Monthly Archives: January 2019
NYC might actually eventually allow e-scooters
New York City has been a holdout in the electric scooter craze, but after a city council hearing Wednesday, that could finally change. The city’s Committee on Transportation introduced four bills concerning e-scooters and electric bicycles. Companies like Bird and Lime that rent out the motorized scooters haven’t been allowed to operate in the city’s […]
Microsoft's Bing blocked in China
Microsoft-owned search engine Bing has been blocked in China. “We’ve confirmed that Bing is currently inaccessible in China and are engaged to determine next steps,” a Microsoft spokesperson told Mashable. The news was first reported by the Financial Times. Chinese state-owned telecommunications operator China Unicom told one of the FT’s “two sources familiar with the […]
Williams stunned by Pliskova fightback at Australian Open
Serena Williams squandered four match points and blew a 5-1 lead in the decider to fall to seventh seed Karolina Pliskova 6-4 4-6 7-5 in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday.
U.S. courts have funds to operate through Jan. 31: statement
U.S. federal courts can operate through Jan. 31 despite a partial government shutdown, but warned they will not have funds to operate as normal beyond Feb. 1, officials said in a statement on Tuesday.
Senate to vote on ending government shutdown, Trump wall impasse
The U.S. Senate shifted slightly closer on Tuesday to resolving a month-long partial government shutdown, but there was no sign of relief anytime soon for 800,000 federal workers who are furloughed or working without pay.
Where to watch all 53 of the 2019 Oscar-nominated films
Alright, film buffs. It is go time. Black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross and The Big Sick‘s Kumail Nanjiani took to the microphone Tuesday morning to announce the official nominees for the 91st Academy Awards. While the races may be tight, one thing is clear: we have got a lot of watching to do before the […]
Twitter suspends account linked to boosting MAGA teens controversy
Twitter has suspended an account which was linked to the magnification of a confrontation between high school students wearing MAGA hats and Native American protesters. According to CNN, the account @2020fight was suspended from the social media platform after it shared a captioned video of the encounter on Jan. 18 in Washington D.C., where both […]
Instagram: We swear we're not hiding your posts
Instagram is once again trying to reassure users that its algorithm isn’t actively “hiding” posts from people. The company issued a rare rebuttal to criticism of its algorithm in response to a viral meme claiming that said algorithm only surfaces posts to 7 percent of an account’s followers. “We’ve noticed an uptick in posts about […]
'Citizen Runner' Kawauchi ready for next marathon step
In Japan, where more people run marathons than anywhere else, it takes a special character to stand out from the crowd.
Democratic Senator Kamala Harris jumps into 2020 White House race
First-term Democratic Senator Kamala Harris of California, a rising party star and outspoken critic of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, launched her 2020 campaign for the White House on Monday by touting her experience as a prosecutor.