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Monthly Archives: July 2022
Lightyear, a Dutch startup founded in 2016, announced production of its first prototype car by the end of the year. At $263,000 USD for one of the 946 planned units at launch, you’ll have to pony up some cash and hope you get lucky just to get one. Read More
I’m not a dessert person, in general. I don’t like overly sweet things and I’d rather spend my precious gut-real-estate on savory dishes. I’ll eat all the French fries and skip the chocolate cake, thanks very much. But if I am going to indulge in dessert, I prefer something that isn’t cloyingly sweet. A lemon…
Hackers and scammers have managed to steal more than $2 billion from Web3 projects in the first half of 2022, already more than the sum lost for the whole of 2021. A report from CertiK found that while virus attacks, hacks, scams, phishing, identity theft, and other social engineering attacks, are all quite popular among…
It’s been a mega few weeks for streaming services. In the past month alone, we’ve been treated to new seasons of Stranger Things, The Umbrella Academy, The Boys and Peaky Blinders (if you’re in the US, at least), shows that returned in tandem with the arrival of several new headline-grabbing series, like Obi-Wan Kenobi and…
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File Europe is snapping up liquefied natural gas, and poorer countries can’t get enough supplies, the Wall Street Journal reported. Countries including India, Bangladesh, Brazil, and Pakistan have been forced to slash LNG imports as prices soar. “The European gas…
President Joe Biden. Getty Images Biden said he is “outraged” by the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. “This is a tragedy for Japan and for all who knew him,” Biden said in a statement. Abe, 67, was fatally shot on Friday as he was delivering a speech at a campaign event in…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is due to speak at a European Central Bank event Wednesday. Win McNamee/Getty Images US stocks dropped Friday, as investors took in a strong jobs report. Nonfarm payrolls increased 372,000 in June, above expectations, which clears the way for more Fed rate hikes. The tech-heavy Nasdaq is up roughly 4.4%…
AP Japan is a country of more than 127 million people, but it rarely sees more than 10 gun deaths a year. Culture is one reason for the low rate, but gun control is a major one, too. Japan has a long list of tests that applicants must pass before gaining access to a small…
The pandmic has pushed XR, including a variety of VR and AR use cases, beyond gaming and entertainment.Do you work in the Tech industry? Get business insights on the latest innovations, market trends, and your competitors with data-driven research.The following is a preview of one Insider Intelligence report, US Virtual and Augmented Reality Users 2021….