When I think of high-end gaming monitors, ViewSonic isn’t exactly the first brand that comes to mind, but the XG272-2K-OLED might get me to change my mind. The OLED panel is surprisingly crisp and vibrant, the rotating stand is easily one of my favorite features, and its refresh rate is high enough for some of my most demanding games.OLED displays have been in a bit of a boom lately, thanks to companies like LG and Chinese manufacturer BOE ramping up production of the panels. That’s why we’re seeing so many new OLED monitors for lower prices, from companies we don’t…
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Jul 22, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Teoscar Hernandez (37) celebrates after hitting a RBI single in the eighth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports It has been a stretch to remember for Teoscar Hernandez, and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ power hitter will be out for more on Tuesday in the second contest of a four-game series against the visiting San Francisco Giants. Hernandez belted a home run to go along with a pair of RBI singles to give the Dodgers a 3-2 victory over the…
When your cybersecurity firm tasked with guarding against harmful malware unleashes the biggest global IT outage in history, there’s really nowhere to hide. So Shawn Henry cut straight to the chase. “On Friday we failed you, and for that I’m deeply sorry,” began the post, written by CrowdStrike’s chief security officer. An update pushed out from the cloud just hours before the work week came to an end caused Windows-based computer systems to crash, boot up and crash again in an endless loop punctuated only by the so-called BSOD, or “Blue Screen of Death”. Key industries around the world that used Crowdstrike’s…
Rescue teams have so far retrieved the bodies of 146 people killed in two landslides in southern Ethiopia, a local official has told the BBC.The landslides occurred on Sunday evening and Monday morning, after heavy rains in a remote mountainous area of the Gofa zone.The local authority said the search for survivors was “continuing vigorously” but that the “death toll could yet increase”.Footage showed hundreds of people gathered at the scene and others digging in the dirt in search of people trapped underneath. In the background, a hillside can be seen partially collapsed and a large patch of red earth…
After I graduated from college, my friends and I got really into poker. Every Sunday night, we would meet at our buddy Joe’s apartment and play for a couple hundred bucks total. It was our weekly ritual. With the HBO show Entourage in the background, we’d order food and, huddled around a small table, catch up before getting ready to go to our boring post-college office jobs the following day. Joe was the most enthusiastic of us all (to this day, he still plays professionally), and his passion for the game spilled over to me (though not his skills). While…
Ten million dollars to fly Justin Bieber to India’s financial capital Mumbai for an evening’s performance. An 800-guest cruise around the Mediterranean costing $150m. A wedding ceremony featuring hundreds of guests and a price tag upwards of $600m. These are just some of the numbers that have been bandied about in thinly sourced, speculative reports about how much India’s richest man may have splashed on the wedding celebrations of his youngest child. Anant Ambani, the son of tycoon Mukesh Ambani, married his longtime girlfriend Radhika Merchant in a lavish ceremony held from July 12 to 14 that set tongues wagging…
What would you do if you had a six-figure salary? Perhaps you’d never cook another meal again or indulge in a monthly Thai massage and a Soho House membership to unwind from the stress that comes with being at your A-game. Here at The Good Life you don’t have to imagine what life at the top looks like anymore: Get real-life inspiration for how the most successful live their lives. Today Fortune meets Timothy Armoo, the London-based entrepreneur has founded several successful startups, graced business magazine covers and become a self-made millionaire—all before even hitting 30 years old. Armoo got…
Unless you live under a rock in the world of sports news, you’ve probably heard that Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was selected to bear Team USA’s flag for the Olympics in Paris.This is a great honor, as each country selects one individual to represent an entire nation.And for the United States of America, there’s no better representative than the kid from Akron.James stands for the American dream. Born and raised by a single mother, James was able to overcome the odds and adversity with hardworking determination. Sure, being a naturally gifted athlete helped him transition seamlessly from St. Vincent-St.…
Cybersecurity startup Wiz has turned down a $23 billion acquisition offer from Alphabet, Google’s parent company, according to a source familiar with discussions. Despite the offer representing a substantial premium over its last private valuation of $12 billion, Wiz’s management team with support of investors have opted to remain independent, the person said. Wiz’s CEO, Assaf Rappaport, sent the following email to Wiz’s 1200 employees around the world: Wizards, I know the last week has been intense, with the buzz about a potential acquisition. While we are flattered by offers we have received, we have chosen to continue on our…
Illinois police have released bodycam footage that showed the chaotic moments that led to the fatal shooting of a woman who had called 911 to report a suspected intruder at her home.The killing of Sonya Massey, 36, over Independence Day weekend has led to criminal charges against one of the officers who responded to her home, and has drawn condemnation from President Joe Biden. Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson has been fired from the police force and charged with murder and official misconduct. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.On Monday, Illinois State Police released bodycam footage that…
Screenshot: New York Post YouTube Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA) made two very important points following news that President Joe Biden was dropping his re-election bid. One of them was the obvious demand that he resign. Biden announced Sunday that he was dropping out of the race due to unrelenting pressure from people in his own party. He later voiced his support for Vice President Kamala Harris. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President,” Biden said in a statement posted on social media. “And while it has been my intention to seek…
An impromptu phone call between Kamala Harris, then Calif. Attorney General, and JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon almost immediately escalated into a shouting match. “We were like two dogs in a fight,” recalled Harris in her 2019 autobiography, titled, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey. The two were locking horns over a proposed settlement Wall Street’s big banks were negotiating with a consortium of state attorneys general over relief for homeowners who were foreclosed on during the Great Financial Crisis. The banks, which included Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and JPMorgan Chase, among others, offered between $2 billion…