Monthly Archives: August 2022

AMD Ryzen 7000 ‘mainstream’ CPU prices might stay put, leaving Intel out on a limb

AMD is getting ready to launch its Ryzen 7000-series processors in the next several weeks, and if a new report is to be believed, it won’t be jacking up the prices on its “mainstream” processors. The news comes from industry outlet Digitimes, which reports that Intel is expected to raise the prices of its processors,…

Which industries would benefit from real-time digital payment adoption?

Faster digital payments are garnering greater interest from US financial institutions, businesses, and consumers.B2B, C2C, B2C use cases all stand to gain from shorter settlement times offered by real-time payments (RTP).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…

FDIC orders Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX and other crypto sites to stop telling customers their funds are insured

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images The FDIC issued five cease-and-desist letters over crypto firms’ claims customer funds are insured. Regulators called out crypto firms for making “false and misleading” statements to customers. Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX was among recipients, leading to an apology from the crypto mogul. The Federal Deposit…

A former lawyer wanted to open a Haitian-American café. Here’s how she hired a team to bring her vision to life.

Indeed A Haitian-American café needed experienced restaurant staff who could get out a lot of food — fast. Without a strong background in hospitality herself, the cafe’s founder turned to Indeed to hire highly experienced cooks that could bring her vision to life. Background: A community café making an impact Lakou Café is a Black-owned, woman-owned…

Warren Buffett gets the green light to buy 50% of Occidental Petroleum – but he’s unlikely to pursue a full takeover for now

Warren Buffett. Getty Images / Michael Buckner Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway won approval to raise its Occidental Petroleum stake to 50%. Berkshire is unlikely to pursue an immediate takeover, for several reasons. Buffett and his team may want a better price, and they haven’t said they want to acquire the company. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway…

Rusty Bowers says watching the transformation of the Arizona GOP is like ‘being the first colonizer on Jupiter’

Arizona state House speaker Rusty Bowers is sworn in before the January 6 committee on June 21, 2022. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Rusty Bowers compared the transformation of the Arizona GOP to “being the first colonizer on Jupiter. “I think it’s a shame,” the outgoing Arizona House Speaker told The Guardian. “It’s a party…

Fauci is stepping down from his roles in the NIH and Biden administration in December to ‘pursue the next chapter’ of his career, but urges he’s not retiring

Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on January 11, 2022 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Greg Nash/Pool via AP, File Fauchi says he will be leaving his roles at the NIH and in the Biden Administration in December.  He said he is not yet retiring and plans…

YouTube removes video of Tesla fans using kids to test whether the carmaker’s Full Self-Driving software stops for children

WholeMarsBlog FSD test YouTube YouTube removed a video testing whether Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software stops for real children. The platform told CNBC the video violated its guidelines against content that endangers minors. After a video of a Tesla crashing into a child-sized dummy went viral, several drivers have tested how FSD reacts to kids. YouTube…

Bulgaria’s return to Russian gas supply talks is ‘inevitable’ amid steep shortages, energy chief says

REUTERS/Mikhail Metzel/RIA Novosti/Kremlin A return to Russian gas supply talks is “inevitable,” Bulgaria’s energy chief said on Monday. “Given the demands of business and the trade unions, in reality, talks with Gazprom to renew supplies are inevitable,” he said. Gazprom provided 90% of Bulgaria’s natural gas until April, when it cut supplies after Bulgaria refused…