Monthly Archives: July 2022

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra’s best feature may not get an upgrade for the S23 Ultra

The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra‘s best camera feature is its 10x zoom periscope telephoto camera, which lets you take fantastic pictures from a great distance – however it’s not perfect, and it sounds like the phone’s Galaxy S23 successor might not improve it. According to Samsung fan website GalaxyClub, based on information from its sources,…

Mini’s next electric car could have a giant smartwatch on its carpet dashboard

Mini has finally lifted the veil on its first electric crossover – and we can’t decide whether the British carmaker is genius or just plain bonkers.  Officially dubbed the Aceman (not to be confused with the brand’s three-door Paceman SUV), the close-to-production EV features several design quirks that both hark back to the brand’s Sixties…

New malware strain bypasses Facebook authentication to hijack business accounts

Hackers are on the hunt for Facebook Business accounts to hijack and use the credit cards linked to those accounts to fund their own ad campaigns.  Security experts at WithSecure have uncovered criminals targeting individuals and employees that may have access to a Facebook Business account with an information-stealer malware. The researchers dubbed the malware…

Royal Caribbean’s luxury cruise line Silversea just unveiled a 136-day cruise around the world cruise amid high demand for such sailings — see what it’ll be like

Silversea Cruises Royal Caribbean Group’s luxury cruise line Silversea Cruises has unveiled its 2025 136-day world cruise. The cruise line has reported “incredibly high demand” for longer itineraries. The over four-month cruise will sail from Tokyo to New York starting at $76,000 per person. Royal Caribbean Group’s luxury Silversea Cruises has unveiled its newest 2025…

‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry sounds the earnings alarm – after predicting inflation and overstocking will squeeze profits and choke growth

Michael Burry. Andrew Toth/Getty Images Michael Burry warned this could be the last set of positive company earnings for a while. The “Big Short” investor expects inflation and overstocking to pummel corporate profits. Burry has cautioned that even the best growth stocks could plummet by 90% or more. The current crop of upbeat company earnings…

Former Cuomo staffer killed by a passing car after getting kicked out of a Lyft on a highway, reports say

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Seth Wenig/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Sid Wolf was killed after getting kicked out of his Lyft ride on a Delaware highway, reports say. Wolf and his friends were reportedly kicked out of their ride after an argument with the driver. Wolf previously worked for former New York Gov. Andrew…

McDonald’s says cutting off its Russian business has actually helped improve its operating profitability

A closed McDonald’s restaurant in Moscow, Russia. picture alliance via Getty Images. McDonald’s announced it was selling off its Russian business in May. This has helped improve the chain’s operating margin, its CFO said Tuesday. Revenues dropped in the quarter to June 30, largely thanks to the $1.2 billion cost of leaving Russia. Ten weeks…

China detained Fed employee in hotel room and threatened his family in bid to get secret US economic data: Senate report

In this May 22, 2020, file photo, a car drives past the Federal Reserve building in Washington. Patrick Semansky/AP Photo China has targeted Federal Reserve employees for more than a decade, a Senate investigation said. It repeatedly detained one man and threatened his family if he didn’t give up data, the report said. China’s aim…