On Wednesday, Montana governor Greg Gianforte didn’t only ban TikTok state-wide. He also accused Telegram, WeChat, and the shopping app Temu of being “tied to foreign adversaries” and directed that…
Day: May 17, 2023
Beepberry is a Blackberry keyboard tinker toy from the founder of Pebble
Are you a hacker who happens to miss their Blackberry? Looks like there’s a new product that’s just your speed: the “Beepberry.” It literally grafts the keyboard of a Blackberry…
NAACP warns Congress against debt ceiling deal that would ‘harm’ Black communities
The NAACP’s president is warning Congress that any resolution to the debt ceiling impasse that caps spending on federal aid programs would “disproportionately harm Black communities” and that talk of…
Judge bans questions on ‘Pink Beret’ after target of Jan. 6 conspiracy theory is charged
WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a lawyer for a Jan. 6 defendant won’t be allowed to question witnesses about whether “the woman in the pink beret” at…
TikTok is now banned in Montana: here’s what you need to know
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte has signed a bill banning TikTok within the state — the first ban of its kind in the United States. The bill, SB 419, prohibits TikTok…
New Mexico shooter used three weapons, including AR-15
The teenage gunman who fatally shot three elderly women used three weapons — including an AR-15 — before officers brought him down in front of a church, New Mexico authorities…
Sony could be thinking about turning more of its IP into theme parks
While Nintendo’s Super Nintendo World might be the video game theme park most people are making plans to visit in the near future, it sounds like Sony very much wants…
Montana becomes first state to ban TikTok after governor signs bill into law
Montana officially became the first state to ban TikTok on Wednesday, after Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill restricting downloads of the immensely popular social media app into law. The…
Directly filing taxes for free may be possible after 2024 IRS test run
We’re a little closer to getting to file our taxes directly with the IRS. The agency just submitted a report to Congress detailing plans to launch a test run of…
