Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Talk of a coming recession has some people spooked. While the economy is still looking pretty good due to a strong jobs market, some companies seem to be scaling back. From hiring freezes to cancelling offsites to layoffs, they’re signaling expectations of a downturn. While a recession hasn’t…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Spencer Platt/Getty Images US stocks rose Tuesday as investors returned from the Labor Day holiday. Stocks have lost ground over the past three weeks as the Fed signaled it will stay aggressive with rate hikes. Goldman Sachs said the US economy looks increasingly…
President Joe Biden speaks to union workers at Laborfest on September 05, 2022 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Biden is scheduled to speak at an event in Pennsylvania after leaving Wisconsin. Scott Olson/Getty Images President Joe Biden responded to a heckler during a Monday Labor Day speech in Milwaukee. “Let him go. Look, everybody’s entitled to be…
Former President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower in New York City, on August 10, 2022. James Devaney/GC Images A federal judge ruled that a special master must review materials seized from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago. The Monday opinion granted Trump’s request and ordered the Justice Department to stop using the documents in its investigation. A Harvard legal…
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, points at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, on the steps of the US Capitol. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Watchdog group Common Cause ranked Congress on key democracy issues. 101 members of Congress received a perfect score in the 2022 Democracy Scorecard. That’s…
The news: Cash App users can now make online payments via Cash App Pay to merchants that don’t use Square, per TechCrunch. Read the original article on Business Insider Read More
Apple will be hosting a special event at Steve Jobs Theater on Wednesday to unveil the iPhone 14, Apple Watch Series 8, and more. Ahead of time, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman outlined his final expectations for the event in today’s edition of his Power On newsletter. Notably, alongside new iPhone and Apple Watch models, Gurman expects…
Apple is working on at least three augmented-reality and virtual-reality headset devices, the first of which will likely launch with the name “Apple Reality Pro,” according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Concept render based on purported leaked information by Ian Zelbo In the latest edition of his “Power On” newsletter, Gurman explained that there are a…
Now that companies like Apple, Google and Samsung are no longer including power adapters with new phones, getting the right charger for your device is a little trickier than it used to be. And while it hasn’t happened yet, given the increased focus on reducing e-waste and expanded support for USB Power Delivery (USB-PD), I…
Microsoft has announced the next wave of games coming to Xbox Game Pass this September. Available today is the Disney farming life sim Disney Dreamlight Valley featuring a cast of well-known characters. The game is launching in early access available across a number of platforms, with Game Pass users getting access to exclusive cosmetics and…