Amazon Jeff Bezos said his son told him “don’t eff this up” after Amazon took on its “Lord of the Rings” project. The Amazon founder made the comment to an audience at the series premiere, per Variety. The series cost $1 billion to make and is set 3,000 years before the events of the Peter…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Buy now, pay later solutions are continuing to grow in popularity as people seek alternative methods of financing. The BNPL industry will rack up $680 billion in transaction volume worldwide in 2025 Do you work in the Payments & Commerce industry? Get business insights on the latest tech innovations, market trends, and your competitors with…
Alibaba’s office in Beijing. Costfoto/Barcroft Media via Getty Images Alibaba, JD.com and YUM China are among US-listed Chinese companies being targeted by regulators. The audit inspection is being conducted by the US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The news comes after regulators in the US and China reached a deal last week over audits. Regulators…
Getty Images Bed Bath & Beyond announced a sweeping turnaround plan during a financial-update call for investors. The plan includes backpedaling on owned brands in favor of national, well-known labels. Bed Bath & Beyond will also close 150 stores, cut 20% of its staff, and secure new financing. Bed Bath & Beyond stores may soon…
A Tesla Model 3. David Zalubowski/AP A Tesla driver is suing the carmaker in a proposed class action lawsuit for phantom braking. The EV owner said the issues turn a “safety feature into a frightening and dangerous nightmare.” Earlier this year, the NHTSA said it was investigating Tesla over reports of unexpected braking. A Tesla…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference at LifeScience Logistics to urge the Biden administration to approve Florida’s plan to import prescription drugs from Canada. Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Florida is suing the FDA because it won’t approve its plan to lower prescription drugs. The state wanted to import cheaper prescriptions…
When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. From light rom-coms and YA fiction to bestselling modern and classic novels, this list has your next favorite romance book. Amazon; Alyssa Powell/Insider Romance books range from contemporary love stories to historical fiction reads. They make great weekend reads and gifts…
When Australian woman Thevamanogari Manivel put in a Crypto.com refund request last year, she got far more than she bargained for. Manivel asked for a refund of $100 AUD (now worth around $68 USD). Instead, seemingly due to an employee entering her account number into a payment section of a refund form by mistake, the…
Earlier this year, the first gaming monitor with a Samsung QD-OLED panel arrived. We called the Alienware AW3423DW an ultrawide marvel, praising it for its bright and beautiful screen. When Samsung showed off QD-OLED at CES 2022, it promised the new panels would be available in more than one monitor, and now the company is…
Here in the US, Galaxy S22 owners were first to be treated to Samsung’s One UI 5 Beta, but Galaxy S21 lineup owners could also soon be getting in on the Android 13 action. According to SamMobile, the One UI 5 beta is now headed to enrolled devices in both South Korea and the United…