To date, Apple has stayed very tight-lipped about its upcoming AR/VR headset, but the leaks continue to appear online – including a new one about the device using iris scanning to authenticate the identity of users. This comes via The Information, which says that by having their eyes scanned, users will be able to verify…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Microsoft has announced that animated avatars are now available in preview for its Teams collaboration platform. Via the Avatars app in the Microsoft Teams App Store, members of the Technical Access Program can now design up to three avatars for use during meetings, and choose from an array of reaction gestures. So-called Mesh avatars were…
The coin hoard found under the kitchen of an 18th century house. Spink & Son A collection of 17th-18th century gold coins was found in England when a couple renovated their kitchen. The rare coins sold at auction in London for £754,000 ($842,330), including fees. The auctioneer described the trove as “120 years of English…
Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel is a long-time market commentator. REUTERS/Steve Marcus Jeremy Siegel believes lagging housing market data is distorting the true rate of inflation.Siegel said if September’s CPI report used more current housing data, inflation would have dropped.“Housing prices by every indicator are going down, not up,” Siegel told CNBC on Thursday. Wharton professor…
A man walking past a “now hiring” sign in New York. ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images Fewer job openings may sound bad, but in this moment it’s a good sign for the economy. Companies desperate to hire have been raising wages, feeding fear of higher and higher inflation. The Fed could pull back on its…
Frontier Airlines Frontier Airlines just received its first-ever “ultra-fuel-efficient” Airbus A321neo aircraft. The plane is equipped with Pratt & Whitney’s GTF engines that will reduce greenhouse emissions by 16%. Frontier Airlines just welcomed its first-ever Airbus A321neo jet, which it says is more fuel efficient than any other commercial airliner in the US.Frontier Airlines’ new…
Schlumberger is based in Houston. Reuters Schlumberger is passing draft notices on to some of its 9,000 Russian employees, Reuters reported. Russian firms are obliged to register staff for the military after Putin’s September mobilization. The move is regarded as tacit approval of the Ukraine invasion, sources told Reuters. Schlumberger, the Texas-based oilfield services company,…
Business Insider Intelligence This is a preview of a research report from Business Insider Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service. Current subscribers can read the report here. Until now, healthcare was the only remaining industry that had yet to feel the rapid impact of digitization endured by retail, banking, and media. But consumer adoption of…
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Lufthansa’s new first class suites Lufthansa Lufthansa is updating its long-haul customer experience with a suite of new seats it’s calling Allegris. Lufthansa will replace more than 30,000 seats throughout its fleet as part of a $2.5 billion refresh. Take a look at the new suites. Lufthansa’s new first class suites will have closeable doors…