Monthly Archives: October 2022

Universal film boss Donna Langley reveals how her studio changed the way you see movies and her hopes for an all-female ‘Fast & Furious’

Donna Langley at October’s Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Gala. Frazer Harrison/Getty Universal film chief Donna Langley says movies will never go back to “those exclusive traditional windows” in theaters. On the disappointing box office for gay romcom “Bros”: “People didn’t show up, so somehow we missed the mark.” “I would love to see a…

US stocks trade mixed as hotly anticipated mega-cap tech earnings get off to a weak start

Traders work on the New York Stock Exchange floor in New York City. AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey US stocks were mixed on Wednesday as investors digested weak third-quarter earnings from Microsoft and Alphabet.  Google’s parent company suffered an unexpected slowdown in digital advertising growth last quarter.  Microsoft, meanwhile, reported its slowest revenue growth in years. US…

Russia likely doesn’t have enough ships to maneuver its oil around a G7 price cap, S&P Global says

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin chairs a government meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, July 30, 2014. Alexei Nikolskyi/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Reuters Russia likely won’t have enough ships to move its oil around a price cap, S&P Global said. That’s largely due to increased competition for ice-class ships, which are necessary for long voyages. Russia will…

GM’s plan to build 400,000 EVs in North America has been delayed by up to 6 months because it hasn’t been able to make batteries fast enough

GM GM has delayed a plan to build 400,000 EVs in North America. CEO Mary Barra said Tuesday the launch of battery production had been slower than expected.  The delay pushes GM’s plan back by around six months, per Reuters.  The General Motors Company has pushed back plans to build as many as 400,000 EVs…

The best monitors for 2022

Computer monitors keep evolving rapidly, with new technology like OLED Flex, QD-OLED and built-in smart platforms just in the last year alone. That’s on top of big improvements in things like color accuracy, size and resolution. The choice is nice but overwhelming, as there are a lot of products in this market and a lot…

Sony’s wireless earbuds will support multipoint connections this fall

Sony isn’t just upgrading its wireless earbuds with eco-friendly plastic. The company now promises that its LinkBuds, LinkBuds S and WF-1000XM4 models will receive multipoint audio support this fall. As with some rival buds, this lets you juggle the audio between two Bluetooth devices. You can switch to a call on your phone while you’re…