Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Getty Images Europe US stocks were mixed Thursday after the S&P 500 lost ground in the previous session. Tesla shares fell after a downbeat outlook from the EV maker. Weekly jobless claims dropped to 214,000. US stocks were mixed Thursday as investors sifted through quarterly earnings reports, including from electric vehicle…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Liz Truss, the UK’s foreign secretary, said doing business with Russia was “morally bankrupt”. Dan Kitwood/Getty Image Liz Truss will receive a yearly £115,000 allowance for the rest of her life despite her short stint as Prime Minister. The allowance from the government will reimburse Truss for expenses spent while maintaining public duties. Enacted in…
The global economy is set for a period of decline that mirrors the crashes of the 1970s and 2008, Nouriel Roubini has warned. Gus Ruelas/Reuters Markets should brace for a period of decline that echoes crashes of the 1970s and 2008, according to Nouriel Roubini. He predicted that central banks will “wimp out” from fighting…
Former Trump White House official Anthony Scaramucci and British Prime Minister Liz Truss Getty Images Anthony Scaramucci poked fun at British Prime Minister Liz Truss’ abrupt resignation. Scaramucci congratulated Truss for lasting longer than he did in the White House. Truss did not outlast a head of lettuce which a British tabloid had pitted against…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Reuters The EU’s plan to cap natural gas prices could swipe supplies away from Europe, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned. That’s because suppliers could sell gas to countries that are offering a higher price, potentially leaving Europe in the dark. Scholz suggested negotiating with large natural gas suppliers and other customers…
If you’re in the market for a new streaming device, chances are you want to improve your home entertainment experience. Maybe you’ve been relying on your phone or tablet for binge-watch sessions, or perhaps your TV’s built-in operating system just isn’t cutting it anymore. Streaming dongles, like the Amazon Fire TV Stick Lite, and set-top…
At 10.02pm last night, alone in the kitchen, I screamed aloud in an empty room. To be fair, screaming is something I do a lot when Silent Hill is involved. Shocked screams, scared screams, oh-shit-I-panicked-and-now-I’ve-gone-the-wrong-way screams; I’ve done them all. Last night was the very first time I think I’ve ever screamed in abject delight,…
With AMD’s Ryzen 7000 chips firmly on store shelves, it’s now time for Intel to shoot their shot. Team Blue’s 13th-gen chips arrive today, and on paper they represent a huge upgrade over 12th-gen despite compatibility with existing Z690 (and new Z790) boards. You get higher clock speeds (up to 5.8GHz!), more efficiency cores, more…
In light of the Queen’s passing, the team behind the upcoming Fallout: London mod for Fallout 4 has chosen to remove her ‘likeness’, and that of King Charles’, from development. In a new progress video for the mod, project lead Dean Carter stated: “We have always maintained that if [The Queen] was to pass away…
Super Smash Bros. 64 began life as a tech demo for a four-player free-for-all fighting game called Dragon King: The Fighting Game. In the latest video in his YouTube series, series creator Masahiro Sakurai revealed new details on the conception of the first game in Nintendo’s hit fighting franchise and showed never before seen footage….