Sling TV is getting another price hike

Sling TV is getting another price hike

Sling TV is raising its monthly subscription prices for the fourth time in the last five years, the company announced in a blog post seen by The Verge. Both the Sling Orange and Sling Blue packages are going up by $5, from $35 to $40, while the all-inclusive package with both Orange and Blue is … Read more

Twitter warns employees that layoffs are happening Friday

Twitter warns employees that layoffs are happening Friday

Twitter will reportedly begin laying off workers on Friday, only a week after Elon Musk officially took control of the website. Around half of the company’s staff members will lose their jobs, according to internal messages seen by The New York Times and The Washington Post. That’s consistent with the previous reports that came out earlier … Read more

Amazon freezes hiring at its corporate offices

Amazon freezes hiring at its corporate offices

Amazon is joining the ranks of tech companies freezing their recruitment plans. Engadget has obtained a memo from Senior VP Beth Galetti (since published) revealing that the company will “pause” hiring at its corporate offices for a few months. The internet giant will still replace departing employees and hire new people in “targeted places,” Galetti … Read more

Astronauts will 3D print part of a human knee in space

Astronauts will 3D print part of a human knee in space

Bioprinted body parts could prove vital to future medical treatments, and scientists are going to great lengths to test it — in a very literal sense. NASA, Redwire and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Center for Biotechnology (4DBio3) are sending a new 3D printer to the International Space Station, Redwire’s BioFabrication Facility, … Read more

Hey T-Mobile, nobody wants your suitcase

Hey T-Mobile, nobody wants your suitcase

Have you ever wanted to use your luggage as a workstation? No? Don’t tell T-Mobile that, then. The provider and Samsara have unveiled a smart carry-on suitcase, the “Un-carrier On” (sorry about the pun), whose stand-out feature is the ability to double as a desk. Like a handful of other bag makers, T-Mobile thinks you’ll … Read more

Substack adds a chat feature to make it more of a social space

Substack adds a chat feature to make it more of a social space

Substack users now have another way to interact with their favorite writers, podcasters and video makers. The platform now has a chat feature, where creators can hang out with their subscribers and perhaps forge deeper links with their communities. “Chat is a community space reimagined specifically for writers and creators— it’s like having your own … Read more

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