Monthly Archives: September 2022

Radeon RX 6000 GPUs can get a huge boost with this new software – but there’s a catch

If you’ve got one of AMD’s Radeon RX 6000 series graphics cards and are looking rather longingly at the RTX 4090, we might have good news for you. New third-party utility software is claiming to provide huge performance boosts for RDNA 2 GPUs, enough to potentially outstrip Nvidia’s current-gen flagship RTX 3090 Ti, and all…

Shopee, the Amazon of Southeast Asia, has been on a layoff spree within a year of raising $6 billion. We dug into the financials for an inside look.

The latest round of Shopee layoffs came almost exactly a year after the ecommerce giant raised $6 billion through the sale of equity and bonds in September 2021. SOPA Images / Contributor On September 19, Singapore-based ecommerce giant Shopee announced its latest round of layoffs. Shopee is pivoting from a growth mindset to cutting costs…

Today’s mortgage and refinance rates: September 26, 2022 | Rates are high, but buying could hedge against inflation

Insider’s experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). In some cases, we receive a commission from our our partners, however, our opinions are our own. Terms apply to offers listed on this page. Mortgage rates have risen rapidly this year, increasing over three percentage points…

A Russian man who was called up to fight in Ukraine shot an official at a local enlistment office, reports say

Soldiers conduct military exercise in Moscow, Russia, on September 1, 2022. Russian Defense Ministry / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images A Russian man shot the head of a local military draft committee in Siberia on Monday, reports said. A video of the incident shared online shows an official collapsing on stage after a shot rings…

The bond market is in the middle of its worst decline since 1949. It’s set to unravel some very popular trades, BofA says.

Welcome back, team. Phil Rosen here. On Friday, I wrapped my final day at the Messari Mainnet conference in New York City.  There, I rubbed shoulders with crypto enthusiasts, blockchain founders, and angel investors who all seem convinced the future of finance is decentralized — and that after parties are mandatory.  For the small price…

Amazon officially confirms it will hold a 2nd ‘Prime Day’ sales event in October

Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo/Reuters Amazon announced it’s holding a new sales event called the “Prime Early Access Sale” in October. Amazon has historically had a big sales event for its prime subscribers in July. Insider previously reported Amazon was planning the second October event. Amazon is doubling up its usual “Prime Day” sales bonanza by hosting…

Elon Musk’s Starlink is now active in Iran amid widespread internet outages, academic says after speaking to Musk

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. AP Starlink internet is now active in Iran, an academic said on Twitter after speaking to Elon Musk. Karim Sadjadpour said he suspected Iran’s government won’t support the use of Starlink in the country. Iranians and internet watchdogs have reported network outages amid protests over a woman’s death. Elon Musk’s SpaceX…

Microsoft’s former VP of HR shares the types of employees who are most likely to be laid off

Happy Monday, readers. Today marks the last week of September, so I have some critical news for you: You only have a few more days to watch some of your favorite shows before they disappear from Netflix.  For me, this means I’ll be binging “Schitt’s Creek” before it vanishes and I inevitably slip into a…