Technology Archives

Layoffs could weaken Twitter in its biggest global growth markets

November 9, 2022 6:07 AM CNN Newsource

It’s less than two weeks since Elon Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter and already there are concerns that the company is choosing to ignore…

NASA’s SS Sally Ride launches at a Virginia facility

November 7, 2022 6:32 AM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

NASA’s Sally Ride rocket launched on Monday, November 7, 2022 from Wallops fight facility in Wallops Island,…

Twitter prepares to roll out new paid subscription service that includes blue checkmark

November 5, 2022 1:47 PM CNN Newsource

Twitter on Saturday launched an updated version of its iOS app that promises to allow users to pay a monthly subscription to receive a blue checkmark…

Surveillance plane helping take fentanyl pills off the streets faces extinction

November 5, 2022 11:35 AM CNN Newsource

“Law enforcement lives have been saved by having this asset available,” according to Kinzinger. “We can see anything weird that’s going to happen,”…

What is Daylight Saving Time?

November 5, 2022 7:34 AM CNN Newsource

It’s almost time for clocks to “fall back” one…

After Elon Musk’s wild weekend on Twitter, will advertisers stick with it?

November 1, 2022 6:40 AM CNN Newsource

Hours before news broke on Thursday that he had completed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, Elon Musk wrote an open letter to advertisers…

Las Vegas woman invents “date rape” lipstick

October 29, 2022 4:30 PM CNN Newsource, Dillon Fuhrman, Vanessa Gongora

In Las Vegas, a woman has created a new cosmetic she hopes will help women in a domestic violence situation, or save them from being victims of a…

GM pauses advertising on Twitter in wake of Elon Musk deal

October 29, 2022 10:46 AM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

General Motors (GM) announced on Friday, October 28, 2022 that the automaker would suspend paid advertising on Twitter as it seeks, “to understand…

Ancient DNA reveals the social lives of the oldest known family group

October 22, 2022 12:37 PM CNN Newsource

Neanderthal is an insult still lobbed about to suggest someone is dim-witted and out of…

Kanye West, Elon Musk and the uncertain promise of a new internet for conservatives

October 18, 2022 6:28 AM CNN Newsource

One week ago, Kanye West was temporarily suspended from Twitter for posting antisemitic tweets. Now, the rapper has agreed to acquire Parler,…

Rolls-Royce’s first electric car has two doors and is longer than a Cadillac Escalade

October 18, 2022 5:49 AM CNN Newsource

Rolls-Royce will start production of its first electric car next year. It has only two doors but is longer than a full-size SUV. And among its…

A ‘game-changer’ for millions of Americans: You can now buy hearing aids over the counter

October 17, 2022 6:07 AM CNN Newsource

Pete Couste said it was his wife who first noticed that he was turning up the TV louder than she…

Some still without power day after storms hit metro Phoenix

October 16, 2022 11:45 AM AP News, Dillon Fuhrman

Roughly 2,000 people across metro Phoenix were still without power early Sunday morning, a day after intense storms brought rain, wind and even…

Elon Musk reverses course, says SpaceX will keep funding Ukraine Starlink service for free

October 15, 2022 3:22 PM CNN Newsource

US billionaire Elon Musk tweeted on Saturday that SpaceX will continue funding Starlink internet service in war-torn Ukraine, apparently reversing…

How video-gaming affects the heart rhythm

October 11, 2022 6:16 AM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

Playing video games could cause heart rhythm problems in susceptible…

A little girl’s wheelchair gets a Halloween makeover

October 10, 2022 1:42 PM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

For many parents, Halloween can be a time to create tradition. A time to look forward to the costumes and of course candy. But for parents of a child…