Save up to $79.98, technically: Through Nov. 3, new and returning Paramount+ subscribers can get 50% off an annual subscription (totaling $24.99/year for Essential or $49.99/year Premium after discount) plus a free Amazon Fire TV Stick Lite (a $29.99/value). Smart TVs might be the norm now, but one emotional support non-smart TV lives on in…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
SAVE $20: As of Oct. 20, grab the FluentPet tester set for just $24.95 — that’s a 44% discount — and finally hear what your dog has to say. If you’ve seen TikTok videos of Bunny the talking sheepadoodle, and wished that your dog could also have an existential crisis using buttons, this deal is…
The latest version of Ubuntu, shipped with Linux kernel 5.19, has just landed, promising to deliver a number of enhancements aimed at developers and admins, while also delivering the latest toolchains for Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystems. Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth says that the company is “focused on enabling a new generation of easy to…
Gran Turismo 7’s latest update is now live, bringing a swathe of new content and fixing one particularly egregious gameplay element. Gran Turismo 7 patch 1.25 adds a generous handful of new cars, events and single-player Menu Book objectives, packing even more content into PS5‘s premier racing sim. But a notable change to how car…
The news: Visa expanded its reach into two high-growth segments. Installments. Through a tie-up with paytech Nuvei, Visa is bringing its buy now, pay later (BNPL) program to more Canadian retail brands, including Simons and Trévi, per a press release. Visa Installments is an API-based solution that lets cardholders pay for purchases over time through participating issuers.Cross-border payments. Visa Direct—Visa’s card-based push payments platform—integrated with…
US, UK, and Canadian insurers are striving to digitize their entire businesses to enhance their customer experience and cut costs. And overall IT/tech spend will begin climbing again from 2020 to 2024 across both insurance lines in all three countries. You can learn more in our Insurance Technology Spend Forecast. Do you work in the…
Ronald Martinez/Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Kanye West, now known as Ye, is in talks to buy right-wing social media platform Parler. Branded as a “free speech” platform, Parler hit the top of the App Store after the 2020 election but has since languished. Conservative politicians and pundits, like Sen. Ted Cruz and Sean…
The owners of 25 Kent Ave. in Brooklyn are offering discounted rent to lure tech firms to open offices outside Manhattan. Ty Cole An office building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is slashing rents and offering flexible leases. At 25 Kent Ave., it’s offering 50% off to lure tech and media firms that are attracted to Manhattan….
A composite image showing a drone in the sky and the aftermath of its strike on Kyiv on October 17, 2022. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images; Insider A Russian defense advisor recently revealed that Russia uses Iranian-made drones in Ukraine. His remarks came during a recent TV interview, when he didn’t realize he was actually…
It’s easy to mistake egotism for confidence, Ronald Riggio said. Westend61/Getty Images You may find yourself continually obeying a toxic boss despite how they treat you. Ronald Riggio, a professor of leadership psychology, told CNBC four key reasons why this happens. He said many people mistake their boss’s egotism for confidence and power. This is…