Back in October, I shared a short viewer’s guide to the 1944 film Gaslight (link here), noting that it inspired the pop psych term gaslighting, which is “now used to characterize psychologically manipulative and controlling behaviors in interpersonal relationships, the political realm, and — of course — our workplaces.” Well, little did I know that the folks…
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TL;DR: A one-year subscription to the CleanMyMac X Optimization Tool is on sale for £20.78, saving you 37% on list price. If spring cleaning is for dusting and ushering in the new year with a clean home, then winter cleaning can be the same thing for your computer. All those half-downloaded apps, duplicate files, and…
OPEC said after its November meeting it’s keeping its oil policy unchanged from October. Vladimir Simieck/AFP/Getty Images Crude oil futures jumped on Monday after OPEC said its oil policy will remain unchanged from October. The group has been cutting oil output by 2 million barrels a day due to “market considerations.” Prices were also boosted…
After four years operating primarily as a logistics marketplace, Egypt’s Voo has rebranded to SideUp and transformed its strategy to offer a complete spectrum of e-commerce support services, including payment gateways, API integration for shipping, warehousing, fulfillment, and advisory. The startup has also expanded to Saudi Arabia, where it will be headquartered henceforth, after raising…
New week, new day, new Wordle! We’re here to help you with some subtle clues. A friendly reminder, in case you missed the recent rule change: The New York Times has added a new word list and updated the rules, so now plurals ending in S or ES will never be the solution. If you’d…
Ukrainian servicemen inspect destroyed equipment left behind by the Russian Army near the Ukrainian border with Russia, on November 5, 2022. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images A Kherson city councilman has been accused of treason for releasing a Russian pilot. Illia Karamalikov’s lawyer has denied the charges, saying he had no other option in the…
Seal haul out on the Northern Caspian. Getty Images Russian officials announced that thousands of dead Caspian seals washed up on their shores. The cause of death for the seals has not been determined. There have been a handful of events in the past decade where Caspian seals have died en masse. Thousands of Caspian…
A TSA agent at LAX. Brady MacDonald/Insider The TSA may expand its facial recognition identification system nationwide next year, WaPo reported. Facial recognition is currently used in 16 domestic airports for identifying passengers. The TSA has used various biometric technologies since the 9/11 terror attacks. The TSA may expand the pilot program of its facial…
The algae’s appearance on snow has earned it nicknames ranging from watermelon snow to glacier blood. Sarah Mosquera/High Country News This article was originally featured on High Country News. Jim Elser scanned the snowfields clinging to the lower slopes of Clements Mountain in Montana’s Glacier National Park. While nearby tourists snapped pictures of soaring rock faces and searched…
Noodle, the TikTok-famous pug who sometimes had no bones, has died. The 14-year-old dog’s death was announced in a teary minute-long TikTok posted by his owner Jonathan Graziano over the weekend. “I’m so sorry to have to share this, but Noodle passed yesterday,” said Graziano. “He was at home, he was in my arms, and…