Monthly Archives: July 2022

Apple agrees to pay MacBook owners who had to fix their infamous ‘butterfly’ keyboards up to $395

Crystal Cox/Business Insider Apple introduced “butterfly” keyboards in 2015 — but they were wildly unpopular and prone to failure. The MacBook keyboards prompted a class-action lawsuit, which Apple agreed to resolve with a $50 million settlement. As part of the settlement, customers who had to replace their keyboards can get a payout up to $395….

Donald Trump, who has a love-hate relationship with funerals, attends Ivana Trump’s memorial mass

Ivana Trump and Donald Trump at a Betsey Johnson fashion show in New York City in 1997, five years after their divorce. Rose Hartman/Getty Images Donald Trump arrived at the NYC funeral of first wife Ivana Trump — with his current wife, Melania.  Security is tight at the Manhattan church, with Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka…

LinkedIn prioritized user experience and diversity efforts. The result: We’re all spending more time engaging on the platform.

More people are using LinkedIn than ever before, creating millions of posts, newsletters, and comments. Execs at the company explained why. NurPhoto/Getty Images LinkedIn reports an increase in engagement and content publishing on the platform.  Execs and scholars discussed the strategy behind the company’s success.  It comes down to prioritizing core users and encouraging diversity…

Coinbase soars 20% as the exchange as it has no exposure to bankrupt firms struggling through crypto winter

SOPA images Coinbase soared as much as 20% on Wednesday after saying it did not have exposure to bankrupt crypto firms. In a blog post, the crypto exchange said it had no financial risk from platforms like Celsius, Three Arrows or Voyager Digital. “We believe these market participants were caught up in the frenzy of…

‘Space Explorers: The ISS Experience’ wraps up with a spacewalk filmed in VR

The final episode of Space Explorers: The ISS Experience is available starting today and it’s closing things out with a bang. The four-part series, which debuted in October 2020, wraps up with the first spacewalk filmed in ultra high-resolution cinematic virtual reality. The episode, which is called “Expand,” includes the arrival of a SpaceX crew on…

US Postal Service to boost purchases of electric vehicles

WASHINGTON (AP) — The US Postal Service plans to substantially increase the number of electric-powered vehicles it’s buying to replace its fleet of aging delivery trucks, officials said Wednesday. The Postal Service anticipates boosting electric vehicles from 20 percent to 50 percent in its initial purchase of 50,000 vehicles — with the first of them…