A cargo ship carrying containers is seen near the Yantian port in Shenzhen, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Guangdong province, China May 17, 2020. Martin Pollard | Reuters BEIJING — China reported a worse-than-expected drop in exports in October, while imports surprisingly rose for the month from a year ago. China’s customs agency … Read more
See at Cox Cox StraightUp Internet Best prepaid internet deal Show more (2 items) What’s the best internet deal? The best internet deals are ones that deliver plenty of speed for a low price. A good example is the Frontier Fiber 500 plan, our pick for the best internet deal overall, which offers symmetrical speeds … Read more
The U.S. economy saw job creation decelerate in October, confirming persistent expectations for a slowdown and possibly taking some heat off the Federal Reserve in its fight against inflation. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 150,000 for the month, the Labor Department reported Friday, against the Dow Jones consensus forecast for an increase of 170,000. The United … Read more
Student loan payments were put on pause during the COVID-19 pandemic, but since the government has declared that the public health emergency is officially over, student loan payments restarted last month. Interest had already started accruing earlier this year, on Sept. 1 — meaning that the amount you owed had already begun increasing, even before … Read more
Xpeng reveals its G6 SUV at a major auto show in Shanghai on April 18, 2023. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese electric car companies Xpeng and Li Auto each delivered a record number of cars in October, according to company releases late Wednesday. Xpeng said it delivered 20,002 cars … Read more
Apple’s MacBook Pro line is more convoluted than it seems, with Touch Bar and no-Touch Bar models still being sold. The new M3 upgrades may streamline things going into 2024. With the ever-dwindling inventory of the M2-powered 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros on Apple’s storefront, the two larger laptop models are getting fresher M3 Pro … Read more
Unlike its predecessors, which are built on 5-nanometer process technology, all three new chips are now built on a 3-nanometer process—this packs more transistors into a smaller space and enhances both the speed and power efficiency of the chip. Photograph: Apple The M3 chips have a few features new to Apple silicon. The first, a … Read more
Connections is the latest New York Times word game that’s captured the public’s attention. The game is all about finding the “common threads between words.” And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we’ve served up some hints and tips to get you over the … Read more
It’s time for another Apple event, with a spooky twist. The company announced a surprise “Scary Fast” event last week, prompting the rumor mill to speculate that Apple would be revealing new chips to power a new lineup of Macs. As our resident Apple expert Brian Heater wrote, a new 24-inch iMac and a MacBook … Read more
Surprise! Apple’s got one more event to go this year. Word is that various supply chain issues kiboshed plans to announce additional hardware at last month’s iPhone 15 event. Whereas in past years the company has opted to do a final round of announcements through press releases, this time out it’s holding a standalone event—happening … Read more