Monthly Archives: October 2022

Black Friday is already here at Best Buy: Save on Dyson vacuums, an Xbox Series S bundle, and more

Best Buy is once again scrapping the Black Friday playbook. The electronics retailer announced in early October plans to offer Black Friday deals “almost every week” in the lead-up to its main event in November, citing a desire to bring shoppers “good tidings and great prices.” (And to compete with equally impatient competition, probably.) After…

Our VPN testing results are in and you’ll absolutely guess who’s number one!

It’s that time again! We’ve cracked away at hours upon hours of testing security, monitoring speeds, review privacy policies, streaming movies and TV, installing apps … it’s exhausting! But the time has come, and we can finally divulge our list of 2022’s best VPN. We did again find ourselves very much in a “no news…

Fallout 4’s PS5 and Xbox Series X upgrades may point to things to come

Fallout 4 will receive a free next-gen upgrade in 2023, which will be available for Xbox Series X|S, PS5 and PC, Bethesda has confirmed.  Seven years after Fallout 4 was first released, Bethesda announced the update as part of its Fallout 25th Anniversary celebrations, revealing that the free upgrade will introduce “performance mode features for…

Investors need to be prepared for the Fed to keep rates at 5% for up to a year, and that will hurt stocks, Wells Fargo chief macro strategist says

Andrew Burton/Getty Images Stocks will be hurt by the Fed leaving interest rates higher for a longer period, Wells Fargo’s Mike Schumacher says.  The key rate could stay at 5% for up to a year, Mike Schumacher told Bloomberg TV.  “Ultimately, the destination matters,” for the fed funds rate, he said.  The Federal Reserve is…

Apple CEO Tim Cook got roasted for his lackluster, bored-looking checkered flag waving at Formula One’s US Grand Prix

Tim Cook’s unenthusiastic flag wave at the Circuit of the Americas. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Tim Cook got the honor of waving the checkered flag at Formula One’s United States Grand Prix Sunday. People across the world of F1 were quick to roast for his apparent lack of enthusiasm however. “Possibly the worst checkered…

US math skills suffered their biggest-ever setback during COVID, with just 26% of 8th graders meeting the mark

Multiracial group of students sitting at desk in classroom – stock photo Maskot / Getty Images Results from the Nation’s Report Card found drastic declines in math scores for fourth and eight graders. Just 26% of eight graders are proficient in math, down from 34% in 2019. Education Sec. Cardona said that while the pandemic…

Best credit card deals and bonuses this week: A rare elevated offer on an iconic travel card, plus news from Capital One, Amex, and Cardless

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