Online streaming service YouTube TV is entering its first year as the new home of NFL Sunday Ticket and has announced special pricing for its subscribers. The announcement follows Google’s success in outbidding Amazon and ESPN for the rights to NFL Sunday Ticket in December 2021, securing a reported annual cost of $2 billion. Launched…
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U.S. inflation eases as grocery prices fall for the first time in six months
The US Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell in March for the ninth consecutive month, and grocery prices fell on a monthly basis for the first time since September 2020. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that prices increased by 5% for the 12 months ending in March, down from 6% in February. This was the…
Twitter Inc. has merged into X Corp
Twitter Inc. has merged with a company called “X Corp.” and no longer exists, according to federal filings reported by Forbes. The filing, which was submitted on April 4, 2023, in California federal court, stated that “Twitter, Inc. has been merged into X Corp. and no longer exists.” Additionally, the document revealed that X Corp….
Direct international flights are to return to Canberra, Australia
After more than a year of no direct international flights, Canberra Airport is set to welcome back an international airline. Fiji Airways has announced it will fly between Canberra and Nadi International Airport on Fiji’s main island, with flights commencing on 30th June. Direct international flights to Canberra were halted when the pandemic took hold,…
Walmart to close four underperforming Chicago stores due to annual losses
Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, has announced the abrupt closure of four of its underperforming stores in Chicago, citing millions in annual losses. The company said that the eight Chicago stores, collectively, have not been profitable since the first store opened 17 years ago. The losses have been adding up, amounting to “tens of millions…
Google adds over 800 free channels to its Google TV app
In a groundbreaking move, Google will be adding over 800 free channels to its Google TV app on the Chromecast streaming device and select TVs made by Sony, CL, Hisense, and Philips, company announced on Tuesday. This aggregation of several existing free TV services like Fox’s Tubi, Paramount Global’s Pluto TV, and Haystack News is…
Moderna forecasts $8-15 billion in sales from its respiratory vaccines by 2027
Moderna announced on Tuesday that it expects to generate between $8 billion and $15 billion in sales from its respiratory vaccines, including Covid, RSV, flu, and other respiratory illnesses, by 2027. The biotech firm also stated that it expects to see an operating profit of $4 billion to $9 billion during the same period. Moderna…
IMF releases weakest global growth forecast in over 30 years
On Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its latest economic outlook, predicting the weakest global growth expectations for the medium term in more than 30 years. According to the IMF, global growth is expected to be around 3% five years from now, which is the lowest medium-term forecast in an IMF World Economic Outlook…
Boeing has delivered 64 planes in March 2023
Boeing has delivered 64 planes in March 2023, making it the highest delivery rate since December, as airlines look to capitalize on the boom in air travel. Among the deliveries were seven Boeing 787 Dreamliners, which resumed deliveries mid-March after addressing a data analysis flaw that was reported in late February. The company also delivered…
Ford to invest $1.3 billion in Canadian plant to transform it into electric vehicle hub
Ford Motor plans to invest 1.8 billion Canadian dollars, which is about $1.3 billion, in its Oakville Assembly Plant in Ontario, Canada, to transform it into an electric vehicle (EV) hub, the automaker announced on Tuesday. The company aims to build its next-generation EVs at the plant, which will be renamed the Oakville Electric Vehicle…
Global PC Sales Slump Hits Apple Hard in Q1 with 40.5% Decline
According to market research firm IDC, Apple suffered the biggest blow among PC manufacturers in the first quarter as global sales took a hit. The report showed that shipments of Mac computers plummeted by 40.5% to 4.1 million units in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, marking the largest decline among…
3,000 Vodafone customers face network outages across UK
Downdetector, a website that tracks internet outages, has reported that nearly 3,000 Vodafone customers across the UK experienced network problems on Monday 10th April. The outage peaked at 9.26am, with 87% of those affected reporting landline internet issues and 9% experiencing mobile internet difficulties. The cause of the outage remains unclear. This comes after Virgin…