When starting a website, one of the first things you need to do is register a domain name. A domain registrar is a company that helps you do this. They act as a middleman between you and the Registry Operator, who controls the global database of domain names. There are many different domain registrars, so…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Andrew Kelly/Reuters Meme stocks like GameStop and AMC Entertainment plunged on Friday amid a rise in risk-off sentiment.The decline came after retail investor favorite Ryan Cohen abruptly sold his stake in Bed Bath & Beyond.Cohen rose to fame after piling into GameStop amid the original meme-stock craze in early 2021. Meme stocks stalwarts GameStop and…
Bitcoin tumbled to well below $20,000 over the weekend, before rebounding somewhat on Monday. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Bitcoin dropped to $21,438 Friday as traders weighed hawkish Fed signals. The roughly 8% drop marked the cryptocurrency’s steepest decline in about a month. Meanwhile, the US dollar strengthened, climbing to a one-month high. Bitcoin slumped about 8%…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Andrew Burton/Getty Images US stocks fell Friday as investors reassess the Fed pivot trade that’s carried stocks higher in recent weeks. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite could mark their first weekly decline after four weeks of gains. GM will start paying its…
White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images Ron Klain said there were moments on January 6 when he wondered if Biden would be sworn in. The violent Capitol riot delayed lawmakers for hours as they tried to formally certify Biden’s win. For these reasons, Klain called Biden’s inauguration the best…
Jenny Powers I visited a Donald Trump Superstore called Keep on Trumpin’ in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Co-owner Richard Kligman said business has been booming since he opened the shop in March 2022. The space was filled to the brim with everything from graphic T-shirts to talking Trump figurines. When I was in North Myrtle…
US soldiers fire Glock-19 pistols at Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia on October 5, 2017. US Army Glock pistols may vary in size, caliber, and shape, but they are all relatively the same gun. The Glock 19 is among the most well known, and it is the official sidearm of many special-operations forces. This little…
Sega has unveiled the complete list of games coming with the Genesis Mini 2, and it’s clear the new machine is as much for collectors as it is nostalgic fans. The 60-game catalog (shown in full below) includes two previously unreleased games, for starters. You’ll find Devi & Pii, a “paddle-style” game designed by Sonic…
Labor Day is rapidly approaching and we’re already starting to see more tech deals pop up across the web. Amazon discounted a bunch of its own gadgets this week, including the new Kindle Paperwhite, its Signature Edition and the Kindle Oasis, as well as a bunch of Fire TV Sticks and Fire tablets. A couple…
Slime Rancher 2 will be making its way into early access via Xbox and PC on 22nd September. The sequel to 2017’s Slime Rancher will continue the story of Beatrix LeBeau. This time, she will see her adventures take her across the Slime Sea to the mysterious shores of Rainbow Island. Here, she will find…