I just saw an ad for TikTok on a YouTube video. But at the same time YouTube is running ads on TikTok, targeting TikTok content creators in an effort to lure these valuable users to the Google-owned rival and capitalize on TikTok’s uncertain future. One of YouTube’s ads even received Read more…
Volkswagen has teased plans for a “China-killer” electric vehicle that will cost just €20,000 ($20,664 USD or £16,700) as the German carmaker gears up to take on a flood of Beijing-backed low-cost rivals. The company on Thursday shared its first images of a new vehicle expected to be called the Read more…
After finalizing loan terms with the IMF, El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly approved changes to the country’s Bitcoin Law last week by a 55-2 vote, “effectively removing bitcoin’s status as legal currency,” reports Reason. Under the new rules, bitcoin is no longer considered “currency,” though it remains “legal tender.” Another change Read more…
In the most comprehensive study of its kind, scientists have found that generally, the world feels brighter when you wake up. People start the day in the best frame of mind in the morning, but end in the worst, at about midnight, the findings suggest, with the day of the Read more…
U.S. employers are deploying increasingly aggressive phishing tests to combat cyber threats, sparking backlash from workers who say the simulated scams create unnecessary panic and distrust in the workplace. At the University of California, Santa Cruz, a test email about a fake Ebola outbreak sent staff scrambling before learning it Read more…
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