Meta’s new headset is a very expensive VR experiment that doesn’t have a target audience
After two weeks of testing the Meta Quest Pro, I’m not sure who the device is meant for. It’s a headset for professionals that’s not professional grade, yet.
Consumer prices rose 0.4% in October, less than expected, as inflation eases
The consumer price index was expected to rise 0.6% from September to October and 7.9% from a year ago, according to Dow Jones estimates.
Apple will spend $450 million with Globalstar and others to enable emergency satellite texting
Apple isn’t taking an equity stake in the company but it is committing to spend money for equipment and the service’s operations.
President Biden says Elon Musk’s relationships with other countries are worth looking into
Musk has important international business ties through Twitter, SpaceX, and Tesla.
Mindfulness meditation reduces anxiety as much as a common antidepressant drug, study finds
The study is the first randomized clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation with that of the antidepressant escitalopram.
Beyond Meat reports wider-than-expected loss, falling revenue
Beyond Meat reported a wider-than-expected loss as demand for its meat substitutes tumbled.
Elon Musk brainstorms plans for how payments could work on Twitter
During an audio broadcast with advertisers on Wednesday, Musk outlined some plans for a payment system on Twitter.
Elon Musk took over a struggling business with Twitter and has quickly made it worse
Elon Musk has a lot of work to do to regain the trust of advertisers, but he seems more inclined to push them further away.
U.S. launches carbon offset program to help developing countries speed clean energy transition
The program, called the Energy Transition Accelerator, is in partnership with philanthropic groups like the Rockefeller Foundation and the Bezos Earth Fund.
Pivotal Georgia Senate race between Warnock and Walker headed to a runoff, secretary of state says
A Libertarian Senate candidate is winning more than 2%, denying Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock the 50% threshold they need to avoid a runoff.
