Monthly Archives: October 2022

Sorry, AirPods Pro 2’s coolest feature isn’t coming to the originals after all

Bad news, Apple fans: it looks like the original AirPods Pro earbuds aren’t getting a free feature upgrade courtesy of their new sibling, after all.  Apple AirPods Pro (2019) and AirPods Max users testing the iOS 16.1 beta reported seeing Adaptive Transparency mode – a feature introduced on the new AirPods Pro 2 – appear…

The son of GOP candidate Herschel Walker accused him of abusive behavior after a report he paid for a woman’s abortion

Herschel Walker, GOP candidate for the US Senate for Georgia, speaks at a primary watch party May 23, 2022, at the Foundry restaurant in Athens, Georgia.. Akili-Casundria Ramsess/AP Christian Walker criticized his father, GOP candidate Herschel Walker, on Twitter.  He accused the Georgia senate candidate of abusive behavior.  It came after the Daily Beast reported…

Pressure was lifted from sterling as the UK government announced a U-turn on its tax plans that had sent the pound to new lows. Here’s what to know.

Good morning, readers. I’m Hallam Bullock, Insider’s newsletter editor, reporting from London this week while Phil Rosen is out. Spare a thought for us dizzy Brits, whose pound and politics have been lurching all over the place in recent days. Sterling has shown it can take a beating and get back up, while our prime…

An American Airlines passenger was hit in the head by a food cart that came loose during landing, the FAA says

An A321 operated by American Airlines. This is not the plane involved in the incident. Robert Alexander / Contributor / Getty A plane passenger was struck by a food cart that came loose during landing, according to the FAA. The incident happened aboard an American Airlines Airbus A321 while it was landing in Rhode Island. …

What 40 hours of VC podcasts can teach us about Silicon Valley

Top of the morning, readers. Writing to you from New York, I’m your host, Jordan Parker Erb. There’s roughly a zillion podcasts in the world right now. That’s particularly true in the tech industry, where seemingly every venture capitalist, millionaire, and billionaire has a pod.  Recently, senior tech correspondent Adam Rogers (courageously) spent 40 hours…

Hopes of a Fed pivot are rising. Here’s why the RBA’s lower-than-expected rate hike has buoyed markets.

The Reserve Bank of Australia became the first central bank to move away from outsized rate hikes Tuesday. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz The Reserve Bank of Australia surprised the market by hiking interest rates by only 25 basis points. It’s the first central bank to move away from jumbo-sized rate increases to combat inflation. The RBA’s lower-than-expected…