A man changes the price for a gallon of gasoline at a gas station in Medford Thomson Reuters The small dip in gas prices isn’t enough for consumers, Biden energy advisor Amos Hochstein said. He blames persistent demand and resistance from oil companies to expand, despite having the permits to do so. “They should be…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
An F-22, bottom, and a YF-118G “Bird of Prey” at the National Museum of the US Air Force. US Air Force photo The F-22 and the F-35 are among the most sophisticated fighter jets in the world. But before there was the F-22 or the F-35, there was the YF-118G, known as the “Bird of…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan, on August 3, 2022. Taiwan Presidential Office/Handout via Reuters China threatened military action and heavy consequences if Pelosi visited Taiwan. It made some military responses but kept within its tried yearslong playbook, experts told Insider. They said that China is likely reluctant to harm…
Customers at a Tesla store in Shanghai on December 4, 2021. Costfoto/Future Publishing via Getty Images Uber is showing passengers step-by-step-directions on how to open a Tesla door. The electric cars have surged in popularity for drivers on the app amid elevated fuel prices. Tesla’s flat handles have been known to cause confusion in the…
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, a New York Democrat Drew Angerer/Getty Images A top House Democrat walked back her claim that Biden won’t run in 2024. Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney said she would “absolutely” support Biden if he runs for reelection. Maloney is locked in a tight primary battle with a fellow veteran Democratic lawmaker. Rep….
President Joe Biden. JIM WATSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Biden will sign his second executive order on Wednesday aimed at protecting abortion access. The order seeks to protect patients traveling out of state to get an abortion where it’s still legal. The action is in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade….
That big-name guest might not have appeared on your favorite podcast out of the kindness of their heart. Bloomberg has learned that podcast guests are routinely paying big money to appear on popular podcasts. Guestio, a marketplace for these deals, has seen huge transactions in the past six months. Four podcasters made $20,000 from charging…
TikTok has teamed up with Ticketmaster to help users discover events and buy tickets directly through the app. Creators such as music artists, comedians, sports teams and venues can search for relevant Ticketmaster events and link to them on their videos. The feature is only open to select creators at the outset, though more will…
There are various tools that you can use to get your Spotify stats and discover a wealth of info about your Spotify listening habits. If you’re like us, then you’ve probably seen and loved the data that’s come out of the music app each year with Spotify Wrapped, but there are other ways to get…
Activision Blizzard and Chinese publisher NetEase have reportedly cancelled an unannounced World of Warcraft MMO following a disagreement between the two parties. As reported by Bloomberg, the unannounced project – internally known as Neptune and in development for three years – wasn’t a direct adaptation of the existing WoW MMO, but rather an MMORPG spin-off…