The parent company of Snapchat — Snap — is laying off about 10 percent of its workforce as layoffs continue to stalk the tech sector. Snap announced the cut Monday, which will impact more than 500 employees, according to TechCrunch, which noted that as of last year’s third quarter, Snap had 5,367 workers. “In order […]
Retired adult film performer Lisa Ann was escorted out of a New York City entertainment venue on Sunday night after she allegedly became “disruptive” after breaking the rules by recording comedian Matt Rife’s act with her phone. The 51-year-old claims she never used the phone and lashed out at NYPD officers who escorted her out. […]
Our nation is struggling with a huge loneliness epidemic. U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy highlighted this last May. Instead of fixing it, however, we continue to make the problem worse by covering it up with the seductive, sexy Band-Aid called technology. The release of the Apple Vision Pro is the newest glittery Band-Aid on the […]
In a move that may very well signal the new norm of streaming, Hulu will soon be restricting accounts. In an email sent to subscribers, Hulu informed customers on Wednesday that the subscriber agreement they had signed when signing up for Hulu would be changing. “We wanted to let you know that we are making […]
Several models of cordless Bissell vacuum cleaners have been recalled due to an issue that could create a fire hazard. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the “battery pack can overheat and smoke, posing a fire hazard.” About 142,000 of the various models were sold in the United States, and another 14,600 were sold […]
A war with artificial intelligence could be looming, but unlike in “The Terminator,” this resistance looks to be spearheaded by a late comedian and the world’s most popular pop star. Both pop star Taylor Swift and the estate of the late comedian George Carlin have voiced strong displeasure with the way AI has been utilized […]
Oil companies can never totally appease the environmentalists, but that doesn’t stop them from trying — even if those attempts yield disastrous results. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, U.S. oil drillers are attempting to go electric, but they keep running into significant problems. Namely, they keep running out of electricity. While […]
Turns out that spending $69 billion in a major acquisition deal can have dire consequences on the bottom line. Now — as cold as this may be — what’s the easiest way to massage that bottom line? Reducing payroll. And that’s exactly the strategy that Microsoft appears to be adopting after it announced a massive […]
Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda is throwing cold water on the hopes of liberal green energy proponents about the ultimate reach of electric vehicles, which he says will never become the dominant form of vehicles on the road. At a business event in Japan, Toyoda, the current chairman and former CEO of Toyota, and […]
Seattle talk show host Jason Rantz recently rented an electric vehicle and ended up stranded in the middle of a freezing cold Washington night when his rental ran out of juice as he searched for a charging station. The incident revealed some of the many major problems inherent in driving an electric car, all of […]
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