People walk past a “now hiring” sign posted outside of a restaurant in Arlington, Virginia on June 3, 2022. Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images The US added 372,000 jobs in June, surpassing the average forecast of 268,000 new payrolls. The unemployment rate held at 3.6%, landing matching the median estimate. The report shows hiring slowing slightly as…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Burger King UK posted a picture on Thursday evening of the truck driving past Downing Street. Burger King UK A Burger King truck drove past 10 Downing Street with text poking fun at Boris Johnson. Text on the side of the truck read: “Turns out there is such a thing as too many Whoppers.” Johnson…
Elon Musk pictured in May 2021. Christophe Gateau/Getty Images Tesla delivered 78,906 China-made vehicles last month, 145% more than in May. Almost all of the output went to Chinese buyers in June, setting another record. Tesla was forced to shut its Shanghai factory in March, affecting its overall output. Tesla’s output from its factory in…
Screenshot from social-media video shows the moment gunfire rings out during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s campaign speech in Nara, western Japan, on July 8, 2022. Takenobu Nakajima via Reuters Japan’s former prime minister, Shinzo Abe, was fatally shot while giving a speech on Friday. Videos show the suspect standing behind Abe with little security…
Apple today seeded the third beta of macOS 13 Ventura, the next-generation version of the Mac operating system that’s set to launch this fall. The third beta comes two weeks after Apple provided the second beta to developers. Registered developers can download the beta through the Apple Developer Center and once the appropriate profile is…
With the third betas of iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura that went out to developers this morning, Apple has added support for iCloud Shared Photo Library, a new feature that was not in the initial betas. iCloud Shared Photo Library is designed to make it easier for you to share photos with your…
Today we’re tracking a pair of sitewide sales that you can find on Nomad and ZAGG, offering up to 30 percent off popular accessories like wireless chargers, Siri Remote cases, MagSafe-compatible car vent mounts, and much more. Nomad Nomad today kicked off a sale in celebration of its ten year anniversary, offering shoppers a chance…
This week, Devindra and Senior Writer Sam Rutherford dive into the Supreme Court’s latest EPA ruling, which severely limits the agency’s ability to curtail power plant emissions. Devindra also chats with ProPublica reporter Lisa Song about what this means for the EPA and other federal agencies. (Basically, it makes fighting climate change much harder.) Also,…
The current head of the United States Secret Service, James Murray (pictured), will leave his role to head up security at Snap. Murray, who joined the Secret Service in 1995 and assumed the mantle of director in April 2019, will step down on July 30th. The Washington Post reports that Murray was looking to retire…
Even Google devices are getting discounted ahead of Amazon Prime Day. Wellbots currently has a few Nest gadgets at some of the best prices we’ve seen. The Nest Audio smart speaker is $40 off and down to $60 with the code EGDT40 at checkout, while the Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max are on sale…