Oxwash, a UK startup that’s spent the last few years applying high tech processes to shrink the environment cost of dry cleaning and commercial laundry, has trousered £10 million (~$12M) in Series A funding to expand its nationwide footprint. Currently its service is available in five UK cities: London, Oxford, Cambridge, Bristol and Manchester but…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
House of the Dragon is off to a strong start, but if there’s one thing we haven’t seen much of so far, it’s battles. Episode 3 looks like it will take care of that. In the trailer above we see tension building between King Viserys and his increasingly no-nonsense daughter Princess Rhaenyra before the action…
Your consumption of porn might be all arched backs and contorted cowgirls, but spare a thought for the performers who not only have to navigate their profession being one of the most contested, but also face huge financial complications. Despite sex work being being legal in the UK and U.S. to varying degrees, adult performers…
So far, most iPhone 14 Pro camera rumors have focused on the main sensor, which will reportedly jump from 12MP on the iPhone 13 Pro to 48MP this year, but it sounds like the ultra-wide snapper could be in for a major upgrade too. According to Ming-Chi Kuo – an analyst with a great track…
2FA firm Authy is the latest company revealed to have been impacted by the Twilio data breach. A company update spotted by TechCrunch outlined how the app, which is owned by Twilio, had seen details of 93 user accounts exposed. Twilio, which provides customizable tools to build communications platforms, acquired Authy in 2005. The app…
Hello there, tech fans. If I had a dollar for every advertisement or promotional email I’ve seen that says summer is over, I’d have enough money to buy, I don’t know, like a million Starbucks’ pumpkin spice lattes. (They are back on the menu starting today, by the way). I’m your host, Jordan Parker Erb,…
College graduation Getty Images The Education Department announced $1.5 billion in student-loan forgiveness for 79,000 Westwood College students. Westwood shut down in 2016, and the department said it misrepresented job prospects to students. This relief will apply to those who attended the school between January 1, 2002, and November 17, 2015. President Joe Biden may…
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, a Democrat running for governor, has sought to portray his opponent Doug Mastriano as out of step with the mainstream. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images Seven more Republican leaders have announced their endorsement for Democrat Josh Shapiro. This comes one month after nine Republicans called his GOP opponent…
Mortgage rates spiked last week and remain elevated this week. Average 30-year mortgage rates had been relatively low for most of August, even dipping below 5% a few times. But as the Federal Reserve gears up for another large hike to the federal funds rate next month, rates have trended up. “Mortgage rates are higher…
Personal loan rates were hovering around 19.91% overall for the week of Aug. 29. Personal loans can be used for a variety of purposes, like covering the cost of a medical bill or financing a home improvement project. Average personal loan rates We’ve compiled a database of 27 personal loan products and averaged their current rates…