Monthly Archives: August 2022

How to Fix KB5016691 Update Not Installing on Windows 11

Is the KB5016691 update not working, installed, or downloaded on Windows 11? Windows released the update on 8/25/2022 (OS Build 22000.918). The update addressed multiple issues and made quality improvements. It fixed the issue related to USB printing and an issue that prevents Windows 11 SE from trusting some Microsoft Store applications. It also fixed…

Meta and Jio launch grocery shopping on WhatsApp in India

Meta and an e-commerce venture between India’s Reliance Retail and Jio Platforms are bringing JioMart grocery shopping to WhatsApp in what they said was the global-first end-to-end shopping experience on the popular instant messaging platform. The launch follows Meta and JioMart beginning to test an integration with select users two years ago. Customers in India…

Today’s mortgage and refinance rates: August 29, 2022 | High rates cause housing market to cool off

Mortgage rates peaked in June, and although today’s rates aren’t quite that high, they’re significantly higher than they were in 2020, 2021, and even early 2022. Record-low mortgage rates caused the housing market to boom over the last couple of years. The results were higher home prices and more competition for buyers. Now that rates…

A company that built a pop-up McDowell’s, the McDonald’s-like restaurant in Eddie Murphy’s ‘Coming to America’, is being sued by Paramount

Eddie Murphy appeared in hit movies in the 1980s including Coming to America and Beverly Hills Cop. Getty Images Paramount sued the makers of a pop-up restaurant that imitates one from “Coming to America”.  JMC Pop Ups build a McDowell’s replica in what its owner called a “fan-made parody.”  In a running gag in the…

Apple may have registered more ‘Reality’ trademarks for its upcoming AR headset

Apple may again be looking to nail down “Reality” trademarks ahead of the launch of its much-anticipated AR/VR headset, Bloomberg has reported. Applications were filed for the names “Reality One,” “Reality Pro” and “Reality Processor” in the US, EU, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Costa Rica and Uruguay. While Apple didn’t directly request…