Jess Weatherbed

News Reporter

Twitter won’t let you write your own Community Notes right away

Jess WeatherbedDec 21, 2022

Ukraine nets 10,000 additional Starlink terminals, claims funding issues are ‘resolved’

Jess WeatherbedDec 21, 2022

Google search is getting better at displaying bilingual results

Jess WeatherbedDec 20, 2022

WhatsApp adds undo button for your message deletion mishaps

Jess WeatherbedDec 20, 2022

Google contractor who claimed he was fired for calling out cult activity reaches a settlement.

Kevin Lloyd alleged he was fired shortly after complaining that a religious organization named Fellowship of Friends “dominated a business unit called Google Developer Studios, which makes videos showcasing the company’s technologies.”

A now-former leader of the unit was a member, and the lawsuit, like another one the NYT cites from 2008 that won a $6.5 million award from Kelly Services, claimed a preference for hiring and promoting members.

The settlement terms, reached between Lloyd and the staffing company that brought him on as a contractor, have not been disclosed.

Ex-Google Contractor Settles Lawsuit Over Religious Sect

[The New York Times]

Jess WeatherbedDec 20, 2022

NASA’s InSight lander preemptively tweets its own eulogy.

It landed on Mars in 2018 to detect marsquakes — rumblings in the planet’s crust. But now, the robot seismologist is running low on power and sent what may be its final image of the red planet’s surface. While InSight surpassed its two-year primary mission, it’s still hard not to feel sad for the lil’ guy in its final hours. You did good bud.

Ubisoft has started transferring games from Google Stadia to PC

Jess WeatherbedDec 19, 2022

Just Tom Cruise doing Tom Cruise shizz.

Cruise filmed a quick video thanking fans for watching Top Gun: Maverick while on set for his latest project, Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning. And by on set, we mean mid-skydive. I’d love to know how he’s mic’d up given the clarity and wind suppression.