Telegram’s CEO, Pavel Durov, is lashing out against Apple over the company’s “obscure” App Store review process that is delaying Telegram from releasing an update to its app that will “revolutionize how people express themselves in messaging.” In his Telegram channel, Durov says that an update to Telegram for iOS that will change how people…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Enlarge If the spectacular images from the NASA James Webb Space Telescope have you hankering to learn more about what’s Out There—or at least to see more pretty pictures of it—The Short Story of the Universe arrives just in time to sate your craving. Like all of the books in the Short Story of… series,…
Bringing the ’80s hair of Stranger Things to life is no small feat, but it’s one that Sarah Hindsgaul, Stranger Things‘s hair department head, has been doing since the show’s very first season. Hindsgaul, who is nominated for Outstanding Period and/or Character Hairstyling at this year’s Emmys, came to Stranger Things after having worked as…
Debt expert Nika Booth. Ashleigh Bing Debt expert Nika Booth started her journey in 2018, following Dave Ramsey’s advice to cut back on all discretionary spending. Soon, she realized depriving herself of fun spending was sabotaging her debt payoff efforts. She regrets making four budget cuts early on, including eating out and gifts. Before the…
Even a conservative projection puts next year’s Social Security cost-of-living adjustment as the highest since 1981, when the US was in a recession. JGI/Tom Grill/Getty Images The Senior Citizens League projects that senior citizens will get $1,900 more next year from Social Security payments. That’s due to a cost-of-living adjustment based on inflation, which has…
Nurses face tough conditions despite an abundance of jobs. ozgurdonmaz/Getty Images Jade, a 24-year-old nurse in Georgia, worked in a small emergency room when the pandemic hit. She left for something more stable but had to take a pay cut and doesn’t have great benefits. She thinks that nurses don’t have power despite the Great…
Rep. Jim Himes, a Democratic member of the House Intelligence Committee. Joshua Roberts-Pool/Getty Images Rep. Jim Himes said Trump’s claims of a “standing order” to declassify any documents he took are “utter baloney.” Himes said the declassification process is complex and can often take months. The FBI recovered 11 sets of classified records from Trump’s…
Boeing 777X Flight Test 1 aircraft at the Farnborough Air Show 2022. Stephen Jones/Insider Boeing announced its next-generation 777X passenger jet at the Dubai Airshow in 2013. The plane is a stretched version of Boeing’s successful 777-200/300, but with reduced emissions and operating costs. Insider toured Flight Test 1 — Boeing’s first-ever 777X aircraft —…
Leslie Mosier and Doug the Pug. Rob Chianelli Leslie Mosier is the woman behind the scenes of Doug the Pug’s online fame. She said his brand took a lot of work to build and made very little money in the beginning. She capitalized on a viral moment to get into licensing, a major part of…