Monthly Archives: October 2022

GITEX wants to become the world’s top tech show – and it might just succeed

With conference season now well underway, the eyes of technology enthusiasts are constantly switching across the globe. But this attention could soon be focused firmly on the Middle East, which now claims to be the home of the world’s largest tech event. GITEX Global 2022, held at Dubai’s World Trade Centre and attended by TechRadar…

Bill Ackman touted a $2.7 billion profit from hedging rate hikes, explained his costly Netflix exit, and said interest rates could peak below 5%. Here are his 8 best quotes from a recent interview.

Bill Ackman. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square has made about $2.7 billion hedging interest-rate hikes. Ackman explained his Netflix exit, and suggested US inflation has peaked and rates won’t exceed 5%. The billionaire investor cheered the bargains on offer following this year’s market downturn. Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square has made about $2.7 billion hedging…

A female doctor fled Russia to avoid being drafted amid fears the ‘partial mobilization’ will include women medics

Russian women are seen leaving their country on September 30, 2022, after the announcement of “partial military mobilization.” Davit Kachkachishvili/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images A female doctor told Insider she fled Russia because she feared being called up to serve in Ukraine. A compulsory course in her medical degree meant that she was automatically enrolled…

Five dads who bonded over trail running bought family vacation homes together in Hawaii. Now they jog under palm trees while their 21 children play.

Josh Phillips and family pose for a selfie on the Timbers property. Josh Phillips Ryan Seare, 47, was the first of his neighborhood friends to invest in a Hawaii vacation home. He convinced four other families to join him at a property in Kauai where shares start at $445,000. The families go for three weeks…

Flames shot out of the engine of a United Airlines plane after a bird strike, forcing its return to Chicago O’Hare Airport

A United flight had to return to Chicago O’Hare Airport after striking a bird. Shutterstock A United flight made an emergency landing after it hit a bird shortly after takeoff, per abc7. Witnesses told the news channel they could see flames and heard loud noises from the jet’s engine.  A video posted on Twitter shows…