Smart homes, but why? The smart home concept has been with us almost as long as the home computer itself. Yet for most of us, the closest we’ve come to it is Uncle Brian yelling at his Alexa to play REO Speedwagon. That’s all very well, but the rest of us want more. Which is…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Want to level up your home theater setup ahead of the holiday season? Good call. The brand new Bose Smart Soundbar 600 is worth a look – alongside our best soundbars buying guide, of course. Bose is a trusted name in hi-fi and home cinema, consistently laying claim to some of the best AV products…
One of the best VPN services around right now, Proton VPN has just rolled out a new encryption protocol to better defeat censorship and evade VPN blocks. Its shiny new Stealth VPN protocol is perfect for those users living under strict internet restrictions as here authorities often block the use of such circumventing tools. …
The team behind Google Workspace is looking to bridge the gap between its own and third-party services with a raft of new integrations and features for the suite of online collaboration tools. At Google Cloud Next ’22, the company discussed plans to continue to “collapse the boundaries between apps” by extending the capabilities of its…
Meta has finally unveiled its Project Cambria headset, which we now know will officially be called the Meta Quest Pro. Unveiled at Meta Connect 2022, this successor to the smash-hit Oculus Quest 2 – one of the best VR headsets we’ve used – this new headset looks set to live up to Meta’s promise of…
In this photo illustration, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) logo is seen displayed on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) LightRocket via Getty Images OPEC+ nations are falling way behind on their production targets for crude oil, despite delivering a small boost in output in September. The…
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The lowdown: Wall Street lenders will kick off Q3 bank earnings season this week after a period marked by economic uncertainty, surging inflation, and rising interest rates. Read the original article on Business Insider Read More
Uber stand at LAX. David Swanson/Reuters DoorDash, Lyft and Uber all fell Tuesday after the Biden administration proposed a change to employee classifications. The proposal could make it easier to reclassify workers as employees instead of as contractors. The companies say the contractor classification is more attractive to workers seeking a flexible schedule. Gig-work stocks…
The US Dollar Index has hit a 20-year high in 2022. EVA HAMBACH/Getty Images S&P 500 firms may beat quarterly earnings expectations at a lower pace than the first half of the year, Goldman Sachs says. That’s because a soaring dollar could eat into overseas profitability. Many companies “will undoubtedly emphasize their performance on a…