Monthly Archives: August 2022

iPhone 14 Pro price hike is looking increasingly likely

Amidst the menagerie of rumors and leaks surrounding this year’s forthcoming iPhone 14 series, no development has been more controversial than the potential of a price hike. It shouldn’t be too surprising that even Apple isn’t immune to current global economic pressures; driven by factors like the recent pandemic and soaring energy costs. Supply chain…

Be warned, GitHub users: Hackers flood platform with malicious clones

GitHub users are being targeted with malicious copies of legitimate repositories, a cybersecurity researcher recently uncovered.  Preying on developers who are either short on time, reckless, or just overworked, someone has been copying official GitHub projects such as crypto, golang, python, js, bash, docker, k8s, giving them names similar to the original projects, and slightly…

With Sweden and Finland, NATO wouldn’t just get bigger. The alliance would also get a firepower boost

A Swedish air force Jas 39 Gripen E jet fighter flies over Gotland island in the Baltic sea on May 11, 2022. Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images Sweden and Finland are moving to join the NATO alliance. The move is a major rebuke of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who attacked Ukraine in part…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspends Tampa state attorney who said he wouldn’t enforce Florida’s abortion ban

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference to announce the expansion of a new, piloted substance abuse and recovery network to disrupt the opioid epidemic, at the Space Coast Health Foundation in Rockledge, Florida. Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suspended a state attorney. The state attorney, Andrew…

Mitch McConnell rejects that he got ‘played’ by Manchin and Schumer on their surprise bill

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia; Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images McConnell pushed back on the idea that he got “played” on the Democratic agenda. The Kentucky Republican told Fox News there was “nothing we could do” to keep Dems from striking a deal. McConnell…

Lucid sinks 11% as the EV maker slashes production forecast to as low as 6,000 vehicles on supply chain disarray

Lucid Motors Lucid shares dropped Thursday after the luxury EV maker made another cut in its 2022 production target.  It now sees making 6,000-7,000 vehicles, down from a previous forecast of 12,000-14,000.  Lucid pointed to ongoing supply-chain and logistics issues as reasons behind its latest lowered outlook.  Lucid dropped sharply Thursday after chopping down its…