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As the cost of living soars, one federal lawmaker wants to remove any barriers to buying Series I bonds, an inflation-protected and nearly risk-free asset that currently pays 9.62% annual interest through October.Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., on Thursday sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, voicing concerns about the difficulties of buying I bonds amid rising inflation and stock market volatility. "During this inflation crisis, the Treasury Department must do more to ensure that red tape and outdated…

Google has reportedly offered to spin off its ad auctions business, which lets companies buy advertising space on the web and in search results, into a slightly more separate company if it’ll help avoid antitrust actions, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The offer is reportedly part of multiple concessions Google has offered the US Department of Justice, as it looks to avoid further lawsuits alleging anti-competitive practices. According to the WSJ, the move would be a corporate shuffle. Rather than…

As taxpayers face issues in accessing the e-filing portal, the Income Tax department on Saturday said software provider Infosys is taking "proactive measures" to deal with the 'irregular traffic' on the portal."It has been noticed that taxpayers are facing issues in accessing ITD e-filing portal. As informed by @Infosys, they have observed some irregular traffic on the portal for which proactive measures are being taken,” the I-T department tweeted.The new e-filing portal www.incometax.gov.in, launched on June 7, 2021,…

via Warner Bros. One of the many viral sensations to emerge in the aftermath of The Batman was the widespread praise for Robert Pattinson‘s eye acting. Basically, thanks to the Dark Knight’s cowl hiding most of his visage, coupled with his decision to portray the most introverted and insular Bruce Wayne yet, the leading man largely relied on a pair of peepers to do the emotional talking on his behalf. If you think that sounds like we’re making it up, then you can check out exhibits A and B below to see what we…

Cybersecurity experts say the California Department of Justice apparently failed to follow basic security procedures on its website, exposing the personal information of potentially hundreds of thousands of gun owners.The website was designed to only show general data about the number and location of concealed carry gun permits, broken down by year and county. But for about 24 hours starting Monday a spreadsheet with names and personal information was just a few clicks away, ready for review or downloading.Katie…

A Virgin Orbit rocket carrying seven US Defense Department satellites was launched from a special Boeing 747 flying off the Southern California coast and streaked toward space Friday night.The modified jumbo jet took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in the Mojave Desert and released the rocket over the Pacific Ocean, northwest of Los Angeles.The launch was procured by the US Space Force for a Defense Department test programme. The seven payloads will conduct various experiments.“And there we have it, folks!” the…

Last week, the European Parliament made it mandatory for all small and medium-sized consumer electronics to come equipped with a USB-C charging port. Now an open letter from two US Senators to the Secretary of Commerce urges for a similar policy in the US. The letter, drafted by Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren express the need to adopt the standardized charging port, citing environmental harm due to e-waste, economic annoyance to consumers, and planned obsolescence of consumer electronics. the European…

Getty ImagesThe move to hybrid working is introducing new headaches for IT workers, who are struggling to get a handle on increasingly-complex company networks.A report by enterprise software company SolarWinds identified "a concerning lack of confidence" among IT professionals in their ability to manage hybrid IT environments, which have grown rapidly in recent years.SolarWinds said that the "dramatically accelerated" rate at which companies had moved to the cloud and adopted new apps and services – coupled with a…

Cars in Honolulu, Hawaii. Photo: Kent Nishimura-Pool/ (Getty Images)Mesina D. is a 15-year-old from Kailua, Oahu. A few years ago, she visited the shoreline with a relative who pointed several feet into the water. “She said, ‘I used to play volleyball out there,’” Mesina told Earther. “And now it’s just all ocean 20 feet up to where we were.”Mesina is one 14 young people ranging from the ages of 9 to 18 years old who filed a lawsuit against Hawaii’s state’s transportation department last week, alleging that the agency…

Several government departments in India have started using electric vehicles as their official vehicle including police. Kolkata Police recently added 17 more Tata Nexon EVs to their electric vehicle fleet. The 17 brand new Tata Nexon EVs were added to the fleet on the occasion of World Environment Day. Kolkata Police organised the event as it pledged to contribute to a cleaner environment. Kolkata Police was already using electric vehicles and with new Tata Nexon EVs joining the department, total number of Nexon EVs in…