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‘Outdated’ Scheduling Software Could Be to Blame for Holiday Travel Nightmare at Southwest Airlines

There are screw-ups and then there are screw-ups, and then there’s the disastrous holiday scheduling shitstorm ravaging Southwest Airlines right now. Though the airline initially blamed its tidal wave of mass flight cancellations and delays on unavoidable winter storms, an enraged pilot and union representative at the… Read more…

Elon’s ‘Hardcore Twitter’ Plan Backfires With Resignations

Twitter employees are abandoning Elon Musk, Twitter’s owner and self-described ‘chief twit,’ in droves after his messy first few weeks at the blue bird app. Read more…

How Much Did Twitter’s Verification Chaos Cost Insulin Maker Eli Lilly and Twitter Itself?

As much as last week’s $8 Twitter verification chaos warped many public faces into gross parodies of their sterilized brands, one pharma company that has long hiked the price of a life-saving drug was caught in the crossfire and may have lost millions because of one fake post. New reports reveal just how much chaos… Read more…

Senator Threatens Elon Musk Over Twitter Chaos: ‘Fix Your Companies. Or Congress Will.’

Although at times it seems like no one can stop Twitter owner Elon Musk from doing whatever he wants with the platform, Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey recently reminded the billionaire that there is still something called “laws,” telling him on Sunday to fix his companies “or Congress will.” Read more…

Elon Is Re-Verifying Neo-Nazis and Selling Blue Checks to Transphobes and QAnoners

A hodgepodge of Twitter’s worst individuals were sporting shiny blue check marks on Friday, including notorious punching bag and literal neo-Nazi Richard Spencer, thanks to the ill-conceived money grab of the platform’s new owner, Elon Musk. Read more…

Can Democrats Finally Pass a Net Neutrality Law?

Do you remember net neutrlaity? It may seem like ancient history now, but there was a time when regulators actually came together to put in place guardrails preventing greedy telecoms from segregating internet access to the highest bidders. Then Trump and Ajit Pai happened. Now, nearly five years after the Federal… Read more…