual K-pop group based in the League of Legends universe, announced the release date for its first album called All Out, which will be available on November 6th.
Microsoft is acquiring ZeniMax Media, parent company of Bethesda Softworks, the studio behind Wolfenstein, Doom, Dishonored, Fallout, and other franchises.
TikTok is launching its More on TikTok app on Amazon Fire TV devices August 6th, part of an experiment to determine how well its mobile video format works on TV screens. It will be free to use and won’t have ads at launch.
The Justice Department filed its opposition Friday to TikTok’s request for an injunction against the Trump administration’s looming ban of the app, and says blocking the the ban would “infringe on the President’s authority to block business-to-business economic transactions with a foreign entity in the midst of a declared national-security emergency.”
We can confirm that Stadia absolutely does work on the new Chromecast with Google TV. When we sideloaded the Android version of Stadia onto it, it fired up our existing cloud games quite nicely
Need to tell your co-workers you’re taking lunch? Slack will now let you pick from your last five custom statuses so you don’t have to type them over and over again.
Hyundai and Aptiv have named their autonomous vehicle joint venture Motional. The venture was first announced in March 2020. Hyundai says it will spend $1.6 billion to launch a fully driverless robotaxi service.
Mike Morhaime, co-founder and former CEO of Blizzard, has announced a new game company called Dreamhaven, featuring talent from games like Hearthstone, StarCraft, Warcraft, and more.
In response to weeks of harassment allegations, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said today “it has now become clear that some individuals betrayed the trust I put in them.” The company will now tie bonuses to creating a “positive and inclusive workplace.”
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is launching November 10th alongside the Xbox One Series X and S; Valhalla was originally slated for November 17th. Microsoft announced today that its next console will be available for $499 this November.
Attorneys for TikTok argued Sunday morning that a ban by the Trump administration would be “devastating,” and urged a judge to block it until the entire case can be decided. But the government’s lawyers argued that First Amendment claims by TikTok don’t apply, because the Trump administration considers the app a national security risk.
Nvidia’s new RTX 3080 graphics card went on sale on September 17th, but the new $699 GPU quickly sold out pretty much everywhere. Amazon, Newegg, Best Buy, and even Nvidia’s own website list the card as out of stock.
Alison Parker’s father Andy Parker filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission against Google, YouTube’s owner, alleging that the company’s handling of the content deceives consumers.
The Department of Justice is reportedly preparing to file antitrust charges against Google possibly as early as this month, with Attorney General William Barr moving forward with the case despite the objections of Justice Department lawyers who say they need more time.
