George Washington University student Kai Nilsen and other student loan debt activists rally outside the White House a day after President Biden announced a plan that would cancel $10,000 in student loan debt for those making less than $125,000 a year in Washington, DC, on August 25, 2022. Photo by Craig Hudson for The Washington…
Traders gather on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, March 18, 2016. Associated Press/Richard Drew CPI data publishes on Thursday, and it will hold key implications for how aggressive the Federal Reserve is with interest rates moving forward. One economist said he’s expecting inflation to ease slightly, which could lead the Fed…
Home for sale. Joe Raedle / Getty Images The typical first-time homebuyer is 36, white, and partnered, the NAR found.These buyers represent the smallest share of the market in more than 40 years.This is largely due to worsened affordability and a dearth of supply. Soaring home prices earlier in the pandemic were especially harmful to…
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and CEO of crypto exchange FTX. FTX Official/YouTube FTX is facing down federal probes, which began months ago, into how it handled client funds, sources told Bloomberg. Both the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are looking into the trading platform. Binance is re-evaluating its takeover of FTX…
Breeze aircraft at Las Vegas. Breeze Airways Breeze is launching its 100th route, a new transcontinental flight from California to Florida. Breeze plans to expand service at the slot-constrained John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California. Mickey Mouse fans looking to hit both Disneyland and Disney World on the same day will now have a…
Apple today announced a new session of its “Ask Apple” feature that is designed to let developers get help with app development from Apple engineers and experts. Apple debuted Ask Apple in October, and is now introducing a second week that runs from November 14 to November 18. With Ask Apple, developers are able to…
Instagram chief Adam Mosseri today announced several new features that are coming to the social network, including an overhauled website. Instagram is debuting a new Instagram.com design, as many users take advantage of Instagram on the web for multitasking purposes. The updated design is described as cleaner, faster, and easier to use, with a layout…
Apple recently indicated that its product lineup is “set” heading into the holiday shopping season, suggesting that there won’t be any new Macs or other devices announced through the remainder of 2022. Nonetheless, there are still at least five notable items on Apple’s agenda to expect before the end of the year, as outlined below….
So much for a smooth rollout of Twitter’s “official” verification badges. Elon Musk claims he “just killed” the deployment hours after it began. The gray checkmarks have vanished from those accounts that only just got them, including Engadget’s and The New York Times. With that said, this isn’t necessarily a complete about-face. Twitter VP Esther…
Spotify is giving its Apple Watch users some love, adding UI and playback upgrades that more closely align with the familiar experience from larger screens. In an update that starts rolling out today, watchOS users will see a beefed-up Your Library view with more in-depth music controls and the ability to download playlists without going…