Month: December 2022

Carolyn Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, and Gary Wang, co-founder of FTX, pleaded guilty to criminal fraud charges A federal prosecutor says two associates of Sam Bankman-Fried have pleaded guilty to criminal charges related to the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Carolyn Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research, a trading firm started …

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From robot-dinosaurs and hypersexual witches to epic clashes with mythological Gods and exquisite fantasies of supernatural wars, 2022 had it all – including a certain word game. Our critics pick the best More of the best culture of 2022 Smartphones, PCLightning-quick matches, collectible superheroes and enticing simplicity make this the smartphone card game of dreams. …

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Elon Musk admits banning links to Twitter rival was a mistake Elon Musk’s chaotic autumn at Twitter has produced one clear winner: Mastodon, the open-source social network, has now grown to 2.5m users – triggering a land-grab for space on it from groups including browser makers, cryptocurrency advocates and other social networks. Despite the Twitter …

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An entertaining election gave us twerking Shrek and an unexpected football tackle, but there was plenty of mayhem away from the campaign trail too Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email In the future, everyone will be a main character for 15 minutes – or whatever Andy Warhol said. We are now in the future, …

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Incident has hit parts of media company’s technology infrastructure, with staff told to work from home The Guardian has been hit by a serious IT incident, which is believed to be a ransomware attack. The incident began late on Tuesday night and has affected parts of the company’s technology infrastructure, with staff told to work …

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This is the first time the platform’s new owner has indicated he will pull back after calls for his ouster grew from several quarters Elon Musk said on Tuesday he will step down as chief executive of Twitter after finding a replacement. “I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough …

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Sources tell Reuters law enforcement authorities are concerned about USDA’s record other animal welfare violations Law enforcement officials investigating Elon Musk’s Neuralink over its animal trial program are also scrutinizing the US Department of Agriculture’s oversight of the company’s operations, after the agency failed to act on violations at other research organizations, according to several …

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Police say a member of Elon Musk’s security team is currently a suspect in their investigation, not a victim Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted last week that a “crazy stalker” followed a car carrying one of his children in Los Angeles last Tuesday night, “thinking it was me,” and that the stalker blocked the car …

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Company’s current net sales of manufactured PFAS, which are linked to cancer and heart problems, are about $1.3bn US industrial conglomerate 3M on Tuesday set a deadline of 2025 to stop making PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals”, that are used in everything from cellphones to semiconductors and have been linked to illnesses ranging from …

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The makers of the wheeled shoes promise to turbo-charge your daily stroll, allowing you to walk at 250% of your usual speed. Could they be the future of pedestrianism? Walking is all right, isn’t it, but it’s a bit slow. A bit ponderous. Wouldn’t it be good if you could walk, but, like, go faster? …

Why have I spent all this time walking normally, like an idiot? What happened when I tried Moonwalkers Read More »