Reuters The British pound tumbled after the Bank of England hiked rates and warned the UK would see a recession for all of 2023 and the first half of 2024. Sterling fell about 2% against the US dollar to $1.11 on Thursday, hitting the lowest levels since October 21. “Inflation is too high, and it’s…
Monthly Archives: November 2022
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Cook at Code in 2022. Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Vox Media Apple’s market cap is worth more than Amazon, Meta, and Alphabet combined. Other tech companies have faced more pushback for seemingly investing too much in headcounts and moonshot projects. Apple isn’t immune to criticism, but CEO Tim Cook largely avoids controversy, which may insulate…
If you’re an Apple TV user who was considering switching to Netflix’s new ad-supported plan, it might be best to hold off for now. The more budget-friendly version of the service (the “Basic with ads” tier) currently isn’t supported on Apple TV devices, including the new Apple TV 4K unit. “Basic with ads plan support…
The Black Friday sales are usually a good time to buy a new phone, with discounts across many of the devices launched in the previous year. We’re now into November and the Black Friday sales will soon start. There are going to be incentives from networks, good deals or discounts on SIM packages, but for…
God of War made a huge impact when it arrived four years ago. This reinvention of Kratos struck a chord and fans have been anxiously awaiting its sequel, God of War: Ragnarök. That moment has arrived at last – but the new game arrives in a very different world: PlayStation 5 has been on the…
Netflix has finally launched its ad-supported streaming tier fun the UK and beyond, enabling viewers to save money on their monthly bill, if they can tolerate commercial interruption and other limitations. The tier costs £4.99 a month in the UK, which is just £2 cheaper than the current Basic plan with no ads. However, the…
Apple’s retail store in Glasgow, Scotland, has become the first UK store to officially vote in favor of forming a union. Staff at the Glasgow store had been eyeing unionization for some time and comes amid continued concerns for some employees over pay and working conditions. Staff at the Glasgow store are now set to…
Amazon Ring spotlight camera. | Image: Ring The New York Police Department has joined Ring Neighbors, the neighborhood surveillance network built around Amazon’s Ring security cameras. The partnership, announced yesterday, means the NYPD will view people’s posts on Neighbors and be able to post directly to it, including requests for public help on “active police…
Photo illustration by William Joel / The Verge, Photo by Pete Marovich / Getty Images How often do the parent companies of Fox News and MSNBC team up? Continue reading… Read More