Monthly Archives: September 2022

Europe is loading up on Russian oil 3 months before an import ban is set to kick in amid EU’s energy crisis

A protest calling for a Russian oil embargo in Cologne, Germany. Ying Tang/NurPhoto/Getty Imags Seaborne Russian crude shipments rose to 3.32 million barrels a day in the week ending September 2, per Bloomberg. In particular, seaborne Russian crude shipments to Northern Europe jumped 20% on-week. The increase comes as the EU plans to ban most…

United Airlines threatens to stop services at New York’s JFK airport unless federal regulators let it run more flights there

United Airlines has been urging the Federal Aviation Administration to allow it more runway slots at New York City’s John F. Kennedy Airport. Mark Mainz/Getty Images United Airlines said it would halt operations at JFK Airport if it doesn’t get more flights. It had leased many of its slots to Delta Air Lines when leaving…

Brazilian Ministry of Justice fines Apple over $2 million and orders ban of iPhones sold without a charger

Apple is facing a hefty fine by Brazil’s Ministry of Justice for the company’s decision to stop including a power adapter with the purchase of new iPhones. In addition to a fine of R$ 12.275 million (~$2.34 million), the Ministry of Justice ordered Apple to stop sales of all iPhone models that don’t include a…

Google Maps can now tune its eco-friendly navigation for gas, diesel, and electrified vehicles

You can tell maps if you have a petrol, diesel, hybrid, or electric car. | Image: Google Google is expanding Maps’ eco-friendly routing mode, rolling the feature out in dozens of European countries and making it even more powerful by letting you pick what type of fuel your car runs on. The feature, originally launched…

Google Maps is expanding its eco-friendly navigation feature to 40 more countries

Google announced today it is expanding its options for eco-friendly routing on Google Maps to 40 more countries across Europe. Eco-friendly routes, first introduced to U.S-based users last year, offer to show more fuel-efficient routes instead of the fastest ones. Users can see the eco-friendly route marked with a leaf label. To adjusts settings for…

Bill Barr says a special master won’t fundamentally change much for Trump and represents a ‘rain delay for a couple of innings’

William Barr served as US attorney general under former President Donald Trump. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Bill Bar said it’s unlikely a special master will compromise the outcome of the Mar-a-Lago probe. The former attorney general said the DOJ still has “very strong evidence” at its disposal. At the same time, he blasted a judge’s decision…