Portland’s massive No Kings protest drafted on the energy of weeks of anti-ICE action and Trump’s attacks.
The internet has long been a source of information and support for transgender people. Now, trans rights and the internet itself are in a moment of crisis. What happens next?
Earlier this month the Pebble app returned to iOS and Android with support not just for the new generation of Pebble smartwatches, but also the original wearables. That means those out there still clinging to their old Pebble 2 from 2016 will no longer have to rely on Rebbel.
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Paramount president Jeff Shell said that “painful” layoffs would be coming after the merger with Skydance. Now Variety is reporting they’re going to begin the week of October 27th. It’s also expected that this will be just the first round, with layoffs to continue through to the end of the year, according to Deadline.
The anonymity granted by the internet is a lifeline to many trans people. What happens when that privacy disappears?
Today’s 2500-plus scheduled anti-Trump protest events — a followup to the ones that drew an estimated 4 to 6 million participants earlier this year — are underway, and if you’re looking for somewhere besides social media to follow along, States Newsroom has a liveblog of photos, crowd vibe-checks, and interviews from across the country.
[News From The States]
Last week, the Salesforce CEO said that he would welcome the White House sending National Guard troops into the streets of Silicon Valley. Now, he’s changing his tune following some very public criticism from Laurene Powell Jobs (Steve Jobs’ widow) and a member of his own board.
US power grids aren’t moving fast enough to keep up with the sudden rise in electricity demand from AI. Data center developers are forging ahead anyway, adding their own gas turbines and fuel cells.
[The Wall Street Journal]
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This very first-gen device raises several questions about where the next chapter of mobile computing is headed.
As the EV industry stumbles, GM makes a big bet on new chemistries to help revive sales — and regain the global lead.
The internet once helped trans people connect and organize. Now it’s a dangerous liability. What comes next?
It’s an expected consequence of the ongoing shutdown, which was already impacting the legal system. Federal judges are still going to serve and online case files will remain functional, but workers are being furloughed and some — though not all — civil cases involving the government are being delayed.
[United States Courts]
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The third-gen Rotom Phone’s handy zoom and beefed-up safety features make for a solid upgrade.
People who have documented their lives online are discovering the dark side of digital permanence.
After being acquired by the board game crowdfunding platform Gamefound earlier this year, Indiegogo is getting a redesign and switching over to Gamefound’s infrastructure.
One of the best platforming games ever made just got a free update to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Among the new features, developer Metanet has added levels that are “so challenging that it’ll take you ten more years to beat them.” It also looks like the studio has something new cooking.
A crime movie about a guy who can’t charm his way out of trouble.
Frustrated that Xiaomi’s new flagships, with second screens on the back, aren’t launching in the US? Nuu Mobile says its B40 is the first US phone with a second screen, though at $299.99 this is no flagship. Its Dimensity 7050 chip is basic, and the 64-megapixel main camera is joined only by a macro.
Weapons is set to make its HBO Max debut on October 24th, which might get folks intrigued about the spinoff prequel director Zach Cregger has in development.
[HBO Press Room]
