A very wet, and in some cases record breaking rainfall, for December in the western U.S., some people are starting to scratch their heads, wondering about this predicted “Triple Dip” La Niña. The explanation from weather experts is that while the ENSO Outlook remains at La Niña, there are some signs that La Niña is […]
Apple is updating its iPad Mini with a new processor, says respected Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The new Mini is supposed to begin shipping by the end of 2023 or the first half of 2024. The iPad Mini received an all new design at the end of 2021 after remaining largely unchanged since it was introduced way back in […]
Dame Vivienne Westwood passed away “peacefully and surrounded by her family” on December 29 at the age of 81 in Clapham, South London, according to a statement from her brand’s Twitter. Completely self-taught as a designer, Westwood was a legendary leader in womenswear and was considered to have spearheaded the punk movement in fashion in the late 1970s for her […]
Even if your pets normally stay at home when you vacation, you never know when they’ll need to travel with you during an evacuation. Travel can be, and evacuations are certainly stressful for both you and your pets, but with careful planning and preparation, you can minimize all of your fears and help your pet […]
The forecast proved to be prophetic. A Category 4 atmospheric river would bring copious amounts of rain to the San Francisco Bay Area. But no one was really ready for just how much would fall. By the time the storm ended, San Francisco would receive 5.46 inches of rain over a 24-hour period. “This makes […]
The bells are tolling for 3G, one of the key technologies that helped usher in the age of the smartphone. Throughout December, Verizon has been disconnecting its customers who were still using the tech, cutting off their phones’ ability to use data, make calls, and send texts. It was the last major US carrier to […]
As of January 1st, 2023, a bunch of electric vehicles became newly eligible for the $7,500 tax credit, which passed into law as part of the $430 billion Inflation Reduction Act a year ago. Some models new to the list had lost their eligibility when their manufacturer hit the previous credit’s sales cap of 200,000 vehicles (Tesla […]
Chances are your stove and oven took a beating over the holidays. Now that the guests have cleared out, you’ve got a mess to deal with, and cleaning your oven is not something you should forget about, even if you want to. Plus there’s the toxic stink of all those oven cleaners, right? Well, it […]
L’Oréal USA has introduced a new consumer-facing environmental label feature to offer customers more agency in choosing eco-friendly products. As Glossy reports, the initiative, called Product Impact Labeling System (PILS), was first launched in France in 2020 with the Garnier brand and provides customers with the relative environmental impact of a product compared to other L’Oréal products […]
Great news for thousands of small businesses, independent contractors, an probably millions of Americans: the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced it would delay the implementation of the tax reporting change for payments apps such as Venmo, PayPal, CashApp and more. In turn, for this tax season, the reporting requirement for payments above $20,000 and exceeding 200 transactions within […]