Happy July 19, readers. Phil Rosen here, coming to you from NYC. On this date in 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin went into orbit around the moon. It’s been five decades since astronauts walked in space and markets people still can’t agree on what will happen next on Earth. Today, I’m breaking down what…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Netflix wants to crack down on password sharing. Netflix Netflix is testing out ways to charge account holders for password-sharing in several Latin American countries. It will let users in five countries pay monthly fees of $2.99 to “add a home” to their account. Rest of World reported Netflix’s attempts to up enforcement on password-sharing…
people shielding themselves from the heat in London, United Kingdom on July 18, 2022. Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images A temperature of 102F was provisionally recorded Tuesday in the UK, the highest ever. Europe’s record-breaking heat wave has caused raging wildfires and deaths. It is another “clear indicator” that human emissions are influencing…
Average travel insurance rates are currently north of $300, but the exact amount you’ll pay depends on your trip plans. Maskot/Getty Images The summer travel season is in full swing, and you can tell we’re in the middle of peak season by the higher travel insurance rates. Average premiums for travel insurance continue to climb;…
This is a preview of Insider Intelligence’s 2021 Canada Mobile Banking Emerging Features Benchmark, available exclusively to subscribers. In addition to mobile banking coverage, Insider Intelligence publishes thousands of pieces of content, including research reports, charts, and forecasts on the financial services industry. You can learn more about becoming a client here. The Canadian banks…
Netflix has launched a full trailer for its upcoming animated adaptation of Tekken, Bandai Namco’s famous fighting game franchise, and with it comes the show’s premiere date. Tekken: Bloodline is arriving on the streaming service on August 18th and will be available in several languages, including English and Japanese. The show focuses on Jin Kazama…
Amazon warehouses in New York City and elsewhere are being investigated by federal prosecutors and the US Department of Labor over unsafe workplace conditions, ABC News has reported. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted inspections “related, among other things, to Amazon’s required pace of work for its warehouse employees,” a spokesperson said in…
There had been rumblings amongst the gaming community that Motion Twin’s roguelike Dead Cells was coming to the end of its lifespan. Thankfully, this is not the case. Rather, the developer has released a new roadmap for the game that covers the rest of this year, and into 2023. So, what can you expect to…
The Nintendo eShop storefronts for both 3DS and Wii U will shut down for new purchases on 27th March 2023. This closure extends to in-game purchases made outside of the eShop app on these platforms, such as within the 3DS’ Nintendo Badge Arcade. Nintendo confirmed the date today, and reminded 3DS and Wii U owners…
Bungie has filed a lawsuit against a Destiny 2 player, accusing them of cheating and harassing the game’s developers. The player, Luca Leone, regularly streamed the game using cheats on his Twitch channel miffysworld, for which Bungie repeatedly banned him. Leone created 13 separate accounts in an attempt to evade bans, with each account violating…