Monthly Archives: August 2022

Starlink Maritime low-latency internet device provides 350 Mbps download speeds at sea

Connect easily even from remote waters with the Starlink Maritime low-latency internet device. This easy-to-install gadget gives everything from merchant vessels to oil rigs to premium yachts a connection no matter where they are. Additionally, this device is also capable of holding up against rocket engines. And it handles extreme cold, heat, hail, sleet, heavy…

License to strive

Back in June, I wrote about seeing Top Gun: Maverick, disturbing displays of movie fandom, and my stint working for Mann Theaters during the summer of 1996. What I neglected to mention was that The Mann wasn’t my only employer that summer. For the final two weeks of that summer, before heading back to college,…

An $8.2 billion ‘smart city’ twice the size of Central Park is rising in Greece, complete with luxury homes for sale at New York prices. Take a look inside.

The first phase of The Ellinikon, which is rising on the site of Athens’ old airport, will be complete in 2026. Sasaki The Ellinikon is an in-progress “smart city” that’s coming to a former airport site near Athens. It will have a large park, homes, hotels, shops, a marina, and 31 miles of walking and…

Donald Trump said White House doctor ‘loved looking at my body’ as he boasts about his health in CPAC speech

Former U.S. President Donald Trump applauds upon arrival at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Hilton Anatole on August 06, 2022 in Dallas, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Donald Trump boasted about his health during a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas. Despite his age and weight, Trump consistently claims to…

How Amazon founder Jeff Bezos spends his $166 billion, from 10,000-year underground clocks to flying to the edge of space

Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/Insider Jeff Bezos has amassed a $166 billion fortune since founding Amazon in 1994. He’s spent his money on charity, unusual ventures, and personal projects like Blue Origin. Bezos stepped down as Amazon CEO in mid-2021 after seeing a pandemic-era surge in wealth. Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has become one of…

Today’s mortgage and refinance rates: August 7, 2022 | Rates are going down

After months of spiking, mortgage rates have generally been falling over the past couple of weeks — though they’ve experienced some volatility. Average 30-year fixed mortgage rates dropped below 5% last week for the first time since early April. Inflation has pushed rates up over two percentage points so far this year. The Federal Reserve…

Thieves steal at least 20 whole briskets worth thousands of dollars from famous Texas barbecue restaurant

Every time I go to Texas, I stop for authentic barbecue. Shutterstock Thieves stole briskets worth thousands of dollars from a famous Austin restaurant, KVUE reported. La Barbecue said the thief was filmed jumping a fence before loading the meat into an SUV. Briskets at the restaurant, which said it has been broken into five…

Meet a doctor with $895,000 in student debt whose balance has surged on an income-based repayment plan: ‘It’s just wildly out of control now’

Getty Images Kathleen LaRose has $895,000 in student debt she’s been struggling to pay off under income-driven plans. Interest caused her debt to surge while she deferred her loans during her doctoral and residency programs. She said she qualified for forgiveness three years ago, but her payoff date is not until next year. Kathleen LaRose…

Dr Pimple Popper lost a lucrative income stream after YouTube said her videos were ‘too graphic’ for advertisers

Sandra Lee runs the Dr Pimple Popper YouTube channel, which has 7.5 million subscribers. Dola Budazhapova Dr Sandra Lee, aka Dr Pimple Popper, briefly made hundreds of thousands a month on YouTube. That ended as many advertisers didn’t want to appear next to “graphic” content, she told Insider. Lee was upset that her “educational” videos…