A maze of crude oil pipes and valves is pictured during a tour by the Department of Energy at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Freeport Thomson Reuters Despite the recent dip in oil prices, the market will tighten up as winter approaches, Energy Aspects’ Amrita Sen said. US releases from the SPR are due to…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Getty Images Russia’s war in Ukraine is pushing the US to fill a void for waste-wood exports. Prices have soared as a result for pellets, which are used in Western Europe as a coal alternative. US exports of waste-wood are outpacing 2021 metrics so far this year. Russia’s war in Ukraine has upended supplies of…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. REUTERS/KCNA The US Treasury sanctioned Tornado Cash, a cryptocurrency platform used by criminals for obscuring origins of funds. As of Monday, all US entities or persons are barred from using Tornado Cash. North Korea cyber-criminals have laundered $1 billion in crypto through this platform, TRM Labs said. The US…
Numerous societal changes over the past years have skyrocketed the importance of visual content. Due to the pandemic, remote work and e-learning have become commonplace, making it essential for everyone to deal with visual online material, conference recordings, and other audio/video tools. Handling audio/ video content isn’t merely left to professionals anymore – everyone must…
We are only a couple of days away from the unveiling of the Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Galaxy Z Fold 4 from Samsung. Naturally, the internet is doing its thing and spoiling any possible surprises, so we figured we might as well join in and share everything we’ve spotted on the web so far….
Samsung Galaxy phone owners are on the road toward Android 13, with the launch of the next One UI beta for the Galaxy S22 in some countries. Galaxy S22 owners in the US, Germany and South Korea can now access the One UI 5 open beta, which is build on Android 13. Unfortunately, Brits have…
OnePlus had a big launch events last week. Organized in New York’s beautiful Gotham Hall and attended by media folks around the world, the event was the company’s first in-person gathering since the pandemic and a pretty impressive one at that. The reason for this gathering? The launch of the company’s new OnePlus 10T smartphone…
The standard 41mm and 45mm models of the Apple Watch Series 8 will feature the same design as the Apple Watch Series 7, according to Twitter user @ShrimpApplePro, who was first to reveal that iPhone 14 Pro models would feature a new pill-and-hole display. Titanium will not be an option for the standard Apple Watch…
Apple has been working to expand its updated Apple Maps app to additional countries, and has started testing the revamped design in Israel, Palestine, and Saudi Arabia, according to Maps expert Justin O’Beirne. It will be the sixteenth expansion of the updated Apple Maps design since the update first rolled out in September 2018. Apple…
Although not a particularly busy week for Apple deals, we continued to track ongoing solid sales on a few Apple products, including the Apple TV 4K and 10.2-inch iPad. Additionally, if you’re shopping for back to school, don’t forget to visit our guide for the best back to school Apple accessory deals. Note: MacRumors is…