The US will rejoin the Paris climate change agreement

Posted on 20/01/2021 by Engadget

With the third executive order of his new administration, President Joe Biden said the US will rejoin the Paris Agreement. Initially finalized in 2015, the climate change accord saw 143 countries, including the US, agree to limit global temperature i...

New White House website includes a hidden recruitment message for coders

Posted on 20/01/2021 by Engadget

With Joe Biden now the 46th president of the United States, the official White House website has gone live with an eye-catching new design. It’s fully responsive and even comes with a snazzy dark mode to match. And like all good websites, it also com...

How to watch Biden’s inaugural ‘Parade Across America’

Posted on 20/01/2021 by Engadget

Instead of a traditional march through Washington DC, today’s presidential inauguration will include a virtual one. Dubbed the “Parade Across America,” the event will feature performances from the likes of Earth, Wind and Fire, Nile Rodgers and the N...

Facebook temporarily bans ads for gun accessories and military gear

Posted on 16/01/2021 by Engadget

Facebook is continuing its crackdown on potential domestic terrorism at President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. The social network told BuzzFeed News that it was temporarily banning US ads for gun accessories and military gear, such as holsters and...

Biden elevates science advisor to cabinet role for the first time

Posted on 16/01/2021 by Engadget

Science is poised to get a much more prominent role in President-elect Biden’s administration. Nature and Reuters report that Biden has named breakthrough geneticist Eric Lander (seen above in 2002) not only as the director of the Office of Science a...

How Twitter will transition presidential accounts after Inauguration Day

Posted on 15/01/2021 by Engadget

Twitter has revealed more details about how it will transition official White House accounts when President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are sworn into office on January 20th. The institutional accounts that will be transfer...

Airbnb is canceling all Washington DC inauguration week bookings

Posted on 13/01/2021 by Engadget

Airbnb announced today it’s canceling all Washington DC metro area reservations throughout inauguration week. The company will also block its users from making a new booking during that same time period.Airbnb said it made the decision in response to...

Twitter will reset the @POTUS follower count to zero after Biden takes office

Posted on 22/12/2020 by Engadget

Presidential transitions are complex endeavors that require a small army of staff and a lot of work ahead of Inauguration Day. In the modern era, there are other logistics to consider, including oversight of government-run social media accounts. When...

Twitter’s latest Trump labels say Biden won the election

Posted on 19/12/2020 by Engadget

Twitter’s election results labels are now decidedly more explicit. Variety found that Twitter is now labeling President Trump’s tweets (and presumably others) with a notice that “election officials have certified Joe Biden as the winner of the U.S. p...

YouTube will remove videos disputing the 2020 presidential election

Posted on 09/12/2020 by Engadget

YouTube’s determination to curb election misinformation is extending to disputes over the results. The Google-owned service has started removing content uploaded from December 9th onward if it alleges that “widespread fraud or errors” altered the out...

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The US will rejoin the Paris climate change agreement

New White House website includes a hidden recruitment message for coders

How to watch Biden’s inaugural ‘Parade Across America’

Biden elevates science advisor to cabinet role for the first time

How Twitter will transition presidential accounts after Inauguration Day

Airbnb is canceling all Washington DC inauguration week bookings

Twitter will reset the @POTUS follower count to zero after Biden takes office

YouTube will remove videos disputing the 2020 presidential election