New Windows 11 Insider build supports third-party widgets and a slick new Teams video feature

The new video calling experience for Chat from Microsoft Teams, which will open to your own video feed. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft is rolling out support for third-party widget development and new video calling functions for Chat from Microsoft Teams in its latest developer build of Windows 11. The new features in Preview Build 25217…

Convective Capital’s $35 million answer to the increasing threat of wildfires

Wildfires have become an ever-increasing threat as houses are built closer together and the growing impacts of climate change wreak havoc on natural landscapes. Entrepreneurs, in response, have started to develop tech meant to minimize the scale and damage of these natural disasters. Convective Capital is a new VC firm looking to back them. Bill…

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet takes a big risk by going full Breath of the Wild

A new trailer for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet just landed, and it’s bursting with gameplay details for the upcoming game.  Due to release November 18 for Nintendo Switch, the launch of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is fast approaching. And with Pokémon Sword and Shield now firmly behind us, we’re ready to see what the Pokémon…

Mukesh Ambani, the second-richest person in Asia, joins the list of ultra-rich people opening a family office in Singapore

Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, is setting up a family office in Singapore. Lewis Whyld/PA Images via Getty Images Mukesh Ambani, the second-wealthiest person in Asia, is setting up a family office in Singapore, per Bloomberg. Ambani is the chairman of Reliance Industries, a multinational conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai. Many ultra-rich people have established…

On his 70th birthday, Putin hoped to be leading a resurgent Russian empire. Instead his army is in retreat and his enemies are united against him like never before.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Orthodox Easter service in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, April 24, 2022. AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool, File Russian President Vladimir Putin turned 70 on Friday. When he invaded Ukraine, he hoped to have comfortably conquered the country by now. Instead he’s facing domestic unrest, military…

Today’s mortgage and refinance rates: October 7, 2022 | Rates inched down this week

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. Mortgage rates went down slightly this week. The average 30-year fixed mortgage…

Sanctioned Russian billionaire’s $500 million superyacht leaves Russia after 7 months to sail to Hong Kong

Nord, a luxury yacht believed to be owned by Russian billionaire Alexei Mordashov, has sailed from Russia to Hong Kong. Getty Images/PAVEL KOROLYOV/AFP via Getty Images A superyacht owned by a sanctioned Russian billionaire left Russia after seven months for Hong Kong. Alexei Mordashov, Russia’s third-richest person, is said to be the owner of $500…