Elon Musk at the Met Gala in New York City, May 2022. | Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Hard to solve that with a conference call. Elon Musk held a giant conference call for advertisers and more than 100,000...
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How Americans voted for abortion rights, in one chart
When abortion was on the ballot, Americans voted in favor of abortion rights. | Sarah L. Voisin/Washington Post via Getty Images Abortion was on the ballot and Americans voted for it. Since Roe v. Wade was overturned in June, Americans...
Twitter’s case study of how not to lay people off
There’s a right and a wrong way to lay people off. Twitter was wrong. | Leonardo Munoz/VIEWpress Elon Musk’s layoffs at Twitter were a disaster. Silicon Valley, take note. Layoffs are coming to Silicon Valley, and tech companies better get...
Biden’s hugely consequential high-tech export ban on China, explained by an expert
An employee works on the production line of semiconductors at a factory in Huai’an, China, on September 27. | VCG/VCG via Getty Images The ban on semiconductor exports to China is one of the most important policy moves of the...
Mass layoffs and general chaos: How Elon Musk is changing Twitter
Elon Musk has been making major changes to Twitter’s workforce, company culture, and product roadmap after buying the company in late October. | Patrick Pleul/AFP via Getty Images In his first full week as CEO, Musk is already drastically reshaping...
The ridiculous but important Twitter verification debate, explained
New Twitter owner Elon Musk has a blue check. Maybe you will soon, too! (For $8 a month.) | Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images The checks aren’t even blue! It didn’t take long for Elon Musk to weaponize his shiny...
The FCC wants to regulate space. Have fun!
Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images The Federal Communications Commission is opening a new space bureau. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to open a bureau specifically devoted to space. This new office, the agency announced on Thursday,...
Elizabeth Warren wants to keep Big Tech from taking over your car
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pointing the finger at Big Tech’s car ambitions. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images The senator is asking the FTC and the DOJ to watch out for Amazon’s, Apple’s, and Google’s moves into your dashboard. Elizabeth Warren has...
Who’s winning, and losing, in the Elon Twitter era
Elon Musk recently purchased social media platform Twitter. | Mark Brake/Getty Images It’s not just Elon Musk who’s impacted by the tumultuous deal. Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has been chaotic, to say the least. He repeatedly changed his mind...
Rich crypto executives really want voters to care about crypto. Good luck with that.
Sam Bankman-Fried is one of several crypto executives getting involved in the midterm elections. | Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Why the crypto industry wants bitcoin holders to vote. The crypto industry is constantly trying to sell us...