August, 30 2022

💻 Twitter Circle Debuts

Twitter is bringing MySpace back by debuting Twitter Circle, which allows you to restrict who gets to see your tweets by picking 150 friends to be a part of your circle.

⚖️ State of Emergency in Jackson Mississippi

Residents of Jackson, Mississippi, have lost access to reliable drinking water indefinitely after Governor of Mississippi Tate Reeves announced a state of emergency. The already troubled water system supplying the city has been further damaged by recent flooding and has suffered from a lack of funding for years.

🍿 Golfers Make Their LIV Golf Debut

Golfers Cam Smith, Joaquin Niemann, and Harold Varner will make their LIV Golf debut this week. Smith won the Players Championship this year and is ranked second in the world. Joaquin Niemann won the Genesis Invitational earlier this year. Bubba Watson will also make his debut as a non-playing captain.

🍿 Ben Kingsley Returns to Marvel

Ben Kingsley will return to Marvel to reprise his role as Trevor Slattery from \"Shang-Chi and then Legend of the Ten Rings and Iron Man 3. He will join the new Wonder Man series directed by Destin Daniel Cretton.

⚖️ Biden's Remarks from Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania

President Biden traveled to Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, to deliver remarks about public safety and reiterated his commitment to ban assault weapons.

💻 Truth Social Not Approved for Google Play Store

Former President Donald Trump's social media app, Truth Social, was not approved for sale on the Google Play Store over content moderation concerns.

⚡️ Gorbachev Passes Away

The last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, passed away today at 91 after a long bout with a serious illness. Gorbachev ripped away the iron curtain by establishing diplomatic relations with the U.S. and transitioned the Soviet Union out of the Cold War.

💻 Starlink Sets Sail

Royal Caribbean cruise ships will now be equipped with Starlink internet. The cruise company is adding Starlink internet to its entire fleet, which is a major win for Starlink's new maritime push.

💻 Snap Plans More Layoffs

Snap is planning to lay off 20% of its workforce according to reporting from The Verge. The layoffs will allegedly begin on Wednesday. The company has lost almost 80% of its stock value since the beginning of the year.

💻 Musk Asks for a Trial Delay

Elon Musk's legal team has responded to Twitter's suit against him, asking that the trial be delayed until late November 2022 due to new evidence from Peiter Zatko's whistleblower report about Twitter's security deficiencies.