Canonical has announced a new Ubuntu Pro subscription which is now available in beta for data centers and workstations. The Pro version will be available free-of-charge for personal and small-scale commercial users for up to five machines, which Canonical says solidifies its “community commitment and mission to make open source more easily consumable by everyone.”…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY). Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images A growing number of conservatives are condemning Donald Trump’s most recent Truth Social diatribe. Trump referred to former Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao with a racist nickname. Rep. Liz Cheney and several former Trump White House aides and advisors have denounced the post. Several prominent conservatives this…
Good morning! This is Kaja Whitehouse reporting to you from New York City. The focus of today’s newsletter will be roughly 50 miles north in the coastal Connecticut town of Westport, where billionaire hedge-fund founder Ray Dalio has finally ceded control of his hedge fund empire, Bridgewater Associates. We will also discuss how Merrill Lynch…
Toyota said that demand for its vehicles, like the 2022 Toyota Tundra, remains high. Rebecca Cook/Reuters Toyota said that demand for its cars, trucks, and EVs remains high, despite a fall in US sales. A spokesperson told Insider that a supply problem was to blame, which could last into 2023. Analysts warn that economic worries…
A video shared by Crimea’s interior ministry that shows two women apologizing for singing a song. Telegram/MIA Crimea Miss Crimea 2022 was fined for singing what Russian authorities called an “extremist” song. The woman was fined $680 for singing the song, which encourages Ukraine to “rise up.” She was not detained as she has children…
Elon Musk has offered the buy Twitter for the original price of $44 billion offered in April. REUTERS/Adrees Latif Elon Musk says buying Twitter will accelerate the creation of X, an “everything app.” Musk has offered the buy Twitter for the original price of $44 billion he offered in April. The Tesla CEO has previously…
Michael Mignano, co-founder of Anchor and former Head of Talk at Spotify. Courtesy of Michael Mignano Michael Mignano is the co-founder of Anchor and was Head of Talk at Spotify for nearly four years. COVID-19 turned podcasts into multi-media productions with Zoom recordings building on prior trends. Mignano predicts podcasters will turn to video and…
A US service member adjusts an aqueous film-forming foam sprinkler on the flight deck of an amphibious assault ship. US Navy The US Navy recently acknowledged it found jet fuel in the drinking water aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. Veteran sailors and Marines told Insider that contaminated water has been endangering crewmembers for decades. …
Twitter’s former EMEA VP Bruce Daisley spoke to Insider about Elon Musk offering to buy the social-media platform. JIM WATSON/AFP/Ernesto Ruscio/Getty Images A former Twitter VP said Elon Musk was an “attention seeker,” following the Twitter purchase saga. Bruce Daisley told Insider Musk was like a hungover man “surveying the mess he’d woken up to.”…
Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Insider is compiling its inaugural list of athletes who have built successful careers as creators. Nominees may include active or recently retired professional or amateur athletes. We want to know which athletes you think are impacting sports media. Submit nominees by October 21. Athletes have always had a presence in sports media. Legends…