Monthly Archives: August 2022

I’m a fast food reporter who just tried In-N-Out for the first time and I was completely disappointed

Sarah Jacobs I finally tried In-N-Out for the first time. I wanted to love the chain, but it just couldn’t live up to huge expectations. In-N-Out’s reputation actually hurts the experience by setting the bar too high. I just made my first trip to California, and as a fast food reporter, trying In-N-Out was high…

I toured a $65 million Gulfstream G650ER private jet like the ones owned by billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos and saw how the ultra-rich travel

Taylor Rains/Insider The Gulfstream G650ER is one of the world’s fastest and longest-range business aircraft. Billionaires like Elon Musk own the jet, which was tracked by 19-year-old Jack Sweeney on Twitter earlier this year. I toured the plane at the Farnborough International Airshow in England to see if it’s worth the price tag. Launched in…

2 years of pandemic, war, and climate crisis have made many Americans rethink work as just ‘silly little jobs’

TikTok The phrase “silly little job” has become a popular way to talk about work online. The meme started right before the pandemic, but picked up popularity over the last two and a half years. It shows how some Americans are recontextualizing and rethinking their work. Alicia Wiersma is a 29-year-old single mother in North…

Donald Trump and Mark Meadows’ last-minute plan to declassify an FBI file and tip off a conservative journalist: NYT

Mark Meadows, left, and Donald Trump, right, disembark from Air Force One on July 10, 2020. Johnny Louis/Getty Images Meadows and Trump planned to hand over an FBI file to a conservative journalist, per the NYT. They reportedly rushed to get a set of redactions on the file, and Trump declassified it, the paper said….

Take a look inside Elon Musk’s former house, a ‘haunted mansion’ where he once held a Gatsby-themed party

Elon Musk attends the Met Gala in New York on May 2. Raymond Hall/Getty Images Elon Musk said his San Francisco mansion was the “creepiest” house he’s ever lived in. The billionaire detailed elaborate parties he’d thrown at the mansion during a podcast interview. Musk sold the mansion last year as part of his plan…

New job ad hints that Netflix is “rapidly expanding new gaming offerings”

Netflix is looking to “rapidly expand” the “new gaming offerings” available on its cloud gaming service. That’s according to a new job advertisement put out by the company that seeks a new senior software engineer with “experience with game development”. As well as finding someone with all the necessary coding skills, Netflix hopes the new…

adidas RPT-02 SOL wireless sport headphones are self-charging and powered by light

Use the power of light to charge the adidas RPT-02 SOL wireless sport headphones. Additionally, these wireless headphones are also self-charging. These sport headphones consist of 87% recycled plastics. In fact, the sweatproof and splashproof design make these headphones perfect for workouts and your active lifestyle. The fact that these headphones use the power of…

Logitech Chorus off-ear VR audio integration for Meta Quest 2 makes VR even better

Enjoy maximum convenience and freedom while experiencing VR with the Logitech Chorus off-ear VR audio integration for Meta Quest 2. In fact, you can explore and exercise with soundscapes simply flowing into your ears. The Chorus audio integration will just make the experience even better, exclusively for Meta Quest 2. Moreover, this integration will let…

Sound and Vision: MediaTek’s new chip is going to even the 4K TV playing field

OPINION: Chipset maker MediaTek has announced the Pentonic 700 smart TV System on Chip (SoC) that’s aiming to ‘elevate’ the performance of 4K smart TVs. Since 4K/120Hz, VRR and Dolby Vision IQ all become part of the TV lexicon over the last few years, TV manufacturers have been trying to incorporate these new technologies to…