Much has been made of how European countries are, on the one hand, supporting Ukraine in its fight against the heinous and illegal invasion by Russia, but at the same time remaining heavily dependent on Russian energy sources. Many countries in the EU – currently experiencing a heatwave – have scrambled to switch to alternatives,…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Just seven weeks after crypto exchange Gemini cut approximately 10% of its workforce due to “turbulent market conditions,” the startup has made a second round of layoffs, TechCrunch has learned, and there may be more on the way. The company had not widely communicated the extent of Monday’s layoffs internally, leaving employees to speculate on the exact…
Amazon is introducing a new Prime Video interface for streaming devices, smart TVs, and Android devices that ditches text-based tabs on top for icon-based navigation on the side along with a dedicated tab sports on the home page for live and pre-recorded content in the category. The new redesign includes a bigger carousel for Amazon…
Security experts have recently discovered hackers on a particularly stealthy mission to compromise hotels in Latin America using OpenDocument text files. The unknown hackers are using a rarely seen phishing method that seems to be working out well so far, with the detection rate on VirusTotal for the malicious files being used was zero less…
Kazi Awal/Insider The women in the technical and training teams at Volvo Group North America. Photo courtesy of Volvo Group North America The truck-driver shortage is at an all-time high. The industry may have 160,000 jobs to fill by 2030. More women are getting into trucking, encouraged by online communities and engineering advances. This article…
Adobe Today’s businesses have to send, edit, and update multiple forms and documents. 54% of workers say they spend more time looking for files than responding to messages. Enterprises are streamlining workflows with flexible, secure document management applications. Today’s employees rely on digital documents to get their jobs done — from filing an invoice to…
Russian President Vladimir Putin during the CSTO summit in Moscow on May 16, 2022. Getty Images Crude flows from Russia to Asia hit their lowest four-week average leading up to July 15 in nearly four months. Still, since war began, India and China have imported huge amounts of Russian crude oil. The recent decline signals…
Bitcoin has tumbled in 2022 but JPMorgan has warmed to the asset. Getty Images The market value of cryptocurrencies reclaimed the $1 trillion threshold on Monday for the first time since June 13.Monday’s more than 5% rally in both bitcoin and ether helped drive broad gains across the crypto sector.The gains come amid a devastating…
The 2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R. Ford Ford unveiled the most powerful F-150 ever, unseating the electric F-150 Lightning. The 2023 F-150 Raptor R promises to produce 700 horsepower from a supercharged V8 engine. It’s built for crushing the harshest off-road terrain. It starts at more than $100,000. If the Ford F-150 Raptor is something…
The RAF Brize Norton base is the UK’s largest military air force base. David Goddard/Getty Images RAF Brize Norton halted flights on Monday after extreme heat “melted” the runway, Sky News reports. London’s Luton airport also suspended flights due to a runway “surface defect” caused by the heat. Britain is bracing for record temperatures as…