Militia tied to plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer was removed from Facebook in boogaloo purge
According to details from a shocking new affidavit, the FBI uncovered a group planning “violent action against multiple state governments,” including a detailed plot to capture or kill Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Individuals involved in the plot organized across Facebook groups,
These 3 factors are holding back podcast monetization
Podcast advertising growth is inhibited by three major factors:
Lack of macro distribution, consumption and audience data.
Current methods of conversion tracking.
Idea of a “playbook” for podcast performance marketing.
Because of these limiting factors, it's currently more of an art than
Zero's SR/S doubles as an EV sport motorcycle and sport-tourer
Zero’s 2020 SR/S could be your EV sport bike or sport-tourer. Unveiled earlier this year, the all-electric motorcycle brings performance attributes of both classes — with a unique list of pros and cons compared to gas-powered peers.
The SR/S also adds to the business mission of its manufact
Second US presidential debate will be done remotely via live-streamed video (Update: Trump says he won’t participate)
The next U.S. presidential debate between President Trump and Democratic candidate and former VP Joe Biden will be done remotely, the U.S. Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) announced today. This follows an intense news cycle that came immediately after the first presidential debate, which sa
Google must negotiate to pay for French news, appeals court confirms
Google’s appeal against an order by France’s competition watchdog to negotiate with publishers for reuse of snippets of their content has failed.
As we reported in April, the French authority was acting on a new ‘neighbouring right’ for news which was transposed into nationa
Tech for Campaigns, created to get Democrats elected, on the parties’ biggest differences
Yesterday, a 450-page “investigation on competition in digital markets” was published by the House based on 16 months of evidence gathering, including interviews with employees and past employees and others with first-hand knowledge of the inner workings of Facebook, Google, Amazon and
Google Assistant gets an incognito-like guest mode
Google is launching a few new privacy features today that include a refreshed Safety Center that’s now live in the U.S. and coming soon globally, as well as more prominent alerts when the company expects that your account has been tampered with.
The most interesting new feature, however, is a
Helsinki rides the Slush wave toward a booming startup future
In September 2020, Helsinki’s City Council approved plans for an expansion of the existing “Maria 01 Campus,” a former downtown hospital complex. Even before it starts spreading its acreage, the facility is already home to 120 startups and 12 venture capital funds. The campus is p
Google’s new logos are bad
Google really whiffed with the new logos for its “reimagination” of G Suite as Google Workspace, replacing icons that are familiar, recognizable, and in Gmail’s case iconic if you will, with little rainbow blobs that everyone will now struggle to tell apart in their tabs. Companie
Standing by developers through Google v. Oracle
The Supreme Court will hear arguments tomorrow in Google v. Oracle. This case raises a fundamental question for software developers and the open-source community: Whether copyright may prevent developers from using software's functional interfaces — known as APIs — to advance innovation in
Snap announced its latest slate of Originals programming
Snap, the social media platform for Gen Z, launched its latest slate of Snap Originals today, in a sign that not every media company has failed to capture the imagination of an audience with short-form content.
Even as Quibi’s billion-dollar gambit continues to falter, Snap is forging ahead w
G Suite is now Google Workspace
Google is rebranding G Suite, its set of online productivity and collaboration tools for businesses that include the likes of Gmail, Drive, Docs and Meet. The new name is Google Workspace, a name the company already hinted at when it first introduced a set of new collaboration tools and Google Meet
John McAfee arrested after DOJ indicts crypto millionaire for tax evasion
Cybersecurity entrepreneur and crypto personality John McAfee’s wild ride could be coming to an end after he was arrested in Spain today, and now faces extradition to the U.S. over charges spanning tax evasion and fraud.
The SEC accuses McAfee of being paid more than $23.1 million worth of cr
Gillmor Gang: Airborne
Lorne Michaels is the showrunner, to use a binge term, for Saturday Night Live. The show returned for its first season under the watchful gaze of pandemic rule, and the results were thankfully successful. Last season struggled in the early days of the virus, turning into a Zoom-heavy series of aud