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A top–class email app for your Mac

iOS 14 SUPERGUIDE

How can you boost your iPhone’s powers? No need to buy an app, Apple’s latest upgrade will transform your handset

Cloud Gardens

A beautiful mess!

ShiftCam MultiLens Case for iPhone 11 Pro

Increase your photo opportunities and protect your iPhone with this clever case

Slugline 2

Zen and the art of screenplays

27–inch iMac (2020)

It may not have Apple silicon inside, but this iMac update is by no means a compromise

Belkin Boost Charge 3–in–1 Wireless Charger

Clutter–free device charging

EXTRA SAFETY SCRUTINY PLANNED AS VIRUS VACCINE WORRIES GROW

Facing public skepticism about rushed COVID-19 vaccines, U.S. health officials are planning extra scrutiny of the first people vaccinated when shots become available — an added safety layer experts call vital.

NASA MOON-LANDING TECH HITCHES RIDE TO SPACE ON BEZOS ROCKET

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space company launched a New Shepard rocket for a seventh time from a remote corner of Texas on Tuesday, testing new lunar-landing technology for NASA that could help put astronauts back on the moon.

UNITED LOSES $1.8 BILLION, AIMS TO SHIFT FOCUS TO RECOVERY

United Airlines financial hole grew deeper over the summer as a modest recovery in air travel slowed down, pushing the carrier to a loss of $1.84 billion in the typically strong third quarter.

DC CHARTERS OFFER INNOVATIONS IN PANDEMIC-ERA EDUCATION

Returning to school in the nation’s capital during the pandemic has proven to be an ongoing experiment in learning — and not just for students.

BANK PROFITS REMAIN RESILIENT DESPITE LINGERING PANDEMIC

Unemployment remains high, many small businesses are struggling, and there are few signs that Congress and the White House can soon agree on another stimulus package to help the U.S. economy in the pandemic. But Wall Street banks are on the rebound after slumping the first six months of the year.

CHINESE RETAILER MINISO TO RAISE ABOUT $562 MILLION IN IPO

Miniso, a Chinese discount retailer known for its fashionable but affordable household products, is expected to raise up to $562 million in a U.S. initial public offering in New York.

US LAYOFFS REMAIN ELEVATED AS 898,000 SEEK JOBLESS AID

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to 898,000, a historically high number and evidence that layoffs remain a hindrance to the economy’s recovery from the pandemic recession that erupted seven months ago.

WALMART TO SPREAD OUT DEALS TO AVOID BLACK FRIDAY CROWDS

Walmart says it will spread out its traditional one-day Black Friday deals over three weekends in November in an effort to reduce crowds in its stores during a pandemic.

AIRLINE INDUSTRY OFFICIAL DEFENDS RESPONSE TO PANDEMIC

The airline industry has been shaken to its core by the pandemic, pushing some foreign carriers into bankruptcy and driving a few small U.S. ones out of business.

A TASTE FOR TRAVEL? FINNAIR TO SELL PLANE FOOD IN SHOPS

Finnish carrier Finnair will start selling business class airplane food in supermarkets in a move to keep its catering staff employed and to offer a taste of the airline experience to those missing flying in the COVID-19 times.

RPG QUEST

IT S ONE THING TO ATTEMPT TO SET OUT TO PLAY EVERY SINGLE GAME IN AN ENTIRE GENRE.

SNOW JOKE

Make friends with weirdos in cold Colorado in WASTELAND 3

LIFEBOAT

SPIRITFARER is a compassionate adventure that finds comfort in death.

TWITCH PLAYS VHS

Streamer FORGOTTEN_VCR turns ’80s found footage into mixtapes

ROGUE LEGACY 2

A great indie game dynasty reveals a new heir

GOTHAM KNIGHTS

A new Batman game—but without Batman

ALL-TIME HIGH

MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR takes ‘open world’ very literally.

CHOICE & CONSEQUENCE

NO DECISION IN WORLD OF WARCRAFT MATTERS MORE THAN YOUR RACE AND CLASS. EVERY CHARACTER, FROM HARDCORE RAIDERS TO THAT LEVEL 14 UNDEAD WARLOCK YOU STARTED SIX YEARS AGO ON A WHIM, BUT NEVER TOUCHED AGAIN, IS DEFINED BY THESE TWO TRAITS. AND FEW OF THE CHOICES YOU MAKE IN THE COUNTLESS HOURS THAT UNFOLD AFTER STARTING A NEW ADVENTURE ARE EVER AS MEANINGFUL. WORLD OF WARCRAFT: SHADOWLANDS IS GOING TO CHANGE THAT.

DIRT 5

What the track editor says about the series’ identity

A NEW FRONTIER

Arkane’s founder is reworking the immersive sim for WEIRD WEST

JPMORGAN, CITI PROFITS IMPROVE AMID SIGNS OF RECOVERY

Two of the nation’s biggest banks — JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup — said that their profits improved markedly over the summer, as the U.S. economy tried to bounce back from the coronavirus shutdowns that were imposed earlier this year.

TWILIO BUYS SEGMENT FOR $3.2B AS DEMAND FOR CLOUD TECH BOOMS

Twilio is buying customer data start-up Segment in a stock deal valued at about $3.2 billion as demand for cloud technology surges during the pandemic.

THE PROMISE OF 5G WIRELESS SPEED, HYPE, RISK

A much-hyped network upgrade called “5G” means different things to different people.