Monthly Archives: August 2022

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra could have one key visual difference to the S22 Ultra

We heard recently that the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra would look very similar to the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, with almost identical dimensions and some similar specs too. Now, the source of that claim has revealed more design details, which point to both similarities and differences. According to @UniverseIce – a leaker with a good…

After a shaky first season, Dice says Battlefield 2042 is ‘on the right track’

Battlefield 2042 developer Dice reckons the game is finally shaping up, nine months after launch and just in time for its second season. The shooter had a rocky release last year that saw it hemorrhage players as its active community fell into the doldrums. Battlefield 2042’s first season became the acid test of its future,…

Boris Johnson’s caretaker government accused of silence as UK energy bills are set to soar 80%

Boris Johnson has been criticised for turning his back on crises in the UK. Carl Court/Getty Images The UK energy regulator announced that energy prices would rise to £3,549 a year, an 80% increase. The chancellor issued a statement, but no minister appeared on Friday’s broadcast round. A former minister accused Boris Johnson’s caretaker government of…

Today’s mortgage and refinance rates: August 26, 2022 | Rates spike ahead of Powell speech

Anticipation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech has sent mortgage rates up this week. Powell is slated to speak at 10 a.m. today. Investors will be listening closely to what Powell has to say when it comes to the Fed’s path forward on rate hikes. The Fed has been enacting aggressive rate…

Europe narrowly avoided a radiation disaster caused by Russian shelling at major nuclear plant, claims Zelenskyy

A Russian serviceman guards an area of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in territory under Russian military control, southeastern Ukraine, May 1, 2022. AP Photo/File Europe narrowly avoided a major disaster caused by Russian shelling at a nuclear power plant, Ukraine said. Russia put all of Europe “one step away” from crisis during Thursday’s incident,…

Court grants Elon Musk access to a small but important set of Twitter data

The judge presiding over Twitter’s lawsuit against Elon Musk has mostly rejected the multi-company executive’s request to access an “absurdly broad” amount of data. She did, however, agree that additional data from Twitter is warranted and has ordered the social network to produce a subset of what Musk’s camp had requested. To be exact, Judge…