US Bowling for Digital Dollars
Published on 09/19/2022The Biden administration is moving one step closer to developing a central bank digital currency, known as the digital dollar, saying it would help reinforce the U.S. role as a leader in the world financial system.
Arbitrage Life: Weirder Al
Published on 09/17/2022“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,” written by Yankovic with director Eric Appel, does to Yankovic’s career pretty much what the 62-year-old comedian has been doing to pop songs for the last four decades. It distorts it through a funhouse mirror, turning Yankovic’s life into something that at its most absurd heights becomes its own parallel reality.
California Isn't Always on Fire. Sometimes There are Bugs
Published on 09/16/2022California isn’t always breaking records with fires - sometimes, they also struggle with sea bugs.
Bill Gates Talks Magic Beans
Published on 09/16/2022Bill Gates says the global hunger crisis is so immense that food aid cannot fully address the problem. What's also needed is innovation.
The Lego As Investment Update
Published on 09/15/2022Tens of thousands of deals are made on the secondary LEGO market. Even taking into account the small prices of most sets, this is a huge market that is not well-known by traditional investors.
AIs are Ruining Everything Part 1: Secret Animal Languages
Published on 09/14/2022Have you ever looked at your dog and wondered what it would say to you if it could talk? Now with the power of artificial intelligence you may be able to!
A Leaner Meaner Detroit Auto Show Returns
Published on 09/14/2022This year’s show will be geared more toward consumers and less toward the industry. General Motors and Volkswagen will offer test drives. There will be ride-alongs in new electric vehicles from Ford and others.
Former Twitter Security Head Tweets Before Congress
Published on 09/13/2022The former security chief at Twitter told Congress that the social media platform is plagued by weak cyber defenses that make it vulnerable to exploitation by “teenagers, thieves, and spies” and put the privacy of its users at risk.
Retrospective: The Queen and the Presidents
Published on 09/12/2022Horseback riding with Ronald Reagan. Yachting with Bill Clinton. Sipping tea with Joe Biden. Queen Elizabeth II, who died Thursday at age 96, had met every American president since Dwight Eisenhower, with the exception of Lyndon Johnson, who did not visit Britain during his presidency.
ICYMI: Yay iStuff!
Published on 09/09/2022Apple’s latest line-up of iPhones will boast better cameras, faster processors, and a longer lasting battery — all at the same prices as last year’s models, despite inflationary pressure that has driven up the cost of many other everyday items.
Arbitrage Life: ICYMI, Shrinkflation is an Official Word
Published on 09/09/2022Finding out that shrinkflation, adorkable, subvariant and even pumpkin spice are now officially in the dictionary might make you exclaim “Yeet!” ICYMI, those are five of the 370 words and phrases that Merriam-Webster added to its dictionary this month, the publisher announced Wednesday.
525,600 Minutes... Waiting for my Apartment
Published on 09/08/2022Rents are starting to come down after spiking to record levels this past summer, but experts are uncertain if the slowdown will continue.