Monthly Archives: November 2022

God of War Ragnarok’s Leviathan axe makes great use of this DualSense feature

God of War Ragnarok features some of the most in-depth accessibility options of any big-budget release of its type, including one heavily requested feature that the previous title lacked. The full list of over 70 customizable accessibility settings has been unveiled by Sony Santa Monica, though the stand out has to be the ‘Motion Sensor…

Finastra’s Digital Banking Insights app marries banks’ digital transformations and personalization journeys

The news: Financial software provider Finastra launched the Digital Banking Insights app to help financial institutions better understand their customers’ data. What does it do? Built on Microsoft’s cloud-computing network, Azure, the app is available to Finastra clients that use the Fusion Digital Banking platform. The app builds out customer data aligned to six dashboards to provide a holistic picture of customers so banks can offer…

3.5 million student-loan borrowers in California will get $1.3 billion in relief because the state won’t tax Biden’s debt cancellation, Gavin Newsom says

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images California Gov. Gavin Newsom asked the state to prep early to waive state taxes on student-debt relief. He estimated the move would save 3.5 million Californians $1.3 billion. Some other states have already said Biden’s student-loan relief will be subject to state taxes. California’s governor wants to…

Airbnb is adding cleaning fees to a new ‘total price’ of bookings in search results after people complained listings were misleading

Airbnb’s total price toggle will show the total price of an accommodation, including all fees, before taxes. Airbnb Airbnb is updating its platform to show guests the total price of an accommodation before booking. The price will include additional fees, like cleaning, that are shown separately from nightly rates. Brian Chesky, Airbnb CEO, tweeted that…

Elon Musk wistfully shared a meme on Twitter with an image of a Nazi soldier carrying messenger pigeons

Elon Musk. Susan Walsh/AP Elon Musk shared a meme to Twitter on Monday that included a photo of a Nazi soldier. “How times have changed,” the billionaire wrote above the edited photo which showed notification bubbles near a box of messenger pigeons The picture was taken of a German soldier in May 1940 in France,…

Wall Street’s top stock picker says midterm elections can push the S&P 500 higher – but a surge in Treasury yields could stall a rally

Morgan Stanley equity strategist Mike Wilson. Bloomberg TV Morgan Stanley strategist Mike Wilson said the midterm elections could present more uncertainty for the stock market in the short term. But ultimately, the election will result in equities climbing higher and bond yields moving lower, he said in a Monday note.  However, if the 10-year Treasury…

Elon Musk tells his Twitter followers to vote for Republicans the day before the midterms, despite saying Twitter should be ‘politically neutral’

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Danny Matson/Getty Images for SXSW, BRITTA PEDERSEN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk told his followers on Monday to elect a Republican Congress in the midterm elections. In August, Musk was reportedly a VIP guest of House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy at his annual donor retreat….

Biden says coal plants will be replaced by cheaper solar and wind power. Joe Manchin says he owes coal workers ‘an immediate and public apology.’

Sen. Joe Manchin listens to President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union. J. Scott Applewhite-Pool/Getty Images The US will be replacing coal plants across the country, President Biden said last Friday. His comments drew backlash from Republicans and Democratic Senator Joe Manchin. The US is already in the midst of a transition away from…