We’re now hours away from Microsoft’s October 12 Surface showcase event, and we’ve been combing through rumors and leaks to work out what hardware is most likely to show up. At this stage, all sources point towards a triumvirate of new Surface products: led by the Microsoft Surface Pro 9 tablet. Needless to say, the…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Worldwide PC shipments have experienced the steepest decline since analyst firm Gartner began tracking the market in the mid-1990s. PC shipments totaled 68 million units in the third quarter of 2022, a 19.5% decrease from the third quarter of 2021, according to the analyst’s statistics. Sales have been declining for a while now; this represents…
Grace Dean/Insider, Allard Schager/Getty Images A man is suing the maker of Texas Pete hot sauce because it’s not actually made in Texas. The lawsuit claims the company violated advertising and competition laws by labeling it as a “Texas” product. Labels on the sauce bottles say that it’s made by a North Carolina company. A…
Kazi Awal/Insider Trucks line up to enter a terminal at the Port of Long Beach. Emma Cosgrove/Insider Electric trucks are well suited for port operations. Getting them into the hands of thousands of independent truckers is going to be tough. The Port of Long Beach’s solution? Make companies like Amazon, Walmart, and Target pay. This…
Faster and real-time payments are having a moment. Faster payments adoption among organizations grew 10% year over year (YoY) in 2021, per data from the US Faster Payments Council and Glenbrook Partners. And that’s accelerated this year as payment systems like The Clearing House’s Real-Time Payment (RTP) network innovate and the Federal Reserve’s FedNow launch nears. Companies like FIS have also rolled out solutions that let…
Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines has made a $60 million investment in an eVTOL aircraft. The five-seater air taxi is being produced by Joby Aviation and is planned to enter service by 2024. Delta says it will help some customers avoid traffic by quickly transferring between city centers and airports. Delta Air Lines is…
Social commerce is a fast-growing segment of the US ecommerce market that’s garnering more attention and investment from media companies and brands. By 2023, we expect US social commerce sales to surpass $50 billion annually, nearly double the 2020 total. There is no one-size-fits-all playbook for social commerce success, and brands looking to drive sales…
Ukrainian artillery unit fires with a 2S7-Pion, a self-propelled gun, at a position near a frontline in Kharkiv region on August 26, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo by IHOR THACHEV/AFP via Getty Images Europe didn’t think that Russia would actually invade Ukraine, the EU’s top diplomat revealed. He said the US warned…
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When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. Amazon; Amazon Amazon’s second Prime Day of 2022 — aka the Prime Early Access Sale — is finally here. And if you’re already stressed about holiday gifts this year, the timing is perfect. Amazon’s sale event covers everything from beauty and…