Enlarge / No, this isn’t a rendering from a Pixar film; it’s what the new USPS mail delivery vehicle will look like. (credit: USPS) In 2021, the United States Postal Service picked a new delivery vehicle to replace its fleet of aging Grumman LLVs. However, the USPS drew immediate criticism, as the vast majority of…
While humans typically recall memories as images, dogs and cats might experience them as scents or other senses. Isabel Seliger WHEN I MET my cat Pearlita, she lived in an alley between my apartment building and a gas station. She drank from puddles polluted by engine leaks and ate whatever she could find. Ten years…
Famed Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin has teamed up with Sotheby’s to auction off his space memorabilia. NASA At 92 years of age, Buzz Aldrin has lived a full life. He graduated third in his class from the US Military Academy, earned a PhD in astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and joined NASA…
Amazon’s interest in healthcare and being a major player in that industry is taking one big step forward today. The company has just announced that it intends to buy One Medical, a primary care provider that leverages in-person, digital and virtual interactions in its services. One Medical went public in 2020 and Amazon said it…
When Soundcloud launched its artist-friendly fan-powered royalty system last year, the model was only available for independent artists subscribed to the streamer’s paid tiers. Now, Soundcloud has inked its first major label partnership with Warner Music Group, whose artists can now earn fan-powered royalties on the platform too. Since the early 2000s, artists and record…
E-commerce across Latin America exploded in the past two years, but against an infrastructure that wasn’t prepared for all of that activity. During this time, startups have taken up the challenge to bolster the infrastructure needed for packages to get to their end destination quickly and cheaper. That goal has created somewhat of a competitive…
Microsoft and Sage have announced a new set of integrations designed to simplify core accounting and HR processes for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The expansion of the existing partnership will see various Microsoft 365 services, including Teams, built directly into Sage products and the Sage Digital Network. The change will afford Sage customers access…
Meta has announced an update to its Facebook app on iOS and Android, where a feeds tab will appear at the top of the app, allowing you to filter the feed for your friends, your Pages, or anything else. As confirmed in a post by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, you can also add certain friends…
Warren Buffett. AP Photo/Nati Harnik Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has built a nearly 20% stake in Occidental Petroleum this year. Buffett’s company spent close to $10 billion on the stock over the course of 29 trading days. Berkshire purchased 75% of its total holding in just 11 trading days. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has plowed nearly…
Christine Lagarde is the President of the European Central Bank. Pool/Getty Images The European Central Bank raised interest rates — by 50 basis points — for the first time since 2011 on Thursday. The central bank is trying to tame red-hot inflation even as an energy crunch drives an economic slowdown. Adding to the pressure…