At the height of the pandemic Zoom was the go-to application for meetings with people stuck at home in lock down. During FY 2021, the company was growing at an unsustainable triple-digit rate, peaking at a mind-blowing 369% growth in Q3 2021. By Q2 2023, its most recent quarter, it was down to single digit…
How much money are you willing to spend on designer outfits, luxury cars, A-list friends, and a social media feed curated with the trappings of indelible, gaudy wealth? A few hundred thousand dollars? Or how about 11 years in prison and $1,732,841 in restitution? That is the sentence that Ramon Abbas, better known as “Billionaire…
Election Day in the U.S. is an important day, for sure, but it’s also a great day for memes and jokes. After all, if the internet has proven anything, it’s that it can make a meme out of any situation. So Tuesday morning, as East Coast voters awoke and began heading to the polls, they…
With the best wireless speakers widely available from companies like Sonos, Apple, and others, including models that can be paired for stereo playback, regular non-streaming options are starting to seem outmoded. Some pricier streaming speakers like the KEF LS50 Wireless II can even connect directly to a TV via an HDMI ARC port, making them…
If you’ve been looking to soup up the sonics coming from your laptop or mobile device but haven’t had the cash to commit to hi-res audio, British audio specialists iFi may have the solution with their super affordable new Uno portable DAC and headphone amplifier. Touted as a “first-rung audio upgrade” for those making their first, tentative…
Whether you’re a podcaster or a producer, a Twitch streamer or a YouTuber, the RØDECaster Pro II will blow you away. It takes everything that’s amazing about the revolutionary RØDECaster Pro all-in-one studio and turns it up to eleven. The Swiss Army knife of audio The RØDECaster Pro II is an audio interface for your…
The news: Ant Bank Hong Kong (one of Ant Group’s wholly-owned subsidiaries) rolled out Ant Bank PayLater for AlipayHK wallet users, per a press release. Here’s how Ant Bank PayLater works: The buy now, pay later (BNPL) program lets AlipayHK users spread purchases worth HKD 100 ($12.87) or more across a three-month installment plan. It’s available for AlipayHK merchants and on Taobao (Alibaba’s online…
Jeremy Siegel. CNBC/Getty Images US stocks look cheap, and could soar once the Fed starts cutting interest rates, Jeremy Siegel said. He said the US can escape recession if the Fed pivots from raising rates to lowering them by summer. Falling asset prices, lower shipping costs, and layoffs suggest inflation is waning, he said. US…
The research: According to our forecast, mobile banking app use will extend to over half of the UK population by 2026. Though banks’ tech spending will continue to grow, it will be at a much slower pace than this year’s spike. Now is the time for banks to invest in mobile capabilities. Read the original article on Business Insider…
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). Win McNamee/Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren slammed “improper stock trading” among Fed officials. Recent reports have found officials have traded stocks privately, which has raised ethics concerns. Warren requested Fed Chair Powell deliver a complete report on officials’ financial transactions. A Democratic lawmaker is keeping pressure on officials at the…