2025-03-11

What caused the X outage that Musk is blaming on Ukraine?

Social media platform X was hit by a series of outages yesterday in what its owner Elon Musk has called a “massive cyberattack” stemming from Ukraine. Analysts believe the disruption was caused by [...]

2025-03-11

Apple MacBook Air M4 13-inch and 15-inch review: Minimal upgrades at a much better price

At the risk of repeating myself from Engadget's MacBook Air M1, M2 and M3 reviews: The M4-equipped MacBook Air is a nearly flawless ultraportable. Even better, it now starts at $999, which is $10 [...]

2025-03-11

Warner Bros is replacing some DVDs that ‘rot’ and become unwatchable – but there’s a big catch that undermines the value of physical media

Warner Bros is replacing some 'disc rot' DVDs, but some affected movies are literally irreplaceable. [...]

2025-03-11

X’s globe-trotting defense of ads on Nazi posts violates TOS, Media Matters says

X allegedly ignored the chosen venues in the TOS when filing "thermonuclear" lawsuits. [...]

2025-03-11

What is Eutelsat, Europe’s rising rival to Starlink?

French satellite operator Eutelsat was thrust into the spotlight last week as a potential replacement for Elon Musk’s Starlink in Ukraine — and potentially, broader Europe.  Eva Berneke, Eutelsat [...]

2025-03-10

Elon Musk says a 'massive cyberattack' is to blame for X being down

Perhaps like the loser of the proposed cage fight between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg that's never, ever happening, X has been down and out for much of Monday. Down Detector saw a spike in outa [...]

2025-03-10

Volunteer photographers are fixing Wikipedia's terrible celebrity headshots

Go to a profile of any celebrity on Wikipedia and it's quite possible that you'll be met with a terrible photo of them. Such images are often old or out of focus, perhaps captured candidly o [...]

2025-03-10

Where to recycle your used and unwanted gadgets

Every new gadget you buy comes at a cost to your wallet, but there’s a hefty environmental price to pay as well. Every phone and laptop out there is a non-compostable mass of metal and plastic, and [...]

2025-03-10

Is X down? Users report issues loading Elon Musks social media platform

Elon Musk's X went down on Monday. Here's what you need to know. [...]