Rivian jumps after the EV maker says 3rd-quarter deliveries surged 47% and that it’s on track to produce 25,000 cars in 2022

Rivian manufacturing in Normal, Illinois Rivian Rivian stock surged 12% on Tuesday after the EV maker reiterated its full-year production guidance of 25,000 vehicles.Rivian said it delivered 6,584 vehicles to customers in the third quarter, representing a 47% increase from the prior quarter.Shares of Rivian are still in recovery mode after shedding more than $120…

See inside the historic Gramercy Park Hotel’s liquidation sale, where people wait in line for hours and spend thousands on artwork, embroidered chairs, and plush pillows

Sarah Belle Lin/Insider Most everything inside the famed Gramercy Park Hotel in NYC is on sale to the public.  An assortment of items is for sale, from soup spoons to embroidered chairs to cabinets.  Prices range anywhere from $1 for stationery to $5,000 for hotel artwork.  It’s not every day in New York City that…

Supreme Court’s liberal justices defend the Voting Rights Act in a major case that could weaken minority voting power

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, left, speaks alongside Alabama Solicitor General Edmund LaCour following oral arguments in Merrill v. Milligan on Oct. 4, 2022. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky The Supreme Court’s liberal justices expressed support for the Voting Rights Act on Tuesday. The case concerns Alabama’s redrawn congressional map, which a group of Black voters says…

A beginner’s guide to Instagram, the wildly popular photo-sharing app with over a billion users

Instagram is a free social media platform for sharing photos and videos with your followers. It’s become an especially popular way to connect with brands, celebrities, and friends. Instagram has an array of features, from short-form videos to live streaming and private messaging. One could argue that Instagram is a social media network like no…

How to tell if someone has muted you on Instagram, so that your posts won’t appear in their feed

It’s not easy to tell if you’ve been muted on Instagram. Shutterstock/NARAPIROM There’s no surefire way to tell if someone has muted you on Instagram. If someone who used to actively engage with your content no longer does, you might’ve been muted. When you mute someone on Instagram, you’ll still be following them, but won’t…

Read Elon Musk’s letter to Twitter saying he’ll honor the original $44 billion deal if there’s an ‘immediate’ end to their court battle

Elon Musk. REUTERS/Adrees Latif Elon Musk is looking for a quick end to months of litigation with Twitter. The billionaire is again offering to buy Twitter at the price he agreed to in April. Read his letter below, which Twitter is reviewing. Lawyers for Elon Musk on Tuesday sent Twitter a letter offering again to…

Millions of student-loan borrowers had their debt transferred to new companies over the past year — and it resulted in payment errors for ‘hundreds of thousands of accounts,’ a federal consumer watchdog says

Getty Images Millions of student-loan borrowers were transferred to new companies over the past year. The CFPB found those transfers resulted in significant errors on borrowers’ balances. Many borrowers received inaccurate bills and errors tracking their payment progress. Last year, a number of student-loan companies announced they were ending their federal contracts, requiring millions of…