The winning photo from the 2022 Nikon Small World competition: the hand of a gecko embryo. Grigorii Timin & Dr. Michel Milinkovitch/Nikon Small World Nikon’s Small World competition recognizes the best microscope photographs of the year. Microscopy is an art and a science, revealing the alien beauty of the hidden world all around us. The…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Our second annual Banking Digital Trust survey polled digital banking users of the 10 largest US banks on which factors across six key dimensions—Security, Privacy, Reputation, Reliability, Ease of Use, and Feature Breadth—most influence their level of trust in their banks’ digital channels. We then asked respondents to rate their banks across each dimension to…
Getty Images / Bryan R. Smith Thursday’s CPI reading could spark a 5% sell-off in the stock market, according to JPMorgan.That’s if the inflation measurement comes in above 8.3%, which would be ahead of consensus estimates for an 8.1% reading.Alternatively, a CPI print below 7.9% could spark a 3% rally and bolster calls for a…
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Republican Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington. Tom Williams and Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images Kevin McCarthy reportedly berated Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler until she cried in a February 2021 meeting. “I alone am taking all the heat to protect people from Trump!” McCarthy reportedly yelled at Beutler….
A film adaptation of “Watchmen” was released in 2009. Warner Bros. Author Alan Moore thinks adults liking superhero movies can be a “precursor to fascism.” He called it an “infantilisation,” and an “urge towards simpler times, simpler realities.” Moore is known for comic books like “Watchmen” and “V for Vendetta,” but is “done with comics.”…
Laser cleaning is a process in which a specific frequency of light is used to target surface rust. Laser cleaning delicately removes rust, leaving the metal substrate undamaged. TikToker Workshop Rebuild shares his process for laser cleaning a car covered in 40 years of rust. Andreas Yurich: Hi, my name is Andreas Yurich, on social…
At left, Rosa Pyo working at Trader Joe’s. At right, Trader Joe’s pumpkin-spice hummus. Rosa Pyo I tried all 11 pumpkin-spice-flavored items available this fall at my local Trader Joe’s store. I loved the pumpkin-spice espresso beans and the Petite Pumpkin Spice Cookies. The pumpkin-spice hummus sucked — it tasted like baby food and pumpkin…
Kwasi Kwarteng. Ian Forsyth/Getty Images The UK needs to cut spending or raise taxes by 62 billion pounds to rein in its growing debt, according to the IFS. That amount is twice the size of the UK’s defense budget, and would likely hurt the working class and economic growth. That warning comes after the government…
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an awarding ceremony for Russian team members who won medals at the Winter Paraltmpic games on March 17, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Photo by Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images Russian efforts to upend the European gas market are on the brink of backfiring, according to Yale’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld. He said Monday that…
When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. Amazon’s second Prime Day is packed with savings on Amazon devices. Amazon; Insider Calling all holiday shoppers! Amazon’s back with another major deals event, and it’s called the Amazon Prime Early Access Sale. The new members-only shopping event officially began today,…