As we round out the month of August, the cost to insure your trip is still relatively high. The average travel insurance premium is currently $291.08, according to travel agency Squaremouth. That’s up from $281.34 last week, and down from $302.01 a month ago. Travel insurance weekly rates at a glance: Average premium: $291.08 Average…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Elon Musk. REUTERS/Adrees Latif Elon Musk sent a letter to Twitter Tuesday saying he now has more reasons for why he believes he can legitimately abandon his $44 billion proposal to buy the company, Bloomberg reports. Musk cited the recent whistleblower disclosure from former head of Twitter cybersecurity Peiter Zatko, also known by his hacker…
A Ukrainian unit commander shows the rockets on a HIMARS vehicle in Eastern Ukraine on July 1, 2022. Anastasia Vlasova for The Washington Post via Getty Images Ukraine is tricking Russia with fake rocket launchers made of wood, The Washington Post reported. Russia is firing at the useless target and wasting missiles as a result,…
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Elon Musk. REUTERS/Adrees Latif Elon Musk’s legal team subpoenaed Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko. Zatko accused Twitter of lying to Musk about the number of bots on its platform. Musk is locked in a legal battle with Twitter after trying to abandon his purchase of the company. Peiter Zatko a.k.a. “Mudge,” Twitter’s ex-head of cybersecurity, who…
First Solar plans to build a factory in the US. Lourdes Balduque/Getty Images Tax breaks under the new climate law prompted First Solar to expand its US operations. The Inflation Reduction Act includes more than $60 billion in clean-energy tax credits. First Solar is well position to cash in because it doesn’t rely on China….
Getty Images President Joe Biden will forgive $10,000 in student loan debt for some borrowers. Matthew, a Republican, is one of those borrowers, and will get all of his debt wiped out. But Matthew is concerned that the forgiveness won’t stand up in court and is unfair. Matthew is set to get all of his…
France’s Budget Minister Gabriel Attal announced plans for a lease program to open up EV use. “We know that for many French, [EVs] remain very expensive,” he said, adding the government was working to figure out how quickly it could implement the measure. Reuters At the moment, under a subsidy scheme similar to the one…
Apple has reportedly filed for several trademarks that could hint at what its AR/VR headest will be called. Persistently rumoured for release in 2023, the mixed reality device could be released under the name “Reality One”. Apple has also filed trademarks for the names “Reality Pro” and “Rea;ity Processor”. The trademarks have been registered with…
Gungrave Gore may be a day one Xbox Game Pass release. That’s according to an Xbox newsletter seen in Europe and shared across social media. The game is the third in the Gungrave series – the first in 18 years – and is being developed by South Korean studio Iggymob. Read more /format/jpg/quality/80/gungrave-gore-screenshot.jpg” title=”Gungrave Gore…