Salesforce ‘walked away’ from Twitter bid

With Google, Disney, and Apple supposedly out of the picture, Salesforce was the other big company rumoured to be taking over Twitter. But according to Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff that’s also over. “In this case we’ve walked away. It wasn’t the right fit for us,” Benioff told the Financial Times. Now, it looks like Twitter won’t have a buyer anytime soon. Salesforce confirmed Benioff’s quote but didn’t have any additional comments. Twitter, on the other hand, declined to comment.

Source: CNET

Samsung Galaxy Note7 devices are banned from US and Canadian aircrafts

If you still have the Samsung Galaxy Note7 and are planning to fly in the US, said device is being banned on US aircrafts starting October 15. So if you insist to bring the device with you (at this point we recommend you return it), you might have to miss said flight. Samsung has said they’ll be sending out text messages to Galaxy Note7 owners in the US. But perhaps they need to do more than that. Spread the word while you can as well.

Source: The Verge

The Coen brothers are creating a film on Silk Road and the dark web

If you’ve seen the two-part Wired feature on the dark web called The Rise and Fall of Silk Road, you’ll be a bit familiar with this shady part of the web. And now we’re getting to see this on film courtesy of Ethan and Joel Cohen a.k.a. the Coen brothers. They are working on the script for Fox’s Dark Web. The film tells the tale of the notorious online drug market Silk Road and Ross William Ubricht, the man who run it. A draft of the film is supposedly done but it isn’t specified if the brothers will just revise that or start from scratch. There isn’t any word as well when the movie might be filmed and finished. If things turn out well, we should hear more about the project soon.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Some airlines equip planes with fire-containment bags for overheating devices

A few airlines are ready for any possible overheating devices. Alaska Airlines and Virgin America have equipped their planes with bright red fire-containment bags. Delta plans to install these bags as well. The bags are made with fire-resistant materials and are designed to hold portable devices that overheat or catch fire. These can withstand temperatures up to 3,200 degrees Fahrenheit. According to CNET, the Federal Aviation Administration has recorded 129 incidents involving things like batteries smoking, overheating, or exploding in passenger bags or cargo. So far this year, 23 incidents have been reported, which is up from 15 back in 2015.