August 8, 2020 Twitter testing quote tweet counts, formerly known as retweets with comments Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge In a move that may forever change what it means to be ratio’d, Twitter is testing some…
August 8, 2020 Qualcomm reportedly asks US to let it sell chips for Huawei phones You might think Qualcomm would be happy with US trade bans limiting Huawei’s access to chips, but it appears to be arguing just the…
August 8, 2020 Mauritius Faces Environmental Crisis as Stranded Ship Leaks Oil Mauritius has declared a “state of environmental emergency” after a Japanese bulk carrier that wrecked on its shores in late July began leaking tons…
August 8, 2020 WarnerMedia shakes itself up to focus on HBO Max WarnerMedia has gone through a management shakeup under new CEO Jason Kilar, and it’s part of his efforts to make HBO Max the company’s…
August 8, 2020 Kodak deal with US government to produce pharmaceuticals appears to be on hold Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images An agreement between the US government and Kodak to develop generic drug ingredients appears to be on hold, after…
August 8, 2020 TikTok may sue White House over ban as soon as August 11th TikTok might quickly make good on its promise to fight the White House’s threatened ban on its service. An NPR source claims TikTok will…
August 8, 2020 Facebook removes troll network posing as Black ***** supporters Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook removed dozens of accounts it says were part of a troll farm pretending to be African-Americans…
August 8, 2020 TikTok discussions at the White House reportedly turned into a brawl between ***** advisors Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge President *****’s advisors got into a “knockdown, drag-out” fight in the Oval Office late last week during…
August 8, 2020 Mining Deep Sea Vents Could Put Precious Ecosystems At Risk The deep sea is one of the least understood places on Earth. Among its oddities are hydrothermal vents, cracks in the seafloor that pump out…
August 8, 2020 Hackers defaced dozens of Reddit communities with pro-***** messages If your favorite Reddit community looked like a political billboard on August 7th, you can blame it on hackers. Both Motherboard and ZDNet report…