BOULDER CITY, Nevada — Hoover Dam towers more than 700 feet above Black Canyon on the Arizona-Nevada state line, holding back the waters of the Colorado River. On top of the dam, where visitors peer down the graceful white arc of its face, one of its art deco-style towers is adorned with a work of art … Read more
Microsoft says Bing blocked the search for Tiananmen Tiananmen in Tiananmen due to “human error”.
(Would you like to receive this briefing by email? Here is the registration.) Here are the top stories of the week and a look ahead 1. Donald Trump began his next act Saturday night at the North Carolina Republican Congress. In a 90-minute speech, Mr Trump went through a litany of conservative culture war issues … Read more
Tim Burgess (bottom left), Rachel Smith (top right), Kieran Snyder (bottom right) and presenter Mike Lewis from GeekWire There is no denying that Seattle is having a homelessness crisis; how to solve it. In the midst of the fray is Compassion Seattle, an initiative attempting to rewrite the city charter with a roadmap that prescribes … Read more
Hello friends and welcome back to the week in retrospect! Last week I wrote about how tech is fighting Disney. This week, I’m talking about finding a new crypto messiah. If you’re reading this on the TechCrunch site, you can get it in your inbox from the Newsletter page, and follow my tweets @lucasmtny. The … Read more
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake was felt in parts of southern California on Saturday morning. The quake was part of a group of earthquakes reported in southern California, according to the United States Geological Survey. People in Chula Vista, San Diego, El Centro, and Indio felt the 5.3 quake, according to the USGS, reports from Did … Read more
Twitter faces another setback for taking action against a political leader’s tweets. According to Reuters, Nigeria has suspended Twitter for allegedly “undermining” the country by removing a tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari. Twitter said the post violated its abuse policy by threatening to punish secessionists who allegedly attacked government buildings. Attorney General Abubakar Malami meanwhile … Read more
Merging physical and digital: A crowd at The International, Valve’s Dota 2 eSports tournament in Seattle in 2017, three years before the pandemic. (GeekWire file photo / Kevin Lisota) The pandemic had a seismic impact on face-to-face meetings and events, requiring organizers and attendees to adapt to a whole new reality. The aftermath could prove … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: People walking along a side walk by the beach in Palm Beach, Fla., last week.Credit…Saul Martinez for The New York Times The Florida Department of Health will no longer update its Covid-19 dashboard and will suspend daily case and vaccine reports, the governor’s office confirmed on Friday. Officials will … Read more
