Good morning! This is Jeffrey Cane filling in today. Third-quarter results from the big Wall Street banks are now behind us, and they were … pretty good, all things considered? Goldman Sachs reported yesterday, and while it may not be the biggest nor the best bank (OK, No. 1 in M&A advising and equity offerings),…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
United’s results had been “by most metrics, the best operational quarter in our history,” CEO Scott Kirby said. StudioPortoSabbia/Shutterstock Air ticket prices are soaring, but United Airlines doesn’t see travel demand falling away soon. Hybrid working will allow more people to travel for leisure, the airline said in its Q3 results. United’s Q3 results were…
Lyft now lets driver’s search, reserve and pay for a parking spot on its app, The San Francisco Chronicle has reported. It has partnered with parking company SpotHero to offer the service, promising “guaranteed parking, quick-find locations and transparent pricing.” The company will offer the service in “select locations,” including San Francisco, but Lyft didn’t…
There were rumors of an M2 iPad Pro, but they were just the start of Apple’s announcements yesterday. The company dropped a bunch of new hardware, but let’s start with its most powerful new tablet. The iPad Pro ($799), powered by its M2 chip, offers up to 15 percent faster performance than the M1, according…
Samsung looks like it could be getting ready to launch a health and fitness-tracking smart ring of its own, going by a new U.S. patent application. While Samsung is already knee-deep in smartphones and watches that can track data like your steps, heart rate, and more, a new ring could be added to the mix…
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is finally here – or, at least, its campaign early access phase is. We’re still not quite able to plug into the full multiplayer offering yet, but that’ll come very soon when the whole game comes out on 28 October. Still, though, if you’re anxiously looking forward to MW2’s…
Blizzard’s Albany-based band of Diablo testers have won the right to form a union. Their petition to the US National Labor Relations Board has now been accepted, setting the stage for a vote by employees to formalise the process. Ballots will be sent out as soon as next week, Kotaku reported, with a result due…
Bayonetta 3 voice actress Jennifer Hale has asked fans to be kinder following online abuse. The furore around the game’s voice actresses has been raised once more after new claims surfaced disputing that original Bayonetta voice actress Hellena Taylor was offered just $4k to work on the third game. The debate has fired up both…
Apple has unveiled the 10th generation of the iPad, which arrives on the scene with a refreshed design, new colourways and upgraded internals. The latest iPad 10 (2022) was released alongside another tablet, the new iPad Pro M2 (2022). Both of these devices have seen significant upgrades compared to their predecessors, but we’re going to…
The next Apple TV 4K could be even cheaper than the recent one, according to a reputable source. Apple launched its latest Apple TV 4K media streaming box yesterday, and many were surprised by the fact that t was cheaper than last year’s model, with the price dropping £20/$20 despite a healthy bump up in…