GDP is most commonly discussed in terms of its growth or contraction. AndreyPopov/Getty Gross domestic product is the total value of goods and services produced in a country over a period of time.There are various ways to calculate GDP and different types of GDP that look at different factors.GDP is used to track economic expansion…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin toasts during reception for military servicemen who took part in Syrian campaign on December 28, 2017 in Moscow, Russia. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images A right-wing film attacking Joe Biden and his son Hunter is getting attention on Kremlin TV. Numerous programs have broadcast the promotional trailer in its entirety, The Daily Beast…
JodiJacobson/Getty Images A handful of cities are the first to show the housing market caving amid fading buyer demand. The six cities listed here are some of the largest in the US and have been in high demand in recent years. Rising mortgage rates and slowing sales suggest more cities will join the fray through…
A large wildfire burns near the village of Novelo in the Karst region of Slovenia in July, 2022. Luka Dakskobler/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images British Columbia firefighters had to halt aerial operations to fight a wildfire because of nearby drones. The blaze is the province’s largest, at about 27 square miles. The fire service took…
Overview of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on August 29, 2022. Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies. The European Union said that it is preemptively donating 5.5 million anti-radiation tablets to Ukraine. Potassium iodide will help protect civilians if there’s an accident from fighting at a nuclear plant. Southern Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia has seen recent shelling, sparking…
The metaverse can be considered any mixed-reality realm that, while rooted in real life, lets participants collaborate and transact in immersive virtual spaces via augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) headsets and controllers. The metaverse has the potential to disrupt everything from business travel and the future of work to gaming, health and fitness, entertainment,…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters at a campaign stop on the Keep Florida Free Tour at the Horsepower Ranch in Geneva. DeSantis faces former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist for the general election for Florida Governor in November. Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis promised that major tax cuts were…
Instagram is giving users more ways to tweak their suggested posts amid a backlash to the app’s aggressive shift toward recommendations. The app is testing a new option that will allow users to use keywords and emoji to mute certain topics from appearing in suggested posts. The change will block posts in which the users’…
Rocksmith+, the new subscription service version of Ubisoft’s long-running guitar learning series, finally has a release date and is coming to PC next Tuesday, 6th September. Rocksmith+ was, you may recall, originally due to launch last summer, but Ubisoft made the decision to postpone its release based on player feedback during its closed beta, saying…
Microsoft has announced the free Games with Gold titles for September 2022, making the end of an era for the beloved Xbox 360 console. September is the last month the gaming giant will offer a free Xbox 360 game as part of an Xbox Live Gold (or Game Pass Ultimate) subscription. Microsoft is ending on…