The new ATSC 3.0 digital TV broadcasting standard (aka NEXTGEN TV) that’s been made available in an increasing number of US cities continues its steady growth trajectory, with stations in 50-plus markets and reaching 55 percent of households now having been upgraded from the ATSC 1.0 standard. ATSC 3.0 tuners can be found in select…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Your workplace chats could soon get a lot more interesting thanks to a new update coming to Google Workspace. The company’s Google Chat service is now allowing users to create and use their own custom emojis to be used within your personal and work conversations. Whether it’s your cutest pet, a favorite office snack, or…
Getty Images In the Permian Basin, natural gas for next-day delivery sank to negative $2 per million British thermal units, traders told Bloomberg. That’s the first time that has happened since 2020, when the early onset of the COVID pandemic sent commodity prices tumbling. Prices are negative in Texas now as production surges while pipeline capacity…
Getty Images Chip startup Navitas has a plan to make data centers more sustainable. Its cofounder and CEO, Gene Sheridan, says gallium-nitride chips can cut electricity use. But insiders said defects, knowledge gaps, and supply-chain issues hinder the shift to the new chips. This article is part of “Enterprise Tech Blueprint,” a series exploring…
A guest at Singita Malilangwe House in Zimbabwe. Malilangwe House, one of safari operator Singita’s properties across Africa, can sleep up to 10 guests and costs up to $18,880 a night. Singita Luxury-travel planners say their clients are seeking more extreme experiences than pre-pandemic. Hard-to-access places like the Arctic Circle and Galapagos Islands are bucket-list…
Brittany Chang/Insider Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest $1 billion Norwegian Prima ship is ready for revenue sailings in the US. The cruise ship is the first of six “Prima class” vessels that’ll be delivered from 2022 to 2027. Let’s take a look around the 18-deck cruise ship with amenities for travelers of all ages. Norwegian Cruise…
US President Joe Biden and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Alsalam Royal Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on July 15, 2022. Royal Court of Saudi Arabia / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Nations shouldn’t use emergency oil reserves to manipulate prices, Saudi Arabia’s energy chief warned. “Losing emergency stocks may be painful…
Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images Elon Musk promised bankers he plans to close the Twitter deal by Friday, Bloomberg reported. The publication said the banks are in the process of signing the debt-financing documents. A judge gave Musk until 5 p.m. ET on October 28 to close the deal or face a trial. Elon…
Spencer Platt/Getty Images Home prices could crash 20% as housing supply begins to rise, according to ING Economics.But a silver lining of such a steep decline in home prices is that inflation would fall quicker than expected.A swift fall in shelter CPI “could help to get inflation down to 2% far quicker than many in…
Netflix. SOPA Images/Getty Images. Netflix emailed users on Tuesday with details about its new “profile transfer” feature. The feature allows people using a shared password to move their profile to a paid membership. The company is cracking down on password sharing, and will start charging for extra accounts next year. Netflix recently made it easier…