Germany’s economy and climate ministry presented a package of measures on Wednesday to speed up the expansion of renewable energy, as the need to reduce the country’s heavy reliance on Russian fossil fuels adds urgency to its green transition plans. The three parties that make up Germany’s government had outlined Read more…
Amazon will block and flag employee posts on a planned internal messaging app that contain keywords pertaining to labor unions, according to internal company documents reviewed by The Intercept. An automatic word monitor would also block a variety of terms that could represent potential critiques of Amazon’s working conditions, like Read more…
Internet fads come and go faster than a hiccup, but one that’s somehow lasted almost as long as the internet itself is the “Rick roll.” The term refers to an online prank in which the “Rick rollee” receives a URL address and it leads them to the music video for Read more…
Epic Games has officially launched Unreal Engine 5, its newest set of software tools for making video games. While Epic may be known to much of the public for its hit game Fortnite, its core business has long been Unreal. Epic’s goal is to make Unreal Engine the definitive toolset Read more…
Donald Trump’s Truth Social has “been a disaster,” says Joshua Tucker, director of NYU’s Center for Social Media and Politics. According to the BBC, “The app launched on Presidents’ Day, 21 February, but six weeks later is beset by problems. A waiting list of nearly 1.5 million are unable to Read more…
Google is preparing to bring its employees back to the office this week, and as an added bonus, it’ll be offering them free electric scooters to help ease the transition. The tech giant is teaming up with e-scooter maker Unagi to launch a new program called “Ride Scoot,” in which Read more…