Top US trade official says the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been ‘a driver of inflation,’ while many COVID-related supply-chain disruptions ‘have been ironed out’

US Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi. USTR Press Office Ambassador Sarah Bianchi said many COVID-related supply-chain disruptions “have been ironed out.” “A lot of what today’s actions are, is to prepare for the future,” she said during an interview with Insider. Bianchi said the Office of the Trade Representative is reviewing the US tariff structure with…

Amazon is shrinking private brands like AmazonBasics, report says, even as inflation steers consumers toward less-expensive products

An Amazon Basics-branded battery. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Since 2009, Amazon has built products such as its AmazonBasics line into a private-label behemoth. Reporting from the Wall Street Journal indicates that Amazon’s private-label days may be numbered. According to the article, the company is facing regulatory pressures and declining sales. Amazon is reportedly cutting back on…

Intel claims its Arc GPU is faster than Nvidia’s RTX 3060

Intel has released a new performance showcase video for the upcoming Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition graphics card via YouTube. The video shows Intel’s graphics card, in tandem with an Intel Core i9-12900K processor, running CyberPunk 2077 at average 60.79fps performance with a 2560×1440 resolution. Intel also showed off some of its benchmark findings compared…