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X CEO Linda Yaccarino called a report from a watchdog group that led to a large-scale advertiser pullout “misleading and manipulated” in a note she sent to X employees on Sunday night.“While some advertisers may have temporarily paused investments because of a misleading article, the data will tell the real story,” Yaccarino wrote in the note, which was by The Hollywood Reporter, and which Engadget has seen a copy of. “Because for all of us who work at X, we’ve been extremely clear about our efforts to combat…

Ola Electric responds after Ola S1 Pro fire incident in PuneAn Ola Electric scooter was seen with smoke coming out of its boot or the storage compartment below which the scooter’s battery also resides. The incident took place in the parking lot of DY Patil University in Pune on October 28th. The brand has now put out a statement regarding the same.Ola Electric claims to have investigated and found out that the fire was caused by the use of aftermarket parts which led to a short circuit. The brand says the battery of the…

Samsung has reported KRW 0.67 trillion ($527 million) in operating profit for the second quarter of 2023, which is just slightly higher than last quarter's, thanks to its memory business posting a narrower loss. That figure is also, however, much, much smaller than the KRW 14.1 trillion ($10.8 billion) operating profit it posted in July 2022. In its latest earnings report, the tech giant also revealed a consolidated revenue of KRW 60.01 trillion ($47 billion), which represents a 6 percent decline from the previous…

Jimmy Patronis, Florida’s chief financial officer, is threatening to investigate insurance companies that leave the state. Patronis blames “wokeness” for the moves,not rampant lawsuits or climate change. Threads Needs These Five Missing Features to Be a Twitter KillerPatronis’ ire comes after Farmers Insurance announced that it would not renew certain existing policies in Florida earlier this month. This move will affect auto insurance, home insurance, and policies that cover both. The decision was made by leadership in…

Elon Musk blames a number of things for Twitter's financial woes - from older debts to faltering ad revenues. However, Musk, and his ardent followers often fail to see what really made advertisers pull out of Twitter - his own erratic policies and antagonising tweets…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeCara Delevingne has addressed her decision to turn down an interview at the British Grand Prix.The model and actor divided opinion after rejecting Sky Sports’ Formula One host Martin Brundle’s request for a chat on the grid walk on Sunday (9 July).Brundle, who speaks to drivers, team principals and VIPs, often makes headlines for his attempts to speak to celebrities who attend the…

President Emmanuel Macron criticised social media and video games for fuelling the riots that have followed the killing of a teenager by Parisian police. On June 27, 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk was pulled over by two police officers for speeding in a bus lane. It’s reported that Merzouk attempted to drive away from the stop, which one of the officers responded to by shooting Merzouk. Merzouk was pronounced dead an hour after the shooting, and videos of the incident have sparked riots across the country, as well as French…

Ryan: Yes, I doMicrosoft: So you do believe it’s in Microsoft’s best interests to make Activision games available on multiple platforms?Ryan: No, I don’t agree with thatMicrosoft: So if you were running Xbox, would you recommend making Call of Duty and other Activision games exclusive to Xbox and PC?Ryan: That’s a hypothetical question that I don’t wish to answerMicrosoft: So you don’t get to answer?Ryan: I don’t have enough knowledge to answer that question Ryan: Yes, I doMicrosoft: So you do believe it’s in…

Posted in: Comics, Marvel Comics, X-Men | Tagged: donald trump, marvel, mutants, x-menDonald Trump posted to his Truth Social network about his recent legal woes after being indicted, blaming amongst other things, mutants.Donald Trump posted to his Truth Social network about his recent legal woes, after being arrested and arraigned last Tuesday for the second time in less than three months. Trump surrendered to authorities at the Wilkie D Ferguson Jr United States Courthouse in Miami, Florida on thirty-seven federal…

Russia claims thousands of iPhones hacked in major spy operation, blames US, AppleWithout providing evidence, Russia's Federal Security Service claimed on Monday that several thousand iPhones in the country had been compromised in a recently uncovered espionage operation that it attributed the US government, The Washington Post reported. Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab claimed that the campaign had installed file-stealing malware on iPhones belonging to its staff that were running an outdated version…