Boeing Qatar Airways just finalized an order for 25 Boeing 737 MAX 10 jets — the largest of the MAX family. The move comes after a Memorandum of Understanding for MAX 10 jets, which was signed in January, had expired. Qatar’s investment comes during an ongoing dispute with Airbus over paint issues on the carrier’s…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Home inventory in the 100 largest metros in the U.S. is now at its highest level since October 2020, promising more options for homebuyers. bunnylady/Getty Images The chances of a US recession are about 50%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. A recession is not its baseline forecast, but “it is a coin flip at…
Elon Musk said entrepreneurs who enter the lithium business “can’t lose.” Christophe Gateau/Getty Images Elon Musk says getting into the lithium business is a “license to print money.” He encouraged entrepreneurs to refine the metal, which is crucial for electric-car batteries. The price of lithium has skyrocketed, and some experts are concerned that demand will…
Customers’ expectations around experience are changing. 94% US consumers ages 18 and older surveyed in May 2020 by Qualtrics’ XM Institute described themselves as very likely to make more purchases from companies across all industries that provided “very good” customer experience (CX). As critical as CX is, it wouldn’t offer competitive advantages if every brand…
Daily check-ins are a great way to earn items in Genshin Impact. miHoYo Genshin Impact’s daily check-in system gives you rewards for every day you log into your Genshin account. The daily check-in rewards include Primogems, Hero’s Wit, food items, and more. To claim your daily Genshin Impact check-in rewards, you have to log into…
Twitch is rolling out a new safety option for streamers. They’ll be able to share the list of users they have banned with other creators. The tool could help to keep serial harassers at bay, Twitch suggests, particularly those who target creators who are members of marginalized communities. The Shared Ban Info function builds on…
YouTube says it will remove content that offers instructions on unsafe abortion methods, as well as false claims about abortion safety. Such content violates the platform’s medical misinformation policies. YouTube says it will start taking down those videos today and ramp up its efforts in the coming weeks. Additionally, YouTube is adding an information panel…
Android audio switching is finally a practical reality — provided you have the right earbuds. Google has started rolling out the automatic toggle to Android devices paired with the Pixel Buds Pro. If your phone or tablet supports Bluetooth multipoint connections, Android will intelligently switch sound from one product to the other using a priority…
Google’s midrange A phones have quickly become some of the most anticipated launches each year. Like its predecessors, the Pixel 6a is a sub-$500 handset that offers excellent cameras, performance and battery life. This year’s model moves the series over to Google’s own Tensor chip, and brings over the two-tone color scheme and camera bar…
Samsung has certainly been leading the charge in folding phones. Having launched the Galaxy Fold in 2019, the company followed up with the Galaxy Z Flip in 2020, before updating to the second-gen Z Fold 2 in late-2020 and again in 2021. As a company it is dominating the folding phone market, with the likes…