February 2024

Decoding the “Soft Landing” Financial Narrative

February 20, 2024
In the financial world, the term “soft landing” is frequently used to depict a situation where the Federal Reserve (Fed) successfully increases interest rates without causing a recession. This narrative…

Florida man buys Cake’s remaining US inventory of electric motorbikes

February 20, 2024

The future of bankrupt electric motorbike startup Cake is still uncertain, but the majority of its U.S. inventory is going to a guy in Florida. Michael Joyce, who runs a retail shop in St. Petersburg called Emoto, tells TechCrunch that he bought all of the Cake Makka and Ösa motorbikes that had been shipped stateside […]

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Signal now lets you keep your phone number private with the launch of usernames

February 20, 2024

End-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal is launching usernames, the company announced today. Up until now, you have had to give someone your phone number to chat with them on Signal. Now, you can create a unique username that you can use instead. Usernames are currently launching in beta, and will be rolling out to all […]

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Ford cuts prices on electric Mustang as demand softens for premium EVs

February 20, 2024

Ford is cutting prices of its all-electric 2023 Mustang Mach-E by has much as $8,100 as the automaker attempts to rid itself of inventory and compete with Tesla and its increasingly cheaper EVs. Total market share of new EV sales has grown, reaching nearly 8% in U.S. in 2023. But as market share has expanded, […]

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