Stack Commerce Don’t let all the Instagram ads fool you. You don’t actually need brand new tech whenever you need a tech upgrade. It will benefit the environment (and your wallet) to buy refurbished instead. The more economical and Mother Earth-friendly route, purchasing refurbished items doesn’t mean just buying pre-loved goods. They have gone through…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
One hundred light-years away in the cosmos, a sprawling ocean may slosh over the entirety of a distant planet. Astronomers recently announced that the exoplanet TOI-1452 b is close in size to Earth and lies in a region of its solar system where liquid water could exist. Vast amounts of water — many times the…
The week is over. Congratulations to you! You made it to the weekend. How about that? To celebrate the passing of the week, we’ve collected the absolute best and funniest tweets from the past seven day, just like always. They are absolutely, 100 percent guaranteed to give you a chuckle. Well, maybe not like guaranteed…
September 2022 is almost here, and, with it, comes a changing of the seasons. The nights are starting to get longer, cooler, and darker (in the northern hemisphere, anyway) and, subsequently, we suspect you’ll be staying indoors more often than not. Still, you won’t be struggling for things to watch if you favor a cosy…
Delta Air Lines Delta just confirmed the purchase of 12 more Airbus A220-300 aircraft, making it the biggest US customer of the jet. The carrier already operates 11 of the type, which are configured with first class and economy. Passengers can expect inflight entertainment screens, WiFi, and charging ports onboard. Delta announced in July that…
School teacher Tabatha Wesley got PSLF on the third try. Courtesy of Tabatha Wesley Tabatha Wesley made 127 payments on her federal student loans yet still didn’t qualify for PSLF. She almost gave up, but an app called Chipper helped her fill out her PSLF paperwork. After being denied twice, Wesley had $47,000 of student…
The author with her children. Olivia Christensen I typically spend about $600 total on back-to-school shopping for my three kids. But this year, that budget got me a third of what I need thanks to inflation. Luckily my kids don’t seem to care, but I’m sad we had to skip latte gift cards for teachers…
Markus Scholz/Getty Images Europe is facing a shallow recession amid the energy crisis, UBS analysts said in a note. The firm expects natural gas prices to continue to climb, and inflation to hit 9.4% in September. However, the economic outlook for the continent could get worse if gas rationing becomes necessary. Europe is facing a…
Court documents show that Elon Musk and a 36-year-old Neuralink executive are the parents of twins. Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images Elon Musk had twins in late 2021 with Shivon Zilis, an executive at Neuralink. Zilis told colleagues the twins were conceived via in vitro fertilization, Reuters reported Friday. She also insisted that she did…
A serviceman with a Russian flag on his uniform stands guard near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko Idoine tablets were distributed to locals living near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Since it was…