Elon Musk is officially buying Twitter outright in a $44 billion deal

[ad_1] Twitter announced that it has accepted Elon Musk’s offer to purchase the company for $44 billion, giving the billionaire total control of the social media platform. Elon Musk Musk purchased the company for $54.20 a share, a price he named in an offering earlier this month, Twitter announced Monday. In a filing with the […]

Apple hires labor-busting lawyers to fight employees' efforts to unionize

[ad_1] Apple has hired anti-union lawyers at Littler Mendelson as Apple retail employees across the country begin the process of unionizing. Apple Cumberland Mall In mid-April, workers at Apple Cumberland Mall in Atlanta, Georgia, began working with Communications Workers of America in an attempt to file for a union election. The proposed union would include […]

Apple's Private Relay VPN feature appears to have a leak

[ad_1] Apple’s Private Relay feature appears to have a flaw that can cause a system to ignore firewall rules and leak that a system is communicating with Apple servers, a new report claims. Credit: Apple According to VPN service Mullvad, Private Relay calls home to Apple servers without respecting a system’s firewall rules. That causes […]

Weighing whether the entry-level MacBook Pro is still worth buying

[ad_1] Fetching $1299, Apple’s 13-inch entry-level MacBook Pro is in an interesting spot in Apple’s portable Mac lineup. We evaluate whether or not the base model is still worth it or if users have a better choice out there. As it stands, users have four distinct options when choosing an Apple laptop. At the low […]

Apple's $100M Small developer assistance submissions close May 20

[ad_1] Apple has warned developers they have until May 20 to place an application to the Small Developer Assistance Fund, or else they could miss out on their share of a $100 million class-action settlement. In August 2021, Apple agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by U.S. developers over App Store practices, with the settlement […]

Insteon dies, Matter update, Playdate review on the HomeKit Insider podcast

[ad_1] This week on HomeKit Insider, Aqara crowdfunds its new curtain driver, Insteon goes belly-up, and we answer more questions on Matter. HomeKit Insider Aqara’s portfolio of HomeKit devices continues to grow with the launch of the company’s new Kickstarter campaign. It is raising money to fund a HomeKit-compatible curtain driver that is capable of […]