“Build it or else.” That was the gist of U.S. Senator Joe Manchin’s discussions with the automotive industry regarding EV tax credits. Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, had grown increasingly concerned about China’s dominance of the lithium-ion battery market, and he told car companies that they needed to move vast swaths of the global…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Kids complain about dinner taking an hour, but can we blame them? The agony of waiting for the oven to preheat on a nightly basis is reason enough to consider an air fryer. An air fryer’s compact size and unique heat bouncing method speed up the cooking process by up to 30 percent compared to…
If you’ve listened to any podcast ever, you already know the spiel: Squarespace is an all-in-one website builder that makes it easy to create a professional-looking online presence. Numbers-wise, it’s the second most popular web builder out there (after Wix) and the third most popular hosting service (after Wix and Shopify), supporting more than 2.8…
A security vulnerability in a series of bitcoin ATM machines allowed cybercriminals to steal valuable tokens from users, it has been revealed. In an announcement, General Bytes, the maker of the ATMs in question, said that unknown threat actors discovered a zero-day vulnerability in the devices and used it to siphon cryptocurrencies from user accounts….
The customer experience (CX) landscape has changed dramatically over the last year. And consumers have been moving toward demanding more frictionless payment methods across online and offline channels. Do you work in the Ecommerce and Retail industry? Get business insights on the latest tech innovations, market trends, and your competitors with data-driven research. The following…
The New York City skyline. Skyscrapers along Billionaire’s Row, including Central Park Tower, Steinway Tower, and 432 Park Avenue can be seen in the photo. Gary Hershorn/Getty Images New York’s gasoline inventories are so low that more seaborne cargoes are arriving, Bloomberg first reported. Shipping via boat typically carries a steeper price tag compared to…
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg weighs in on summer travel chaos. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Pete Buttigieg sent a letter to 9 major US air carriers on Thursday, calling travel chaos “unacceptable.” The transportation chief said airlines should give delayed passengers meal and hotel vouchers. Most US airlines already give out hotel vouchers, though not for issues…
Warren Buffett speaks onstage during Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on October 13, 2015 in Washington, DC. Paul Morigi/Getty Images Investors shouldn’t follow Warren Buffett in his buying spree of Occidental Petroleum, according to Bank of America.The bank said there is limited upside in Occidental and that Buffett risks bidding…
The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise transits the Atlantic Ocean during a scheduled underway for the tailored ship’s training availability on August 12, 2010. US Navy/Stacy Laseter The US Navy is thinking about how best to scrap its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise. It is looking at sending it to a private shipyard given existing…
The author, right, with her husband outside Sanjusan in Minneapolis. Katie Oelker Food wasn’t fraught in my family growing up, but I did develop an eating disorder as a high-school athlete. I was recovering when I met my husband, and his love of food introduced me to new cuisines. Now, we prioritize dining out together…