Afriski resort in Lesotho is tucked into South Africa’s Drakensburg range. Jerome Delay/AP Lesotho is home to Africa’s only ski resort, The Associated Press reported. Holidaymakers are taking to the Afriski resort during winter in the southern hemisphere. The resort started welcomed guests again last year after the pandemic cut visits, per The Guardian. While…
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The OnePlus 10T is here and it may represent a change in the company’s course. Previous T-models were mid-season upgrades of existing models, but there is no vanilla OnePlus 10 to upgrade. Instead the 10T slots into the lineup of premium OnePlus offerings. With a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 this is definitely a flagship, in…
A Remington 20-gauge semi-automatic shotgun, a Colt AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, a Colt .45 semi-auto handgun, a Walther PK380 semi-auto handgun and various ammunition clips KAREN BLEIER/AFP via Getty Images The House Oversight Committee is investigating how gunmakers market weapons following several mass shootings. The committee said that companies hard-sell masculinity, allude to white supremacist groups,…
Shopify laid off 10% of its workforce in late July. Pavlo Gonchar/Getty Images A former Shopify employee who lost her job in a mass layoff had 25 job offers just two days later. The e-commerce company cut about 1,000 employees last month, or 10% of its workforce. Its CEO said the layoffs were needed because…
British Airways 747 “party plane” in England. Negus 747 Cotswold Airport in England bought a retired Boeing 747 from British Airways and converted it into a “party plane.” The jet was purchased for $1.35 and features a dance floor, meeting space, and DJ stand. I toured the 747 and was impressed with its original seats…
Roger Stone, left, and Alex Jones, right, at a House Judiciary Committee in December 2018. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call Roger Stone called on InfoWars viewers to contribute to Alex Jones, a video shows. Stone said Jones needs “support” after he was ordered to pay $49.3m in damages this week. Jones’s main company, Free Speech Systems,…
Hi, I’m Matt Turner, the editor in chief of business at Insider. Welcome back to Insider Weekly, a roundup of some of our top stories. On the agenda today: Netflix insiders describe a culture shift to “fear-based” decision-making.The way you get paid is about to see a massive change.Inside the hyper-competitive, paranoid quant battle between…
Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas on Saturday. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Trump baselessly said Jan. 6 instigators and a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer were “fake.” He alluded to conspiracy theories about the Capitol riot being orchestrated by FBI agents. Trump made the comments while speaking at the…
VIP Boeing 757-200. ACC Aviation Private charter company Freedom II is the latest operator of a VIP Boeing 757-200 jet. The aircraft has a large payload and several living spaces, including a bedroom and dining room. Managing company ACC Aviation hopes the jet will lure large tour groups and sports teams. Private aviation has been…
A lab technician works at the Amazon COVID-19 testing lab, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues in Worsley, Britain, June 2, 2021. Molly Darlington/Reuters Current labor market conditions are consistent with historically tight labor markets, Bank of America said in a note. But the labor market has deteriorated slightly, signaling downside ahead for the…