Union leaders fiercely opposed to libertarian President Javier Milei’s economic austerity blamed the government for its failure to invest in public infrastructure.
Two years after the last update, Apple has introduced the sixth-generation iPad Air with the M2 processor and a new size. Here's how they compare on paper. Fifth-gen iPad Air [left], sixth-gen iPad Air [right] The iPad Air is decidedly the mid-range option in the Apple tablet catalog. It's a step up from the iPad and iPad mini in offering Pro-level performance through its use of Apple Silicon, but it's not quite at the level of the iPad Pro range itself. Apple's last change to the...
Subway commuters in Buenos Aires see fares spike by 360% as part of austerity campaign in Argentina
Libertarian president Javier Milei has slashed public spending as he wrestles to tame hyperinflation, now at 289% annuallyCommuters in Buenos Aires have been hit by an overnight 360% increase in subway fares, in one of the most dramatic price hikes in a harsh budget austerity campaign launched by Argentina’s libertarian president, Javier Milei.After weeks of hearings, a judge on Thursday lifted an order that had temporarily blocked the scheduled increase in subway fares. That cleared the way for...
Leeds Beckett University has dropped 12 places in the new 2025 rankings of the Complete University Guide. The city’s second largest university dropped from rank 66 to 78 in the league table, while the University of Leeds dropped a single place from 22 to 23. The CUG league table ranks the top 130 universities based on a number of criteria, including entry standards, student satisfaction, research quality and intensity and graduate prospects in the last year. Simon Emmett, Chief Executive Officer...
The first generation of iPad Air launched in November 2013 and has continued to be part of Apple’s more premium tablet offering (though not as premium as the iPad Pro.) In comparison, the MacBook Air series first launched back in 2008 and has come a long way since. Aside from sharing a similar name, are the iPad Air and MacBook Air really similar devices? As the iPad Air is a tablet and the MacBook Air is a laptop, is one better than the other? We’ve put together this comparison guide,...
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A Tesla manufacturing plant in California has come under fire from local air regulators who say the electric carmaker has frequently released illegal amounts of air pollution. The Tesla manufacturing and assembly plant in Fremont has been cited for more than 110 air quality violations since 2019 — more than twice any other major facility in the Bay Area. Air district officials say the facility's two painting shops have been the source of uncontrolled releases of smog-forming pollution and toxic...
Remember when Apple discontinued the original HomePod and still sold the HomePod mini? The question at the time was “mini compared to what?” Apple later revived the HomePod with a second-gen model, restoring balance to the universe. Now the iPad lineup is in a similar situation. Apple blasted the with its Super Galactic Thinnifier 3000 Ray Gun, leaving the M2 iPad Air thicker than its pricier companion. In a world where Air means thin, the question is then “thin compared to what?” The...
After Apple’s iPad-focused event last week, many observers – including yours truly – pointed out that the new iPad Pro is actually thinner and lighter than the iPad Air. This had me wondering what “Air” actually means nowadays for Apple. In a new interview, Greg Joswiak, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, offered up an explanation. more
Something interesting is happening with the long-running Friday the 13th horror franchise as it will be getting a multimedia universe called Jason Universe.This...
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