Monthly Archives: September 2022

Fortnite’s new season adds chrome-powered abilities and Gwen from ‘Into the Spider-Verse’

With fall quickly approaching, Fortnite is ready to say goodbye to its summer-themed “Vibin” season. Dubbed Paradise, season four of chapter three introduces one of the most significant gameplay tweaks to the game since Epic made the Zero Build mode a permanent part of Fortnite’s rotation in March. A new substance called Chrome is taking…

TC editors weigh in: Tech, trends and controversy in the cryptoverse

There’s never a dull moment in the cryptoverse. Blockchain, DeFi and web3 technologies continue to evolve rapidly in a world of wild extremes. How extreme? Consider these two examples. The Terra ecosystem disappears in a multi-billion-dollar crash-and-burn while traditional investment firm Andreessen Horowitz closes a $4.5 billion crypto megafund. Then you have crypto’s ongoing regulatory…

My work is closing on the day of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, and now I can’t afford to eat

An empty wallet Malte Mueller Monday is a public holiday for the Queen’s funeral, so many workplaces are closed for the day.  This means many workers on casual contracts are losing a day of pay.  Three people told Insider how this is adding to their struggle to afford food and electricity bills.  The UK is…

A former federal prosecutor says he’s waiting to see Trump punished for inciting the Capitol riot because his ‘foot soldiers’ who showed up on January 6 have been convicted and imprisoned

Pro-Trump protesters gather in front of the Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021. Brent Stirton/Getty Images Glenn Kirschner said he’s waiting for Donald Trump to face consequences for his role in the Capitol riot. Kirschner, speaking on MSNBC, said he’s watched his “foot solders” get tried and imprisoned. But Donald Trump “hasn’t had…

Sen. Dick Durbin calls GOP governors ‘pathetic’ for making promises to migrant families to get them on buses

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, leads a hearing at the Capitol on August 3, 2022. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Sen. Dick Durbin called GOP governors “pathetic” for relocating migrants to different states.  Governors DeSantis and Abbott have flown and bussed immigrants to northern states and Washington, DC. Last week, 50 migrants…

Top-tier MBA students are shelling out thousands to network and party at ‘Yacht Week’ in the Mediterranean

Yacht Week The Yacht Week MBA students are flocking to Yacht Week each summer to party and hobnob with potential future employers and colleagues.  The annual event has grown significantly since it started in 2007, and now hosts hundreds of attendees.  The trip doesn’t come cheap, at upwards of $1,000 for the yacht experience itself,…

Ukrainian ambassador says mass graves show ‘war crimes of massive proportion’ where Russians are ‘targeting all Ukrainians’

Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova speaks during a news conference at the Embassy of Ukraine in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky Ukrainian forces reclaimed the Russian-held territory including the city of Izium.  Officials said they found mass graves and bodies that showed signs of torture in the city.  Ukraine’s…