Wayne Mills for Insider Age doesn’t necessarily define success in Congress. A leader’s character and platform count. More youthful representation would better serve the country, young members of Congress say. But cautionary tales abound. Read more from Insider’s “Red, White, and Gray” series. Voters in western North Carolina chose youth when they elected Madison Cawthorn,…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Brendan McDermid/Reuters California is suing Amazon accusing it of anticompetitive conduct. The lawsuit says Amazon coerces third-party sellers into agreeing not to sell their products cheaper anywhere else. It says Amazon’s market dominance mean sellers have no other option but to agree. California filed a lawsuit against Amazon on Wednesday accusing it of strong-arming sellers…
Vitalik Buterin announced Thursday that Ethereum had completed its ‘merge’ upgrade. “775040520SB00199_TechCrunch” by TechCrunch is licensed under CC BY 2.0 The Ethereum blockchain completed its Merge upgrade early Thursday, cofounder Vitalik Buterin said. The Merge moves the crypto to a proof-of-stake mechanism, dramatically slashing energy usage. Analysts said that should draw institutional investors to ether,…
After first teasing it way back on January 2021, Korg has released the much-anticipated Drumlogue, a hybrid drum machine with a digital multi-engine and expandability via the logue SDK used in its Minilogue XD and other products. It has both analog and digital drum synths and can also play back samples, with the unique ability…
Microsoft will have to endure prolonged investigations in the UK and Europe before its Activision Blizzard merger can take place. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said its inquiry may expand into a second phase due to numerous antitrust concerns. The CMA is concerned about the impact the proposed deal will have on…
It’s rumoured that Google is working on a device codenamed ‘Neila’ which would see the company venturing back into compact phone territory for an upcoming Pixel device. If true, it could mean the company returning to a device closer to the size of the Pixel 5, which was a smaller, rounder and more comfortable device…
The more you get into gardening, the clearer it becomes that you might need a veritable plethora of tools to really get to grips with taming the natural world, even with a small garden to manage. Best cordless mowers: Wireless mowing The strimmer is a key weapon in this arsenal, although you might know it…
Peugeot has announced two all-electric models in its 308 line that will be available from 2023. The Peugeot E-308 and E-308 SW take the range beyond the plug-in hybrid variants already available, with the latter being of particular interest as it’s a family estate car. Electric estates are like hen’s teeth at the moment –…
If you’re on the cutting edge of PC gaming or building, DDR5 RAM is a must. With Intel’s 12th generation Alder Lake CPUs, the company rolled out support for the latest generation of RAM for both laptops and traditional desktop machines. DDR5 RAM is different from DDR4 in several ways. For a start, it’s not…
Accessibility in video games has been a topic of growing popularity over the past few years. With both indie developers and mainstream companies bringing new standards of accessibility to the forefront of the gaming industry, there is steady change towards a more inclusive environment for all kinds of players. However, one group that has often…