Elon Musk Lands on Twitter's Board as a Key New Shareholder

From CNET: A day after it was revealed that Elon Musk has taken a large stake in Twitter, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO was welcomed to the social network's board of directors. On Tuesday, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal said in a tweet that Musk would be appointed to the company's board.

"He's both a...

Turtle Beach Levels-up With the Multiplatform Stealth 700 Gen 2 MAX

From Turtle Beach Press Release: Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ: HEAR) today announced the Designed for Xbox Stealth 700 Gen 2 MAX as an all-new entry to the best-selling brand’s Stealth 700 series of premium wireless gaming headsets. By simply flipping a switch, the Stealth 700 Gen 2 MAX offers...

Drone Deliveries From Alphabet's Wing to Take Flight Around Dallas

From PC Mag: Starting Thursday, some Dallas-area shoppers will gain a no-roads-required option for getting certain household products delivered: drones operated by Wing, a subsidiary of Google’s parent firm Alphabet.

The company announced the news Monday in an email newsletter. “Wing is finally set...

Elon Musk buys 9.2 percent of Twitter amid complaints about free speech

From The Verge: Tesla CEO Elon Musk now owns 9.2 percent of Twitter according to a 13G filing released today, Bloomberg News reports. According to the filing, Musk purchased the stake on March 14th. Musk has long been one of Twitter’s highest profile users and recently polled his over 80 million...

XPG Atom 30 250GB/1TB Kit Review (Page 1 of 10)

One of the first things I did when I started working was obtain a Costco membership. I know it is a bit silly, but to me, it was a rite of passage of growing up and spending money on things that I do not normally need. Now before I offend anyone, I will say that having a Costco membership is definitely a splurge for myself because I grew up in a household that could never consume a Costco quantity of items, whether food or products. Now that I am...

Patriot P400 1TB Review (Page 1 of 10)

When I learned how to ski growing up, I learned like many people to ski with a set of poles. However, recent discussions with friends I have been skiing with reminded me of a friend who learned the slopes without any ski poles. Having tried skiing without poles myself, I can say it has its advantages but also disadvantages. On one hand, skiing without poles forces you to balance yourself better as you no longer have a stick you can use to push...

E3 2022 Has Been Canceled

From CNET: The Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3, won't take place this June, the show's organizer confirmed Thursday. This year's event was to be digital-only again, like the previous two years, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a statement, the Entertainment Software...

Google Workspace rolls out updates to Meet, Chat and Voice

From ComputerWorld: Google Workspace has announced a range of updates to its Meet, Chat, and Voice applications, aimed at improving communication and collaboration for hybrid teams.

The bulk of the updates relate to Google’s videoconferencing platform Google Meet. As offices reopen and some workers...

The Human Genome Has Finally Been Fully Sequenced

From CNET: When the Human Genome Project was declared completed in 2003, it had mapped 92% of genes, with the rest remaining a mystery for nearly two decades due to technological limitations. Now scientists have finished sequencing the other 8%, and the human genome has finally been fully sequenced...

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