Tech
- Twitter is now an Elon Musk company – The Verge
- Elon Musk reportedly ordered company-wide layoffs at Twitter – The Verge
- Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover has already emboldened the trolls | Engadget
- Elon Musk wastes no time changing Twitter
- Twitter is planning to start charging $20 per month for verification
- Twitter has removed 1,500 accounts following coordinated trolling campaign | Engadget
- Twitter chaos continues: 84-hour weeks, moderation frozen, ad-free articles gone
- Elon Musk will let you pay $8 to be a verified ‘lord’ on Twitter
- Twitter latest: Employee stock deal; Trump won’t be back for midterms; edit button will be free; more
- FTC says ed tech company Chegg exposed data belonging to 40 million users
- Former New York Post employee apologizes for racist posting spree | Engadget
- While Meta struggles with legs, VRChat gets finger tracking good enough for sign language
Gaming
- Phil Spencer calls investigations of Activision deal “warranted,” still confident it will happen | VG247
- Microsoft will keep Call of Duty on Sony platforms “as long as there’s a PlayStation out there to ship to” | Eurogamer.net
- Developers decry Call of Duty fan who turned up on studio’s doorstep to protest Modern Warfare 2 ban | Eurogamer.net
- PlayStation VR2 launches in February at $549.99
- Pokémon Go community manager receives “violent threats”, as game’s Bluetooth accessories briefly disabled | Eurogamer.net
Streaming
Hardware/Software Updates
Deals
- New Games with Gold for November 2022 – Xbox Wire
- Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass: Pentiment, Football Manager 2023, Somerville, and More
- Free Play Days – Control, Serial Cleaner, and NHRA Championship Drag Racing: Speed for All
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