Reesa Teesa’s ‘Who TF did I marry?’ TikToks are like an audiobook
TikTok’s latest viral superstar is Reesa Teesa, a Georgia woman who posted 50 videos — just under 10 minutes long apiece — chronicling her tumultuous relationship with her ex-husband. That’s over six hours of content, all about a stranger’s experience living with a compulsive liar. But millions of viewers are
Read MoreUS health tech giant Change Healthcare hit by cyberattack
U.S. healthcare technology giant Change Healthcare has confirmed a cyberattack on its systems. In a brief statement, the company said it was “experiencing a network interruption related to a cyber security issue.” “Once we became aware of the outside threat, in the interest of protecting our partners and patients, we
Read MoreVarda Space, Rocket Lab nail first-of-its-kind spacecraft landing in Utah
A spacecraft containing pharmaceutical drugs that were grown on orbit has finally returned to Earth today after more than eight months in space. Varda Space Industries’ in-space manufacturing capsule, called Winnebago-1, landed in the Utah desert at around 4:40 p.m. EST. Inside the capsule are crystals of the drug ritonavir,
Read MoreLucid Motors will only build 9,000 EVs in 2024 after once predicting it would ship 90,000
Lucid Motors plans to build just 9,000 electric vehicles in 2024, only 500 to 1,000 more than it made in 2023, as it struggles with demand for its luxury sedans. If it sticks to that number, that means Lucid will wind up building around 10% of the 90,000 EVs it
Read MoreDiscord took no action against server that coordinated costly Mastodon spam attacks
Over the weekend, hackers targeted federated social networks like Mastodon to carry out ongoing spam attacks that were organized on Discord, and conducted using Discord applications. But Discord has yet to remove the server where the attacks are facilitated, and Mastodon community leaders have been unable to reach anyone at
Read MoreRivian lays off 10% of workforce as EV pricing pressure mounts
Rivian is laying off 10% of its salaried workforce in a bid to cut costs in an increasingly tough market for electric vehicles, putting even more pressure on its future, more affordable EV called the R2. A limited number of non-manufacturing hourly employees will also be cut, founder and CEO
Read MoreAre you Blacker than ChatGPT? Take this quiz to find out.
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Read MoreOpenText sustainability report cites challenges IT departments face
A new report commissioned by OpenText, released yesterday, indicates that IT departments are playing a major role in achieving corporate sustainability objectives, but concludes a lack of innovative tools and expertise are primary roadblocks to allowing them to meet their goals. The 2023 State of IT Sustainability Report, conducted by
Read MoreHiring to continue in Canada despite challenges: Robert Half study
Over 50 per cent of Canadian technology managers plan to hire in the first half of 2024 despite persisting challenges to find skilled talent, a new study by hiring platform Robert Half reveals. Respondents included executives, senior managers and workers from small (20-249 employees), medium (250-499 employees) and large (500+
Read MoreIn a reversal, Apple is now demanding 30% of the donations to meditation app Insight Timer’s teachers
The CEO of meditation app Insight Timer, Christopher Plowman, is frustrated. He doesn’t think the teachers who leverage his app’s marketplace to reach their students should have to share 30% of their income with Apple — its commission on in-app purchases — and for the past 12 months, Apple had
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