Elon Musk makes request to Reddit CEO to take down posts he didnt like

Elon Musk is no fan of content moderation. When Musk acquired Twitter back in 2022, one of the driving forces behind his decision to buy the social media platform was content moderation, especially involving bans on right-wing accounts that he liked. Now, Musk appears to be trying to exert control over content moderation on social […]

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Is Reddit down? Site experiences March 27 outage

Reddit ran into some problems on Thursday. A Reddit outage started roughly between 3 and 4 p.m. ET on Thursday and is currently ongoing at the time of publication. Tens of thousands of users reported the outage on Down Detector (Note: Ziff Davis owns both Mashable and Down Detector), and this reporter can personally confirm […]

This app turns your smartphone into a scanner for just A$66

TL;DR: Always have a scanner on hand with SwiftScan VIP, now A$66 (reg. A$317) when you use the code TAKE30 at the Mashable Shop through 27 April. It’s surprising how often we need to keep track of a receipt, make a copy, or digitize an important document. Though they are hard to track down these days, […]

How Xbox president Sarah Bond became a major player in gaming

Sarah Bond’s resume may look unconventional, but the president of Xbox believes she’s in exactly the right place. Bond started as a McKinsey consultant, spent several years at T-Mobile, including as a chief of staff to former CEO John Legere, and joined Xbox in 2017. A quick summary of her decades-long career doesn’t suggest someone […]

Best Buy Canada says Nintendo Switch 2 preorders will start on April 2

Preorders for the Nintendo Switch 2 will begin on April 2, the same day as the forthcoming console’s Nintendo Direct livestream, according to a since-deleted post on Best Buy Canada’s blog. “Pre-orders for the Nintendo Switch 2 will open on April 2nd at Best Buy Canada, giving you the chance to secure your console early,” […]

The Beats Solo Buds are cheapest when you shop Target Circle Week

SAVE $30: Through March 29, the Beats Solo Buds in the Target-exclusive arctic purple shade are only $49.99 instead of $79.99 at Target during Circle Week. That’s 38% in savings and beats Amazon’s Big Spring Sale price by $10. Opens in a new window Credit: Beats Beats Solo Buds (arctic purple) $49.99 $79.99 Save $30.00 […]