Monthly Archives: October 2022

Everyone’s thirsty for Emma D’Arcy’s ‘Negroni Sbagliato… with Prosecco in it’

Haven’t you heard, a Negroni Sbagliato (with Prosecco in it) is the drink du jour thanks to House of the Dragon star Emma D’Arcy’s heavenly delivery. A certain clip of House of the Dragon actors Olivia Cooke and D’Arcy is circulating all over TikTok. In a getting-to-know-you video posted to HBO Max’s YouTube channel, Cooke…

Here’s what William Shatner would have seen on his trip to space aboard Blue Origin as his new book says it ‘felt like a funeral’

William Shatner looking out the window of Blue Origin. Blue Origin William Shatner became the oldest person to journey to space when he flew on Blue Origin in October 2021. The 11-minute flight reached 66 miles above Earth, where Shatner may have seen deserts, mountains, and water. The Star Trek actor described space as dreadful…

Meta canceled job offers just weeks before international engineers planned moves to London to start jobs, workers say

Meta logo Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters A group of international engineers lost out on a “life-changing” opportunity to work at Meta just 3 weeks before their start date. Some had already given up their jobs and apartments to move to London for the role. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said recently that the company would reduce headcount growth…

The Credit Card Competition Act of 2022 is good for veterans but bad for credit card rewards

Insider’s experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). In some cases, we receive a commission from our our partners, however, our opinions are our own. Terms apply to offers listed on this page. The Credit Card Competition Act of 2022 has been added to the…

Influencer marketing stats: How creators have impacted businesses in 2021

Nearly 68% of US marketers from companies with 100 or more employees will use influencer marketing in 2021. And influencer and other paid content will represent 20% of US agency and marketing professionals’ digital ad budgets in 2021. Do you work in the Marketing, Media & Advertising industry? Get business insights on the latest tech…

80 years after launching the first drone from an aircraft carrier, the US Navy is planning to fill its flattops with them

An MQ-25 aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in December 2021. US Navy/MCS3 Hillary Becke The US Navy is investing heavily in unmanned aircraft to operate aboard its aircraft carriers. Navy officials now say that they hope to have drone aircraft compose 60% of their carrier air wings. Eighty years ago, the Navy…

A top Senate Democrat threatens to block US cooperation with Saudi Arabia as MBS deepens ties with Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 14, 2019. Alexey Nikolsky/Getty Images Sen. Bob Menendez threatened to block cooperation with Saudi Arabia. Menendez ripped into the kingdom over an OPEC+ decision to cut oil production. He effectively accused the Saudis of fueling Russia’s war…

China asked Elon Musk not to sell Starlink within the country

Laura Normand / The Verge In an interview with the Financial Times last week, Elon Musk revealed that figures in the Chinese government have asked him directly to withhold Starlink access within China. Musk told FT that, in the publication’s summary, “Beijing has made clear its disapproval of his recent rollout of Starlink…in Ukraine” and…