It’s easy to be skeptical of the big social media giants — they typically sell user data to advertisers and have been mired in controversy for their approach to content moderation. Web3 proponents think they can build a new system altogether that sidesteps the concentrated power of platforms — a decentralized social media (DeSo) ecosytem…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Given the recent economic downturn, some companies are skeptical that the pandemic-led move to remote and hybrid work will have staying power. According to an April survey by Good Hire, 77% of managers said they’d considering firing employees or cutting their pay for refusing to return to the office. Most expressed concerns about remote employees’…
Instacart announced today that Electronic Benefits Transfer and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (EBT SNAP) can now be used to buy groceries online in 10 additional states through its app. The 10 states are Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Instacart says Albertsons Companies and Sprouts Farmers Market are among…
General Motors launched a program Monday to educate car shoppers on electric vehicles and target first-time buyers as the automaker searches for ways to catch up to and outpace rival Tesla. The automakers hopes EV Live, a digital platform that connects shoppers with EV specialists, will speed EV adoption and create a larger market for…
Seagate has announced it is targeting mid-2023 for the launch of its first hard disk drives (HDDs) to exceed a capacity of 30TB. CEO David Mosley explained on its recent earnings call that development is progressing well and Seagate is on track to start shipping its “30TB+ family of drives” to select customers by “this…
An acute shortage of fiber optic cabling is set to create significant bottlenecks across critical communications infrastructure projects worldwide. Analysis from market intelligence firm Cru Group shows the price of fiber has risen 70% over the last 18 months or so, as demand for internet-based services rises and countries press ahead with their respective 5G…
Aircraft operated by TUI, Virgin Atlantic, Easyjet and Jet2, pictured at Manchester Airport. The image is not related to this story. Anthony Devlin/AFP via Getty Images An amputee was left stranded on a plane at Manchester Airport last month, Manchester Evening News reported. David Judd said nobody came to help for 30 minutes, so the…
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Europe’s energy supplies are waning and its prompting governments to think and act fast. AP The West is treating energy security more seriously now, according to S&P’s Dan Yergin. Now that energy supplies are waning from reduced Russian supply, Europe is at major risk. “This amnesia about energy security is over,” Yergin said, adding that…
Dollar vs. Yuan ByoungJoo/Getty Images A new research paper broke down how China can boost the standing of the yuan as a global reserve currency. One way this can happen is if China builds credibility that the yuan and dollar have a stable conversion rate. Dollar dominance on the world stage won’t be going away,…