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Monthly Archives: September 2022
Christmas market in Mainz, Germany. Andreas Arnold/picture alliance via Getty Images Christmas lights in Germany should be turned off to cut energy use this winter, per an environmental association. The director said there should be one lit-up Christmas tree for each community. Russia’s crackdown on gas supplies to Europe has led to energy-saving measures on…
REUTERS/Brendan McDermid “British markets aren’t acting like those of an advanced country,” Paul Krugman said in an op-ed for the NYT on Friday. After announcing tax cuts last week, the pound plunged in value, a sign markets are losing confidence. That’s because cutting taxes to spur growth is a “zombie” idea, Krugman said, which could…
Annie Case of Kleiner Perkins, Nima Wedlake of Thomvest Ventures, Chris Yip of RET Ventures, Merritt Hummer of Bain Capital, and Daniel Fetner of Alpaca. Kleiner Perkins; Thomvest Ventures; RET Ventures; Bain Capital Ventures; Alpaca; fonikum/Getty; Anna Kim/Insider Insider asked 11 venture-capital investors to identify the top up-and-coming proptech startups. Investors nominated real-estate tech companies…
US President Joe Biden takes a selfie with supporters after speaking at a Democratic National Committee event at the headquarters of the National Education Association on September 23, 2022 in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum/Getty Images Democratic Rep. Brendan Boyle said he’s fine with having an 80-plus year old Biden running in 2024. “I serve in…
A UK 10 pound note featuring Queen Elizabeth II’s image lies alongside a US dollar bill. Photo Illustration by Matt Cardy/Getty Images The British pound is set to trade below the US dollar by the end of November, according to a note from Nomura.The firm said it has high conviction the pound will continue to…
Audacity is best known as a free app to do quick audio edits and record audio, but the latest update makes it more viable as a full on production tool, parent Muse Group has announced. Version 3.2 now supports non-destructive editing, real-time effects and enhanced VST3 support, along with user interface improvements and faster audio…
TikTok isn’t just facing financial penalties in the US over claimed child privacy breaches. The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has warned TikTok that it might face a £27 million (about $29.2 million) fine after the watchdog determined that the social network may have broken data protection law by “failing to protect” kids’ privacy between…
Lego has pulled back the curtain on its latest Star Wars set, and it’s one that will keep you occupied for a while. It’s a 72 cm-long version of the Razor Crest from the Disney+ show The Mandalorian. While there was already a 1,000-piece version of Din Djarin’s ship, this one has 6,187 pieces. The…
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft is about to crash into the asteroid Dimorphos, and you’ll have plenty of options to follow along as it happens. The space agency is livestreaming coverage of the DART collision starting at 6PM Eastern, and you can tune into either a full presentation or a dedicated stream from…