Monthly Archives: November 2022

Some colleges are so desperate for new students that they’re offering slots to high schoolers who may not have even considered applying

high Getty Images Colleges nationwide are struggling to meet enrollment goals as more young people forgo a degree Some have responded by making admissions offers to students who never officially applied. The cost of a college education has led many young Americans to explore other options. Just like raising wages to attract employees, universities are…

Why Egypt became one of the biggest chokepoints for Internet cables

Enlarge (credit: imaginima/Getty Images) The Asia-Africa-Europe-1 Internet cable travels 15,500 miles along the seafloor, connecting Hong Kong to Marseille, France. As it snakes through the South China Sea and toward Europe, the cable helps provide Internet connections to more than a dozen countries, from India to Greece. When the cable was cut on June 7,…

Why China doesn’t actually want to invade Taiwan

Lintao Zhang/Getty; Anna Moneymaker/Getty; Katsumi Murouchi/Getty; Anna Kim/Insider On Monday, in Bali, Joe Biden and Xi Jinping will have their first-ever presidential sit-down. Taiwan will figure prominently on their agenda.  “Taiwan is going to be one of the central issues,” Evan Medeiros, a professor of Asian Studies at Georgetown, told Insider. “China remains concerned that…

Today’s mortgage and refinance rates: November 12, 2022 | Rates plummet as market reacts to lower inflation

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 news that inflation is slowing caused 30-year fixed rates to drop…

What happens if you break the law in space — and 3 times people or governments have tested the rules

Astronaut John Young saluting the flag while jumping, during the Apollo 16 mission, on April 21, 1972. NASA/Charlie Duke In 1967, 112 nations signed the Outer Space Treaty that laid the foundation for international space law. There are no known instances of anyone being charged with committing a crime in space. But there are three…