US gas prices have fallen sharply since June. JOSEPH PREZIOSO/Getty Images US gas prices fell below $4 a gallon in August, but despite that, demand for fuel is decreasing. The US government slashed its 2022 gas consumption forecast for a fourth month in a row. Sky-high prices and a weakening economy are weighing on fuel…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Good morning and happy CPI day, markets enthusiasts. Max Adams filling in for Phil Rosen today. We’ve got a big economic data point headed our way this morning and markets are bracing for impact. After June’s Consumer Price Index reading of 9.1% — the fastest increase in 41 years — there’s been a chorus of…
WhatsApp is finally letting people sneak out of group chats silently. SOPA Images/Getty Images WhatsApp is introducing new privacy features that will be rolled to users out this month. The company announced a new update that lets users leave group chats without notifying others. The update also allows WhatsApp users to choose who can see…
Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday, one day after the FBI raid. Kimberly Leonard/Insider Trump’s lawyer said FBI agents took around 12 boxes from their raid on his Mar-a-Lago home. The warrant suggested they were looking at the handling of classified material, she said. Trump took records from the White House, and the Post reported officials worry he…
The passenger said she had been due to fly from LaGuardia Airport, New York, to Grenada in the Caribbean. Getty Images A passenger accused American Airlines of racism and banning her from a flight, per an NYP report. In a tweet, she alleged that a manager said her tone was a threat when she spoke…
Airport chaos this summer has been blamed in large part on an aviation industry labor shortage. Ansen Bayer Cameron Latchford worked for nearly five years at three US airports before quitting in 2021. He told Insider he left because of poor pay, a lack of career progression, and rude passengers. Now he works at a…
IBT Many companies use the term artificial intelligence, or AI, as a way to generate excitement for their products and to present themselves as on the cutting edge of tech development. But what exactly is artificial intelligence? What does it involve? And how will it help the development of future generations? Find out the answers…
A man speaks on the phone near the wreckage of the Piper Cherokee. MediaNews Group/The Riverside Press-Enterprise via Getty Images / Contributor A small plane burst into flames after crash landing on a California highway, ABC7 news reported. Videos show the plane descending and firefighters dousing the flames. There were no casualties. Pilots are taught…
Samsung’s 1TB T7 Shield SSD is back to its all-time low price of $100, or $60 less than what it usually sells for on Amazon. The last time it was listed for $100 on the website was on Prime Day in July — if you missed the chance to get one at the time and…
Kim Kardashian has teamed up with Apple on a custom version of the Beats Fit Pro. The new Beats x Kim collab is available in a trio of skin colors, which are meant to either “blend in or stand out,” according to Kardashian. They are still just your standard Beats Fit Pro beneath that skin-tone…