Urian B., Tech Times 04 June 2021, 10:06 pm (Photo : Screenshot From Pxhere Official Website) Cryptocurrency Rises Despite Elon Musk’s Tweets | Could the Tesla CEO Be Losing His Power? Cryptocurrency now rises despite Elon Musk tweets. Could the Tesla CEO, whose tweets have been popular for moving the markets, be losing his power when it comes to cryptocurrency? Elon Musk Tweets About Crypto The peculiar thing is that on June 4, when Elon Musk tweeted out an image with #Bitcoin and a broken heart emoji, the price of the cryptocurrency went down yet again. However, it did not…
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Microsoft Bing’s “Tank Man” search results were unavailable earlier today, and it has caused the company massive backlash against them because of alleged “censorship” of the company of the historic photo. However, Microsoft has clarified the issue, saying it was “human error,” and that the company aims to bring it back amidst the high search for the Chinese Tiananmen Square Protest. Microsoft Bing’s ‘Tank Man’ It seems that people still use Microsoft Bing’s search engine after all, especially as the recent commemoration of China’s Tiananmen Square massacre that happened on June 4, 1989, was browsed on the platform. However, users…
Snapchat’s half-swipe is the latest thing that you can encounter in the app. While it is a good update that allows the users to read a chat without showing any notifications that the message has been sent. However, the app users have a lot of concerns about the recent changes that happened. How Snapchat Half-Swiping Works (Photo : Alexander Shatov from unsplash)Is Snapchat half-swipe not working anymore? According to Screen Rant’s report on Saturday, June 5, the newest Snapchat half-swipe is a feature that best works for those who do not want to be disturbed by the sudden rush of…
Boris Johnson’s government told companies to publish their carbon reduction plans and commit to phasing out greenhouse gas emissions altogether by 2050, or lose out on large UK state contracts.Firms that haven’t committed to so-called net zero emissions or published a “clear and credible” carbon reduction plan by September won’t be allowed to bid for contracts worth more than 5 million pounds ($7.1 million) a year, the Cabinet Office said in an emailed statement.Johnson is seeking to position the UK as a leader in the battle against climate change as he carves out a post-Brexit identity for the nation, and…
Michelin has debuted a new product called “WISAMO,” an innovation of an inflatable sail that can be stowed and used to help a boat move without the use of fuel and other forms of energy. The “Wind and Sail Mobility” is focused on reducing a ship or boat’s carbon emissions, as well as improve fuel efficiency by as much as 20 percent. (Photo : Michelin via Twitter) Boats were initially powered by men’s hard work and sails, but as the times have progressed and technology improved, these said ships are now reliant on fuel-powered motors, engines, and a turbine to…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in about a month, with state media showing him at a Party meeting that discussed ways to improve the country’s deteriorating economy.Kim, wearing his signature black Mao suit, said it was time to take “additional state measures for solving pending problems urgent for the economic work and people’s living,” according to official Korean Central News Agency Saturday. A plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Party will be held in early June, KCNA said.Kim also reviewed the “execution of major policy tasks in different fields” in the meeting,…
Elon Musk has changed his Twitter display picture (DP), otherwise known as a profile photo, a character from a Japanese site wearing a Bitcoin dress and posed on the foreground of a $BTC logo. The character has “Triggered” eyes. Currently, there are no explanations as to why the CEO did it. Still, speculations point out to Musk targeting Bitcoin fans that blame his tweets for the leading cryptocurrency plummet. (Photo : Elon Musk via Twitter) Musk’s Tweets Causes Bitcoin Drop Recently, Bitcoin has dropped in market price and performance despite seeing a rise in its trends, particularly as it is…
Microsoft Corp on Friday blamed “accidental human error” for its Bing search engine not showing image results for the query “tank man” in the United States and elsewhere after users raised concerns about possible censorship around the Tiananmen Square crackdown anniversary.Users, including in the United Kingdom, Germany and Singapore, reported Friday that when they performed the search Bing returned the message, “There are no results for tank man.”David Greene, civil liberties director at the nonprofit Electronic Frontier Foundation, said that content moderation was impossible to do perfectly and “egregious mistakes are made all the time.”But he said it could be…
Amazon.com Services LLC has no obligation to pay fulfillment center workers for time spent undergoing mandatory Covid-19 screenings, which benefits the public in general, the company says in a motion to dismiss a would-be class action filed in the Eastern District of California.The required screenings, conducted in accordance with government regulations and guidance—not just for employees but for all visitors—aren’t compensable “work” under the Fair Labor Standards Act because they aren’t primarily for Amazon’s benefit, the Thursday motion says. According to Amazon, the screenings benefit everyone, and its benefit is merely incidental.Even if considered work-related, the pre-shift health screenings are…
A federal magistrate on Friday declined to order house arrest for a far-right internet troll charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol after court officials raised concerns about his recent encounters with police officers in Arizona.U.S. Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey warned Tim “Baked Alaska” Gionet that he acted dangerously and “came close to committing crimes” while he videotaped himself arguing with a drunken friend and calling police twice. But the magistrate ultimately concluded that Gionet didn’t violate any conditions of his pretrial release.Gionet grew up in Anchorage, Alaska and had grown well known in right-wing politics…