Monthly Archives: July 2022

Democrats planning legislation to ban stock trading in Congress, report says, after Insider exposed widespread wrongdoing

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images House Democrats plan to unveil a ban on stock trading soon, Punchbowl News reported. The outlet said that a plan could come in August with votes in Congress in September. It comes after Insider found widespread violations of a law designed to prevent insider trading. House…

JetBlue agrees to buy Spirit for $3.8 billion, in a deal that would create the 5th-biggest US airline

Spirit Airlines aircraft. Carlos Yudica/Shutterstock JetBlue has reached a deal to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion. The acquisition would create the fifth-largest carrier in the United States if completed. The agreement comes soon after Spirit cancelled its merger deal with Frontier. JetBlue on Thursday agreed to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion, an acquisition…

Passengers’ lost suitcases were found dumped in the trash at an international airport, report says

Unclaimed luggage piles up at London Heathrow Airport on July 8, 2022. Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images Lost luggage has been put in the trash at an Irish airport, UTV reported. Some of the suitcases have been opened, photos shared with UTV appear to show. A baggage handler said some bags were removed as they contained…

See the huge 3D-printer that built the walls of a 400-square-foot concrete tiny home in 22 hours

3DCP Group In May, Danish startup 3DCP Group unveiled its first build in Denmark: a 3D-printed tiny home. The concrete home was built in five weeks but COBOD’s BOD2 system was only actively printing for 22 hours. See COBOD’s printer in action as it builds a tiny home that has since attracted global visitors. Several…

Last night’s dip into GTA Online’s Operation Paper Trail missions was surprisingly chilling

My wife plays GTA Online a couple of times a week. It’s not hard to see why she’s stuck with it. Rockstar’s endlessly unspooling criminal playground is weird and sometimes creaky, but it’s still beautiful – no other company has captured the rosy opioid bloom of LA light like this – and it’s still fun….

You can now use classic Nintendo Switch controllers on Steam

Steam now supports Nintendo’s classic controllers released for the Switch. The patch notes from Valve state: “Added support for Nintendo Online classic controllers”. That means you can use your NES, SNES, Mega Drive, or N64 wireless controllers with PC games. If you’re looking to grab a controller, though, they’re available exclusively on Nintendo’s store for…