Gabriel Guimaraes grew up in Vitória, Brazil, in a yellow house surrounded by star-fruit trees and chicken coops. His father, who wrote software for a local bank, instilled in him an interest in computers. On weekends, when Guimaraes got bored with Nintendo video games, he programmed his own.
Sometime last year, Charlamagne Tha God took a meeting with Comedy Central execs and pitched them an idea for a talk show. “They did not get it — in any way, shape, or form,” the Breakfast Club host says. “I was told that they didn’t know where the funny was going to come from.
This week: Jeff Bezos’s wealth just continues to grow, Facebook is encouraging Americans to wear masks, There’s a movement to remove race charged phrases from the tech vocabulary
The New York Times has decided to opt out of Apple News. On its own, that may seem like just one more move in the chess game between major news companies and the platforms. But it could also be an indication of a more geologic movement.
This week: With iOS 14, your iPhone’s home screen is getting a major upgrade, Group messaging gets some love, The Apple Pencil is becoming more powerful with the iPad.
