The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which marks the US’s largest-ever investment in climate and clean energy at nearly $400 billion, is a clear environmental victory. But just how far that funding will go in cutting carbon emissions is yet to be seen, and the results are far less certain that some have claimed. Estimates…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
“How can I help?” Not even the mayor of Miami could have predicted the effect those four simple words would have on the city traditionally known for its palm trees and nightlife. But that tweet, sent by Mayor Francis Suarez in December 2020, caused a tech hurricane to touch down in the South Florida area….
Amazon’s cash-cow cloud division AWS has launched a new service designed to help companies deploy their own private 5G networks — eventually, at least. AWS first announced AWS Private 5G in early preview late last year, but it’s now officially available to AWS customers starting in its U.S. East (Ohio), U.S. East (N. Virginia), and…
You know a celebrity is good with their spicy wings when they go in for a second bite of Da Bomb, the dreaded eighth wing on First We Feast’s Hot Ones. Neil Patrick Harris closes the latest season in style in the video above, calmly knocking back hot wing after hot wing while discussing escape…
It’s no secret that Elden Ring houses significant unfinished content, and one modder’s just highlighted this by accessing a pre-release build. A known figure in Soulsborne circles, modder Lance McDonald has been hard at work ever since Elden Ring‘s launch back in February. Having previously datamined Elden Ring’s November 2021 network test build — where…
Nvidia’s graphics card shipments for 2022 could fall dramatically, at least if a new prediction is right. This comes from a DigiTimes report which claims that, going by forecasts from Taiwanese graphics card suppliers, Nvidia’s shipments for this year are set to fall by something like 40% to 50%. DigiTimes underlines that this will mean…
A road block near the FBI’s Cincinnati field office on August 11, 2022, in Wilmington, Ohio, after an armed confrontation. AP Photo/Jay LaPrete The suspect who tried to breach an Ohio FBI building was identified as Ricky Shiffer. Shiffer appears to have posted angrily on Donald Trump’s Truth Social network. Screengrabs from his account show…
Ahoy and TGIF, mateys! Phil Rosen here — I’m so glad to be back with you to ring in the final edition of the week. In a change of pace, today we have quite a bit to catch up on from the high seas. Say — do you know any pirate jokes? Luckily for everyone,…
Travelers at Stansted Airport. Dominika Zarzycka/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Some passengers at Stansted Airport are arriving five hours before their flights, the airport said. It’s too early and it’s causing overcrowding, the airport told the BBC. Airports worldwide have suffered from overcrowding amid this summer’s travel chaos. Stansted Airport said some passengers are arriving…
A Delta Boeing 767 plane. Getty Images A former Delta flight attendant is suing the airline after being fired for a Facebook post. Leondra Taylor said Delta told her it was “racially motivated” and breached its social media policy. The former flight attendant accused the airline of unlawfully retaliating by sacking her. A former Delta…