Yes Virginia There Is Shrinkflation
Published on 06/13/2022From toilet paper to yogurt and coffee to corn chips, manufacturers are quietly shrinking package sizes without lowering prices. It’s dubbed “shrinkflation,” and it’s accelerating worldwide.
Heat Makes Us Stupid. No, Really.
Published on 06/09/2022June is already off to a toasty start for much of the south-central United States following an abnormally warm May for much of the country. AccuWeather forecasters say Mother Nature is set to dial up the thermostat and send parts of the U.S. to sweltering levels through early week.
Big Surprise Here: Crypto Oversight
Published on 06/08/2022Wide-ranging bipartisan legislation unveiled Tuesday would regulate cryptocurrencies and other digital assets following a series of high-profile busts and failures.
Hamsters Hopped up on Hormones
Published on 06/08/2022Sometimes there are unexpected side effects - as it turns out too much of a good thing may in fact be a bad thing.
Target Facing Inventory Issues
Published on 06/07/2022Target is canceling orders from suppliers, particularly for home goods and clothing, and it’s slashing prices further to clear out amassed inventory ahead of the critical fall and holiday shopping seasons.
Remote Air Traffic Control Becomes a Reality in Alabama
Published on 06/06/2022A company is seeking to build the country’s first-ever remote air traffic control center, which could handle traffic for multiple airports, on the site of an old Air Force base in Alabama, a newspaper reports.
The Arbitrage Life: Speller Gets Another Shot at G-R-E-A-T-N-E-S-S
Published on 06/03/2022A speller has been reinstated into the Scripps National Spelling Bee field after successfully appealing that he was denied relevant root information about a word.
Elvis Fleeing Vegas as C and D Letters Fall
Published on 06/02/2022Las Vegas chapels of love that use Elvis Presley’s likeness could find themselves becoming Heartbreak Hotels.
The Sky is Falling: Big Tech Edtion
Published on 06/01/2022After years of screaming higher, almost regardless of what the economy was doing, tech-oriented stocks are tanking and dragging down the rest of Wall Street.
Don't Mess with Texas?
Published on 06/01/2022Mama said if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all. Apparently, that doesn’t apply to the internet, but some social media platforms do their best to enforce exactly what mama said.
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Elon in Trouble Again
Published on 05/31/2022Twitter shareholders have filed a lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of engaged in “unlawful conduct” aimed at sowing doubt about his bid to buy the social media company.
Presidential Tech
Published on 05/26/2022With all of the hoopla going on with the Dutch Prime Minister and his Nokia phone, it’s interesting to see what our world leaders use as their smartphone of choice.